January 2023 Healthy News from Connected Chiropractic Treatment Plan for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Relief
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is reportedly one of the most common spinal conditions in the US, impacting more than 500 million people over 65 years old. (1) As researchers grapple with a more systematic approach to managing patient care for lumbar spinal stenosis patients, your Elgin chiropractor provides gentle, safe, relieving treatment. The most recent effort at a system emphasized that each LSS patient is unique in his/her presentation which limits any algorithm to be “soft guidance” as to its treatment plan based primarily on the LSS patient's pain relief in spinal flexion. (2) Since spinal stenosis is typically a systemic issue, which means that if you have spinal stenosis in the lumbar spine, you likely have it in other spinal areas like the cervical too, you do not want to ignore it. Further, lumbar spinal stenosis is not a condition that appears and disappears forever. Its pain can be managed, but it’s often “chronic,” meaning it lasts beyond 90 days. Have hope! Connected Chiropractic is experienced in ways to help with lumbar spinal stenosis relief. One study documented that flexion distraction significantly lowered pain and disability for lumbar spinal stenosis patients. (3) Another study reported that chronic back pain sufferers with moderate to severe symptoms improved most with the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression (CTFDD), compared with physical therapy. (4) Those same patients experienced significantly lower pain scores over the following 12 months than did patients who did physical therapy. (5) LSS patients also have altered gait and balance issues. (1,6) CTFDD helps these issues, too! A study about the influence of spinal manipulation on balance issues in LSS patients documented that flexion distraction spinal manipulation enhanced function, symptoms, and performance-based mobility in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. (6) We also look forward to the outcomes of a prospective data collection study in its second year of follow-up with patients who underwent CTFDD for relief of their LSS-associated back pain. Data collection will be done later this year with findings being published in the years to come. Elgin lumbar spinal stenosis is everywhere, and its relieving partner is your Elgin chiropractor here at Connected Chiropractic!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains his relieving treatment of a spinal stenosis patient with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
As a set of researchers begins a new study to evaluate if a 6-week education and exercise program will enhanced the walking capacity of lumbar spinal stenosis patients who also have neurogenic claudication (7), we} recommend walking and exercising now! Much research indicates that lumbar spinal stenosis responds to exercise. One study revealed that individualized exercise (stretches and strengthening) in combination with manual therapy (like out CTFDD spinal manipulation mobilization!) outperformed medical care and group exercise with greater symptom and function improvement as well as walking capacity at 2 months of care. (8) Connected Chiropractic has just the program of stretching, strengthening, and manipulation for you! We’ll design it together!
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We are grateful for all of our patients here at Connected Chiropractic and look forward to a healthy 2023! Make your next Elgin chiropractic visit with Connected Chiropractic soon to keep your spine in great shape. See you then!