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KMID : 0895820110210020239
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2011 Volume.21 No. 2 p.239 ~ p.252
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The Relationship of Cervical Spine Curvature and Neck Pain
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Jung Doo-Young
Kim Sung-Su
Chung Seok-Hee
Lee Jong-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: To investigate and compare the curvature of the cervical spine for the neck pain patients and asymptomatic participants.
Methods: Clinical study was carried out for 64 neck pain patients in Conmaul oriental hospital and 56 asymptomatic volunteers. Cervical spine curvature was measured by 7 types of measuring methods.
Results: Curvature angles of the cervical spine were significantly lower in the patients group(p<0.05). In segmental analysis of curvature, segmental curvature of C3-C4 were significantly lower in the patients group. There is no significant relationship among the classifications by the types of cervical spine curvature in the 2 groups.
Conclusions: The results suggest that the cervical spines of neck pain patients are straightened and kyphotic and most of cervical curvature decrease are occurred at middle cervical spine.
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KEYWORD
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Cervical spine curvature, Neck pain, Cervical curvature decrease
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