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, resulting
in decreased spinal canal area. With spinal stenosis, a(n) disc
bulge, herniated disc, osteophyte, discal cyst, synovial cyst,
spinal cyst reduces the spinal canal area. A recently published paper explained
how chiropractic flexion distraction treatment, specifically Cox®
Technic spinal manipulation and mobilization, increased
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 changes
set the scene for affected
spinal elements like spinal nerves to ‘breathe’ leading to eventual
(though occasionally 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.
Layden Chiropractic 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 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 complement
their in-office chiropractic care. Classic lumbar flexion
(Williams) exercises have been standard for a long time, going
back to the 1930s as they control lumbar
extension while enhancing lumbar flexion with high
levels of research evidence (III and IV) support. A typical
exercise sequence would have a patient lie on the floor, hands at the side, knees bent, then simply tighten ab
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 we’d be thrilled for
our new Plainville back pain patients to begin with these simple
moves on day 1 (after we go through a complete examinations and set a treatment plan, of course). Layden Chiropractic
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!