Cox Technic & Flexion-Distraction Therapy for Back Pain

A gentler approach to chronic back pain

If the idea of a traditional chiropractic adjustment makes you nervous, or you’ve been told your back pain involves a disc issue, there’s a specialized approach worth knowing about: Cox Technic, performed on a specialized flexion-distraction table.

What is the Cox 8 table?

A specialized chiropractic table designed to gently stretch and decompress the spine through a slow, controlled motion. No twisting. No high-velocity thrusts. Just gentle traction to relieve pressure on spinal discs and nerves.

How does it work?

You lie face-down while your chiropractor guides the table through a slow, rhythmic flexion-distraction motion.

→ Reduces pressure within spinal discs → Creates more space around compressed nerves → Improves circulation to the treatment area → Helps restore normal movement to spinal joints

Most patients describe it as a gentle, comfortable stretch — not forceful at all.

Who benefits from Cox Technic?

→ Herniated or bulging discs → Sciatica and nerve-related leg pain → Degenerative disc disease → Spinal stenosis → Chronic lower back pain unresponsive to other treatment → Patients who prefer a gentler alternative to traditional adjustments

How it’s different from a standard adjustment

Not competing approaches — different tools for different needs. Your chiropractor assesses your condition and determines whether Cox Technic, a traditional adjustment, or a combination is right for you.

Built into a full treatment plan

Often combined with therapeutic exercise, massage therapy, or physiotherapy to address the full picture, not just the disc issue.