Urgent discectomy is indicated, if discogenic paralysis appears. Absolute indication for operation, if sciatica or brachialgia persists and conservative treatment cannot help. In the lumbar region the damaged disc is removed by laminotomy. In this paper the course of disease and the results are reported. Disc herniations of the Cervical Spine.
Disc herniations are less common in the cervical spine than in the lumbar spine.
Nevertheless, chiropractors can anticipate seeing a small number of patients with this problem on an annual basis. When confronted with this problem, it is important to diagnose the level of the herniation. This report describes a cse in which cervical disc herniation was treated surgically at the wrong level. The patient subsequently presented for Chirorpactic Treatment. He was pain-free upon completion of a short course of manipulation.