title: Side posture manipulation for lumbar intervertebral disk herniation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this article is to review the status of side posture manipulation for lumbar intervertebral disk herniation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data presented in this article are from our Back Pain Clinic at the Royal University Hospital and the articles cited are those which we feel are important in reviewing this subject.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The treatment of lumbar intervertebral disk herniation by side posture manipulation is both safe and effective. Further research is required to understand more fully the effects of this treatment on the intervertebral disk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kirkaldy-Willis
mesh_terms: D002684:Chiropractic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D011187:Posture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed