Gentle spinal manipulation for back pain that lingers
or returns after back surgery - sometimes called
persistent post-surgical pain or post-surgical continued pain - is proving
effective. And Cox® Technic as used at our Auburn
chiropractic clinic is receiving attention for its pain-alleviating
outcomes!
So have you undergone back surgery? Do you still
suffer with back pain…or has it returned? You’re not alone, especially in wanting the pain gone. Some will opt for more
medical selections like surgery or pain meds or physical therapy,
etc. Others will try to find non-medical options like spinal
manipulation. A new meta-analysis of published data on the kinds
of
spinal manipulation used to treat back pain patients
with persistent spine pain after lumbar surgery determined
that spinal manipulation practitioners chose to use potentially
gentler non-thrust techniques –
85% chose flexion-distraction (aka Cox® Technic)
– over thrust techniques.
(1) A published study of 69
post-surgical patients handled with Cox® Technic documented
that in 11 visits over a 49 day treatment timeframe 81% of the
patients attained more than 50% relief of pain. The mean
percent of relief was 71.6% at the end
of care and 70% at 2-year-follow-up. The relief lasted!
(2)
The frustration of back pain is reasonable. The frustration
of back pain after back surgery that was anticipated to get rid
of it is even more frustrating. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. proposes
Cox® Technic to reduce the pain…
and the frustration!Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the relief his
patient felt with The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Another Reason to Be Up on Your Vitamin D!
LBP And Disc Degeneration
Higher vitamin D levels were found to be
associated with better physical performance in low back pain (LBP)
sufferers with lumbar disc degeneration (LDD). Researchers calculated
vitamin D levels and muscle strength in 200 patients. Those low in vitamin D required more time in the gait
speed, chair stand, and timed-up-and-go (TUG) tests. (3) Postmenopausal women with vitamin D deficiency (especially those with below 10 ng/mL which marked severe LDD and LBP) are noted
to have LBP and LDD. Add in smoking, high body mass index, osteoporosis,
and no D supplementation, and the moderate to severe pain was more.
(4) Another report stated that frailty status and physical
performance measures (gait speed and TUG) were significantly associated
with vitamin D concentration. (5) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. asks: How’s
your vitamin D level? Time to check it!
CONTACT Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.
Make your next Auburn
chiropractic visit with Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. now.
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