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KMID : 1155620130080020021
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Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine for Spine & Nerves
2013 Volume.8 No. 2 p.21 ~ p.29
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The Study on Relation between Cervical Lateroflexion and Upper Limb Numbness of Patients without Disc Herniation after Traffic Accident
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Park Hyun-Min
Park Ji-Yong
Kim Dong-Sub
Kim Eun-Soo
Kim Mi-Riong
Cho Nam-Hoon
Jeong Hoon
Seong Ik-Hyun
Ha In-Hyuk
Lee Jin-Ho
Kim Min-Woo
Hong Nam-Jung
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation between cervical spine lateroflexion and upper limb numbness after whiplash injury by traffic accident.
Methods : Outpatients who visited Jaseng korean medicine hospital after traffic accident took cervical MRI. Patients who had Normal disc and bulging disc were reviewed to measure the cervical lateroflexion by C2-C7 Cobb's angle & scalenus muscle's length through neutrality AP X-ray views. For statistics, we used SPSS version 18.0 for windows.
Results : Groups classified into difference of scalenus muscle's length were showen statistical significance than into cobb's angle. Means of numbness group's length difference are 4.18±2.26mm and that of non-numbness group is 1.59±1.17mm. Unilateral numbness group had greater angle and longer of length's difference than non-numbness group.
Conclusions : The more severe the lateroflexion of the upper extremity numbness occurs well. Group classifed into difference of scalenus muscle's length has more tendency of occurrence of upper limb numbness than that into cobb's angle. And upper limb numbness occurs more frequently at the same direction of lateroflexion.
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KEYWORD
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Traffic accident, Cervical lateroflexion, Upper limb numbness, Scalenus muscle
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