Flexion-Distraction Therapy

Flexion-Distraction Therapy is an Alternative to Surgery

You don't have to live in debilitating pain. Whether you have lower back pain, a pinched nerve, sciatica, neck pain, or a variety of symptoms related to damaged or degenerative discs, as well as syndromes of the lumbar and cervical spine, Flexion-Distraction Therapy may be for you.

This gentle, non-surgical therapy can provide lower back pain relief, sciatica pain relief, and is a state-of-the-art therapy for neck pain relief, bulging or degenerative disc disease, and lumbar pain.

The gentle distractive forces of the Flexion-Distraction therapy create a decompression of the spine with unloading due to distraction and proper positioning, to improve blood flow and nutrient exchange to the injured area. You'll experience several cycles of stretch and relaxation, which graduates to a peak over a period of several minutes.

Therapy sessions typically last less than 5 minutes, 3 times a week for 1 month, transitioning from passive to active treatments as you respond, with most patients feeling pain relief with as few as 6-10 treatments. Most patients are released from treatment after 8 weeks.

A complete program targeting the function of the stabilization muscles is a vital part of Flexion-Distraction Therapy. Exercise and adjunctive therapies such as heat, muscle stimulation, ultrasound, and cold therapy can assist in rehabilitation of these structures. Our goal is to not only help heal the disc, but to also enhance muscular control and support of the back and neck.

Regular home exercise and periodic visits to our office will help in maintaining your spinal health and reduce the probability of reoccurrence. Clinical results of this type of therapy have been effective in many of the patients treated and most patients find long-term relief or effective management of their pain when they complete the entire program of treatments utilizing the Flexion-Distraction Spinal Decompression Therapy.

Flexion DistractionTechnic is non-surgical, doctor-controlled, hands-on spinal manipulation performed with the patient lying on Flexion Distraction our proprietary, specially designed chiropractic instrument. This table permits the effective administration of Flexion Distraction and decompression adjustment and manipulation.

Well-researched and documented, flexion-distraction and decompression helps relieve spinal pain and return patients to their desired quality of life by …

• dropping intradiscal pressure to as low as -192mm Hg
• widening the spinal canal foraminal area by 28%
• reducing pressure on the spinal nerves
• returning motion to the spinal joints

The goal of Flexion-Distraction is to help the spinal pain patient go from "pain" to "no pain" as quickly as possible.

PAIN	NO PAIN

Evidence-based Cox Technic is appropriate for conditions causing low back and leg pain as well as neck and arm pain. It also reduces pain attributable to …

• disc herniation
• a slipped disc
• a ruptured disc
• facet syndrome
• stenosis
• spondylolisthesis
• other conditions