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

Authors

David B. Fuller, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-21-2020

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.

Publication Title

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

PubMed ID

33085958

Comments

This article was published in Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2020.150.

Copyright © 2020.

Recommended Citation

Fuller, David B., "Osteopathic Approach to the Treatment of a Patient With Idiopathic Iliohypogastric Neuralgia." (2020). PCOM Scholarly Works. 2089.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/scholarly_papers/2089