LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS: What do to?
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is seemingly
one of the most common spinal conditions in the US, affecting
more than 500 million people over the age of 62. (1)
As researchers grapple with a more systematic approach
to managing patient care for lumbar spinal stenosis patients,
your Fernandina Beach chiropractor delivers gentle, safe, pain
easing treatment. The latest attempt
at a system emphasized that each LSS patient is unique in her/his experience
which restrains any algorithm to be “soft guidance” as to its treatment
plan based primarily on the LSS patient's pain relief with
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 isn’t a condition that appears and
disappears forever. Its pain can be managed, but it’s often “chronic,”
meaning it lasts beyond 90 days. Be hopeful! Your
chiropractor can help with lumbar spinal stenosis relief. One study reported
that flexion distraction significantly reduced pain and
disability for lumbar spinal stenosis patients. (3) Another study noted
that chronic back pain sufferers with moderate to severe symptoms improved 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 concerns. (1,6) CTFDD helps these issues,
too! A study about the influence of spinal manipulation on
balance issues in LSS patients explained that flexion
distraction spinal manipulation improved 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 completed in late
2023 with results being published in the years to come. Fernandina Beach
lumbar spinal stenosis is everywhere, and its relieving partner is your
Fernandina Beach chiropractor here at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
as he describes his relieving treatment of a spinal
stenosis patient with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Stretch, Strengthen, Walk for LSS
Improvement
As a set of researchers establishes
a new study to analyze if a 6-week education and exercise
program will improve the walking capacity of lumbar spinal
stenosis patients who also have neurogenic claudication (7), we} suggest walking and exercising
now! Much research exhibits
that lumbar spinal stenosis responds to exercise. One study revealed
that individualized exercise (stretches and strengthening) in combination with manual therapy (like out CTFDD spinal manipulation
mobilization!) beat medical care and group exercise with greater
symptom and function improvement as well as walking capacity at 2 months of
care. (8) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic has just the program of stretching, strengthening, and
manipulation for you! We’ll set it up together!
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
We are grateful for all of our patients
here at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic and look forward to a healthy 2023! Make
your next Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment with
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic soon to maximize your spine’s health. See you then!
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