Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 58-62, January 2001

Thoracic disk herniation: A case report☆☆

Private Practice of Chiropractic, Evansville, Ind; Postgraduate Instructor, Logan College of Chiropractic, Chesterfield, Mo.

Received 5 January 2000; received in revised form 14 March 2000

Abstract 

Objective: Thoracic disk herniations are relatively rare events that often mimic other, more serious disorders. This article discusses the case of a patient with thoracic disk herniation who required unusual treatment to aid resolution of her condition. Clinical Features: The patient, who had a complicated history of prior lumbar disk surgery, sustained a fall onto her buttocks and developed low back and bilateral leg pain. Initial suspicion was of reinjury of the L5 disk. Intervention and Outcome: Light force spinal manipulation, physical therapies, and eventual cosmetic surgery were able to resolve the condition successfully. Conclusions: A clinical situation often may require thinking “outside the box” in order for the patient's condition to be resolved. The failure of symptoms to correspond to the suspected condition should increase the suspicion that another problem may be present. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2001;24:58-62)

Keywords:  Chiropractic, Intervertebral Disk, Herniation, Thoracic Spine

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☆☆ J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2001;24:58-62

PII: S0161-4754(01)93175-6

doi:10.1067/mmt.2001.112010

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 58-62, January 2001