Evaluation of therapeutic effect of maneuver-dominated method in 30 cases of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Thirty cases of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) were treated by a maneuver-dominated non-surgical therapy. Eighteen cases were recovered to grade E according to the criteria set by the American Spinal Injury Association. The effect was definite. Indications and contraindications of the maneuver were proposed on the basis of the pathogenesis of CSM and the principles of this manual method.
Orthopedics Department, General Hospital of PLA Air Force, Beijing 100036.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014143:Traction