The Filum System® health method stops the progression of idiopathic syringomyelia with possible disappearance of cystic cavities over time.
Figure.1- A patient’s magnetic resonances and their evolution following the Filum System® treatment, from the first preoperative MRI until the 7-year postoperative check-up, which shows that the medullary cysts disappeared. Syringomyelia consists of cystic cavities within the spinal cord usually associated with a generalized neurological deterioration. The most frequent symptoms are pain in the extremities, neck pain, alteration of thermal and tactile sensitivity, lower back pain, upper back pain, headache, gait disorders, paresis, sphincter alterations. Living with this condition means dealing with chronic pain and a progressive loss of autonomy. Our Institute specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of primary or idiopathic Syringomyelia , which, according to Dr M. B. Royo-Salvador’s caudal traction theory, is caused by the Filum Disease . Hence, the syringomyelic cavity is considered to be a consequence of the ischemia produced by the medullary traction that is generated ...