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KMID : 0361419930170010081
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1993 Volume.17 No. 1 p.81 ~ p.85
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The Incidence and Management of Cervical Radiculopathy in Patients with Shoulder Pain
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to identify the correlation of shoulder pain to cervical pathology and effectiveness of cervical treatment on the neck and shoulder.
Response to a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program focused on the cervical radiculopathy and shoulder pain was excellent.
Thirty patient complaining of shoulder pain only without neck pain were evaluated by physical examination, cervical X-rays and electrodiagnostic study.
@ES The results were as follows:
@EN 1) Twenty four cases were abnormal in plain cervical spine x-ray with straightening of cervical lordotic curve in 15 cases, cervical spondylosis in 13 cases, and disc space narrowing in 5 cases.
2) Cervical radiculopathies were diagnosed 24 cases which showed abnormal spontaneous activities in needle EMG : 13 cases in paraspinal muscles and 11 cases in both paraspinal and upper extremity muscles.
3) The results of treatment were excellent in 6 cases and good in 18 cases.
Therefore patients complaining of shoulder pain should be examined their neck with various laboratory study.
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