Cervical radiculopathy

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 791-799

  Corey, Deanna Lynn ^a   Comeau, Douglas ^b,c,d  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Neck pain; Shoulder pain; Spurling test

Indexed keywords

CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY; NECK PAIN; SHOULDER PAIN; SPURLING TEST;

ANALGESICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RADICULOPATHY; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 84903647597     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: 15579859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2014.04.001     Document Type: Review

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