Murphy Donald R, Gay Charles W
Clinical Director, Rhode Island Spine Center, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health, Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Research, New York Chiropractic College.
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2011 Mar;55(1):40-6.
To report and discuss four cases of ear pain which were treated successfully with manual therapy.
Report of four cases.
Four patients with ear pain were referred for chiropractic consult. They were all treated with a combination of manual therapy and exercise with resolution of their ear symptoms.
The mechanism of idiopathic ear pain that may be amenable to manual therapy is not fully known. Further research is needed to investigate the etiology of this disorder and to determine whether manual therapy and exercise are viable options in some patients with idiopathic ear pain. In the meantime, it may be advantageous for otolaryngologists to seek input from physicians skilled in assessment and treatment of the musculoskeletal system in cases ear pain for which an otolarygologic etiology cannot be found.
报告并讨论4例通过手法治疗成功治愈耳痛的病例。
4例病例报告。
4例耳痛患者被转诊至脊椎按摩疗法医生处咨询。他们均接受了手法治疗与运动相结合的治疗，耳部症状得以缓解。
手法治疗可能适用的特发性耳痛的机制尚不完全清楚。需要进一步研究以调查该疾病的病因，并确定手法治疗和运动对于一些特发性耳痛患者是否是可行的选择。同时，对于找不到耳鼻喉科病因的耳痛病例，耳鼻喉科医生寻求擅长肌肉骨骼系统评估和治疗的医生的意见可能是有益的。
