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Case Study Shows
Chiropractic Benefit for Spinal Stenosis
In the May 2001 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and
Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) is a case report of
how chiropractic helped a patient with Spinal Stenosis.
In this study a 78-year-old man had low back pain and
severe bilateral leg pains. Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS)
is a condition resulting in narrowing of the spinal
canal and pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerve
roots. Degenerative changes are also common. The patient
commonly has chronic low back pain and unilateral or
bilateral leg symptoms.
The patient in this study was a 78-year-old man with
acquired degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. The onset
was slow and progressive with increasing low back pain
of 2 years' duration and progressively worsening
bilateral anterior leg pain of 4 months' duration. The
patient described an "achy low back" pain with a
belt-line distribution and an “electric,” “sharp,” and
“crampy” pain along the front of the lower leg. The MRI
study of his lower back reveled a narrowing of the
spinal canal.
In this case the man underwent an initial course of
chiropractic care for a two week period during which
significant changes were noted by the patient. The
conclusion of the case report demonstrates successful
care of a patient with symptoms either caused by or
complicated by central spinal cord stenosis. |
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