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 reduces the the area of the spinal
cancal. A newly published paper explained
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 improved spinal area, height, and
width due
to increased nerve foraminal area. (1)
Such spinal changes
set the scene for involved
spinal elements like spinal nerves to ‘breathe’ leading to eventual
(though sometimes faster 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 options like Cox® Technic that has research explaining its biomechanical effects on the spine.
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa 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 describes 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 frequently advised
to perform exercise that strengthen spinal,
gluteal, and core muscles as a way to round out
their in-office chiropractic care. Classic lumbar flexion
(Williams) exercises have been the norm since the 1930s as they limit lumbar
extension while enhancing lumbar flexion, supported by high levels of research evidence. A typical
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 just 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 we’d be excited for
our new West Des Moines back pain patients to start with these simple
exercises on day 1 (after we go through a complete examinations and set a treatment plan, of course). Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
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!