The purpose of this study was to survey the prevalence of pain in the cervical and thoracic spine (C2-T7) in persons with and without lateral elbow pain. Thirty-one subjects with lateral elbow pain and 31 healthy controls participated in the study. The assessment comprised a pain drawing, provocation tests of the cervical and thoracic spine, a neurodynamic test of the radial nerve, and active c...

A 49-year-old man with cervical spondylosis at the C2-4 level presented with onion-skin hemifacial dysesthesia in addition to the right extremities. C2-4 anterior cervical decompression and fusion were performed. Onion-skin hemifacial pain disappeared after surgery. Although we cannot conclude the etiology of the pain was either referred pain or direct injury to the spinal trigeminal nucleus, c...

Introduction: Incomplete abortion is bleeding in pregnancy before 20 weeks, where some of the products conception have come out uterine cavity through cervical canal left decidua or placenta. Methods: This research uses a case study design. Data collection from assessment to nursing evaluation was carried jasmine room Dr Soegiri Lamongan Hospital February 2019. Participant care at hospital for ...

Whiplash is neck pain experienced as a result of a motor vehicle collision or similar trauma. Following a motor vehicle collision, 15% to 40% of patients with acute neck pain develop chronic neck pain. The cervical facet joint is the most common source of chronic neck pain after whiplash injury, followed by disk pain. Some patients experience pain from both structures. Initial management recomm...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy of liver. Distant metastasis to various organs is well known. Skeletal metastasis is also reported to various locations. Vertebral metastasis has been reported mostly to thoracic spine. However, cervical spinal cord involvement leading to cord compression has been reported very rarely in literature. We present a case of 58-yea...

Introduction: Cervical spine abnormalities can affect the ear vessels and or nerves with different mechanisms. Ear dysfunctions following cervical spine injuries can be manifested as hearing loss, vertigo, or tinnitus. Usually, cervical spine injuries can cause pain and Range of Motion (ROM) limitation. The major objective of this study was to determine which cervical ROM limitation was accompa...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the cervical flexion angle on muscle fatigue and pain in the cervical erector spinae and upper trapezius in normal adults in their 20s. [Subjects and Methods] The study's subjects were 14 normal adults. After sitting on a chair with their back against the wall, they held a smartphone with both hands for 10 minutes and fatigue and...

BACKGROUND Cervical cancer can infiltrate locally and directly spread to adjacent organs including the vagina, peritoneum, urinary bladder, ureters, rectum, and paracervical tissue, but the intestine metastasis from cervical cancer is extremely rare, which can easily be misdiagnosed. CASE PRESENTATION Here, we report a case about a 45-year-old postoperative cervical cancer patient with metast...

AIM The aim of this study was to find out the therapeutic correlation between cervical dysfunction and myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS). MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 46 patients out of which 23 had MPDS with cervical pain (group I), and 23 patients had only MPDS (group II). Detailed history and examination of the patients were carried out, and the factors taken into con...

Sir, A unique fundamental concept in Ayurveda for the pathogenesis of many diseases is Pragnyaaparaadha – which implies the transgression of wisdom resulting in unhealthy thoughts and actions. One of its subset is the illadvised suppression of natural urges and certain reflexes called ‘Vegadhaarana’. Charaka describes specific dysfunctions or disorders which may ensue by the suppression of indi...