DISTRACTION MANIPULATION FOR BACK
PAIN AFTER LUMBAR FUSION SURGERY
Spinal fusion surgery. It’s a big surgery, often quite welcome by Colorado Springs back
pain sufferers seeking pain relief. For paitents whose
pain persists despite the
back surgery with lumbar fusion, hope continues with chiropractic care. Two recent research papers
discussed the prominent choice of distraction
manipulation for the resurgent, post-surgical continued back pain following
lumbar fusion back surgery. One article surveyed
Veterans’ Administration chiropractors who took care of
these patients. Many offered healthy lifestyle
advice, pain education, exercise, stretching and soft tissue therapy. When it
came to manipulation, these chiropractors stated that they incorporated 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 who underwent 12 visits
of spinal manipulation and exercise was
asymptomatic, exhibited an 89% improvement in disability,
and stable at 3 months. (2) And a third paper reported that,
though diversified manipulation was used for the majority of
back pain conditions, flexion distraction was used prominently
for treatment of lumbar disc syndrome with radiculopathy and lumbar stenosis. (3)
Cox® Technic flexion distraction spinal
manipulation continues to be chosen for back pain
conditions like post-spinal-fusion-surgery that need
a more gentle and effective treatment approach. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
chooses to use it for relief of Colorado Springs 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 two cases
of post-surgical back pain patients helped with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Colorado Springs OSTEOPOROSIS: HOMOCYSTEINE,
B12, FOLATE, AND INFLAMMATION
So many issues are at play with osteoporosis and its prevention. Recent
research points out a significant association among
homocysteine, bone mineral density (BMD) and inflammation in women with
osteoporosis who are postmenopausal. 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 how to
adjust them if needed.
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
Schedule your next
Colorado Springs chiropractic appointment today with
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR. Whether back pain after lumbar fusion surgery or osteoporosis
or inflammation affect you, The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR is here for
you!