Cervical Spine Articles

These are articles that my colleagues and I recommend reading in preparation for the OCS exam. Some articles overlap with the peripheral joints, as we believe it is very important to differentiate between central and peripheral pathologies. Study hard!

Schenk RP, Coons LB, Bennett SE, Huijbregts PA. Cervicogenic dizziness: A case report illustrating orthopaedic manual and vestibular physical therapy comanagement. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 2006 Jul 1;14(3):56E-68E.

Detsky ME, McDonald DR, Baerlocher MO, Tomlinson GA, McCrory DC, Booth CM. Does this patient with headache have a migraine or need neuroimaging?. JAMA. 2006 Sep 13;296(10):1274-83.

Douglas AC, Wippold FJ 2nd, Broderick DF, Aiken AH, Amin-Hanjani S, Brown DC, Corey AS, Germano IM, Hadley JA, Jagadeesan BD, Jurgens JS, Kennedy TA, Mechtler LL, Patel ND, Zipfel GJ. ACR Appropriateness Criteria Headache. J Am Coll Radiol. 2014 Jul;11(7):657-67. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2014.03.024. Epub 2014 Jun 3. PubMed PMID: 24933450.

Dunning J, Mourad F, Barbero M, Leoni D, Cescon C, Butts R. Bilateral and multiple cavitation sounds during upper cervical thrust manipulation. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Jan 15;14:24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-24. PubMed PMID: 23320608; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3565891.

Dunning JR, Cleland JA, Waldrop MA, Arnot CF, Young IA, Turner M, Sigurdsson G. Upper cervical and upper thoracic thrust manipulation versus nonthrust mobilization in patients with mechanical neck pain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Jan;42(1):5-18. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2012.3894. Epub 2011 Sep 30. PubMed PMID: 21979312.

Cassidy JD, Boyle E, Côté P, He Y, Hogg-Johnson S, Silver FL, Bondy SJ. Risk of vertebrobasilar stroke and chiropractic care: results of a population-based case-control and case-crossover study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Feb 15;33(4 Suppl):S176-83. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181644600. Erratum in: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2010 Mar 1;35(5):595. PubMed PMID: 18204390.

Uitvlugt G, Indenbaum S. Clinical assessment of atlantoaxial instability using the Sharp-Purser test. Arthritis Rheum. 1988 Jul;31(7):918-22. PubMed PMID: 3395385.

Mathers KS, Schneider M, Timko M. Occult hypermobility of the craniocervical junction: a case report and review. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011 Jun;41(6):444-57. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2011.3305. Epub 2011 May 31. Review. PubMed PMID: 21628827.

Taylor AJ, Kerry R. A ‘system based’ approach to risk assessment of the cervical spine prior to manual therapy. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. 2010 Sep 30;13(3):85-93.

Niethamer L, Myers R. Manual Therapy and Exercise for a Patient With Neck-Tongue Syndrome: A Case Report. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Mar;46(3):217-24. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2016.6195. Epub 2016 Feb 11. PubMed PMID: 26868897.

Mintken PE, Metrick L, Flynn TW. Upper cervical ligament testing in a patient with os odontoideum presenting with headaches. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008 Aug;38(8):465-75. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2008.2747. Epub 2008 Aug 1. PubMed PMID: 18678962.

Kerry R, Taylor AJ, Mitchell J, McCarthy C. Cervical arterial dysfunction and manual therapy: a critical literature review to inform professional practice. Man Ther. 2008 Aug;13(4):278-88. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2007.10.006. Epub 2008 Feb 15. Review. PubMed PMID: 18280769.

Meadows J. The Sharp-Purser Test: A Useful Clinical Tool or an Exercise in Futility and Risk?. Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 2013 Jul 18.

Martin MD, Bruner HJ, Maiman DJ. Anatomic and biomechanical considerations of the craniovertebral junction. Neurosurgery. 2010 Mar;66(3 Suppl):2-6. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000365830.10052.87. Review. PubMed PMID: 20173523.

Zapałowicz K, Radek A, Gasiński P, Błaszczyk B, Skiba P. [Atlanto-occipital instability due to the transverse atlas ligament rupture. Report of a case with symptoms persisting for 21 years]. Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2003 Sep-Oct;37(5):1127-34. Polish. PubMed PMID: 15174258.

Hartman J. Anatomy and clinical significance of the uncinate process and uncovertebral joint: A comprehensive review. Clin Anat. 2014 Apr;27(3):431-40. doi: 10.1002/ca.22317. Epub 2014 Jan 22. Review. PubMed PMID: 24453021.

Bogduk N, Mercer S. Biomechanics of the cervical spine. I: Normal kinematics. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2000 Nov;15(9):633-48. Review. PubMed PMID: 10946096.

Mitchell J, Keene D, Dyson C, Harvey L, Pruvey C, Phillips R. Is cervical spine rotation, as used in the standard vertebrobasilar insufficiency test, associated with a measureable change in intracranial vertebral artery blood flow? Man Ther. 2004 Nov;9(4):220-7. PubMed PMID: 15522647.

Sandler SE. The management of low back pain in pregnancy. Man Ther. 1996 Sep;1(4):178-185. PubMed PMID: 11440505.

Puentedura EJ, Cleland JA, Landers MR, Mintken PE, Louw A, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C. Development of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with neck pain likely to benefit from thrust joint manipulation to the cervical spine. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Jul;42(7):577-92. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2012.4243. Epub 2012 May 14. PubMed PMID: 22585595.

Carnes D, Mars TS, Mullinger B, Froud R, Underwood M. Adverse events and manual therapy: a systematic review. Man Ther. 2010 Aug;15(4):355-63. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2009.12.006. Epub 2010 Jan 22. Review. PubMed PMID: 20097115.

Kerry R, Taylor AJ. Cervical arterial dysfunction: knowledge and reasoning for manual physical therapists. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2009 May;39(5):378-87. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2009.2926. PubMed PMID: 19411768.

Jiang SD, Jiang LS, Dai LY. Degenerative cervical spondylolisthesis: a systematic review. Int Orthop. 2011 Jun;35(6):869-75. doi: 10.1007/s00264-010-1203-5. Epub 2011 Jan 25. Review. PubMed PMID: 21264670; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3103955.

Arcasoy SM, Jett JR. Superior pulmonary sulcus tumors and Pancoast’s syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1997 Nov 6;337(19):1370-6. Review. PubMed PMID: 9358132.

Sizer PS Jr, Brismée JM, Cook C. Medical screening for red flags in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal spine pain. Pain Pract. 2007 Mar;7(1):53-71. Review. PubMed PMID: 17305681.

Childs JD, Cleland JA, Elliott JM, Teyhen DS, Wainner RS, Whitman JM, Sopky BJ, Godges JJ, Flynn TW; American Physical Therapy Association. Neck pain: Clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008 Sep;38(9):A1-A34. Epub 2008 Sep 1. Erratum in: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2009 Apr;39(4):297. PubMed PMID: 18758050.

Rodner CM, Tinsley BA, O’Malley MP. Pronator syndrome and anterior interosseous nerve syndrome. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013 May;21(5):268-75. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-21-05-268. Review. PubMed PMID: 23637145.

Elliot D, Southgate CM. New concepts in managing the long tendons of the thumb after primary repair. J Hand Ther. 2005 Apr-Jun;18(2):141-56. PubMed PMID: 15891972.

Monteiro Dos Santos RB, Dos Santos SM, Carneiro Leal FJ, Lins OG, Magalhães C, Mertens Fittipaldi RB. Parsonage-Turner syndrome. Rev Bras Ortop. 2015 Apr 17;50(3):336-41. doi: 10.1016/j.rboe.2015.04.002. eCollection 2015 May-Jun. PubMed PMID: 26229940; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4519651.

Clare HA, Adams R, Maher CG. Reliability of McKenzie classification of patients with cervical or lumbar pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2005 Feb;28(2):122-7. PubMed PMID: 15800512.

Cook C, Brown C, Isaacs R, Roman M, Davis S, Richardson W. Clustered clinical findings for diagnosis of cervical spine myelopathy. J Man Manip Ther. 2010 Dec;18(4):175-80. doi: 10.1179/106698110X12804993427045. PubMed PMID: 22131790; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3113267.

Conroy JL, Schneiders AG. The T4 syndrome. Man Ther. 2005 Nov;10(4):292-6. PubMed PMID: 16253863.

Sizer PS Jr, Brismée JM, Cook C. Medical screening for red flags in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal spine pain. Pain Pract. 2007 Mar;7(1):53-71. Review. PubMed PMID: 17305681.

Throckmorton TQ, Kraemer P, Kuhn JE, Sasso RC. Differentiating cervical spine and shoulder pathology: common disorders and key points of evaluation and treatment. Instr Course Lect. 2014;63:401-8. PubMed PMID: 24720325.

Wainner RS, Fritz JM, Irrgang JJ, Boninger ML, Delitto A, Allison S. Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination and patient self-report measures for cervical radiculopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Jan 1;28(1):52-62. PubMed PMID: 12544957.

Schenk, R., Bhaidani, T., Melissa, B., Kelley, J., & Kruchowsky, T. (2008). Inclusion of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) in the Management of Cervical Radiculopathy: A Case Report. The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, 16(1), e1–e8.

Mourad F, Giovannico G, Maselli F, Bonetti F, Fernández de las Peñas C, Dunning J. Basilar impression presenting as intermittent mechanical neck pain: a rare case report. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Jan 11;17:7. doi: 10.1186/s12891-015-0847-0. PubMed PMID: 26754441; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4707768.

Hagert E, Hagert CG. Upper extremity nerve entrapments: the axillary and radial nerves–clinical diagnosis and surgical treatment. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014 Jul;134(1):71-80. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000259. PubMed PMID: 24622568.

Gurushantappa PK, Kuppasad S. Anatomy of axillary nerve and its clinical importance: a cadaveric study. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Mar;9(3):AC13-7. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/12349.5680. Epub 2015 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 25954611

Mamula CJ, Erhard RE, Piva SR. Cervical radiculopathy or Parsonage-Turner syndrome: differential diagnosis of a patient with neck and upper extremity symptoms. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2005 Oct;35(10):659-64. PubMed PMID: 16294987.

Abbed KM, Coumans JV. Cervical radiculopathy: pathophysiology, presentation, and clinical evaluation. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jan;60(1 Supp1 1):S28-34. Review. PubMed PMID: 17204882.

Hayes K, Callanan M, Walton J, Paxinos A, Murrell GA. Shoulder instability: management and rehabilitation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2002 Oct;32(10):497-509. Review. PubMed PMID: 12403201.

Goldman SB, Brininger TL, Schrader JW, Curtis R, Koceja DM. Analysis of clinical motor testing for adult patients with diagnosed ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Nov;90(11):1846-52. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.06.007.

Shao YC, Harwood P, Grotz MR, Limb D, Giannoudis PV. Radial nerve palsy associated with fractures of the shaft of the humerus: a systematic review. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Dec;87(12):1647-52. Review. PubMed PMID: 16326879.

Michaleff ZA, Maher CG, Verhagen AP, Rebbeck T, Lin CW. Accuracy of the Canadian C-spine rule and NEXUS to screen for clinically important cervical spine injury in patients following blunt trauma: a systematic review. CMAJ. 2012 Nov 6;184(16):E867-76. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.120675. Epub 2012 Oct 9. Review. PubMed PMID: 23048086; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3494329.

Lutz FR. Radial tunnel syndrome: an etiology of chronic lateral elbow pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1991;14(1):14-7. PubMed PMID: 18796828.

Ohman A, Mårdbrink EL, Stensby J, Beckung E. Evaluation of treatment strategies for muscle function in infants with congenital muscular torticollis. Physiother Theory Pract. 2011 Oct;27(7):463-70. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2010.536305. Epub 2011 May 15. PubMed PMID: 21568831.

Izzi J, Dennison D, Noerdlinger M, Dasilva M, Akelman E. Nerve injuries of the elbow, wrist, and hand in athletes. Clin Sports Med. 2001 Jan;20(1):203-17. Review. PubMed PMID: 11227706.

Jordan CL, Rhon DI. Differential diagnosis and management of ankylosing spondylitis masked as adhesive capsulitis: a resident’s case problem. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012 Oct;42(10):842-52. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2012.4050. Epub 2012 Jul 26. PubMed PMID: 22836244.

Tanaka N, Fujimoto Y, An HS, Ikuta Y, Yasuda M. The anatomic relation among the nerve roots, intervertebral foramina, and intervertebral discs of the cervical spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 Feb 1;25(3):286-91. PubMed PMID: 10703098.

Matz PG, Holly LT, Groff MW, Vresilovic EJ, Anderson PA, Heary RF, Kaiser MG, Mummaneni PV, Ryken TC, Choudhri TF, Resnick DK; Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Indications for anterior cervical decompression for the treatment of cervical degenerative radiculopathy. J Neurosurg Spine. 2009 Aug;11(2):174-82. doi: 10.3171/2009.3.SPINE08720. PubMed PMID: 19769497.

Bland JH, Boushey DR. Anatomy and physiology of the cervical spine. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1990 Aug;20(1):1-20. PubMed PMID: 2218549.

Antonaci F, Fredriksen TA, Sjaastad O. Cervicogenic headache: clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and differential diagnosis. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2001 Aug;5(4):387-92. Review. PubMed PMID: 11403744.

Rayes M, Mittal M, Rengachary SS, Mittal S. Hangman’s fracture: a historical and biomechanical perspective. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Feb;14(2):198-208. doi: 10.3171/2010.10.SPINE09805. Epub 2010 Dec 24. PubMed PMID: 21184637.

Greathouse DG, Joshi A. Radiculopathy of the eighth cervical nerve. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010 Dec;40(12):811-7. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2010.3187. Epub 2010 Oct 22. PubMed PMID: 20972345.

Swinkels R, Beeton K, Alltree J. Pathogenesis of upper cervical instability. Man Ther. 1996 Jun;1(3):127-132. PubMed PMID: 11440499.

Garber MB. Diagnostic imaging and differential diagnosis in 2 case reports. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2005 Nov;35(11):745-54. PubMed PMID: 16355917.

Kelley MJ, Kane TE, Leggin BG. Spinal accessory nerve palsy: associated signs and symptoms. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2008 Feb;38(2):78-86. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2008.2454. Epub 2007 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 18560187.

Dailiana ZH, Roulot E, Le Viet D. Surgical treatment of compression of the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000 Apr;82(3):420-3. PubMed PMID: 10813182.

Conroy JL, Schneiders AG. The T4 syndrome. Man Ther. 2005 Nov;10(4):292-6. PubMed PMID: 16253863.

Haynes MJ, Vincent K, Fischhoff C, Bremner AP, Lanlo O, Hankey GJ. Assessing the risk of stroke from neck manipulation: a systematic review. Int J Clin Pract. 2012 Oct;66(10):940-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2012.03004.x. Review. PubMed PMID: 22994328; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3506737.

Ijaopo R, Oguntolu V, DCosta D, Garnham A, Hobbs S. A case of Paget-Schroetter syndrome (PSS) in a young judo tutor: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2016 Mar 18;10(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s13256-016-0848-0. PubMed PMID: 26987584; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4797165.

Shaffer SM, Brismée JM, Sizer PS, Courtney CA. Temporomandibular disorders. Part 1: anatomy and examination/diagnosis. J Man Manip Ther. 2014 Feb;22(1):2-12. doi: 10.1179/2042618613Y.0000000060. Review. PubMed PMID: 24976743; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4062347.

Shaffer SM, Brismée JM, Sizer PS, Courtney CA. Temporomandibular disorders. Part 2: conservative management. J Man Manip Ther. 2014 Feb;22(1):13-23. doi: 10.1179/2042618613Y.0000000061. Review. PubMed PMID: 24976744; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4062348.

Cook CE, Sizer PS, Isaacs RE, Wright A. Clinical Identifiers for Detecting Underlying Closed Cervical Fractures. Pain Practice. 2014; 14(2): 109–116

Stiell IG, Wells GA, Vandemheen KL, et al. The Canadian C-spine rule for radiography in alert and stable trauma patients. JAMA 2001;286:1841-8.

Stiell IG, Clement CM, McKnight RD, et al. The Canadian Cspine rule versus the NEXUS low-risk criteria in patients with trauma. N Engl J Med 2003;349:2510-8.

Miller P, Coffey F, Reid AM, et al. Can emergency nurses use the Canadian cervical spine rule to reduce unnecessary patient immobilisation? Accid Emerg Nurs 2006;14:133-40.

Rethnam U, Yesupalan R, Gandham G. Does applying the Canadian Cervical Spine rule reduce cervical spine radiography rates in alert patients with blunt trauma to the neck? A retrospective analysis. BMC Med Imaging 2008;8:12.

Stiell IG, Clement CM, Grimshaw J, et al. Implementation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule: prospective 12 centre cluster randomised trial. BMJ 2009;339:b4146.

Vaillancourt C, Stiell IG, Beaudoin T, et al. The out-of-hospital validation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule by paramedics. Ann Emerg Med 2009;54:663-71.

Coffey F, Hewitt S, Stiell I, et al. Validation of the Canadian c-spine rule in the UK emergency department setting. Emerg Med J 2011; 28:873-6.

Stiell IG, Clement CM, O’Connor A, et al. Multicentre prospective validation of use of the Canadian C-Spine Rule by triage nurses in the emergency department. CMAJ 2010;182:1173-9.

Duane TM, Wilson SP, Mayglothling J, et al. Canadian Cervical Spine rule compared with computed tomography: a prospective analysis. J Trauma 2011;71:352-5.

Wainner RS, et al. Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of the clinical examination and patient self-report measures for cervical radiculopathy. Spine. 2003; 28(1): 52-62.

Waldrop MA. Diagnosis and treatment of cervical radiculopathy using a clinical prediction rule and a multimodal intervention approach: a case series. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006; 36(3): 152-9.

Puentedura EJ, et al. Development of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with neck pain likely to benefit from thrust joint manipulation to the cervical spine. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012; 42(7): 577-92.

Tseng YL, et al. Predictors for the immediate responders to cervical manipulation in patients with neck pain. Manual Therapy. 2006; 11(4): 306–315.

Cleland JA, et al. Development of a clinical prediction rule for guiding treatment of a subgroup of patients with neck pain: use of thoracic spine manipulation, exercise, and patient education. Phys Ther. 2007; 87(1): 9-23.

Cleland JA, et al. Examination of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Neck Pain Likely to Benefit From Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation and a General Cervical Range of Motion Exercise: Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial. Phys Ther. 2010; 90(9): 1239-1250.

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Cervical Spine Articles

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