September 2025 Healthy News from Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation - 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 does not provide 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 illustrates both why some surgeries don’t make the grade and how patients can find genuine 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 get FBSS after posterior spine surgery, while their inclusive analysis links 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 exhausted all treatment options. This particular technique works by carefully decompressing and mobilizing the spine, delivering a welcome alternative to more invasive interventions. (2) Together, these eye-opening studies show 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 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 Carrolltown 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, recent research is offering bright 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 adaptable lifestyle factors – smoking, excess weight, and mood disorders – signifying that addressing these areas could significantly improve outcomes. Even more heartening is research on therapeutic gardening, where two-thirds of chronic back pain patients believed gardening could help the way they felt, and they were proven right. Participants reported improved spine flexibility and decreased anxiety through organized horticultural activities. The gentle movements of nurturing plants, combined with nature's stress-relieving benefits, made an unexpected way to healing. These studies suggest that recovery might flourish not just in medical offices, but through lifestyle changes like stopping smoking, managing weight, addressing mental health, and literally returning to our roots in the garden. (3,4)
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