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The Treatment

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The Treatment

THE RESEARCH SAYS...

The Biomechanics Study

Federally Funded Research has thus far proven the following about Cox® Flexion Distraction:

  1. Reduces intradiscal pressures to a -192 mm Hg 
  2. Increases intradiscal height   
  3. Increases foraminal size up to 28% (more room for nerve roots & spinal cord)

The Latest Clinical Outcomes Study

European Spine Journal reports on a comparison study of flexion-distraction to medical conservative active-exercise therapy. Patients, including those with radiculopathy, did significantly better with flexion-distraction.


CLINICAL APPLICATION IS...

The following is presented as a general overview of the treatment. 

Cox® Technic is DOCTOR-APPLIED, DOCTOR-CONTROLLED, HANDS-ON, SPECIFIC CONTACT, PATIENT-FOCUSED care. During a treatment on this instrument, the patient lies prone while the treating physician concentrates on one vertebral motion segment at a time. The goal is to reduce stenotic effects by dropping intradiscal pressure to allow disc reduction, increasing the size of the intervertebral foramen, and lowering pressure on the dorsal root ganglion and the exiting nerve roots. While concentrating on the low back, the doctor may use the instrument's caudal (the part the legs lie on) section to allow lateral and circular motion which returns normal motion to the spinal segments with reduced pain. The cervical spine can be treated similarly using a specially designed table.

After undergoing a thorough examination which leads the doctor to a specific diagnosis of the spine condition to be treated, the patient lies prone (face-down) on a specially-designed table. If radiculopathy (leg pain/sciatica below the knee or arm pain below the elbow) is present, the doctor will use Protocol I procedures. If no radiculpathy (no pain below the knee or elbow) is present, the doctor will use Protocol II procedures. Tolerance testing is performed prior to the application of Cox® Technic to be sure there is no aggravation of the condition.

The Lumbar Spine Adjustment

The doctor will hold a spinous process (the back part of the vertebra that feels like a "bump" on your spine) to isolate a single segment for treatment. The distraction manipulation is applied manually by the doctor to the patient's low back at the level(s) of the spine to be treated or that are painful. The doctor controls all motion and notes the spine's response to treatment. Treating Protocol I conditions, there are three sets of distraction motions. Between each set, the doctor allows the area to "rest" and massages trigger points and muscles to further reduce spasm and increase circulation. A Protocol II patient lies prone on the instrument designed to produce motions that are normal for the spine. To attain these motions, the table goes "up and down" (flexion and extension), goes "side to side" (lateral flexion), or moves in a circular motion (circumduction). All movements are slow and to tolerance. 

The Cervical Spine Adjustment

Similar to the lumbar adjustment, the cervical spine patient will lie prone (face down) on the table whose headpiece moves in motions that are normal for the cervical spine (Flexion, Extension, Rotation, Lateral flexion, and Circumduction). This headpiece also allows long-y axis traction to be applied to the cervical or thoracic spines alone (especially in patients with arm pain below the elbow for Protocol I care) or combined with these motions as they are administered (for Protocol II care). The doctor will hold the appropriate spinous process (back of the vertebra) of the cervical spine to isolate the level of pain or the level of vertebra to be adjusted.

NOTE: This brief description is not meant to fully describe Cox® Technic flexion-distraction adjusting & manipulation, but serves as only an outline for understanding its use.

Lying prone--preparation for tolerance testing

Lying on the side if lying on stomach (or pregnant) is uncomfortable

Flexion of lumbar spine

Lateral Flexion, cervical spine

Axial distraction with doctor holding a specific cervical spine segment

Rotation of the cervical spine

Disclaimer: This website is not intended to diagnose or guarantee results. It is designed to educate and inform only. Please seek care from a physician which includes a thorough examination leading to a diagnosis and a well-planned treatment strategy.

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