Our
Plainville chiropractic patients want to know
“why”! Why do I suffer with back pain?Why do I keep getting back pain? Excellent
questions that may oftentimes be answered with
examination findings that line up with research-documented
findings. Research can help illuminate that, and Layden Chiropractic
works to keep abreast of the latest (with a healthy
appreciation of the past!) research to communicate with you!
Let Layden Chiropractic work with you to get some understanding as
to why you have spine-related pain…and how we can help you get some relief of chronic back pain.
RESEARCHERS
CALL FOR “WHY” MANUAL THERAPY WORKS
Today’s
medical literature and researchers are requesting more info
on ‘why” manual therapy works beyond recent
studies supporting the peripheral, segmental spinal, and
supraspinal mechanisms which can be measured. A group of
researchers studied published reviews of other studies regarding
the mechanism of how manual therapy influences a
body. They found support for neurovascular, neurological, and
neuropeptide/neuroimmune modifications as well as the value
of pain reduction with manual therapy. (1) All of these discoveris
are great! They want to understand more.
RESEARCH ON
THE “WHY” OF COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES
Layden Chiropractic
values the efforts of a group of researchers who have been studying the “why” of Cox® Technic treatment protocols and positive
results. At the ACC-RAC annual chiropractic research meeting this past March 2025, two
platform abstracts were delivered on Cox® Technic studies. One discussed the
ability to calculate lumbar spinous process movement with
ultrasound throughout the administration of flexion
distraction manipulation. The researchers noted
separation of the spinous process at L3L4, L4L5, L5S1 levels. (2) The second
one discussed how they are able to assess
the forces delivered during the Cox Technic FDD spinal
manipulation in a patient whose low back pain and leg pain were relieved.
(3) The more measurements possible, the more knowledge
of “why” something works will come! We can’t
wait to share with our Plainville chiropractic patients!
FOLLOWING
GUIDELINES
Another
group of researchers plan to examine
how implementing guidelines from the American College of
Physicians for Low Back Pain may enhance the treatment
of low back pain. The guideline has been in the literature for a
long time, but it’s not been put into action. A
study has been approved by multiple Institutional Review Boards: Duke,
Dartmouth, University of Iowa, and Advarra. The first line treatment recommended
is non-pharmacological interventions like spinal manipulation (which is chiropractic forte!) and exercise. (4)
Layden Chiropractic looks forward to this study’s
outcomes! It’s time!
CONTACT
Layden Chiropractic
Listen to
this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, developer of Cox®
Technic protocols, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson as he explains the Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management, its development, its original
research, its current research, and its futuristic studies involving
ultrasound measurement, force application monitoring, and more.
Make
your Plainville chiropractic appointment now.