DISTRACTION MANIPULATION FOR BACK
PAIN AFTER LUMBAR FUSION SURGERY
Spinal fusion surgery. It’s a big surgery, often quite welcome by Vancouver back
pain sufferers seeking pain relief. For paitents whose
pain continues despite the
back surgery with lumbar fusion, hope continues with chiropractic care. Two new research papers
discussed the prominent choice of distraction
manipulation for the resurgent, post-surgical continued back pain after
lumbar fusion back surgery. One article reviewed
Veterans’ Administration chiropractors who treated
these patients. Many gave 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 got
maximum treatment benefit in 12 or less chiropractic treatments. (1)
One 42-year-old post-lumbar fusion patient treated with 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 recounted that,
though diversified manipulation was used 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 method. Vancouver Disc Centers
chooses to use it for relief of Vancouver 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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B12, FOLATE, AND INFLAMMATION
Numerous issues are at play with osteoporosis and its prevention. Recent
research indicates 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 associated
with 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.
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Vancouver chiropractic appointment now with
Vancouver Disc Centers. Whether back pain after lumbar fusion surgery or osteoporosis
or inflammation afflict you, Vancouver Disc Centers is your healthcare partner to help!