Reduction of Cervical Dystonia After an Extended Course of Chiropractic Manipulation: A Case Report

Kukurin, George W.

doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.05.008

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“…As the history is related to trauma, information on the prevalence of patients with cervical dystonia related to trauma is 5%-21% [ 13 ]., and the severity of the scoliosis curve frequently rises quickly in teenage dystonia patients [ 14 ]. The effectiveness of physiotherapy as a treatment for cervical dystonia remains to be established [ 15 ].…”

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“…There is also limited evidence from randomized clinical trials regarding the safety and efficacy of repeated injections [ 23 ]. The effectiveness of physiotherapy as a treatment for cervical dystonia remains unknown [ 14 ]. As a last resort, surgical sternocleidomastoid release for congenital cervical dystonia is effective for scoliosis before the patient reaches the end of the growth period [ 11 ].…”

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Scoliosis Causing Cervical Dystonia in a Chiropractic Office

Chu¹,

Lee²,

Tam³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Cervical dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by continuous and involuntary muscular contractions that result in aberrant head and neck motions or postures. A recent study indicates that persons with a history of scoliosis may be at a higher risk of acquiring cervical dystonia later in life. Although muscular tension and contraction abnormalities are linked in both illnesses, the pathophysiological pathways linking these two ailments are not entirely understood. A 13-year-old boy previously diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis developed symptoms of cervical dystonia, including moderate neck pain, left-sided migraines, and tingling in the neck and shoulders. During the course of three months, the patient attended 16 chiropractic therapy sessions. He reported slow but considerable improvements in his symptoms, such as the recovery of normal cervical range of motion, decreases in neck discomfort and accompanying headaches as well as paresthesia, and enhancements in sleep quality, daily functioning, and learning capacities. The patient's clinical and radiographic improvements show that chiropractic spinal manipulation may assist in reducing pain and improving spine alignment and mobility in these circumstances. To further investigate the efficacy and safety of chiropractic therapy for the treatment of cervical dystonia, particularly in the setting of associated scoliosis, more study with bigger patient populations is required.

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Scoliosis Causing Cervical Dystonia in a Chiropractic Office

Chu¹,

Lee²,

Tam³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…25 Manipulation has been utilized with reported success in the management of cervical dystonia and in the treatment of atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation. 26,27 However, care should be exercised in using manipulative procedures in infants. Quadriplegia after chiropractic manipulation has been reported in an infant presenting with congenital torticollis resulting from a holocord astrocytoma with extensive acute necrosis believed to be a result of the neck manipulation.…”

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Comanagement and Collaborative Care of a 20-Year-Old Female With Acute Viral Torticollis

Kaufman

2009

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

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“…Of these, more than 40 related to non-musculoskeletal care. Some examples included: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome [ 126 ], gastroesophageal reflux [ 127 ], cervical spinal cord compression[ 128 ], congestive heart failure [ 129 ], asthma [ 130 ], cervical dystonia [ 131 ], ulnar tunnel syndrome [ 132 ] and myaesthenia gravis [ 133 ]. Unfortunately more examples of complications were returned in the pubmed database with this search string than there were examples of non-musculoskeletal treatment.…”

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The organisation of the stress response, and its relevance to chiropractors: a commentary

Hardy¹,

Pollard

2006

Chiropr Man Therap

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The stress response is a natural reaction by the body, against potentially harmful stimuli to enhance the chance for survival. Persistent activation of the stress response can cause changes to homeostatic mechanisms. The study of stress neurophysiology, in the evaluation of the manifestation of disease in the body, suggests that these chronic changes have detrimental effects on sub cortical structures. Furthermore, there is much scientific support for the notion that chronic activation of supraspinal systems will lead to maladaptation of homeostatic mechanisms, causing the impairment of processes within the body, and ultimately leading to visceral disorders. The chiropractic profession for many years has alluded to chronic change of neurophysiological pathways as a potential explanation of visceral disorders, but the profession has typically described these in terms of somatovisceral or viscerosomatic reflex activity. Change in supraspinal neurophysiological efferent activity is increasingly being used to explain "stress" related disease. The chiropractic profession should consider investigating such stress responses by conducting spinal manipulative therapy trials that evaluate supraspinal effects of manipulation. Such research may help elucidate key mechanisms associated with the change of visceral disorders noted by some chiropractors following manipulative therapy.

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Reduction of Cervical Dystonia After an Extended Course of Chiropractic Manipulation: A Case Report

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

Scoliosis Causing Cervical Dystonia in a Chiropractic Office

Scoliosis Causing Cervical Dystonia in a Chiropractic Office

Comanagement and Collaborative Care of a 20-Year-Old Female With Acute Viral Torticollis

The organisation of the stress response, and its relevance to chiropractors: a commentary

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