Our
Williamson chiropractic patients want to know
“why”! Why do I have back pain?Why does back pain keep
coming back? Understandable
questions that can often be answered with
examination findings aligned with research-documented
findings. Research can help explain that, and Apple Country Chiropractic
works to keep on top of the newest (with a healthy
appreciation of the past!) research to share with you!
Let Apple Country Chiropractic work with you to get some insights as
to why you experience spine-related pain…and how we can help you get some relief of chronic back pain.
RESEARCHERS
CALL FOR “WHY” MANUAL THERAPY WORKS
Today’s
medical literature and researchers are asking for more information
on ‘why” manual therapy is successful beyond current
studies supportive of the peripheral, segmental spinal, and
supraspinal mechanisms which can be measured. A group of
researchers studied published reviews of other studies regarding
the mechanism of how manual therapy influences a
body. They found support for neurovascular, neurological, and
neuropeptide/neuroimmune changes as well as the value
of pain decrease with manual therapy. (1) All of these discoveris
are great! They want to understand more.
RESEARCH ON
THE “WHY” OF COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES
Apple Country Chiropractic
appreciates the efforts of a group of researchers who have been studying the “why” of Cox® Technic treatment protocols and positive
results. At the ACC-RAC annual chiropractic research meeting this past March 2025, two
platform abstracts were presented on Cox® Technic studies. One discussed the
ability to calculate lumbar spinous process movement with
ultrasound during the delivery of flexion
distraction manipulation. The researchers noted
separation of the spinous process at L3L4, L4L5, L5S1 levels. (2) The second
one presented how they are competent to measure
the forces delivered during the Cox Technic FDD spinal
manipulation in a patient whose low back pain and leg pain were alleviated.
(3) The more measurements possible, the more understanding
of “why” something works will evolve! We can’t
wait to share with our Williamson chiropractic patients!
FOLLOWING
GUIDELINES
Another
group of researchers plan to examine
how implementing guidelines from the American College of
Physicians for Low Back Pain may boost the care
of low back pain. The guideline has been around for a
long time, but it’s not been implemented. A
study has been approved by multiple Institutional Review Boards: Duke,
Dartmouth, University of Iowa, and Advarra. The first line treatment endorsed
is non-pharmacological interventions like spinal manipulation (which is chiropractic forte!) and exercise. (4)
Apple Country Chiropractic looks forward to this study’s
outcomes! It’s time!
CONTACT
Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to
this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, developer of Cox®
Technic protocols, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson as he describes the Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management, its development, its original
research, its current research, and its futuristic studies using
ultrasound measurement, force application monitoring, and more.
Make
your Williamson chiropractic appointment today.