Pain in the thoracic region of the spine is a common complaint, which can be as disabling as cervical and lumbar pain (Edmonston & Singer 1997). There are reports in the literature of presentations involving acute cervical ‘locked facet joints’ as well as acute lumbar ‘locked facet joints’ (Maitland 1978; Exelby 2001). Although there are a multitude of conditions that can arise from the thoraci...

The loss of cervical lordosis in radiographs of patients presenting with neck pain is sometimes ascribed to muscle spasm. We performed a cross-sectional study of the prevalence of 'straight' cervical spines in three populations: 83 patients presenting to an accident department with acute neck pain, 83 referred to a radiology department with chronic neck problems, and 80 radiographs from a norma...

introduction: after low back pain, the neck pain is the most prevalent pain among (especially elderly) peoples. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of one period of exercise program on subjects neck rom and chronic neck pain. materials and methods:  for executing this study 60 elderly patient (24 males and 36 females) with mean age 56± 4.5 years old and 71± 4.4 kg with chronic...

during the 6-m period, 24 patients with acute scrotal pain were referred to the nuclear medicine department of shaheed labbafi-nejad hospital. their age ranged from 9 to 84 (mean 28.8) years. twelve scans were selected for the study. the scans were performed on angiographic and static phases, using tc-pertechnetate. of the above mentioned cases, one had acute testicular torsion (pre and post op...

Paraplegia is a rare postoperative complication. We present a case of acute paraplegia after elective gastrectomy surgery because of cervical disc herniation. The 73-year-old man has the medical history of cervical spondylitis with only symptom of temporary pain in neck and shoulder. Although the patient's neck was cautiously preserved by using the Discopo, an acute paraplegia emerged at about ...

Axial skeleton affection due to chondrocalcinosis has been associated to calcium deposits in the intervertebral disc, the yellow ligament, the fact joints and even the sacroiliac joints. Calcification of the transverse ligament of the atlas (Figs. 1–3) is an infrequent manifestation and has been denominated the Crown Dens syndrome. It mostly constitutes an asymptomatic clinical picture but may ...

BACKGROUND Neck pain is a common presentation in general practice. Nevertheless, recommendations for the investigation and management of neck pain lack a strong evidence base and are predominantly extrapolated from low back pain studies. OBJECTIVE This review provides an investigation and treatment paradigm to help primary care physicians assess and manage cervical spine pain. DISCUSSION Al...

A 50-year-old female patient presented with several weeks of right-sided neck, posterior shoulder, and arm pain suggestive cervical radiculopathy. Her diagnostic workup included spine x-rays a MRI which showed degenerative changes mild spinal stenosis. She was evaluated by surgeon medicine specialist. Multiple treatments were administered without success, including courses celecoxib gabapentin....