The Relationship of Cervical Spine Curvature and Neck Pain (경항통과 경추 만곡도의 상관성 고찰)

정두영; Kim Sung-Soo (김성수); Chung, Seok Hee (정석희); Jongsoo Lee (이종수)

The Relationship of Cervical Spine Curvature and Neck Pain

Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
Abbr : JKMR
2011, 21(2), pp.239-252
Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

정두영 ¹, Kim Sung-Soo ¹, Chung, Seok Hee ¹, Jongsoo Lee ¹

¹경희대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objectives :To investigate and compare the curvature of the cervical spine for the neck pain patients and asymptomatic participants. Methods :Clinical study was carried out for 64 neck pain patients in Conmaul oriental hospital and 56 asymptomatic volunteers. Cervical spine curvature was measured by 7 types of measuring methods. Results :Curvature angles of the cervical spine were significantly lower in the patients group(p<0.05). In segmental analysis of curvature, segmental curvature of C3-C4 were significantly lower in the patients group. There is no significant relationship among the classifications by the types of cervical spine curvature in the 2 groups. Conclusions :The results suggest that the cervical spines of neck pain patients are straightened and kyphotic and most of cervical curvature decrease are occurred at middle cervical spine.

KEYWORDS

Cervical spine curvature, Neck pain, Cervical curvature decrease

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