Guide to the Cox Flexion Distraction Technique
Chiropractors like Dr. Daniel Baune at Pedro Chiro Wellness Shores Center in San Pedro and Lomita Chiro South Bay Health & Wellness Center in Lomita are dedicated to ensuring their patients achieve the most effective relief possible. To do so, they provide a variety of techniques to address individual needs.
The Cox Flexion Distraction technique or the Cox Technic is one that is often used for back and leg pain. Learn more about this method of treatment below.
What Is the Cox Technic?
The Cox Technique offers a form of decompression or traction therapy. Put simply, it is a method that helps gently stretch the spinal column.
As the patient lies on a specialized table, the chiropractor can apply gentle pressure to troubled areas. However, it utilizes more than the chiropractor’s hands.
Different segments of the table can be moved slowly up and down and side to side while pressure is applied. This combination of movement and pressure helps stretch the spinal column, creates space for injured discs, and removes pressure from discs and nerves through a very gentle approach.
What is the Cox Technic Used to Treat?
The Cox Technic can be especially beneficial in treating chronic back pain as well as leg pain caused by a herniated disc and nerve compression. It is also used to treat neck pain, correct posture, and increase the range of motion in the extremities. In addition to pain reduction, it also helps improve nerve function and circulation, which can have a positive impact on your overall health and wellness.
Learn more about the Cox Flexion Distraction techniques as well as other techniques that can relieve your pain and dysfunction by visiting Dr. Baune. You can schedule an appointment at Pedro Chiro Wellness Shores Center in San Pedro by calling (310) 832-9500 or Lomita Chiro South Bay Health & Wellness Center in Lomita by calling (310) 784-0088.