The Cox
® Technic flexion-distraction and decompression system of protocols manages low back and leg pain patients according to specific protocols for patients with low back pain only and those with low back pain and leg pain. Cox
® Technic is a viable
alternative to back surgery for such patients. Chiropractic physicians are trained in these protocols as documented in a
published textbook by Dr. James M. Cox, Cox
® Technic's founder, as well as
peer-reviewed journals.