Cervical Manipulation and Koren Specific Technique Emotions Protocol in the Improvement of Intensive Nocturnal Dry Cough : A Case Report

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This report describes a 42-year-old female patient who presented with an intensive nocturnal dry cough persisting for over six months. Subsequent to the prolonged cough, she developed shoulder and neck discomfort, leading her to seek chiropractic care. The patient received cervical chiropractic adjustments combined with the Koren Specific Technique (KST) emotions protocol. The patient was mainly treated for her musculoskeletal complaint. However, after two treatment sessions, the patient's chronic cough showed significant improvement. Two weeks later, the cough had completely ceased, and her shoulder and neck discomfort had also improved. The cough symptoms did not reappear during the six-month follow-up. The mechanism of cough improvement remains unclear, whether it is due to spinal adjustments, the KST emotions protocol, their combined effects, or merely a placebo response. This report discusses the potential underlying mechanisms of the case improvement, suggesting a non-pharmacological adjunctive therapeutic approach that could be investigated further in future research.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Cureus - 16(2024), 1 vom: 08. Jan., Seite e51502

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chang, Hsuan Pin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Chiropractic
Chronic cough
Depression
Koren specific technique
Kst emotions protocol
Neurogenic cough
Nocturnal dry cough
Spinal manipulation
Upper cervical spine
Vagus nerve

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Date Revised 03.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.7759/cureus.51502

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367940205