5 Ways Chiropractic Enhances Your Health by Dr. Cox

5 WAYS CHIROPRACTIC CARE IMPROVES YOUR HEALTH

Have you noticed people who do not stand upright, or walk with an unusual gait? Loss of spine range of motion is seen with back and extremity pain, gaining weight, developing arthritis of the spine and extremities, disc degeneration of the spine, lack of energy, failure to enjoy life and depression. One form of spine manipulation known as Flexion Distraction just reported increased spine bending forward at the waist without pain. Such improved motion opens the way for feeling better, more confident, less depressed, and open to enjoying life without pain.

With increased range of spine motion comes pain relief. A recent study revealed that spine pain decreased by one third in a short course of chiropractic flexion distraction spine manipulation and mobilization. PAIN LEADS TO DECREASED ACTIVITY, WHICH DECREASES MUSCLE AND JOINT USE AND ULTIMATELY DECREASES RANGE OF MOTION OF SPINAL JOINTS. Based on finger to floor distance testing, chiropractic flexion distraction spinal manipulation increased the distance from 12.29 cm to 17.37 cm, representing a 4.7 cm increase which is meaningful improvement.

3. INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION CHANGE

Flexion Distraction chiropractic spine manipulation increases the height of the intervertebral disc while increasing the nerve opening size by 28%, thus allowing decompression of the spinal nerve passing through the opening. The pressure within the disc decreases during the chiropractic care indicating that the inner disc, called the nucleus pulposus, exerts less force on the spinal nerve. This reduced intradiscal pressure is felt to reduce pain on the nerve as the herniated disc material repositions displaced nuclear material back into the center of the disc.

4. DECREASES PRESSURE WITHIN THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC

Recent published reports found that the pressure inside the intervertebral disc, whether it is degenerated or not degenerated, dropped during Cox® Technic flexion distraction spine manipulation. These were substantial drops up to -192 mm Hg pressure and are important as such pressure drops are hypothesized to be able to draw a protruded disc herniation back toward the intervertebral disc enter and allow increased circulation and nutrients to flow into the disc for healing and anti-inflammation.

5. AFFERENTATION

Spine manipulation and mobilization causes stimulation of nerve endings within the structures of the spine such as the intervertebral disc, facet joints, bone linings, ligaments, muscles, nerves, fascia and skin. Stimulation of these structures causes relief of pain by stimulation of the cortex of the brain which produces chemicals such as endorphins that act to relieve pain and inflammation.

It is the relief of nerve compression and chemical inflammation that The System of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression chiropractic delivery depends on to relieve pain, increase motion, restore good health, and improve life.

Respectfully submitted,

James M. Cox, DC, DACBR