McHenry Thoracic Disc Herniation and Abdominal Pain
Abdominal pain caused by a spinal disc herniation? Yes. It’s real. Some patients with a thoracic disc herniation experience a peculiar abdominal bulge. It’s rather rare, but your McHenry chiropractor is aware of its possibility and relationship to a thoracic disc herniation as its source. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is familiar with the intricacy of a thoracic disc herniation surgery and offers conservative, gentle care to ease pain for many such patients.
ABDOMINAL PAIN WITH THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
Thoracic radiculopathy is quite rare luckily, but it can cause quite a bit of pain and unique symptoms related to the abdomen. One case that came out recently was described in the medical literature. A 52 year old patient who presented with severe right flank pain and abdominal pain. The treating physicians diagnosed her with a T9-10 thoracic disc herniation and suggested an invasive surgery. (1) Another set of physicians report on a patient with unilateral, one-sided abdominal wall bulging and thoracic spine radicular pain caused by a lateral disc herniation at T11-12 that recurred with bilateral disc prolapse and motor deficits. Their case was an even more unusual case of thoracic disc herniation according to these doctors. (2) Surgeons are prepared to do surgery for usual and unusual cases of thoracic disc herniation if the patient is ready.
SURGERY FOR THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
Surgical procedures 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 do surgery for intractable back or radicular pain, neurological deficits and myelopathy signs (often associated with large thoracic disc herniations that occupy greater than 40% of the spinal canal. (3) For patients seeking a conservative option, McHenry chiropractic care at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic offers just such an alternative.
CHIROPRACTIC FOR THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic uses the gentle protocols of Cox® Technic to address the thoracic disc herniation. Your McHenry chiropractor can be quite precise in hand contact and relief with chiropractic care. Check out this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes a case of thoracic disc herniation and its relief with Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and chiropractic treatment.
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Schedule your next McHenry chiropractic visit soon. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic understands the pain of a thoracic disc herniation and its unique clinical presentation like an abdominal bulge. Come by soon!
