Stenosis. If you are of a certain age, you probably
know spinal stenosis. You have felt its painful
results yourself or someone close to you does. Spinal
stenosis causes back pain, neck pain, arm pain
and/or leg pain (sciatica). It is not much fun at all!
No magic pill cures it or stops it. But chiropractic
care using the gentle Cox® Technic flexion distraction
spinal manipulation system may relieve it, gradually
and steadily. After the spinal stenosis pain is better, Richmond
chiropractic patients are more fully equipped to do what
they can to reduce the odds of future episodes,
prepared with exercises, diet tips, daily activities’ alteration
ideas, and the knowledge that Richmond
chiropractic care at Johnson Chiropractic can help.
COX® TECHNIC FOR SPINAL STENOSIS
One of the original written and peer-review
published papers by Dr. Cox, developer of Cox® Technic flexion distraction, discussed stenosis. (1) More recently, a comparison study of flexion distraction treatment to
conservative treatment for patients with spinal stenosis revealed
that flexion distraction spinal manipulation was more valuable
for pain reduction and disability recovery. (2)
Another study presented that Cox® flexion distraction manipulation
brought about pain improvement by 76% and disability by 73%.
(3) Today, one of the newest published reports
points out that there is evidence that
chiropractic care is potentially beneficial for
patients suffering with lumbar
spinal stenosis. It additionally highlights
that chiropractic treatments of spinal stenosis are most often
flexion-distraction manipulation. (4) That’s true at
Johnson Chiropractic! Richmond spinal stenosis patients find
reprieve with our Richmond chiropractic services.
FLEXION DISTRACTION FOR STENOSIS-RELATED NEUROGENIC
CLAUDICATION
Neurogenic claudication often accompanies lumbar spinal stenosis, causing cramping leg pain for
its Richmond sufferers. Researchers discovered that twice
a week treatment including manual therapy like lumbar spine flexion distraction (generic term for
Cox® Technic spinal manipulation), soft tissue and neural mobilization,
chiropractic spinal manipulation, and muscle stretching as well
as structured home-based exercises, and instruction of self-management
strategies lead to improved outcomes
(pain, disability, walking ability, treatment satisfaction). (5)
Johnson Chiropractic offers a similar chiropractic care system with
our Richmond spinal stenosis patients. Johnson Chiropractic treats the
whole person, not only the pain.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Troy McColman on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
about chiropractic treatment of spinal stenosis using Cox® Technic
spinal manipulation.
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Schedule a Richmond chiropractic appointment with
Johnson Chiropractic for spinal stenosis related pain relief. Johnson Chiropractic's back pain specialist is experienced
with gentle, safe protocols of Cox® Technic to provide
relief and help control future pain caused by spinal stenosis, no matter how old you are.