Patient benefits of attending a chiropractic low back wellness clinic.

Objective: To demonstrate low back and/or leg pain patient reaction to attendance at a low back wellness school conducted to teach them how to control their back pain in daily living so as to reduce the incidence and severity of their problem.

Design: Sixty-one patients attending the clinic filled out a seven-question form that ranked their opinions of the class based on their feelings and reactions about it.

Setting: The private clinic of the author where a three-part back pain prevention clinic utilizing a slide lecture and patient participation was presented.

Degenerative spondylolisthesis of C7 and L4 in same patient.

The incidence of a C7 spondylolisthesis has never been reported, and this paper shows the presence of C7 and L4 degenerative spondylolisthesis in a 66-yr-old female. No report of this combined problem has been reported. The clinical findings of the patient are given as well as treatment protocol.

A hypothesis introducing a new calculation for discal reduction: emphasis on stenotic factors and manipulative treatment.

A literature review of the incidence and effects of manipulation on intervertebral disc protrusion is given. A case presented had a 14% reduction of the disc bulge following manipulative care with complete relief of sciatic and low back pain. A system to evaluate the size of disc herniation in computed tomography scans performed before and after manipulative treatment of disc protrusions is offered.

Exercise and smoking habits in patients with and without low back and leg pain.

The exercise and smoking habits of low back or leg pain sufferers vs. persons not having low back or leg pain are compared. The type, frequency and length of exercise is determined from a study of 576 low back or leg pain sufferers compared to 50 persons who state they are symptomatic.