CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC CREATES VERTEBRAL MOTION &
INCREASED SPINAL CANAL SPACE
Degenerated disc. Spinal stenosis. Back Pain. What do they
have in common…besides pain? Reduced spinal canal area. With disc
degeneration, the disc reduces, leading to a reduced spinal canal area. With spinal stenosis, a(n) disc
bulge, herniated disc, osteophyte, discal cyst, synovial cyst,
spinal cyst affects the spinal canal area. A new paper detailed
how chiropractic flexion distraction treatment, specifically Cox®
Technic spinal manipulation and mobilization, expanded
the spinal canal area and produced vertebral motions. The new
study just published in January 2023 reported that chiropractic
flexion distraction improved spinal area, height, and
width due
to increased nerve foraminal area. (1)
Such spinal tranformations
set the scene for involved
spinal elements like spinal nerves to ‘breathe’ leading to subsequent
(though sometimes quicker or even immediate
for some patients) back pain relief. Outcomes and supporting
research like this are the forces behind our using
gentle, safe chiropractic treatment approaches like Cox® Technic that has research explaining its biomechanical effects on the spine.
Cross Chiropractic Center invites you to share your degenerated disc and/or spinal
stenosis with us!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Ram Gudavalli, the principal researcher in Cox® Technic studies, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
as he details the research behind The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Exercise to Open Lumbar Spinal Canal Area
Back pain sufferers are often advised
to perform exercise that strengthen spinal,
gluteal, and core muscles as a way to supplement
their in-office chiropractic care. Classic lumbar flexion
(Williams) exercises have been standard since the 1930s as they limit lumbar
extension while improving lumbar flexion, supported by high levels of research evidence. A typical
exercise series would have a patient lie on the floor, hands at the side, knees bent, then simply tighten abdominal
and gluteal muscles while pushing the spine flat against
the floor. The following exercise would be a knee-chest motion (pulling
one knee to chest then the other knee then both knees to chest) exercise. (2) There are additional such exercises
in the series, but Cross Chiropractic Center be thrilled for
our new Sandy Springs back pain patients to start with these easy
exercises on day 1 (after we examine
your spine and set a treatment plan, of course). Cross Chiropractic Center
looks forward to talking soon about you and your spinal
stenotic, disc degenerative spine and any exercises that may help!
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Have a wonderful February! We look forward to
seeing you and your spine this month!