Dr. Graham, a Louisville chiropractor, utilizes chiropractic computerized adjusting to solve problem
PATIENT PROFILE & HISTORY
WHO:
50 year owner of automotive shop consulted our office for chiropractic care.
PREVIOUS DOCTORS:
PCP put him on drugs.
SYMPTOMS:
Severe pain in left low back, left gluteal, and back of thigh, numbness to toes. 4-5 years of pain and getting worse.
WORSE:
Standing and walking. 5-10 minutes before he needs to sit down.
Chiropractic Examination:
Revealed stress on his L4-L5 nerve root. This is the nerve that runs down the back of the leg. Makes up a portion of the sciatic nerve (see below).
X-Rays:
Revealed a Spondylolisthesis Grade II. See Wikipedia. Severe disc degeneration.
Comments:
I set him up for a neurosurgical consultation because there appeared to be so much spinal cord tension. I thought he might be a surgical candidate. The neurosurgeon agreed with me that it was very stable. So I began treatment.
Chiropractic adjustments:
I decided to use my computerized chiropractor adjustment instrument because it is so precise.
Outcome:
Within 2 weeks all of his leg pain was gone and most of his back pain. 5 weeks all of his pain left.
Future:
This type of spine requires ongoing treatment because the disc is severely degenerated. The chiropractic computerized adjusting works very well with alleviating pain and in slowing down degeneration.
