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  2. Spinal decompression - Wikipedia

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    Spinal decompression is the procedure which reduces pressure on the spinal cord. Spinal decompression is the relief of pressure on the spinal cord or on one or more compressed nerve roots passing through or exiting the spinal column. [1] Decompression of the spinal neural elements is a key component in treating spinal radiculopathy, myelopathy ...

  3. Interspinous process decompression - Wikipedia

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    Interspinous process decompression, or IPD, is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which an implant is placed between the spinous processes of the symptomatic disc levels. IPD's were developed for patients who have lumbar spinal stenosis , suffer symptoms of neurogenic intermittent claudication , and who are able to relieve their ...

  4. Nerve decompression - Wikipedia

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    Identifying the level of entrapment is an important consideration for surgery as decompressing the wrong area will lead to a failed surgery (e.g. performing back surgery for extra-spinal sciatica), [2] [3] failure to treat nerve entrapment early can lead to permanent nerve injury, [4] and the patient may be unnecessarily exposed to surgical ...

  5. Spinal adjustment - Wikipedia

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    Spinal adjustment and chiropractic adjustment are terms used by chiropractors to describe their approaches to spinal manipulation, as well as some osteopaths, who use the term adjustment. Despite anecdotal success, there is no scientific evidence that spinal adjustment is effective against disease.

  6. Decompression (surgery) - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, decompression refers to the removal or repositioning of any structure compressing any other structure. [citation needed]Common examples include decompressive craniectomy (removal of part of the skull to relieve pressure on the brain), a spinal decompression to relieve pressure on nerve roots, and a nerve decompression for peripheral nerve entrapments.

  7. Neurogenic claudication - Wikipedia

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    Treatment options for NC depends on the severity and cause of the condition, and may be nonsurgical or surgical. Nonsurgical interventions include drugs, physical therapy, and spinal injections. [10] Spinal decompression is the main surgical intervention and is the most common back surgery in patients over 65. [1]

  8. Decompression - Wikipedia

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    Decompression (surgery), a procedure used to reduce pressure on a compressed structure, such as spinal decompression. Herniated disc decompression, a form of treatment for Spinal disc herniation, employed by chiropractors "Decompression" (The Outer Limits), an episode of the American television fiction series The Outer Limits

  9. Spinal manipulation - Wikipedia

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    For neck pain, manipulation and mobilization produce similar changes, and manual therapy and exercise are more effective than other strategies. [12] A 2015 Cochrane systematic review found that there is no high-quality evidence assessing the effectiveness of spinal manipulation for treating neck pain. [13]

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