Nonoperative Modalities to Treat Symptomatic Cervical Spondylosis
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Nonoperative Modalities to Treat Symptomatic Cervical Spondylosis
Cervical spondylosis is a common and disabling condition. It is generally felt that the initial management should be nonoperative, and these modalities include physiotherapy, analgesia and selective nerve root injections. Surgery should be reserved for moderate to severe myelopathy patients who have failed a period of conservative treatment and patients whose symptoms are not adequately control...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Orthopedics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-3464,2090-3472
DOI: 10.1155/2012/294857