Another article shows the benefits of Flexion-Distraction to be 'Beneficial For Lumbar Disc Degeneration'. If your doctor isn't performing this on your spinal disc condition, ask yourself if you're getting the best treatment options!
Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science:
"Results: The experimental group showed significant improvement in intervertebral height, degree of pain, and spinal mobility (p<0.05). The intervertebral height increased from 6.32±1.90 to 6.93±1.85 mm (p<0.05), lower back pain decreased from 69.17±13.35 mm to 48.48±12.20 mm (p<0.05), lumbar spine mobility changed from 17.37±4.49 to 12.69±4.34 cm (p<0.05), and passive straight leg raise test range increased from 46.94±13.05° to 56.01±12.20° (p<0.05).
Conclusions: This study suggests that flexion-distraction spinal manipulation could be an effective treatment for decreasing pain and improving function in patients with degenerative disc disease."
Pi T, Chung Y. Immediate Effect of Flexion-Distraction Spinal Manipulation on Intervertebral Height, Pain, and Spine Mobility in Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science. 2021;10(2):235-43
https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO202122162141678.page
