September 2025 Healthy News from Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office - 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 wished for, the resulting condition—failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS)—can cause them to feel stuck between ongoing pain and fear of additional procedures. But new research illuminates both why some surgeries fall short and how patients can find real relief through advanced chiropractic care. Hajilo and colleagues' revealing 2024 study discloses the troubling reality that doctors currently lack reliable ways to predict which patients will experience FBSS after posterior spine surgery, while their wide-ranging analysis identifies crucial risk factors that could alter 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 focused technique works by carefully 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 complex and multifaceted, patients aren't powerless—effective, conservative treatments and even some lifestyle changes exist that can you regain your quality of life without the risks and recovery time of repeat 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 Groton failed back surgical syndrome back pain sufferers.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Garden Your Way to Back Relief
Speaking of lifestyle influences on post-surgical FBSS, fresh research is offering renewed hope for back pain sufferers after surgery, and the answers might be easier than expected. A major healthcare study revealed that patients with failed back surgery syndrome often share adaptable lifestyle factors – smoking, excess weight, and mood disorders – suggesting that addressing these areas could significantly boost outcomes. Even more heartening is research on therapeutic gardening, where two-thirds of chronic back pain patients thought gardening could help their symptoms, and they were proven right. Participants experienced better spine flexibility and decreased anxiety through structured horticultural activities. The gentle movements of nurturing plants, combined with nature's stress-relieving benefits, made an unexpected way to healing. These studies propose that recovery might grow not just in medical offices, but through lifestyle changes like stopping smoking, managing weight, dealing with issues of mental health, and literally returning to our roots in the garden. (3,4)
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