“Cervical radiculopathy from degenerative disorders can be defined as pain in a radicular pattern in one or both upper extremities related to compression and/or irritation of one or more nerves,” said Christopher M. Bono, MD, cervical radiculpathy from degenerative disorders guideline chair. “Frequent signs and symptoms include varying degrees of sensory, motor and reflex changes as well as dysesthesias and paresthesias related to nerve root(s) without evidence of spinal cord dysfunction.”
Details of the guideline are available on the NASS website.
Read the NASS release on the new guideline for cervical radiculopathy.
http://www.spine.org/Pages/ConsumerHealth/NewsAndPublicRelations/NewsReleases/2010/pressrelease_082610.aspx
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