Concordance of upper limb neurodynamic tests with medical examination and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cervical radiculopathy: A diagnostic cohort study

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 626-632

  Apelby Albrecht, Martina ^a   Andersson, Linda ^a   Kleiva, Ingrid W ^a   Kvåle, Kristian ^b   Skillgate, Eva ^b   Josephson, Anna ^b  

^a Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Medicine   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brachial Plexus; Cervical Radiculopathy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurological Examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARM; ARM PAIN; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURODYNAMIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SWEDEN;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADICULOPATHY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84887992231     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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