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In this video, Dr Husbands shares what you can do at home for neck pain and back pain.
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Lower back pain due to herniated disc (aka, bulging disc or disc protrusion) can be the most problematic of pain syndromes. Some people with herniated disc have grudgingly accepted having to live with it long term or for the rest of their lives. Most rely on pain medication and ongoing pain management. Some are contemplating surgery. Unfortunately, a lot of them are not aware that there is a chiropractic treatment method that is extremely effective in not only decreasing the pain of acute and chronic disc protrusions, but most importantly, in getting the herniated disc to heal. Furthermore, this is a natural and non-surgical solution to resolving your bulging disc.
The chiropractic method I am referring to is called Cox Flexion Distraction. Statistics show the success rate of the use of Cox Flexion Distraction for eliminating the lower back pain and resolving the following causes of lower back pain is between 89% and 95% within about 8 to 10 weeks of treatment:
It is so effective for treatment of the above conditions that many patients were saved from having surgery. Surgeries are not only expensive, they come with great risks. Having used this method for over 18 years, I’ve saved my patients from the discomfort, temporary disability and expense of low back surgery. One patient I am currently treating using Cox Flexion Distraction shared with me that her primary care doctor recommended that she stop her treatments with me and see a neurologist for the stenosis. She responded by saying, “Why would I do that? I’m getting better with this treatment. The pain is decreasing…”
Cox Flexion Distraction is performed by using a specially designed chiropractic table. To perform the procedure the patient lays either face down, or even on their side if in extreme pain. The doctor then gently and slowly moves a section of the table below the patients waist, which has the effect of “suctioning” the bulging disc material away from the nerve being irritated. The term “suctioning” might lead you to believe that this is a painful procedure. It is actually a gentle and safe procedure. It gently opens up space in the irritated segment. It gently provides controlled motion so that any inflammatory byproducts can be mobilized from the area. I’ve used this on patients with severe acute pain and frail osteoporotic women with excellent results.
For additional information on this particular chiropractic procedure visit our chiropractic techniques page.
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Neck pain due to herniated disc, which is called bulging disc or disc protrusion, can be one of the most debilitating causes of chronic pain. Though not as common as low back disc protrusion, it can interfere with all daily activities, including being able to sleep. Of course, when a person does not get enough sleep at night, it affects his or her performance at home or at work during the day. Unfortunately many people with a herniated disc in the neck think they have to live with it, or have had risky surgery which is very often unnecessary. Most rely on pain medication and ongoing pain management. Moreover, a lot of them are not aware of a chiropractic method that is extremely effective in not only decreasing the pain of acute and chronic herniated disc in the neck, but most importantly, in getting the herniated disc healed.
The chiropractic method I am referring to is called Cox Flexion Distraction.
The success rate of the use of Cox Flexion Distraction for eliminating neck pain due to bulging disc and significantly reducing neck pain from degenerative disorders of the neck within about 8 to 10 weeks of treatment is impressive. It is so effective for treatment of the neck or back herniated disc that many patients were saved from having surgery. Surgeries are not only expensive, they come with great risks. Having used this method for over 18 years, I’ve saved my patients from the discomfort, temporary disability and expense of neck surgery.
Cox Flexion Distraction is performed by using a specially designed chiropractic table. To perform the procedure for the neck, the patient lays face down. The doctor then gently and slowly moves a section of the table that bends at the front of the patient’s neck. This has the effect of “suctioning” the herniated disc material away from the nerve being irritated. An alternative method is to gently move the part of the table below the patients waist, with the doctor’s hand on the patients neck, providing a gentle and comfortable tractioning effect concentrated in the neck. The term “suctioning” might lead you to believe that this is a painful procedure. It is actually a gentle and safe procedure. It gently opens up space in the irritated segment. It gently provides controlled motion so that any inflammatory byproducts can be mobilized from the area. I’ve used this on patients with severe acute pain, including frail, older people with osteoporosis with excellent results.
Not all chiropractors are trained in Cox Flexion Distraction. For additional information on Cox Flexion Distration, go here. If you have questions regarding this procedure, or to schedule an appointment at our office, contact us. If you are outside the San Francisco Bay Area, ask your local chiropractic clinic if they use the Cox Technic. You can also find a chiropractor through the Cox Technic website. Note that not all chiropractors with Cox training are listed in the Cox Technic website.
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For low back pain and neck pain due to disc protrusions and other back pain syndromes, I use the Cox Flexion Distraction in my chiropractic clinic in San Carlos. It is a gentle, effective treatment for both acute and chronic low back and neck pain. It is also a safe and effective method of treatment for back pain during pregnancy, as well as treatment of back pain for the elderly and frail. This treatment method is also known as Cox Technic. If you are unfamiliar with this low back treatment method, view this video. I recorded this video from my chiropractic clinic in San Carlos with a patient while I was giving her a real treatment for her low back pain.
Read more about low back and neck pain chiropractic treatments in my chiropractic blog. If you have a low back problem, I recommend the lower back blog post, and if you have a neck pain problem, I recommend the neck pain blog post.
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Dr Husbands is a chiropractor in San Carlos, CA. He is also a Functional Medicine doctor, clinical nutritionist and anti-aging health practitioner.
Pregnancy back pain is very common. However, most pregnant women do not know that it is something they do not have to live with until childbirth. Specialized gentle chiropractic manipulation methods can safely and effectively provide significant relief of pregnancy-associated back pain.
According to the American Pregnancy Association, 50 to 70 percent of all pregnant women have back pain. According to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, back pain during pregnancy is one of the most common discomforts of pregnancy.
In a February 2007 cross-sectional study reported in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiologic Therapeutics [1. Skaggs C, Prather H, Gross G, et.al., Back and pelvic pain in an underserved United States pregnant population: A preliminary descriptive survey. J Manipulative Physiol Theraputics, 2007;30:130-134.], 67% of the 599 women reported musculoskeletal pain in the second trimester of pregnancy. 80% of those women with pain slept less than 4 hours per night. 75% of these women took pain medications. 85% of these women felt they had not been offered effective treatment options for their pregnancy back pain.
Unfortunately, many women are not aware of effective, safe, non-pharmaceutical options for back pain relief. This is partly because many obstetricians and gynecologists are not aware of the safety and efficacy of chiropractic manipulation for pregnancy-related back pain.
A review of previous studies on the effectiveness of chiropractic for pregnant women with lower back pain was published in the July 2008 edition of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics [2. Stuber K, Smith D. Chiropractic treatment of pregnancy-related low back pain: A systematic review of the evidence. J Manipulative Physiol Theraputics, 2008;31:447-454.]. This study reviewed the previously published journal articles between January 1982 to July 2007. Six studies met the criteria for inclusion in this review. Interestingly, the authors noted that 68% to 85% of pregnant women with pregnancy back pain do not look for any care for their lower back pain. The authors theorize that this is because most pregnant women consider back pain to be a normal part of the pregnancy.
In one study, 100% of the 103 women receiving chiropractic treatment attained greater than 50% relief of back pain. In another study, 84% of the 25 subjects reported lower back pain relief with chiropractic manipulation. None of the studies reviewed indicated any adverse effects or evidence of harm to either the pregnant woman or unborn child from the chiropractic care.
Over the last 19 years, I have treated many women with back pain from pregnancy. Chiropractic treatments are modified to consider the biomechanical changes and hormonal alterations on a woman’s body for safe and effective treatment, for the mother and the in-utero infant. There are many techniques to safely and effectively perform chiropractic manipulation on pregnant women.
In my experience, one of the most comfortable and effective chiropractic treatment methods that pregnant women seem to prefer is the use of Cox Flexion-Distraction while lying on their side. I have written about the Cox Flexion method in other articles, such as on herniated neck disc treatment. With this method during and after treatment, I consistently have women who have had previously had other chiropractic techniques performed by other doctors telling me that they have never felt so good since becoming pregnant. They often sleep significantly better and are more emotionally stable.
Unfortunately, not all chiropractors have training and advanced experience using Cox Flexion-Distraction. It is an elective technique taught in some chiropractic schools and offered as a continuing education course to chiropractors. An article that I wrote in 1991 on this technique was published in the Journal of the American Chiropractic Association. To my knowledge, on the San Francisco Peninsula where I’m located, I’m one of the few who utilize this method. I offer this pregnancy back pain treatment in my chiropractic clinic in San Carlos.
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