spondylosis/headache

We report a rare case of severe facial pain and headache due to cervical spondylosis successfully treated by surgical intervention. A 48-year-old woman had been suffering from severe left side facial pain and headache since she was 44 years old. Analgesics were not effective. At 48 years of age, a

To compare the effectiveness of total disk replacement (TDR), anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), and laminoplasty on atypical symptoms of cervical spondylosis.Patients with confirmed diagnosis of cervical spondylosis and reported atypical symptoms such as blurred vision, headache,

Patients with cervical spondylosis often present with some atypical symptoms such as vertigo, headache, palpitation, nausea, abdominal discomfort, tinnitus and blurred vision and hypomnesia. Although there are a few hypotheses about the etiology of those symptoms, none of them have provided evidence

Cervicogenic headache (CeH) is a well-recognized headache syndrome, distinguishable from other primary and secondary headaches. Although in some cases a cervical lesion may be detected in connection with the headache, many CeH patients have no demonstrable lesion. Besides, most of the frequent

Background A considerable number of patients with cervical spondylosis complain about one or multiple atypical symptoms such as vertigo, palpitations, headache, blurred vision, hypomnesia, and/or nausea. It remains unclear whether surgical intervention for cervical spondylosis can also effectively

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of total disc replacement (TDR) for the treatment of cervical spondylosis associated with atypical symptoms. METHODS In this retrospective study, patients with myelopathy and/or radiculopathy related to cervical spondylosis that were treated with TDR were

Sympathetic symptoms associated with cervical disorders, such as vertigo, headache, dizziness, etc., are common clinical disorders bewildering both clinicians and patients. In our clinical practice we observed that sympathetic symptoms associated with cervical disorders were apparently relieved in

OBJECTIVE This study performed a meta-analysis of seven parallel-group comparison studies evaluating the efficacy of tuina in treating cervical spondylosis. BACKGROUND Tuina is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy. It has been used as a modality for the treatment of symptoms associated with such a

OBJECTIVE To improve the X-ray diagnosis of cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type (VCS). METHODS A blinded design research. The X-ray signs both 60 patients with VCS and 60 patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy were collected from January 2011 to November 2012. There were 36 males

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of the three manipulative methods in treating vertebral artery type of cervical spondylosis. METHODS From December 2006 to December 2008, 300 patients (male 138 and female 162, the age from 18 to 76 years with an average of 38.6 years) with vertebral artery type of

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical effectiveness of polytheretherketone (PEEK) cages assisted anterior cervical discetomy and fusion (ACDF) to treat cervical spondylosis with sympathetic symptoms. METHODS Retrospective analysis was undertaken for 39 patients who were diagnosed as cervical

BACKGROUND Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, total disk replacement and open door laminoplasty have been widely used to treat patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy and/or radiculopathy. In our clinical practice, many patients with cervical spondylosis also complain of headache, and

In 2004 cervicogenic headache was introduced into ICD-10 classification. The reasons of cervicogenic headache are changes within bones, soft tissue and nervous structures of cervical spine section. The pain may spread to the neck, occipital area of skull, area of jaw and eyeballs, and arms. There