The Research Behind Cox Technic in Little Neck NY?
(Part 2)

Welcome to Part 2 of the 10 part blog series, "The Research Behind Cox Technic", where we are covering the 10 federally funded research studies backing our office specialty, Cox Technic in Little Neck NY. If you missed Part 1 of the series, be sure to click here & check it out.

Cox Technic is non-surgical, gentle, research-driven and effective, and has been utilized by Dr. Jacobs here in Little Neck, NY in Queens for the last 27 years.

COX Technic is known for it's research-backed nature, as it's supported by 10 federally funded studies through the American Health Care Policy & Research and the National Institute of Health. These studies were performed at prestigious institutions including the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine as well as at the National University of Health Sciences.

You can learn more about what Cox Technic is by clicking here to read one of our recent blog posts!

RESEARCH STUDY #2 In Little Neck NY

In part 1 of this blog series, we chatted about the 1st of the 10 federally funded research studies backing Cox Technic flexion distraction and spinal decompression. Today we're going to talk about the 2nd one federally funded study, which was conducted again, under the guidance of Dr Gudavalli, and was initially published in 2005.

According to Cox Technic's website, This particular study was done with the National University of Health Sciences and the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine.

In this randomized clinical trial and subgroup analysis, researchers compared clinical outcomes for low back pain treatment with flexion-distraction technique (aka Cox Technic) under chiropractic care, to low back pain treated with active exercise via medical physical therapy treatment. Participants within the study were randomly assigned the treatment method for their low back pain.

According to (Gudavelli et. al., 2006), "study patients perceived significantly less pain and better function after intervention, regardless of which group they were allocated to. Subjects randomly allocated to the flexion-distraction group had significantly greater relief from pain than those allocated to the exercise program."

From this study, we learned that from a research perspective, both forms of treatment can help with low back pain, but we also learned that flexion distraction (aka Cox Technic) brings "significantly greater relief" when compared to low back pain treatment with active exercise.

In addition, research reported that the subgroup analysis portion of this study "indicated that subjects categorized as chronic, with moderate to severe symptoms, improved most with the flexion-distraction protocol", along with the fact that "subjects categorized with recurrent pain and moderate to severe symptoms improved most with the exercise program", and finally that "patients with radiculopathy did significantly better with flexion distraction".

These findings show us that every patient is different. While Dr. Jacobs is highly confident that Cox Technic can help most people with their individual spinal needs, from his 27 years of clinical experience and from Cox Technic's highly research-driven nature, there is not a one-size-fits-all low back pain treatment plan for every human on this planet - which is why treatment at Care Chiropractic often not only involves Cox Technic Flexion Distraction, but also often involves active exercise techniques, similar to those performed in this study, based on a patient's specific needs.

Check out even more details regarding the findings of this particular study by clicking here, and to take it even further by checking out the research that was conducted as a follow-up study one year later by clicking here.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Here at Care Chiropractic, we hope that you are not only enjoying the journey of exploring the 10 federally funded studies that back Cox Technic, but that you are also learning something from it.

Knowledge is power, especially when it comes to your HEALTH - when you educate yourself on our body and learn about what it might need from you, you are able to take your power back in optimizing your health, and ultimately, you take your power back in your daily life.

Are you ready to find the results you've been looking for? Call us at (718) 279-0110 & book an appointment with Dr. Mark Jacobs today!

Sources:

• (Gudavelli et. al., 2006)
• coxtechnic.com
• https://www.coxtechnic.com/doctors/federally-funded-research
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3233943/pdf/586_2005_Article_21.pdf
• https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2006.12.659