Our
Manchester chiropractic patients ask
“why”! Why do I have back pain?Why does back pain keep
coming back? Understandable
questions that may oftentimes be answered with
examination findings that line up with research-documented
findings. Research can help illuminate that, and Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
works to keep on top of the newest (with a healthy
appreciation of the past!) research to communicate with you!
Let Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries work with you to get some insights as
to why you suffer with 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 asking for more info
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 studied published reviews of other studies regarding
the mechanism of how manual therapy affects a
body. They uncovered support for neurovascular, neurological, and
neuropeptide/neuroimmune changes as well as the value
of pain decrease with manual therapy. (1) All of these findings
are amazing! They want to understand more.
RESEARCH ON
THE “WHY” OF COX® TECHNIC OUTCOMES
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
appreciates the efforts of a group of researchers who have been looking
at the “why” of Cox® Technic treatment protocols and beneficial
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 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 presented how they are competent to assess
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 can’t
wait to share with our Manchester chiropractic patients!
FOLLOWING
GUIDELINES
Another
group of researchers have planned a new project to test
how implementing guidelines from the American College of
Physicians for Low Back Pain may boost the care
of low back pain. The guideline has been in the literature for a
long time, but it’s not been implemented. A
study has been approved by multiple Institutional Review Boards: Duke,
Dartmouth, University of Iowa, and Advarra. The first line treatment endorsed
is non-pharmacological interventions like spinal manipulation (which is chiropractic forte!) and exercise. (4)
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries looks forward to this study’s
outcomes! It’s time!
CONTACT
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
Listen to
this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, developer of Cox®
Technic protocols, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson as he describes 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 Manchester chiropractic appointment today.