September 2023 Healthy News from Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
Researchers stated that degenerative disc disease and low back pain turns into chronic low back pain for a lot of patients after back surgery discectomy. How many had back pain beyond 6 months post-surgery? They discovered that nearly 15% experienced failed back surgical syndrome (FBSS). (1) Chiropractic care is well-known for its conservative approach to back pain and neck pain. Now, the chiropractic Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is proving itself beneficial for relieving post-surgical FBSS spine pain. A retrospective study of 69 such patients treated by 15 chiropractors experienced in Cox® Technic protocols documented greater than 50% relief of pain for 81% of patients in a mean of 11 visits in a 49 day period of active care. This relief at the end of care sustained at 2 years follow-up: 78.6% continued with relief. The percentage of relief remained high: 71.6% at end of care and 70% at 24 months. (2) In a prospective study of patients treated with Cox® Technic, 8 of 11 post-surgical FBSS patients reported reduced or discontinued opioid use. (3) We are here to help relieve FBSS back pain that lingers after back surgery and get you back to enjoying life!
The straight leg raise is a versatile movement. It’s used as a test by healthcare providers like your Fort Wayne chiropractor when determining the source of back pain and disc involvement. A recent study reported that the inability to do a straight leg after back surgery heightened the risk of undergoing another surgery. (4) Fortunately, it is a pretty easy exercise. How do you do the it? Lie on a supportive surface. Bend one leg’s knee and place its foot on the floor. With the other leg flat and hips planted on the floor, raise the straight leg off the floor. Hold for 3 seconds and lower it. Do that motion 10 times. Then, repeat with the other leg. If that is hard to do, there are some variations. (5) Let's discuss what is proper for you before you start doing these on your own!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the potential relief of continued pain even after back surgery didn’t get rid of the pain using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Set your next Fort Wayne chiropractic visit with Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc soon. We look forward to seeing you soon! We have hope for FBSS pain relief and management!