Flexion Distraction
Flexion-Distraction or ”Cox Technic” is spinal manipulation performed on a specially designed chiropractic table for flexion-distraction, which has a caudal piece (that part on which a patient’s legs lie). The section flexes, extends, laterally bends and circumducts (combination of flexion and lateral flexion), and long-y-axis plane distracts.
Flexion-Distraction technique drops intradiscal pressure, widens the spinal canal, reduces pressure on the spinal nerves, and return motions to spinal joints.
Flexion-Distraction is appropriate for low back and leg pain.
Flexion-Distraction reduces pain due to disc herniation, slipped disc, ruptured disc, facet syndrome, stenosis, spondylolisthesis, leg pain, sciatica, and much more.
Flexion-Distraction is non-surgical, doctor-controlled, hands-on care for spinal pain conditions. Safer, gentler, more reliable than a machine because the doctor cares for the patient.
Dr. Cox explains Flexion-Distraction (also known as “Cox Technic”), as a marriage of chiropractic principles with the osteopathic principles set forth by Alan Stoddard, DO, in his book, Manual of Osteopathic Technique, written about the manipulative procedures developed by John McManis, DO, in the early 1900’s. Since the early 1970’s, Dr. Cox has refined the technique, developed a manipulation instrument for effective use of the technique, conducted clinical, as well as participated in experimental, research; lectured around the world, and written well-received articles, chapters for textbooks, and textbooks.
