The value of provocative tests in diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue SPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Ghasemi, Majid ^a   Golabchi, Khodayar ^a   Mousavi, Seyed Ali ^a   Asadi, Bahador ^a   Rezvani, Majid ^a   Shaygannejad, Vahid ^a   Salari, Mehri ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Electrodiagnostic study; Shoulder abduction test; Spurling test; Upper limb tension test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACT STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PROVOCATION TEST; RADICULAR PAIN; SHOULDER ABDUCTION TEST; SPURLING TEST; UPPER LIMB TENSION TEST;

EID: 84875667898     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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