Field Submitted Case Reports

This section is compiled by Frank M. Painter, D.C.
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	Normalization of Autonomous Neurogenic Bladder(ANB) Secondary to Surgically Re-Positioned Myelomeningocele From Spina Bifida Manifesta in a Young Girl Under Chiropractic Management for Functional Scoliosis By Thomas V. Giordano, D.C. This case deals with the Chiropractic Management of a 12 year-old girl who showed a marked improvement in a chronic Autonomous Neurogenic Bladder (ANB) secondary to a surgically re-positioned myelomeningocele caused by Spina Bifida Manifesta while being treated for a functional scoliosis. This was one of the most satisfying cases I have handled. I believe it exemplifies what we, as Chiropractors, can accomplish with interprofessional cooperation for the benefit of our patients.
	Attempted Radiological (CT) and Clinical Correlation in Discopathies Treated by Chiropractic By Dr. Jean Paul Jolivet, Bologna Italy The purpose of the study is to assess the anatomical modifications through computerised tomography and the clinical evolution of discopathies before and after a chiropractic treatment. After a critical analysis of the literature, the authors present 13 cases controlled with a rigorous technique. The chiropractic treatment proved always useful and in most cases led to recovery. A favorable clinical evolution can be confirmed by modifications of the CT aspect of the disk. In such cases the advisability of surgical treatment can be questioned.
	Chiropractic Management of an Adult Male With Lumbosacralgia and Long-Standing Syringomyelia Secondary to an Arnold-Chiari Malformation By Thomas V. Giordano, D.C. This case deals with the chiropractic treatment of an anesthesiologist, who was referred to my care by a neurosurgeon for an acute phase lumbosacralgia. An interesting, long-standing cervical syringomyelia was treated concomitantly, with very satisfying results. The patient has had no major complaints in over 6 months from his release from care. A follow-up MRI of the cervical spine is still pending, but deemed superfluous by the neurosurgeon.

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