Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation
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...
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| author | Toshio Mori Kentaro Mataki Yukiyo Shimizu Kai Matsuba Kosei Miura Hiroshi Takahashi Masao Koda Hiroshi Kamada Masashi Yamazaki |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-2170c88a34b142c190490dfd3e2550752025-02-03T06:05:30ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88111488811148Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic RehabilitationToshio Mori0Kentaro Mataki1Yukiyo Shimizu2Kai Matsuba3Kosei Miura4Hiroshi Takahashi5Masao Koda6Hiroshi Kamada7Masashi Yamazaki8Center for Sports Medicine and Health Science, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, JapanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, JapanCenter for Sports Medicine and Health Science, University of Tsukuba Hospital, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, JapanPatients 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8811148 |
| spellingShingle | Toshio Mori Kentaro Mataki Yukiyo Shimizu Kai Matsuba Kosei Miura Hiroshi Takahashi Masao Koda Hiroshi Kamada Masashi Yamazaki Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation |
| title_full | Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation |
| title_fullStr | Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation |
| title_short | Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation |
| title_sort | dropped head syndrome treated with physical therapy based on the concept of athletic rehabilitation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8811148 |
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