Chiropractic management of a patient with breast cancer metastases to the brain and spine: a case report.
Cancers of the breast, kidney, lungs, prostate and thyroid metastasize to the musculoskeletal system in the majority of patients with malignancy. This report chronicles the case of a 65-year-old female with a known history of breast cancer who presented to a chiropractic clinic. Once metastasis was ruled out as the cause of her complaint, the patient was treated with manual therapies and exercises. As the patient's treatments progressed and her pain improved, she presented with a new complaint of 'pressure' in her head. Advanced imaging revealed metastasis to the brain and subsequently to the spine. The aim of this case is to heighten awareness of the presentation of metastasis to the brain and the spine in a chiropractic patient, and to demonstrate the benefit of chiropractic care in the management of such patients.
Private Practice, Mumbai, India.
Ismat
I
Kanga
Professor, Division of Undergraduate Studies, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Ontario ; Staff Chiropractor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.
Igor
I
Steiman
brain metastases; breast cancer; chiropractic; chiropractic care; spinal metastases