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 shrinks, leading to a reduced spinal canal area. With spinal stenosis, a(n) disc
bulge, protruding disc, osteophyte, discal cyst, synovial cyst,
spinal cyst diminishes the the area of the spinal
cancal. A new paper detailed
how chiropractic flexion distraction treatment, namely Cox®
Technic spinal manipulation and mobilization, increased
the spinal canal area and produced vertebral motions. The new
study just published in January 2023 reported that chiropractic
flexion distraction increased spinal area, height, and
width due
to increased nerve foraminal area. (1)
Such spinal tranformations
made more space for affected spinal elements like
spinal nerves to glide leading to eventual
(though sometimes quicker or even immediate
for some patients) back pain relief. Outcomes and published
research like this are the forces behind our use of
gentle, safe chiropractic treatment approaches like Cox® Technic that has research explaining its biomechanical effects on the spine.
Spinal Care Clinic invites you to share your degenerated disc and/or spinal
stenosis with us!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Ram Gudavalli, the main 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 complement
their in-office chiropractic care. Classic lumbar flexion
(Williams) exercises have been the norm for a long time, going
back to the 1930s as they limit lumbar
extension while improving lumbar flexion with high
levels of research evidence (III and IV) support. A common
exercise sequence would have a patient lie on the floor, hands at the side, knees bent, then just tighten ab
and gluteal muscles while flattening the spine against
the floor. The following exercise would be a knee-chest motion (each single knee
then both knees) exercise. (2) There are more such exercises
in the series, but Spinal Care Clinic be excited for
our new Burlington and Hamilton back pain patients to start with these easy
moves on day 1 (after we examine
your spine and establish a treatment plan, of course). Spinal Care Clinic
looks forward to meeting you soon and learning more about your spine, degenerated
disc, and/or spinal stenosis and sharing any exercises that may help!
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Have a wonderful February! We look forward to
seeing you and your spine this month!