Not surgical manage of discal hernia with the drx9000 in Portoviejo, Ecuador
Keywords:
lumbar hernia, traction methods, DRX 9000 equipment, Hernia cervicalAbstract
Introduction: Discal hernia is a chronic condition that is difficult to manage, sometimes disabling patients. It is a wordwide public health problem. Nowadays, the automated and computerized DRX 9000 equipement has been developed to treat this condition and alleviate its symptoms.
Objective: To evaluate how rehabilitation therapy and spinal descompression with the DRX 9000 equipment influence pain, as well as to describe the adverse effects in patients with cervical and lumbar disc herniation.
Material and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted on 971 patients with cervical disc hernia and lumbar disc hernia treated at the Hospital of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) in Portoviejo, Manabí province, during the period between January 2017 and January 2018. The patients consented to participate in the treatment and recived it duting 30 sessions with intermediate evaluation. Before and after starting the treatment, clinical symptomatology was evaluated.
Results: Cervical disc herniations predomined in women, while lumbar disc herniations mostly occurred in men. The fifth decade of life was the most frequent. After the interventions, an improvement in symptomatology was demonstrated (p < 0.01) when comparing them before and after treatment. No adverse effects were evident.
Conclusions: Rehabilitation therapy of patients with discal hernia applying descompression with the DRX 9000 equipment, significantly alleviated pain and sensory manifestations, being effective and safe.
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