Abdominal pain brought on by a spinal
disc herniation? Yes. It’s real. Some patients with a
thoracic disc herniation experience a strange
abdominal bulge. It is not very usual, but your
Fernandina Beach chiropractor is attentive to its possibility and relationship to a thoracic disc herniation as its origin. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
is familiar with the difficulty
of a thoracic disc herniation surgery and offers conservative,
gentle care to relieve pain for many such patients.
ABDOMINAL PAIN WITH THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
Thoracic radiculopathy is quite rare luckily,
but it can cause a lot of pain and unique
symptoms associated with the abdomen. One recent
case was described in the medical literature. The patient was 52 years old who came into the office
with severe right flank pain and abdominal pain. The physicians taking care
of this patient determined she had
a T9-10 thoracic disc herniation and suggested an invasive
surgery. (1) Another set of physicians report on a
patient with unilateral, single-sided abdominal wall bulging and
thoracic spine radicular pain due to a lateral disc herniation
at T11-12 that recurred with bilateral disc prolapse
and motor deficits. This was an even more
unusual type of thoracic disc herniation according to the physicians. (2) Surgeons are ready to do surgery
for usual and unusual cases of thoracic disc herniation if the patient is ready.
SURGERY FOR THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
Surgery for thoracic disc
herniation are complex and quite invasive due to its close proximity to the spine cord. Most
thoracic disc herniations occur between T8 and L1. Surgeons write
that they would perform surgery for intractable back or radicular
pain, neurological deficits and myelopathy signs (often associated
with large thoracic disc herniations that occupy more than
40% of the spinal canal. (3) For patients wanting a conservative
option, Fernandina Beach chiropractic care at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic offers just
such an alternative.
CHIROPRACTIC FOR THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic uses the gentle protocols of
Cox® Technic to take care of the thoracic disc herniation.
Your Fernandina Beach chiropractor can be quite precise in
hand contact and relief with chiropractic care. Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt
Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson as he shares a case of thoracic disc
herniation and its relief with Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and chiropractic treatment.
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
Make your next Fernandina Beach chiropractic
visit soon. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic understands the pain
of a thoracic disc herniation and its unique
clinical symptomatology like an abdominal bulge. See you soon!
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