New rehabilitation concepts in management of radical neck dissection syndrome. A clinical report.
The purposes of this article are to define radical neck syndrome and to present a new concept of using range-of-motion exercises combined with isokinetic muscle loading rehabilitation to provide the patient with a functional and pain-free shoulder. Each part of the rehabilitation program, including an exercise program that the patient continues at home, is explained in detail.
D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D059408:Pain Management; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013577:Syndrome