O'Driscoll S L, Jayson M I, Baddeley H
Ann Rheum Dis. 1978 Feb;37(1):64-6. doi: 10.1136/ard.37.1.64.
Cervical spine movements were compared in 35 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and matched controls. In AS there were limitations of all movements and particularly of lateral flexion. These limitations could not be correlated with any particular features of AS except radiological involvement of the lower apophyseal joints. In 25 patients there were significant improvements in all measurements after 3 weeks of intensive inpatient physiotherapy. After discharge the patients were encouraged to perform unsupervised physiotherapy and in 11 patients seen at 3 months the improvements in neck movements were either maintained or increased further. In contrast no changes in movements were found in 9 patients assessed 3 weeks and immediately before starting physiotherapy.
对35例强直性脊柱炎（AS）患者和匹配的对照组进行了颈椎活动度比较。在强直性脊柱炎患者中，所有活动均受限，尤其是侧屈。除下关节突关节的放射学受累外，这些限制与强直性脊柱炎的任何特定特征均无关联。25例患者在接受3周强化住院物理治疗后，所有测量指标均有显著改善。出院后，鼓励患者进行非监督性物理治疗，在3个月时复诊的11例患者中，颈部活动度的改善得以维持或进一步提高。相比之下，在开始物理治疗前3周及即将开始物理治疗时评估的9例患者中，活动度未发现变化。
