Healthy News January 2023

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is seemingly one of the most common spinal conditions in the US, afflicting more than 500 million people over the age of 62. (1) As researchers grapple with a more systematic approach to dealing with patient care for lumbar spinal stenosis patients, your Montreal chiropractor delivers gentle, safe, relieving treatment. The latest attempt at a system emphasized that each LSS patient presents a bit differently which restrains any algorithm to be “soft guidance” as to its treatment plan based primarily on the LSS patient's pain relief with spinal flexion. (2) Since spinal stenosis is characteristically a systemic issue, meaning if you have spinal stenosis in the lumbar spine, you likely have it in other spinal areas like the cervical too, you do not want to overlook it. Further, lumbar spinal stenosis isn’t a condition that appears and disappears forever. Its pain can be contained, but its status as a condition remains one that researchers classify as “chronic,” meaning it lasts beyond 90 days. Be hopeful! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is experienced in ways to help with lumbar spinal stenosis relief. One study reported that flexion distraction significantly decreased pain and disability for lumbar spinal stenosis patients. (3) Another study noted 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 experienced significantly lower pain scores over the following 12 months than did patients who underwent physical therapy. (5) LSS patients also have altered gait and balance concerns. (1,6) CTFDD helps these things, too! A study regarding the influence of spinal manipulation on balance issues in LSS patients explained that flexion distraction spinal manipulation enhanced 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 were treated with CTFDD for relief of their LSS-associated back pain. Data collection will be completed later this year with results being published in the years to come. Montreal lumbar spinal stenosis is everywhere, and its relieving partner is your Montreal chiropractor here at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes his relieving treatment of a spinal stenosis patient with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

As a set of researchers starts a new study to evaluate if a 6-week education and exercise program will improve the walking capacity of lumbar spinal stenosis patients who also have neurogenic claudication (7), we} recommend walking and exercising now! Much research shows that lumbar spinal stenosis responds to exercise. A study showed that individualized exercise (stretches and strengthening) combined with manual therapy (like out CTFDD spinal manipulation mobilization!) beat medical care and group exercise with more symptom and function improvement as well as walking capacity at 2 months of care. (8) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic has just the program of stretching, strengthening, and manipulation for you! We will set it up together!

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We are grateful for all of our patients here at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic and look forward to a healthy 2023! Set your next Montreal chiropractic appointment with Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic soon to maximize your spine’s health. See you then!