Key result
An osteopathic technique applied to the pericardial area resolved chronic non-specific neck pain in a patient five years post-coronary artery bypass graft.
Why the study?
Chronic pain in anatomical areas connected to the mediastinum can arise years after CABG, and osteopathic approaches targeting the pericardial area for non-specific neck pain had not been reported.
Does an osteopathic manual technique on the pericardial area improve non-specific neck pain in a patient with prior CABG?
Case Report (n=1)
Does an osteopathic manual technique on the pericardial area improve non-specific neck pain in a patient with prior CABG?
An osteopathic technique targeting the pericardial area may resolve chronic non-specific neck pain in patients with a history of CABG.
Hypothesis-generating for pericardial osteopathy in post-CABG neck pain; prospective trials needed before adoption.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Morbidity and disability related to non-fatal events are increasing exponentially. There are several symptoms that may arise after invasive therapeutic approaches such as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), including chronic pain in anatomical areas connected to the mediastinum; these pains can be found not only initially after surgery but also years later. We present a case where non-specific neck pain (NNP), in a patient undergoing CABG five years earlier, was resolved with an osteopathic technique, working the pericardial area. To the knowledge of the authors, it is the first article illustrating an osteopathic approach with resolution of NNP, with a manual technique used on the pericardial area.
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Bordoni et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Chronic non-specific neck pain post-CABG (n=1). Osteopathic technique on the pericardial area was evaluated on Resolution of non-specific neck pain. An osteopathic technique applied to the pericardial area resolved chronic non-specific neck pain in a patient five years post-coronary artery bypass graft.
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