Peripheral, cervical and cortical somatosensory evoked potentials after median or ulnar nerve stimulation were recorded in 21 patients with cervical spondylosis with radiculopathy or myelopathy. The test was normal when pain and paraesthesias were the only symptoms, while pathological in radiculopathy with objective neurological signs. The results varied in patients with cervical myelopathy.

An analytical study of 59 patients who underwent the posterior operation for cervical spondylosis with myelopathy at-the London Hospital between 1945 and 1960 has been made. The postoperative period of observation ranged from five to 20 years with an average of 10 years. Initially 36 patients were improved by the operation, 24 considerably so, and in 15 patients further deterioration was preven...

An analytical study of 59 patients who underwent the posterior operation for cervical spondylosis with myelopathy at the London Hospital between 1945 and 1960 has been made. The postoperative period of observation ranged from five to 20 years with an average of 10 years. Initially 36 patients were improved by the operation, 24 considerably so, and in 15 patients further deterioration was preven...

Most patients who present with neck pain have “nonspecific (simple) neck pain,” where symptoms have a postural or mechanical basis. Aetiological factors are poorly understoodw1 and are usually multifactorial, including poor posture, anxiety, depression, neck strain, and sporting or occupational activities.w2 Neck pain after whiplash injury also fits into this category, provided no bony injury o...