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, resulting
in reduced spinal canal area. With spinal stenosis, a(n) disc
bulge, protruding disc, osteophyte, discal cyst, synovial cyst,
spinal cyst affects the spinal canal area. A new paper explained
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 stated that chiropractic
flexion distraction enlarged spinal area, height, and
width due
to increased nerve foraminal area. (1)
Such spinal alterations
made more space for involved spinal elements like
spinal nerves to glide leading to eventual
(though sometimes quicker or even instantaneous
for some patients) back pain relief. Outcomes and published
research like this are the forces behind our use of
gentle, safe chiropractic treatment options like Cox® Technic that has research explaining its biomechanical effects on the spine.
Bring your stenotic spine and/or degenerated disc to Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
for a pain-relieving treatment plan!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Ram Gudavalli, the principal research
investigator in Cox® Technic research projects, 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 recommended exercises to strengthen spinal,
gluteal, and core muscles as a way to round out
their in-office chiropractic treatment. Classic lumbar flexion
(Williams) exercises have been standard for a long time, going
back to the 1930s as they restrict lumbar
extension while enhancing lumbar flexion, supported by high levels of research evidence. A common
exercise series would have a patient lie on the floor, keeping
hands along the side of the body and bending the knees with feet flat on the
floor, then simply tighten abdominal
and gluteal muscles while pushing the spine flat against
the floor. The next would be a knee-chest motion (each single knee
then both knees) exercise. (2) There are more such exercises
in the series, but Manahawkin Chiropractic Center be excited for
our new Manahawkin back pain patients to begin with these simple
moves on day 1 (after we go through a complete examinations and establish a treatment plan, of course). Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
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 anticipate
seeing you and your spine this month!