September 2025 Healthy News from Moriarty Chiropractic - 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 doesn't provide the relief patients desperately hoped for, the resulting 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 fall short and how patients can find genuine relief through well-studied chiropractic care. Hajilo and colleagues' revealing 2024 study discloses the disconcerting reality that doctors currently lack dependable 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) Innovative 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 particular technique works by gently decompressing and mobilizing the spine, delivering a welcome alternative to more invasive interventions. (2) Together, these eye-opening studies exhibit that while post-surgical pain may be intricate and multifaceted, patients are not helpless—efficacious, conservative treatments and even some lifestyle changes exist that can restore 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 advantage of treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for Nashua 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 bright hope for back pain sufferers after surgery, and the solutions might be easier 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 – signifying that addressing these areas could significantly improve outcomes. Even more encouraging is research on therapeutic gardening, where two-thirds of chronic back pain patients deemed gardening could help the way they felt, and they were proven right. Participants reported improved 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 path 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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