ReviewAmerican journal of men's health
Chronic Orchialgia Stemming From Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Case Report and Brief Review.
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- Efficacy of oblique pulling manipulation combined with adjunct therapies (massage/acupuncture/herbal medicine/injection) for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of pain and functional outcome.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Study on the safety and efficacy of Fu's subcutaneous needling for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Tuina combined with traditional Chinese exercises on function disability in patients with lumbar disc herniation: a multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Pro-inflammatory dietary patterns are associated with increased pain and functional disability in sciatica: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Comparative clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with manipulation and other non-pharmacological interventions in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: a prospective, multi-arm, randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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- Non-surgical Restoration of L3/L4 Disc Herniation.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Analysis of the Nursing Effect of Anesthesia Care Integration Combined with Preventive Nursing on Older Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation During the Perioperative Period.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
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- Characterizing patients with chronic scrotal content pain: a retrospective review of clinical presentations.Therapeutic advances in urologyArticle
- An L2/3 Disc Herniation-Related L5 Radiculopathy.Current health sciences journalArticle
- Is Lumbar Disk Herniation a Potential Risk Factor for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome? Insights From a Misdiagnosed Case.American journal of men's healthArticle
- Knee Pain Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Secondary to Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.Current health sciences journalArticle
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Abstract
Chronic orchialgia can be the result of pathological processes of the scrotal contents or stem from non-intrascrotal structures. Successful pain management depends on identifying the source of localized or referred pain. This is a case report of a 39-year-old male sports coach who presented with low back pain, right orchialgia, and sciatica refractory to conservative management. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed disc protrusion at L3/L4 and L4/L5 levels. Positive outcomes in relieving back and testicular pain were obtained after a total of 30 chiropractic sessions over a 9-week period. The evidence of the subjective improvement was corroborated by regression of the herniated discs documented on the repeat MR imaging. While chronic orchialgia is not an uncommon problem for men of all ages, it has seldom been described in association with lumbar discogenic disease. The current study provided preliminary support for a link between orchialgia and lumbar disc herniation. Chiropractic manipulation had provided a mechanistic alleviation of noxious lumbar stimuli, leading to symptomatic and functional improvements.
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