Case Study Shows Chiropractic Benefit for Spinal Stenosis

Spinal Stenosis is a condition of narrowing of the central canal of the spine causing compression of the spinal cord.  It has several causes, all of which reduce the capacity of the central nervous system to function.  Since this system controls and coordinates every single function in the human body it is important to always ensure this system functions at its absolute best.  Most of the conditions that cause Spinal Stenosis can be helped, or eliminated with Chiropractic care.  This case study explains how one man found the help he was searching for. 

In the May 2001 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) is a case report of how chiropractic helped a patient with Spinal Stenosis. In this study a 78-year-old man had low back pain and severe bilateral leg pains. Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a condition resulting in narrowing of the spinal canal and pressure on the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Degenerative changes are also common. The patient commonly has chronic low back pain and unilateral or bilateral leg symptoms.

The patient in this study was a 78-year-old man with acquired degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. The onset was slow and progressive with increasing low back pain of 2 years' duration and progressively worsening bilateral anterior leg pain of 4 months' duration. The patient described an "achy low back" pain with a belt-line distribution and an "electric," "sharp," and "crampy" pain along the front of the lower leg. The MRI study of his lower back reveled a narrowing of the spinal canal.

In this case the man underwent an initial course of chiropractic care for a two week period during which significant relief was noted by the patient. The conclusion of the case report demonstrates successful care of a patient with symptoms either caused by or complicated by central spinal cord stenosis.


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