DISTRACTION MANIPULATION FOR BACK
PAIN AFTER LUMBAR FUSION SURGERY
Spinal fusion surgery. It’s a big surgery, often quite welcome by Brooks back
pain sufferers seeking pain relief. For those whose
pain persists despite the
back surgery with lumbar fusion, hope still
exists with chiropractic care. Two recent research papers
presented the prominent choice of distraction
manipulation for the resurgent, post-surgical continued back pain following
lumbar fusion back surgery. One report surveyed
Veterans’ Administration chiropractors who took care of
these patients. Many provided healthy lifestyle
advice, pain education, exercise, stretching and soft tissue therapy. When it
came to manipulation, these chiropractors reported
incorporating spinal mobilization and flexion
distraction manipulation on an “always” or “frequent” basis. 93.5% of patients attained
maximum treatment benefit in 12 or less chiropractic treatments. (1)
One 42-year-old post-lumbar fusion patient treated with 12 sessions
of spinal manipulation and exercise was
asymptomatic, showed an 89% improvement in disability,
and stable at 3 months. (2) And a third paper reported that,
though diversified manipulation was performed for most
back pain conditions, flexion distraction was used notably
for treatment of lumbar disc syndrome with radiculopathy and lumbar stenosis. (3)
Cox® Technic flexion distraction spinal
manipulation is continually chosen for back pain
conditions like post-spinal-fusion-surgery that require
a more gentle and effective treatment approach. Soft Health and Healing Clinic
chooses to use it for relief of Brooks back pain.
Listen to this PODCAST
with chiropractic back pain specialist, Dr. Michael Johnson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson as he presents a couple of cases
of post-surgical back pain patients helped with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Brooks OSTEOPOROSIS: HOMOCYSTEINE,
B12, FOLATE, AND INFLAMMATION
Numerous issues come
into play with osteoporosis and its prevention. Current
research points out a significant association among
homocysteine, bone mineral density (BMD) and inflammation in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Low BMD
was associated with lower levels of B12, vitamin D, bone
formation markers, and folate. Higher levels of homocysteine, inflammation,
bone resorption markers, and presence of C677T polymorphism were related to low BMD. Homocysteine production is a risk factor for inflammatory
disease. It is regulated by methylenetratrahydrofolate
reductase (MTHFR) activity with vitamin B12 and folate as causal
factors. (4) With this in mind,
we can discuss these levels and their adjustment if needed.
CONTACT Soft Health and Healing Clinic
Schedule your next
Brooks chiropractic appointment now with
Soft Health and Healing Clinic. Whether back pain after lumbar fusion surgery or osteoporosis
or inflammation afflict you, Soft Health and Healing Clinic is here for
you!