Myelopathy: a report of two cases.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther
; 28(7): 539-46, 2005 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16182030
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To present diagnostic imaging findings of two cases of cervical myelopathy, with different etiologies, presenting to a chiropractic office. CLINICAL FEATURES The patient with acute transverse myelitis had neck and upper back pain and nonspecific headaches for 40 years. The patient with posttraumatic syringomyelia experienced intermittent left arm pain starting in the anterolateral shoulder and radiating down the arm into the third, fourth, and fifth digits. Neither of these patients presented with typical myelopathic symptoms. INTERVENTION ANDOUTCOME:
Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy using high-velocity low-amplitude thrusts and concomitant medical management were used for the patient with posttraumatic syringomyelia. The patient with acute transverse myelitis was not treated.CONCLUSION:
Practitioners should be aware of the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, laboratory, diagnostic imaging findings, and treatment options pertaining to patients with cervical myelopathy.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM:
Terapias_manuales
/
Quiropraxia
Main subject:
Syringomyelia
/
Myelitis, Transverse
Language:
En
Journal:
J Manipulative Physiol Ther
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States