Open AccessThoracic disk herniation diagnosed with an upper body traction procedure in the sitting position
Author(s) -
Ishizuka Kosuke,
Yokokawa Daiki,
Ikusaka Masatomi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.405
Subject(s) - medicine , sitting , traction (geology) , umbilicus (mollusc) , anatomy , surgery , flank , thoracic vertebrae , upper body , low back pain , back pain , prone position , body position , lumbar vertebrae , lumbar , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical strength , alternative medicine , pathology , geomorphology , geology
Abstract A 51‐year‐old man experienced sudden abdominal pain from the umbilicus to the right flank 5 days before his hospital visit. His abdominal pain disappeared when the examiner lifted his upper body in the sitting position. MRI revealed posterior intervertebral disc protrusion in the right paramedian region at the 9th/10th thoracic vertebrae. With the treatment, it is reported that traction is the appropriate initial approach for spine radiculopathy. Improvement with upper body traction performed in this case, which is a previously unreported maneuver, appears to be useful for diagnosis because it eliminates the influence of gravity and reduces intradiscal pressure.