DISTRACTION MANIPULATION FOR BACK
PAIN AFTER LUMBAR FUSION SURGERY
Spinal fusion surgery. It
is a big surgery, often quite welcome by Paramus back
pain sufferers seeking pain relief. For those whose
pain continues regardless of the
lumbar fusion back surgery, hope still
exists with chiropractic care. Two new research papers
presented the prominent choice of distraction
manipulation for the resurgent, post-surgical continued back pain following
lumbar fusion back surgery. One article reviewed
Veterans’ Administration chiropractors who took care of
these patients. Many provided 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 achieved
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, showed an 89% improvement in disability,
and stable at 3 months. (2) And a third paper reported that,
though diversified manipulation was performed 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 continues to be chosen for back pain
conditions like post-spinal-fusion-surgery that necessitate
a more gentle and effective treatment method. Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center
chooses to use it for relief of Paramus 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 describes two cases
of post-surgical back pain patients helped with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Paramus OSTEOPOROSIS: HOMOCYSTEINE,
B12, FOLATE, AND INFLAMMATION
Numerous 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 accompanied by 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 controlled by methylenetratrahydrofolate
reductase (MTHFR) activity with vitamin B12 and folate as causal
factors. (4) With this in mind,
we can talk about these levels and their adjustment if needed.
CONTACT Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center
Arrange your next
Paramus chiropractic appointment today with
Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center. Whether back pain after lumbar fusion surgery or osteoporosis
or inflammation afflict you, Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center is your healthcare partner to help!