September 2023 Healthy News from Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Researchers stated that degenerative disc disease and low back pain turns into chronic low back pain for a lot of patients after back surgery discectomy. How many had back pain beyond 6 months post-surgery? They found that nearly 15% experienced failed back surgical syndrome (FBSS). (1) Chiropractic care is well-known for its conservative treatment of back pain and neck pain. Today, the chiropractic Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is proving itself valuable for relieving post-surgical FBSS spine pain. A retrospective study of 69 such patients treated by 15 chiropractors experienced in Cox® Technic protocols documented greater than 50% relief of pain for 81% of patients in a mean of 11 visits over a 49 day period of active care. The relief at the end of care sustained at 2 years follow-up: 78.6% continued with relief. The percentage of relief remained high: 71.6% at end of care and 70% at 24 months. (2) In a prospective study of patients treated with Cox® Technic, 8 of 11 post-surgical FBSS patients stated that their opioid use was reduced or discontinued. (3) We are here to help relieve FBSS back pain that lingers after back surgery and get you back to enjoying life!
The straight leg raise is a versatile movement. It’s used as a test by healthcare providers like your La Grande chiropractor when determining the source of back pain and disc involvement. A recent study reported that the inability to do a straight leg after back surgery elevated the risk of undergoing another surgery. (4) Luckily, it is a pretty easy exercise. How do you do the it? Lie on a supportive surface. Bend one leg’s knee and place its foot on the floor. With the other leg flat and hips planted on the floor, raise the straight leg off the floor. Hold for 3 seconds and lower it. Do that movement 10 times. Then, repeat with the other leg. If that is hard to do, there are some adaptations. (5) Just ask what is right for you before you do these on your own!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the possible relief of continued pain even after back surgery didn’t stop the pain using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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