Search for dissertations about: "cervical collar"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words cervical collar.
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1. Cervical Radiculopathy. Effects of Surgery, Physiotherapy or Cervical Collar. A prospective, randomised study
Abstract : The efficacy of surgery, physiotherapy or a cervical collar in the treatment of chronic cervicobrachial pain of radicular origin was evaluated in a prospective, randomised study comprising 81 patients of both sexes, 28-64 years of age, referred for possible neurosurgical treatment. After neurological and radiological examination and giving their informed consent, they were randomised to one of the three treatments. READ MORE
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2. Pain related aspects of neck muscle performance, functioning and psychosocial factors in individuals with cervical radiculopathy
Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of the work presented in this thesis was to describe and explore pain-related aspects of neck muscle performance, functioning and psychosocial factors in individuals with cervical radiculopathy (CR). Methods: Participants were 157 patients with CR. Also Study II included 33 asymptomatic age-and gender-matched controls. READ MORE
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3. On the rehabilitation of non-acute, non-specific spinal pain
Abstract : Background: Non-specific spinal pain (NSP), comprising back and/or neck pain, is one of the leading disorders behind long-term sick-listing. The general aim was to study the rehabilitation of non-acute (=leading to full-time sick-listing > 3 weeks) NSP as regards epidemiology ((Study) I), reliability (II), treatment (III), and return-to-work prediction (IV). READ MORE