Williamson Thoracic Disc Herniation and Abdominal Pain
Abdominal pain due to a spinal disc herniation? Yes. It is real. A few patients with a thoracic disc herniation experience a peculiar abdominal bulge. It is not very usual, but your Williamson chiropractor is aware of its possibility and affiliation with a thoracic disc herniation as its source. Apple Country Chiropractic recognizes the difficulty of a thoracic disc herniation surgery and delivers conservative, gentle care to relieve pain for many such patients.
ABDOMINAL PAIN WITH THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
Thoracic radiculopathy is quite rare fortunately, but it can provoke quite a bit of pain and unique symptoms related to the abdomen. One case that came out recently was presented in the medical literature. A 52 year old patient who presented with severe right flank pain and abdominal pain. The treating physicians determined she had a T9-10 thoracic disc herniation and proposed an invasive surgery. (1) Another set of physicians report on a patient with unilateral, one-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 all the more unusual case of thoracic disc herniation according to the physicians. (2) Surgeons are prepared to do surgery for usual and unusual cases of thoracic disc herniation if the patient is so inclined.
SURGERY FOR THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
Surgery for thoracic disc herniation are complex and quite invasive by reason of its being so close to the spinal 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, Williamson chiropractic care at Apple Country Chiropractic offers such.
CHIROPRACTIC FOR THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
Apple Country Chiropractic uses the gentle protocols of Cox® Technic to take care of the thoracic disc herniation. Your Williamson 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 Apple Country Chiropractic
Schedule your next Williamson chiropractic visit today. Apple Country Chiropractic recognizes the pain of a thoracic disc herniation and its unique clinical presentation like an abdominal bulge. Come by soon!
