What should
you consider for treatment of your spine and/or extremity pain, your back
and leg pain, your neck and arm pain? When you have these
conditions, this question is top of mind.
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers the well-documented, non-surgical,
safe and gentle Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management as an answer to that question.
BACK SURGERY
First, let us talk about back
surgery. Less than 1% of people with low back, neck, and/or leg and arm pain undergo
spine surgery. (1,2) That leaves 99% of people with back and extremity
pain to be treated
non-surgically. This type of care is the strength of your
Sitka chiropractor at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. What is the potential
of such non-surgical treatment as Cox® Distraction Spine Manipulation to help
you?
THE COX® FLEXION DISTRACTION OPTION
Flexion distraction spine manipulation is reported
to be a good intervention for enhancing disc
height loss in disc herniation patients. (3) Another study found
50% pain relief following distraction spine manipulation in
patients with low back pain. (4) Cox® distraction combined with
therapeutic modalities over a month for patients
with lumbar disc herniation gave significant improvement in
muscle strength, disability, and relief of sciatica. The entire
treatment entailed 18 visits over a 4-week
period of care. Cox® distraction manipulation looks to
be a safe and effective non-invasive treatment for patients
with lumbar disc herniation. (5) Safety is always forefront of
care at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka.
SAFETY OF COX® TECHNIC
The study of safety of spine manipulation demonstrates
that chiropractic students are taught proper delivery
of force in giving Cox® manipulation to patients. (6) Just as a patient seeking surgical treatment for spine
pain wants the best surgeon, studies verify
that patients with a high probability
of having surgery are best partnered
with a non-surgical spine specialist. (7) Certified Cox® practitioners
like your Sitka chiropractor at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka are trained and then
assessed by written and hands-on testing prior to being
certified in Cox® distraction manipulation.
CLINICAL EXAM IMPORTANT IN THE COX® TECHNIC SYSTEM
Finally, understand
that the clinical examination of your spine is just as and even
more important than any MRI findings. (8) Cox® certified doctors
of chiropractic like your Sitka chiropractor at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka are
most learned and examined in the neuro
and ortho indicators of spine
and extremity pain patients. The detailed clinical examination
establishes the treatment plan for your desired
pain relief.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Rob Rudy on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Use of The Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management is well-demonstrated in his care of his
patients with back and leg pain.
Schedule your next Sitka chiropractic visit
today. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows that together we can
reply the overarching question of what to do
about your spine pain, back and leg pain, neck and arm pain.