title: Conservative management of an L4-L5 left nuclear disk prolapse with a sequestrated segment.
abstract: A case report is discussed in which a clinically diagnosed case of an L4-L5 nuclear prolapse with a sequestrated fragment was verified by computerized axial tomography and magnetic resonance imaging at the initiation of the treatment period. It was treated with flexion-distraction manipulation, hot and cold fomentation, positive galvanism, a lumbosacral support, nutritional supplementation, abstinence from sitting and exercises. Four wk after initiation of treatment, the patient was asymptomatic. Eight wk after initiation of treatment, and 6 wk after the original scan, magnetic resonance imaging verified a reduction in the size of the prolapse within the vertebral canal. An 11 month follow-up examination indicated the patient had no exacerbations of her condition and all objective findings were negative.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland University, School of Chiropractic-Los Angeles.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Neault
mesh_terms: D001915:Braces; D002684:Chiropractic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography