September 2025 Healthy News from Hollstrom & Associates Inc - 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 cause them to feel trapped between ongoing pain and fear of more procedures. But new research illuminates both why some surgeries are deficient and how patients can find genuine relief through advanced chiropractic care. Hajilo and colleagues' enlightening 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 broad analysis identifies crucial risk factors that could transform 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 carefully decompressing and mobilizing the spine, delivering a welcome alternative to more invasive interventions. (2) Together, these revealing studies show that while post-surgical pain may be complex and multifaceted, patients aren't helpless—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 describe in his own words the benefit of treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for Largo 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, fresh research is offering renewed hope for back pain sufferers after surgery, and the solutions might be easier than expected. A major healthcare study revealed 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 heartening is research on therapeutic gardening, where two-thirds of chronic back pain patients thought gardening could help the way they felt, and they were proven right. Participants experienced improved spine flexibility and reduced anxiety through structured horticultural activities. The gentle movements of nurturing plants, combined with nature's stress-relieving benefits, generated an unexpected pathway to healing. These studies suggest that recovery might grow not just in medical offices, but through lifestyle changes like quitting smoking, handling weight, dealing with issues of mental health, and literally getting back to our roots in the garden. (3,4)
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