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ArticleCase reports in orthopedics2020

Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation.

Toshio Mori, Kentaro Mataki, Yukiyo Shimizu, Kai Matsuba, Kosei Miura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Masao Koda, Hiroshi Kamada, Masashi Yamazaki

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Article in Case reports in orthopedics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Conservative treatment for dropped head syndrome.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Toshio MoriCenter for Sports Medicine and Health Science, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Kentaro MatakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1309-0522
Yukiyo ShimizuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Kai MatsubaCenter for Sports Medicine and Health Science, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Kosei MiuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7826-184X
Hiroshi TakahashiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Masao KodaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Hiroshi KamadaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Masashi YamazakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9293-3531
University of Tsukuba · JPUniversity of Tsukuba Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with dropped head syndrome (DHS) show severe cervical kyphosis, i.e., chin-on-chest deformity, and their activities of daily living are impaired considerably. However, the therapeutics for DHS, especially conservative treatment, have not been fully established. A 75-year-old woman suffered from DHS, which she developed from neck pain due to cervical spondylosis. Examinations showed atrophy and dysfunction of her cervical extensor muscles. For this patient, we created a special program of physical therapy based on the concept of athletic rehabilitation and provided her the athletic rehabilitation-based physical therapy (AR-PT). After starting AR-PT, the patient's neck pain was relieved. She recovered from DHS, and the atrophy of her cervical extensor muscles improved. This study suggests that our program of AR-PT improves cervical extensor muscle insufficiency in patients with DHS and corrects their cervical kyphosis.

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