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KMID : 0363120080210010084
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Korean Journal of Pain
2008 Volume.21 No. 1 p.84 ~ p.88
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Spontaneous Regression of a Radiculopathic Cervical Herniated Disc following Non-surgical Treatment
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Kim Hyeun-Sung
Jo Dae-Hyun
Park In-Ho
Ryu Jae-Kwang
Sun Kwang-Jin
Lim Kyung-Joon
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Abstract
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*Pain Clinic Center, Bundang CHA General Hospital, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Seongnam,
Departments of †Neurosurgery and ‡Rehabilitation Medicine, Mokpo Hankook Hospital, Mokpo, §Department of
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea The spontaneous regression of herniated cervical discs is not a well established phenomenon. However, we encountered the 3 cases of spontaneous regression of severe radiculopathic herniated cervical discs that were treated using a non-surgical method. Each of the patients were treated with a combination of manipulation, dry needling and analgesics. In each case, the symptoms improved within 12 months of treatment and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conducted at that time revealed marked regression of the herniated disc in all cases. These cases provide additional examples of spontaneous regression of herniated cervical discs documented by MRI following non-surgical treatment. (Korean J Pain 2008; 21: 84?88)
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KEYWORD
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cervical disc herniation, non-surgical treatment, spontaneous regression
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