Chiropractic management of patients post-disc arthroplasty eight case reports.docVIP

OShaughnessy et al. Chiropractic Osteopathy 2010, 18:7 /content/18/1/7 CASE REPORT Open Access Chiropractic management of patients post-disc Case report arthroplasty: eight case reports Julie OShaughnessy1, Marc Drolet2, Jean-Fran?ois Roy3 and Martin Descarreaux*1 Abstract Background: When conservative therapies for low back pain (LBP) are not effective, elective surgery may be proposed to these patients. Over the last 20 years, a new technology, disc replacement, has become increasingly popular because it is believed to maintain or restore the integrity of spinal movement and minimize