While cervical disc pathology can unquestionably produce radiculopathy, many patients presenting with arm pain, paresthesia or perceived weakness do not exhibit the clinical behavior of true nerve-root compromise. In these cases, failure to differentiate the primary pain generator may lead to unnecessary spinal injections, nerve ablation procedures or surgical consultation despite limited likelihood of benefit.
I.Q. -- Interesting Quote
The Future of Drugs
Chiropractors have noted the public's ever-increasing interest in natural health care as an alternative to drugs and surgery. This trend has been growing for years. Consider this comment made a decade and a half ago by futurist Clement Bezold, PhD:
"The growing holistic health movement, which is based on the value of preventative or promotive health care, raises major questions about the assumptions underlying conventional medicine including drug therapy."SOURCE: The Future of Pharmaceuticals, Bezold, C., PhD. John Wiley & Sons, 1981.