Coccyx
Chiropractic treatment of coccygodynia: instrumental
adjusting procedures utilizing activator methods chiropractic
technique. Polkinghorn B and Colloca C.J Manipulative Physiol
Ther Vol. 22 No. 6, July/August 1999.
This is the case of a
29 year-old woman with unremitting coccygeal pain for three
weeks (dull ache accompanied by intermittent sharp pain)
upon sitting or rising from a seated position. The pain began
after a lot of heavy lifting. She had been on aspirin and
Motrin ™ for three weeks before
seeking out chiropractic care.
Chiropractic care consisted of
a force applied to the coccygeal area and the sacrococcygeal
ligament. The patient experienced a complete resolution of
her pain following the first adjustment.
Chiropractic and pregnancy,
a partnership for the future. Fallon J. ICA Review Nov/Dec
1990. Pp. 39-42.
The author describes neurological conditions
associated with subluxation in pregnancy that include: brachia
neuralgia, compression of the brachial plexus causing tingling
and numbness in the shoulder and arm; lateral femoral cutaneous
nerve compression causing pain and parasthesias of the thigh;
intercostal neuralgia, compression of the intercostal nerves
causing radiating pain between the ribs; sciatic neuralgia,
compression of lumbar plexus causing pain of the pelvic region
and/or radiating down leg; coccydynia, pain at site of coccyx;
separation of the symphysis pubis, causing pain at the symphysis
pubis and SI joint; Carpal tunnel syndrome, compression of
median nerve; Bell’s Palsy, compression of CN V11 causing
paralysis of facial muscles; traumatic neuritis, motor and
sensory deficits of L5, S1 and S2 after labor.
Endometriosis
and anterior coccyx: observation of five cases. Robinson and
Freedman. Research Forum 1(4).
Chiropractic help for endometriosis
sufferers is discussed.
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