Our
Oxford chiropractic patients want to know
“why”! Why do I have back pain?Why do I keep getting back pain? Excellent
questions that can often be clarified with
examination findings that line up with research-documented
findings. Research can help explain that, and Satterwhite Chiropractic
works to keep abreast of the latest (with a healthy
appreciation of the past!) research to communicate with you!
Let Satterwhite Chiropractic work with you to get some understanding as
to why you have spine-related pain…and how we can facilitate
your path to get some relief of chronic back pain.
RESEARCHERS
CALL FOR “WHY” MANUAL THERAPY WORKS
Today’s
medical literature and researchers are requesting more information
on ‘why” manual therapy works beyond recent
studies supportive of the peripheral, segmental spinal, and
supraspinal mechanisms which can be assessed. A group of
researchers analyzed published reviews of other studies involving
the means of how manual therapy influences a
body. They uncovered support for neurovascular, neurological, and
neuropeptide/neuroimmune modifications as well as the effectiveness
of pain reduction with manual therapy. (1) All of these findings
are great! They want to know more.
RESEARCH ON
THE “WHY” OF COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES
Satterwhite Chiropractic
appreciates 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 presented on Cox® Technic studies. One discussed the
ability to assess lumbar spinous process movement with
ultrasound during the delivery 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 measure
the forces delivered throughout the Cox Technic FDD spinal
manipulation in a patient whose low back pain and leg pain were alleviated.
(3) The more measurements done, the more knowledge
of “why” something works will evolve! We are so excited to share with our Oxford chiropractic patients!
FOLLOWING
GUIDELINES
Another
group of researchers plan to test
how applying guidelines from the American College of
Physicians for Low Back Pain may enhance the care
of low back pain. The guideline has been around for a
long time, but it has not been implemented. 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)
Satterwhite Chiropractic looks forward to this study’s
outcomes! It’s time!
CONTACT
Satterwhite 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 using
ultrasound measurement, force application monitoring, and more.
Make
your Oxford chiropractic appointment now.