DEGENERATIVE LUMBAR DISC DISEASE CaseFile
74 years old, two hip prostheses
Her history includes two hip prostheses that appear to have been successful, and I could find nothing wrong with them. The pain was clearly eminating from her back. These lumbar X-rays are revealing. She has far advanced degenerative disease, and signs of a curvature, probably worse before the hip prostheses. She also has a degenerative spondylolysthesis. Really this is case of lumbar spinal canal stenosis and a shocking back.
It is now well confirmed in the literature that a short leg leads to a curvature, and increased hip and knee arthritis. Looking at these X-rays (taken after the hip operations for hip arthritis) I am convinced that she had a significant leg previously, though not any longer. The surgeon did a great job of her hips.
LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY RESEARCH ...HIP ARTHRITIS ... Last summer ...But something went seriously amiss 6 months ago. She doens't know what. The low back and leg pain just got steadily worse.What was interesting was that the classic Slump test for slipped disc symptoms was negative in the beginning. Then it became lightly positive after treatment began. And then the whole thing got better. Sometimes a chronic condition becomes worse before it gets better.
SLUMP TEST ... PROGRESSIt was very encouraging to hear this morning that she has been walking every day for the last six weeks, and three days a week for an hour. Without pain. One and half hours, that was too much and she was sore for the rest of the day.Generally degenerative lumbar disc disease, and lumbar spinal canal stenosis respond surprisingly well to chiropractic. She is taking the rehab very seriously, and frankly she has surprised us both. Please, please, don't believe it if someone tells you that have arthritis, and there's nothing to be done. Learn to live with it. NB. Never take case files like this DEGENERATIVE LUMBAR DISC DISEASE CaseFile as gospel. This is an exceptional case.
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