Minster Thoracic Disc Herniation and Abdominal Pain
Abdominal pain caused by a spinal disc herniation? Yes. It is real. A few patients with a thoracic disc herniation will have a peculiar abdominal bulge. It is not very usual, but your Minster chiropractor is aware of its possibility and relationship to a thoracic disc herniation as its origin. Minster Chiropractic Center understands the complexity 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 extremely rare fortunately, but it can provoke a lot of pain and interesting symptoms related to the abdomen. One case that came out recently was presented in the medical literature. A 52 year old patient 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, 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 all the more unusual type 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 so inclined.
SURGERY FOR THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
Surgery for thoracic disc herniation are complex and quite invasive due to 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 related to large thoracic disc herniations that occupy greater than 40% of the spinal canal. (3) For patients wanting a conservative option, Minster chiropractic care at Minster Chiropractic Center offers just such an alternative.
CHIROPRACTIC FOR THORACIC DISC HERNIATION
Minster Chiropractic Center offers the gentle protocols of Cox® Technic to address the thoracic disc herniation. Your Minster chiropractor can be very specific 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 shares a case of thoracic disc herniation and its relief with Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and chiropractic treatment.
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
Schedule your next Minster chiropractic visit today. Minster Chiropractic Center recognizes the pain of a thoracic disc herniation and its unique clinical presentation like an abdominal bulge. See you soon!
