CRITICISM OF NOT CONSIDERING NON-SURGICAL, CONSERVATIVE CARE: Cervical Radiculopathy and Lumbar Spine Stenosis
Conservative treatment – like chiropractic spinal manipulation
and Cox® Technic - of a couple of the most common spinal
pain conditions is often not
mentioned in medical studies regardless of the abundance
of studies showing benefit. (The “why?”
discussion will be addressed in another article.) Here are two examples. (1) One case is in treating
cervical radiculopathy patients, patients with neck-related arm pain, and
myelopathy. The original study looked at the outcomes 12
months after cervical spine surgery for these conditions with no
comparison to conservative care for patients who wonder
what would ensue if they chose not to have surgery.
(1) The research about Cox® Technic for patients with cervical
spine radiculopathy state benefits for such
patients. Cervical radiculopathy because of a large C5-6 settled
with flexion distraction. (2) In a 39-patient study, cervical radiculopathy
treated with Cox® Technic provided relief in a mean of 13.2 visits.
(3) At 2-year follow-up for a cervical
disc herniation and arm pain after 15 treatments
in 10 weeks, relief stayed stable. (4) (2) The other example
is not recommending non-surgical treatment for lumbar
spine stenosis. In an analysis of published clinical practice
guidelines for lumbar spine stenosis care,
researchers wrote that non-surgical treatments (28.6%) were less commonly recommended than injections (92.3%) and
surgery (66%). (5) The research on the benefit and effectiveness
of conservative care of lumbar spinal stenosis is expanding, especially
with Cox® Technic. A case report stated that Cox® flexion
distraction reduced frequency and intensity of radicular leg
pain and back pain associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. (6) Another
wrote that 12 visits for flexion distraction treatment
and ancillary therapies relieved low back and leg pain symptoms
of stenosis. (7) In a 30-patient study of lumbar spine stenosis,
flexion distraction reduced pain and disability. (8) In a 57
lumbar spine stenosis patient study, Cox® improved pain by 76%. Disability
got better in 73%. (9) In a 30-patient study, Cox® was proved
to be an effective intervention for treating pain and
dysfunction in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. (10) The
time has come for non-surgical, conservative care of conditions like lumbar
spinal stenosis and cervical radiculopathy. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office offers such chiropractic care. Your Groton
chiropractor is skilled in its delivery. Come see!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Amanda Harris on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes
her use of the Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for lumbar spine stenosis.
Groton CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
Practice Sit-To-Stand for Balance
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office talks with our Groton chiropractic
patients about practicing sit-to-stand motion to maintain
and improve mobility and health. Sit-to-stand test is determined
by how many times you can get up from a fully seated sit
in 30 seconds. A smaller number of stands indicates
a higher fall risk. By age, the number of
stands for risk varies. In women aged 60-64, less
than 12 is a higher risk; 65-69, less than 11; 70-79, less than 10; 80-84, less
than 9, 85-89, less than 8; 90-94, less than 4. Men 60-64, less than 14; 65-74,
less than 12; 75-79, less than 11; 80-94, less than 10; 85-89, less than 8;
90-94, less than 7. (11) Moving slowly as we age may reduce the quality of daily life.
Increasing motion speed may boost
mobility in older people. (12) The faster the speed of
the STS, the more the low back and knee moved which
should be taken into consideration when testing back pain and
knee pain patients. (13) Check your sit-to-stand ability.
How is it? Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office can work with you to address
back pain and knee pain problems that may be slowing you down!
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happy to be a part of your healthcare mobility
and spinal care team and look forward to seeing you at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
for your up-coming appointment!