The Pre-and Post CT Observation of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Protrusion Treated by Leverage Location Manipulation / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

[Objective] To observe imaging changes of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Protrusion(LIDP)treated by Leverage Location manipulation.[Methods] 33 patients with lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion were observed(male=19,female=14),4 cases of expand type,25 cases of the outstanding type,4 cases of the free type.Using lever to observe the CT imaging of the cases.[Results]The 24 cases had no change in degree of Intervertebral Disc Protrusion while 9 cases had the changes.29 cases changed the compression relation between the nerve root and the lumbar intervertebral protrusion.Another 4 cases had nothing changed.[Conclusion] Leverage location manipulation has a little effect on changing the degree of the lumbar intervertebral protrusion,but can change compression relation between the nerve root and the lumbar intervertebral protrusion which proves that leverage location manipulation has effect on curing the LIDP.