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Curtis Fedorchuk1, Blake Himel1, Douglas F Lightstone1.
Abstract
Objective: Discuss non-surgical spinal rehabilitation for a 27-year-old male with thoracic and lumbosacral spondylolistheses. A selective literature review and discussion are provided. Clinical Features: A 27-year-old male presented with severe, 8/10 mid and low back pain. Initial lateral thoracic and lumbar x-rays revealed grade 1 spondylolistheses at T9-T10 and L5-S1 measuring -5.3 mm and -6.8 mm. Interventions and Outcomes: The patient completed 60 sessions of Mirror Image® spinal adjustments, exercises, and traction over 30 weeks. Post-treatment x-rays showed correction in translations at T9-T10 and L5-S1 from -5.3 mm to 0.0 mm and -6.8 mm to -1.0 mm, within normal limits. 1-year follow-up x-rays showed maintained correction. Conclusions: This case is the first documented evidence of non-surgical or chiropractic treatment for thoracic and lumbosacral spondylolistheses where spinal alignment was corrected. More research is needed to investigate the clinical implications and applications. Copyright Journal of Radiology Case Reports.Entities:
Keywords: Chiropractic BioPhysics; Lumbosacral spondylolisthesis; Mirror Image; Spinal Adjustments; Spinal Rehabilitation; Spinal Traction; Thoracic spondylolisthesis; sagittal spinal alignment; sagittal spinal balance; thoracic spine alignment
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Year: 2022 PMID： 35586358 PMCID： PMC9063820 DOI： 10.3941/jrcr.v16i2.4413
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Radiol Case Rep ISSN： 1943-0922