[Alternative medicine methods applied in patients before surgical treatment of lumbar discopathy].
Case records of 200 patients operated on in 1998/99 for herniated lumbar disc in Neurosurgery Dept. showed that 95 patients (47.5%) had been treated previously by 148 alternative medical or non-medical procedures. The authors discuss the problem of non-conventional treatment methods applied for herniated lumbar disc by professionals or non professionals. The procedures are often dangerous.
Rutkowska
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Katedry i Kliniki Neurochirurgii i Neurochirurgii Dzieciecej Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie.
Kamiński
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Kucharczyk
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D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D026201:Musculoskeletal Manipulations / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011044:Poland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires