Twenty-year-old pathogenic "active" postsurgical scar: a case study of a patient with persistent right lower quadrant pain
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
PubMed
17416278
DOI
10.1016/j.jmpt.2007.01.005
PII: S0161-4754(07)00050-4
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Abdominal Pain etiology therapy MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Cicatrix complications pathology therapy MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Low Back Pain etiology therapy MeSH
- Musculoskeletal Manipulations methods MeSH
- Postoperative Complications MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
OBJECTIVE: This case study describes a patient with persistent right lower quadrant and low back pain who experienced relief after manual mobilization techniques of an old appendectomy scar. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 53-year-old man with pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen and low back had previously failed several trials of multimodal treatments. He had an irritated old appendectomy scar in the right lower quadrant. Degenerative disk findings were also noted in the upper lumbar spine. INTERVENTIONS AND OUTCOMES: Manual mobilization of the superficial and deep layers of the scar tissue was applied. The patient experienced an immediate pain reduction after the first treatment. Nine treatments in total were administered to the patient. CONCLUSIONS: Assessment and treatment of "active" scar tissue may comprise an important component of the management of locomotor dysfunction and associated pain syndromes.
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