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Cervical myelopathy is a rare but potentially dangerous complication of rheumatoid arthritis and presents considerable therapeutic problems. A conservative approach carries high mortality and surgical intervention is not without serious risks. Reduction of subluxation and posterior fusion is widely practised but may require prolonged bed rest and continuous skull traction,...

Neck pain is a significant contributor to worldwide disability and poses a considerable financial burden to its stakeholders. The prognosis for chronic neck pain is generally poor, and the associated disability seems to be more persistent than low back pain. It has been suggested that the goals of a rehabilitation...

A 43-year-old previously healthy woman presents to her primary care clinician 1 day after a first session of spinal manipulation at a chiropractic office. She had been experiencing chronic headaches for over 2 years that were not responsive to conventional medications. She asked friends for a recommendation for a local...

Case presentation A 51-year-old male had sudden onset of weakness, dysmetria over bilateral upper limbs and ataxia after he fell accidentally. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed no specific findings. C-spine MRI revealed C1 myelopathy and C4-6 spinal cord compression by bulged disc. The symptoms subsided after surgical intervention.
Conclusion Sudden onset of...

Whiplash injury is a combined flexion/extension soft-tissue injury of the cervical spine, common in road traffic accidents. May also be caused by sports injuries, falls or assaults. There are two types of injury:
* Typical cervical hyperextension injuries occur in drivers/passengers of a stationary or slow-moving vehicle...