LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS: What do to?
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is seemingly
one of the most common spinal conditions in the US, affecting
more than 500 million people over the age of 62. (1)
As researchers grapple with a more systematic approach
to managing patient care for lumbar spinal stenosis sufferers,
your Orchard Park, NY chiropractor delivers gentle, safe, relieving treatment. The latest attempt
at a system emphasized that each LSS patient is
unique in his/her presentation
which limits any algorithm to be “soft guidance” as to its treatment
plan based initially on the LSS patient's pain relief in
spinal flexion. (2) Since spinal stenosis is characteristically
a systemic issue, which means that if you have spinal stenosis in
the lumbar spine, you likely have it in other spinal areas like the cervical as
well, you do not want to ignore it. Further,
lumbar spinal stenosis is not a condition that appears and
disappears forever. Its pain can be managed, but it’s often “chronic,”
meaning it lasts beyond 90 days. Be hopeful! Your
chiropractor can help with lumbar spinal stenosis relief. One study documented
that flexion distraction significantly decreased pain and
disability for lumbar spinal stenosis patients. (3) Another study reported
that chronic back pain sufferers with moderate to severe symptoms got better
the most with the chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction
Decompression (CTFDD), compared with physical therapy. (4) Those same patients had
significantly lower pain scores over the following year than did
patients who underwent physical therapy. (5) LSS patients also have
altered gait and balance issues. (1,6) CTFDD helps these things,
too! A study regarding the influence of spinal manipulation on
balance problems in LSS patients explained that flexion
distraction spinal manipulation improved function, symptoms, and
performance-based mobility in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. (6) We also
look forward to the outcomes of a prospective data collection
study in its second year for follow-up with patients who underwent CTFDD for relief of their LSS-associated back
pain. Data collection will be done in late
2023 with results being published in the years to come. Orchard Park, NY
lumbar spinal stenosis is everywhere, and its relieving partner is your
Orchard Park, NY chiropractor here at Novelli Wellness Center!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
as he explains his alleviating treatment of a spinal
stenosis patient with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Stretch, Strengthen, Walk for LSS
Improvement
As a set of researchers starts
a new study to see if a 6-week education and exercise
program will improve the walking capacity of lumbar spinal
stenosis patients with neurogenic claudication (7), we} suggest walking and exercising
now! A great deal of research shows
that lumbar spinal stenosis responds to exercise. A study revealed
that individualized exercise (stretches and strengthening) mixed with manual therapy (like out CTFDD spinal manipulation
mobilization!) beat medical care and group exercise with greater
symptom and function improvement as well as walking capacity at 2 months of
care. (8) Novelli Wellness Center has just the program of stretching, strengthening, and
manipulation for you! We will design it together!
CONTACT Novelli Wellness Center
We are grateful for all of our patients
here at Novelli Wellness Center and look forward to a healthy 2023! Schedule
your next Orchard Park, NY chiropractic appointment with
Novelli Wellness Center soon to maximize your spine’s health. See you then!