FAILED
BACK SURGERY BACK PAIN RELIEF
Gentle spinal manipulation for back pain that remains
or comes back after back surgery - sometimes called
persistent post-surgical pain or post-surgical continued pain - is proving
effective. And Cox® Technic as utilized at our Williamson
chiropractic clinic is getting noticed for its pain-relieving
outcomes!
So have you experienced 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 recent meta-analysis of published data on the kinds
of
spinal manipulation employed to treat back pain patients
with persistent spine pain after lumbar surgery reported
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 recorded
that in 11 visits over a 49 day treatment timeframe 81% of the
patients reported more than 50% relief of pain. The mean
percent of relief was 71.6% when the active treatment time was done and 70% at 2-year-follow-up. The relief continued!
(2)
The frustration of back pain is understandable. The frustration
of back pain after back surgery that was anticipated to get rid
of it is even more frustrating. Apple Country Chiropractic extends
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 documented to be
linked with better physical performance in low back pain (LBP)
sufferers with lumbar disc degeneration (LDD). Researchers analyzed
vitamin D levels and muscle strength in 200 participants. Those low in vitamin D took 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 worse.
(4) Another report indicated that frailty status and physical
performance measures (gait speed and TUG) were significantly linked to vitamin D concentration. (5) Apple Country Chiropractic asks: How’s
your vitamin D level? Time to check it!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Set your next Williamson
chiropractic appointment with Apple Country Chiropractic now.
