A 55-year-old man with cervical radiculopathy (C5-C8) was referred to us following intra-arterial infusion of cisplatin (CDDP) because of a recurrent neck mass of laryngeal cancer. Three hours after the CDDP infusion, he had noticed general weakness of the left upper extremity and hypoaesthesia of the lateral side of the upper and lower arm. The next day he was diagnosed with left cervical radi...

Various interventions are used by physical therapists to treat neck conditions. Treatments may include exercises based on a direction of preference, cervical spine stabilization, neuromobilization, or traction. The purpose of this case study was to describe the use of mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT) in the management of a patient diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy. The case study invo...

Cervical halter traction has been a method of gentle traction used in home care settings for selected patients with cervical radiculopathy. An active management program with cervical halter traction was initiated for patients with cervical spine injury admitted to Choma General Hospital in Zambia during the years 2000–2009. The surgical consultant on call was available to assist with early radi...

Ossification of spinal ligaments, such as ossification of ligamenta flava (OLF) and ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in the cervical spine, is not common and usually asymptomatic. Once cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy due to the OPLL, OLF or both, surgical managements are often required when conservative treatment is not effective. The diagnosis is based on computed t...

Study Design Case report. Objective Myeloid sarcoma (also known as chloroma) is a rare, extramedullary tumor composed of immature granulocytic cells. It may occur early in the course of acute or chronic leukemia or myeloproliferative disorders. Spinal cord invasion by myeloid sarcoma is rare. The authors report a rare case of spinal myeloid sarcoma presenting as cervical radiculopathy. Methods ...