Osteopathic Approach to the Treatment of a Patient With Idiopathic Iliohypogastric Neuralgia.

Osteopathic Approach to the Treatment of a Patient With Idiopathic Iliohypogastric Neuralgia. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2020 Oct 21;: Authors: Fuller DB Abstract Iliohypogastric neuralgia is an uncommon etiology of lower abdominal pain caused by entrapment of the iliohypogastric nerve. Conventional management consists of medications, injections, and surgery; previous literature has not explored the use of osteopathic manipulative medicine for management of iliohypogastric neuralgia. Here, the author discusses the case of a 72-year-old woman who presented with 2 years of right lower abdominal pain, having failed multiple treatments, including exploratory laparoscopy and appendectomy. Following management of the patient's somatic dysfunctions with osteopathic manipulative treatment and a heel lift, her iliohypogastric neuralgia was significantly improved. PMID: 33085958 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association - Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: J Am Osteopath Assoc Source Type: research