[Purpose] This study aimed to simultaneously investigate the activities of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and scalenus anterior muscle, which are agonists of neck and breathing accessory muscles, by implementing breathing exercises. [Subjects and Methods] Thirteen subjects were selected for the experimental group, which performed feedback respiratory exercises with McKenzie exercises, and 12 su...

BACKGROUND Although upper cervical and upper thoracic spine mobilization plus therapeutic exercises are common interventions for the management of forward head posture (FHP), no study has directly compared the effectiveness of cervical spine mobilization and stabilization exercise with that of thoracic spine mobilization and mobility exercise in individuals with FHP. METHODS Thirty-two partic...

Study Design Case report. Objective The objective of this study was to report a case of an unstable C1 burst fracture in the setting of a vertebral artery anomaly at the craniovertebral junction. Methods A 55-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with severe neck pain after falling approximately 15 feet and landing on his head. Computed tomography scan of the cervical spine revealed an unst...

The clinical characteristics of eight pediatric and five adult patients with Chiari malformation were evaluated. Six pediatric and five adult patients had associated syringomyelia. All patients initially underwent a suboccipital craniectomy with upper cervical (C-1 and/or C-2) laminectomy and duraplasty, and/or shunting procedures. The clinical characteristics of the pediatric and adult groups ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Previous authors have described the locations of provoked responses to cervical diskography from C3-C4 to C6-C7, but we have found no description of the findings at C2-C3. This study was undertaken to analyze the sensations provoked during cervical diskography at C2-C3 and to compare the results with those provoked at C3-C4 and C4-C5. METHODS The locations of diskograph...

The goal of surgery for stabilization of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) is to restore biomechanical stability with minimal compromise of physiological range of motion. The CVJ, comprising the basiocciput, atlas, and axis, is highly mobile, contributing to more than half of spinal axial rotation and making major contributions to flexion-extension, particularly at C1-2 and C0-1, respectively....

Aim: Migraine, a complex, multifactorial neurovascular brain disorder, might cause several functional and morphometric changes in the brain. Despite many studies, consensus has not emerged on its pathophysiology, it is fully elucidated so far. Recently, changing structures migraine with aura been attracting attention of scientific periphery. The brainstem critical region pathogenesis migraine. ...