Spinal Accessory Neuropathy Associated With Deep Tissue Massage: A Case Report

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1969-1972

  Aksoy, Ibrahim A ^a   Schrader, Sara L ^a   Ali, Muna S ^a   Borovansky, Jill A ^a   Ross, Mark A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory nerve; Case report; Massage; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NECK PAIN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINAL ACCESSORY NEUROPATHY;

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSAGE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SHOULDER; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 70449368575     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.06.015     Document Type: Article

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