Rehabilitation of the shoulder after radical neck dissection.
After classical radical neck dissection with removal of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and division of the spinal accessory nerve, there are certain disabling or disagreeable musculoskeletal defects. This paper describes the muscular deficiencies and gives a set of exercises which can be counted on to minimize the problems.
D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D037981:Neck Dissection; D010243:Paralysis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012785:Shoulder Joint