Clinical Trial Outcomes

Cox Technic clinical trial outcomes are documented. Randomized control trials compared flexion distraction with medical conservative treatment. Low back pain and leg pain patients as well as neck pain and arm pain patients were followed.
 
The Low Back and Leg Pain Study
 
European Spine Journal reports on a comparison study of flexion-distraction to medical conservative active-exercise therapy in treating chronic pain patients. Participating, eligible patients were randomized to one of two treatment groups: flexion distraction only or medical conservative (active exercise program) only.
 
Statistics were gathered on each participant as to their pain's source, duration, symptomatology, etc.
 
The study revealed chronic low back pain patients, including the more difficult and painful radiculopathy (pain that extends down the leg and/or foot) patients did statistically better with flexion distraction.  
Follow Up Report #1 — “Amount of health care and self-care following a randomized clinical trial comparing flexion-distraction with exercise program for chronic low back pain” in Chiropractic and Osteopathy - Click here for the Chiropractic and Osteopathy article 
Physical therapy subjects attended significantly more health care visits in the year following care than those receiving chiropractic care:
  • 38% of flexion distraction patients
  • 54% of physical therapy patients

Follow Up Report #2 — “One-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Flexion-distraction with an Exercise Program for Chronic Low-Back Pain” in Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (full article from www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov)  - Click here for the J of Alternative and Complementary Medicine article

  • Flexion distraction chiropractic manipulation was found more effective in reducing pain for 1 year when compared to a form of physical therapy
The Neck Pain and Arm Pain Study
 
Participating, eligible patients were randomized to one of three treatment groups: flexion distraction only, medical conservative (active exercise program) only, or a combination group of both therapies.
 
There was a clinically significant difference in the outcomes, but not a statistical difference in the outcomes. As expected, patients receiving the combination of treatments had significant improvement in pain and disability.
 
This study was presented at the World Federation of Chiropractic, 8th Biennial Conference, Sydney Australia, June 16-18, 2005, by Dr. Ram Gudavalli.