Healthy News January 2023

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is reportedly one of the most common spinal conditions in the US, affecting more than 500 million people over the age of 62. (1) As researchers struggle to propose a more systematic approach to dealing with patient care for lumbar spinal stenosis sufferers, your Baton Rouge chiropractor provides gentle, safe, relieving treatment. The most recent attempt 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 initially 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 contained, but it’s often “chronic,” meaning it lasts beyond 90 days. Have hope! Your chiropractor can 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 got better the most with the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression (CTFDD), compared with physical therapy. (4) Those same patients had significantly lower pain scores over the following 12 months than did patients who underwent physical therapy. (5) LSS patients also have altered gait and balance issues. (1,6) CTFDD helps these issues, too! A study regarding the influence of spinal manipulation on balance problems in LSS patients explained 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 for follow-up with patients who underwent CTFDD for relief of their LSS-associated back pain. Data collection will be done in late 2023 with findings being published in the years to come. Baton Rouge lumbar spinal stenosis is everywhere, and its relieving partner is your Baton Rouge chiropractor here at Spine & Sports Rehab Center!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains his alleviating treatment of a spinal stenosis patient with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

As a set of researchers sets up a new study to evaluate if a 6-week education and exercise program will improve the walking capacity of lumbar spinal stenosis patients with neurogenic claudication (7), we} recommend walking and exercising now! Lots of research indicates that lumbar spinal stenosis responds to exercise. A study revealed that individualized exercise (stretches and strengthening) combined with manual therapy (like out CTFDD spinal manipulation mobilization!) beat medical care and group exercise with more symptom and function improvement as well as walking capacity at 2 months of care. (8) Spine & Sports Rehab Center has just the program of stretching, strengthening, and manipulation for you! We will set it up together!

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We are grateful for all of our patients here at Spine & Sports Rehab Center and look forward to a healthy 2023! Schedule your next Baton Rouge chiropractic visit with Spine & Sports Rehab Center now to keep your spine in great shape. See you then!