September 2025 Healthy News from Aaron Chiropractic Clinic - Second Chances: How Flexion Distraction Therapy (and Even Gardening!) Rescue Patients from Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
From Surgical Disappointment to Healing Hope: The Cox® Technic Solution for Persistent Back Pain
When back surgery or neck surgery does not provide the relief patients desperately hoped for, the ensuing condition—failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS)—can leave them feeling trapped between ongoing pain and fear of additional procedures. But new research illuminates both why some surgeries are deficient and how patients can find real relief through well-studied chiropractic care. Hajilo and colleagues' revealing 2024 study exposes the disconcerting reality that doctors currently lack dependable ways to predict which patients will get FBSS after posterior spine surgery, while their inclusive analysis identifies crucial risk factors that could transform patient outcomes. (1) Enter the game-changing work of Kruse, White, Rogers, Klamson, and Gudavalli, whose 2025 research demonstrates how Cox® Technic flexion distraction—a gentle yet powerful chiropractic approach—is offering real hope to FBSS sufferers who thought they'd exhausted their options. This particular technique works by gently decompressing and mobilizing the spine, delivering a welcome alternative to more invasive interventions. (2) Together, these revealing studies exhibit that while post-surgical pain may be intricate and multifaceted, patients are not powerless—efficacious, conservative treatments and even some lifestyle modifications exist that can you regain your quality of life without the risks and recovery time of another 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 advantage of treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for Fort Wayne failed back surgical syndrome back pain sufferers.
TIP OF THE MONTH: “Grow” Your Way Past Back Pain
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 simpler than expected. A major healthcare study exposed that patients with failed back surgery syndrome often share modifiable lifestyle factors – smoking, excess weight, and mood disorders – suggesting that addressing these areas could significantly boost outcomes. Even more encouraging 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 improved spine flexibility and decreased anxiety through organized horticultural activities. The gentle movements of nurturing plants, combined with nature's stress-relieving benefits, generated an unexpected way to healing. These studies suggest that recovery might flourish not just in medical offices, but through lifestyle changes like stopping smoking, handling weight, dealing with issues of mental health, and literally returning to our roots in the garden. (3,4)
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