title: [Alternative medicine methods applied in patients before surgical treatment of lumbar discopathy].
abstract: 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.
authors: Katedry i Kliniki Neurochirurgii i Neurochirurgii Dzieciecej Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Rutkowska
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kamiński
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Kucharczyk
mesh_terms: 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