{"id":3342,"date":"1990-03-01T20:25:41","date_gmt":"1990-03-02T03:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activator.com\/?p=3342"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:34:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:34:44","slug":"low-force-chiropractic-care-of-two-patients-with-sciatic-neuropathy-and-lumbar-disk-herniation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/activator.com\/low-force-chiropractic-care-of-two-patients-with-sciatic-neuropathy-and-lumbar-disk-herniation\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Force Chiropractic Care of Two Patients with Sciatic Neuropathy and Lumbar Disc Herniation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Abstract<\/h3>\n<p>Two patients with sciatic neuropathy and confirmed disc\u00a0 herniation were treated with a low force treatment regimen consisting of the Activator instrument adjusting, pelvic blocking, high voltage\u00a0 galvanic current and exercises. CT scans with multiplanar data imaging\u00a0 (MPDI) and clinical observation were used to monitor the cases both in\u00a0 diagnosis and as treatment progressed. The results of the follow up CT\u00a0 scans in the first case included complete absence of disc herniation.\u00a0 The second case follow up scan revealed the continued presence of a silent disc bulge at the L3-4 level and partial decrease in a herniation\u00a0 at the L4-5 level. The bulge appeared to have shifted away from the nerve root. Both patients\u2019 pain levels decreased from severe to\u00a0 minimal. The patients gained the ability to stand, sit and walk for\u00a0 longer periods without discomfort; lifting tasks also became easier. The\u00a0 patients were able to return to full work capacity at three and nine\u00a0 months respectively. This case study is unique to the literature since it documents the use of a treatment regimen which included low force\u00a0 adjustments. While no conclusions may be made concerning efficacy of\u00a0 anyone type of treatment, the favorable patient outcomes are somewhat\u00a0 encouraging.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chiroindex.org\/journals\/?search_page=journals&amp;action=view&amp;journalId=1080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Am J Chiropr Med<\/a>. 1990; 3(1): 25-32.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong> Richards GL, Thompson JS, Osterbauer PJ, Fuhr AW. Private practice of chiropractic, Mentor, OH.<\/p>\n<script>function getWR360PopupSkin(){return 'light_clean';}<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract Two patients with sciatic neuropathy and confirmed disc\u00a0 herniation were treated with a low force treatment regimen consisting of the Activator instrument adjusting, pelvic blocking, high voltage\u00a0 galvanic current and exercises. CT scans with multiplanar data imaging\u00a0 (MPDI) and clinical observation were used to monitor the cases both in\u00a0 diagnosis and as treatment progressed. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,8,4],"tags":[7,9],"class_list":["post-3342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activator-i","category-case-studies","category-lumbar-spine","category-research","tag-disc-herniation","tag-sciatica"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133811,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3342\/revisions\/133811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/activator.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}