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Cervical radiculopathy

MedGen UID:
196642
•Concept ID:
C0742186
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cervical Radiculopathies; Cervical Radiculopathy; Radiculopathies, Cervical; Radiculopathy, Cervical
SNOMED CT: Cervical radiculopathy (54404000); Cervical root neuropathy (54404000); Cervical root lesion (54404000)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neck Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Management.
Prablek M, Gadot R, Xu DS, Ropper AE
Neurol Clin 2023 Feb;41(1):77-85. Epub 2022 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.07.003. PMID: 36400560
Nonoperative Management of Cervical Radiculopathy.
Childress MA, Becker BA
Am Fam Physician 2016 May 1;93(9):746-54. PMID: 27175952
Cervical radiculopathy: epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Woods BI, Hilibrand AS
J Spinal Disord Tech 2015 Jun;28(5):E251-9. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000284. PMID: 25985461

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effect of manual therapy with exercise in patients with chronic cervical radiculopathy: a randomized clinical trial.
Alshami AM, Bamhair DA
Trials 2021 Oct 18;22(1):716. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05690-y. PMID: 34663421Free PMC Article
A randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of surgical and nonsurgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy.
Taso M, Sommernes JH, Kolstad F, Sundseth J, Bjorland S, Pripp AH, Zwart JA, Brox JI
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020 Mar 16;21(1):171. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-3188-6. PMID: 32178655Free PMC Article
Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain.
Cohen SP, Hooten WM
BMJ 2017 Aug 14;358:j3221. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3221. PMID: 28807894
Nonoperative Management of Cervical Radiculopathy.
Childress MA, Becker BA
Am Fam Physician 2016 May 1;93(9):746-54. PMID: 27175952
Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination and patient self-report measures for cervical radiculopathy.
Wainner RS, Fritz JM, Irrgang JJ, Boninger ML, Delitto A, Allison S
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2003 Jan 1;28(1):52-62. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200301010-00014. PMID: 12544957

Diagnosis

Neck Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Management.
Prablek M, Gadot R, Xu DS, Ropper AE
Neurol Clin 2023 Feb;41(1):77-85. Epub 2022 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.07.003. PMID: 36400560
Lateral epicondylitis: Current concepts.
Johns N, Shridhar V
Aust J Gen Pract 2020 Nov;49(11):707-709. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-07-20-5519. PMID: 33123709
Nonoperative Management of Cervical Radiculopathy.
Childress MA, Becker BA
Am Fam Physician 2016 May 1;93(9):746-54. PMID: 27175952
Cervical radiculopathy: epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Woods BI, Hilibrand AS
J Spinal Disord Tech 2015 Jun;28(5):E251-9. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000284. PMID: 25985461
Cervical radiculopathy.
Corey DL, Comeau D
Med Clin North Am 2014 Jul;98(4):791-9, xii. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2014.04.001. PMID: 24994052

Therapy

Neck Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Management.
Prablek M, Gadot R, Xu DS, Ropper AE
Neurol Clin 2023 Feb;41(1):77-85. Epub 2022 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.07.003. PMID: 36400560
Nonoperative Management of Cervical Radiculopathy.
Childress MA, Becker BA
Am Fam Physician 2016 May 1;93(9):746-54. PMID: 27175952
Cervical radiculopathy: epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Woods BI, Hilibrand AS
J Spinal Disord Tech 2015 Jun;28(5):E251-9. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000284. PMID: 25985461
Cervical radiculopathy.
Corey DL, Comeau D
Med Clin North Am 2014 Jul;98(4):791-9, xii. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2014.04.001. PMID: 24994052
Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination and patient self-report measures for cervical radiculopathy.
Wainner RS, Fritz JM, Irrgang JJ, Boninger ML, Delitto A, Allison S
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2003 Jan 1;28(1):52-62. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200301010-00014. PMID: 12544957

Prognosis

A randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of surgical and nonsurgical treatment for cervical radiculopathy.
Taso M, Sommernes JH, Kolstad F, Sundseth J, Bjorland S, Pripp AH, Zwart JA, Brox JI
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020 Mar 16;21(1):171. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-3188-6. PMID: 32178655Free PMC Article
Double Crush Syndrome.
Kane PM, Daniels AH, Akelman E
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2015 Sep;23(9):558-62. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-14-00176. PMID: 26306807
Cervical radiculopathy.
Corey DL, Comeau D
Med Clin North Am 2014 Jul;98(4):791-9, xii. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2014.04.001. PMID: 24994052
Cervical radiculopathy: nonoperative management of neck pain and radicular symptoms.
Eubanks JD
Am Fam Physician 2010 Jan 1;81(1):33-40. PMID: 20052961
Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination and patient self-report measures for cervical radiculopathy.
Wainner RS, Fritz JM, Irrgang JJ, Boninger ML, Delitto A, Allison S
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2003 Jan 1;28(1):52-62. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200301010-00014. PMID: 12544957

Clinical prediction guides

Comparison of neural mobilization and conservative treatment on pain, range of motion, and disability in cervical radiculopathy: A randomized controlled trial.
Rafiq S, Zafar H, Gillani SA, Waqas MS, Zia A, Liaqat S, Rafiq Y
PLoS One 2022;17(12):e0278177. Epub 2022 Dec 6 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278177. PMID: 36472990Free PMC Article
Cervical traction combined with neural mobilization for patients with cervical radiculopathy: A randomized controlled trial.
Savva C, Korakakis V, Efstathiou M, Karagiannis C
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2021 Apr;26:279-289. Epub 2020 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.08.019. PMID: 33992259
Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain.
Cohen SP, Hooten WM
BMJ 2017 Aug 14;358:j3221. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3221. PMID: 28807894
Manual therapy, exercise, and traction for patients with cervical radiculopathy: a randomized clinical trial.
Young IA, Michener LA, Cleland JA, Aguilera AJ, Snyder AR
Phys Ther 2009 Jul;89(7):632-42. Epub 2009 May 21 doi: 10.2522/ptj.20080283. PMID: 19465371
Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination and patient self-report measures for cervical radiculopathy.
Wainner RS, Fritz JM, Irrgang JJ, Boninger ML, Delitto A, Allison S
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2003 Jan 1;28(1):52-62. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200301010-00014. PMID: 12544957

Recent systematic reviews

Manual Therapy as a Management of Cervical Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review.
Borrella-Andrés S, Marqués-García I, Lucha-López MO, Fanlo-Mazas P, Hernández-Secorún M, Pérez-Bellmunt A, Tricás-Moreno JM, Hidalgo-García C
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:9936981. Epub 2021 Jun 3 doi: 10.1155/2021/9936981. PMID: 34189141Free PMC Article
The effect of exercise on cervical radiculopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Liang L, Feng M, Cui X, Zhou S, Yin X, Wang X, Yang M, Liu C, Xie R, Zhu L, Yu J, Wei X
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Nov;98(45):e17733. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000017733. PMID: 31702624Free PMC Article
Value of physical tests in diagnosing cervical radiculopathy: a systematic review.
Thoomes EJ, van Geest S, van der Windt DA, Falla D, Verhagen AP, Koes BW, Thoomes-de Graaf M, Kuijper B, Scholten-Peeters WGM, Vleggeert-Lankamp CL
Spine J 2018 Jan;18(1):179-189. Epub 2017 Aug 31 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.08.241. PMID: 28838857
The course and prognostic factors of symptomatic cervical disc herniation with radiculopathy: a systematic review of the literature.
Wong JJ, Côté P, Quesnele JJ, Stern PJ, Mior SA
Spine J 2014 Aug 1;14(8):1781-9. Epub 2014 Mar 12 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.02.032. PMID: 24614255
An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cervical radiculopathy from degenerative disorders.
Bono CM, Ghiselli G, Gilbert TJ, Kreiner DS, Reitman C, Summers JT, Baisden JL, Easa J, Fernand R, Lamer T, Matz PG, Mazanec DJ, Resnick DK, Shaffer WO, Sharma AK, Timmons RB, Toton JF; North American Spine Society
Spine J 2011 Jan;11(1):64-72. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.10.023. PMID: 21168100

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