September 2025 Healthy News from Manahawkin Chiropractic Center - Second Chances: How Flexion Distraction Therapy (and Even Gardening!) Rescue Patients from Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
From Surgical Disappointment to Relieving Hope: The Cox® Technic Solution for Persistent Back Pain
When back surgery or neck surgery doesn't deliver the relief patients greatly hoped for, the ensuing condition—failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS)—can cause them to feel stuck between ongoing pain and fear of additional procedures. But new research illustrates both why some surgeries don’t make the grade and how patients can find genuine relief through advanced chiropractic care. Hajilo and colleagues' revealing 2024 study exposes the disconcerting reality that doctors currently lack dependable ways to predict which patients will get FBSS after posterior spine surgery, while their broad analysis links crucial risk factors that could transform patient outcomes. (1) New 2025 research by Kruse, White, Rogers, Klamson, and Gudavalli demonstrates that Cox® Technic flexion distraction—a gentle, non-invasive chiropractic approach—offers new hope for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome patients who previously believed they had given up hope for relief. This particular technique works by gently decompressing and mobilizing the spine, providing a welcome alternative to more invasive interventions. (2) Together, these eye-opening studies exhibit that while post-surgical pain may be intricate and multifaceted, patients aren't helpless—efficacious, conservative treatments and even some lifestyle modifications exist that can you regain your quality of life without the risks and recovery time of another surgery.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, developer of Cox® Technic, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson explain in his own words the benefit of treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for Manahawkin failed back surgical syndrome back pain sufferers.
TIP OF THE MONTH: “Grow” Your Way Past Back Pain
Speaking of lifestyle impacts on post-surgical FBSS, fresh research is offering bright hope for back pain sufferers after surgery, and the solutions might be easier than expected. A major healthcare study revealed that patients with failed back surgery syndrome often share modifiable lifestyle factors – smoking, excess weight, and mood disorders – signifying that addressing these areas could significantly boost outcomes. Even more heartening is research on therapeutic gardening, where two-thirds of chronic back pain patients considered gardening could help the way they felt, and they were proven right. Participants reported better spine flexibility and reduced anxiety through organized horticultural activities. The gentle movements of nurturing plants, combined with nature's stress-relieving benefits, generated an unexpected way to healing. These studies propose that recovery might grow not just in medical offices, but through lifestyle changes like quitting smoking, managing weight, dealing with issues of mental health, and literally getting back to our roots in the garden. (3,4)
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