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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Dernek, Bahara | Ulusoy, İbrahimb; * | Aydoğmuş, Suavic | Duymuş, Tahir Mutlud | Kesiktaş, Fatma Nura | Dıraçoğlu, Demirhane
Affiliations: [a] Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey | [b] Selahhadin Eyyubi State Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey | [c] Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen am Neckar, Germany | [d] Saygi Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey | [e] Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: İbrahim Ulusoy, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Selahaddin Eyyubi State Hospital, 21100 Diyarbakır, Turkey. E-mail: dr.ibrahimulusoy@gmail.com.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Cervical radiculopathy is characterized by pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness, mostly in an affected extremity, reflecting compression of a nerve in the neck is compressed or irritated where it emerges from the spinal cord. Diagnosis requires a detailed anamnesis, physical examination, and imaging. Physical therapy, exercise, medical therapy, and injections are the preferred treatments, but injections into the cervical region are only indicated if conservative treatment is ineffective. OBJECTIVE: This study explored the utility of selective cervical nerve root blocks (SNRBs) performed at various levels under ultrasound guidance (USG). METHODS: We evaluated patients diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy via physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging from November 2019 to March 2020. We included those who did not respond to conservative treatment and therefore received SNRBs at various levels. Sixty-three patients were evaluated over 6 months in terms of pain, functional status, and complications. RESULTS: We retrospectively evaluated patients with cervical herniated discs who received SNRBs at various levels between C4–7 under USG. Pain and functional status improved in month 1 and was maintained until at least month 6. CONCLUSION: SNRB injections performed under USG effectively treated pain and poor functional status in selected patients. The procedure is safe (especially) for patients who do not respond to conservative treatment.
Keywords: Ultrasound, injection, cervical radiculopathy, treatment, nerve block
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-210076
Journal: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1013-1019, 2022
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