Friday, December 14, 2018

Cervical Radiculopathy and Physiotherapy treatment


         







            Cervical Radiculopathy



Cervical Radiculopathy or Pinched Nerve occurs when a nerve in the beck gets  compressed or irritated where it comes out of the spinal canal. This may cause pain in shoulder that may travel down the arm and may also lead to numbness and weakness in the arm.

Cervical radiculopathy is often caused due to wear and tear changes that occur with the age. In younger people it is mostly caused due to injury or postural abnormality that leads to disv herniation.

Cervical radiculopathy results in pain in neck that travels down the arm and may lead to numbness and weakness of muscles. This Pain is usually sharp and burning and moving the neck may aggravate the pain.

....Cure the cause not the symptom....


In this part of world this problem is growing at an alarming rate and has increased manifold because of frequent use of mobiles and other handheld gadgets. Unfortunately younger people are becoming victims of this ailment, therefore, affecting the quality of life.


....Physiotherapy intervention has taken a vital place in managing this problem.... 


We have a lot of methods of treatment such Cervical Traction, Interferential Therapy, Therapeutic Ultrasound, Manual Therapy techniques and other exercise therapy tools which provide long term solution and ultimately help improving quality of life of people. The most striking feature of Physiotherapy treatment is that it is completely risk free.

Regards
Solace Physiotheraphy

No comments:

Post a Comment

FROZEN SHOULDER

Frozen Shoulder By Dr Nayeem U Zia Published in Kashmir Reader on 28.05.2016 Patients with frozen shoulder have a painful restric...