Disk trouble

[email hidden] (John Poindexter) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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I was reading that evidently disk trouble usually resoves by bed rest.
Surely, a disk problem is more likey to resolve by manipulation. What
have you found

JP

Hey John,

That all depends on how severe the disc problem is, and where
anatomically the disc problem occurs. The AHCPR (Agency for health
care policy and research) suggests that spinal
manipulation/adjustments are very effective for certain disc
conditions.http://www.chirobase.org/07Strategy/AHCPR/ahcprclinician.html
Is it just a disc bulge, nuclear protrusion, or disc nuclear
herniation? Most skilled Chiropractors or Osteopaths can determine the
extent of the damage and treat the disc ailment or refer if the damage
is beyond their scope.
The Rand Study of 1991 suggests an adequate trial of
manipulation/adjustments is a course of 12 visits given over a period
of up to 4 weeks, after which, in the absence of documented
improvement, chiropractic / osteopathic care is no longer indicated.
And of course any reasonable practitioner will refer out sooner or
order proper diagnostic tests if the patient is getting worse before
this time.
There are also schools of thought that think bed rest is not always
the best course of action because atrophy can set in to important
postural muscles actually impeding a patients recovery time.
Hope this info helps John.

Sean