CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC CREATES VERTEBRAL MOTION &
INCREASED SPINAL CANAL SPACE
Do you have back pain?
Spinal stenosis? Degenerative disc disease? Do you know what they have in
common (besides pain)? Decreased spinal canal area. With disc
degeneration, the disc reduces, leading to a reduced spinal canal area. With spinal stenosis, a(n) disc
bulge, protruding disc, osteophyte, discal cyst, synovial cyst,
spinal cyst reduces the the area of the spinal
cancal. A recently published paper detailed
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 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 occasionally faster or even immediate
for some patients) back pain relief. Outcomes and published
research like this are the forces behind our choice to use
gentle, safe chiropractic treatment approaches like Cox® Technic that has research explaining its biomechanical effects on the spine.
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn 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 frequently advised
to perform exercise that strengthen spinal,
gluteal, and core muscles as a way to enhance
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, hands at the side, knees bent, then just tighten ab
and gluteal muscles while flattening the spine against
the floor. The next would be a knee-chest motion (pulling
one knee to chest then the other knee then both knees to chest) exercise. (2) There are more such exercises
in the series, but Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn be excited for
our new Ashburn back pain patients to start with these easy
exercises on day 1 (after we go through a complete examinations and set a treatment plan, of course). Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
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!
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Have a wonderful February! We anticipate
seeing you and your spine this month!