Carrick F R
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1983 Sep;6(3):129-37.
Lateral flexion anteroposterior roentgenograms of the cervical spine were obtained of patients suffering from cervical radiculopathy. Specific attention was given to the normal mechanical attitudes of the cervical motion segments at their end range. Deviations from the normal coupling mechanism in the cervical spine were directly related to the level of clinical radiculopathy. Aberrancies in the coupling mechanism of the cervical motion segments were reduced by manipulation, and post manipulative reduction examination revealed improvements in sensation, motor power, and deep tendon reflexes, as well as subjective patient improvement. Normal mechanical attitudes could be restored by manipulative reduction of the cervical motion segments.
对患有神经根型颈椎病的患者进行了颈椎侧屈前后位X线片检查。特别关注了颈椎运动节段在其终末范围的正常力学姿态。颈椎正常耦合机制的偏差与临床神经根病的水平直接相关。通过手法操作可减少颈椎运动节段耦合机制的异常，手法操作后复查显示感觉、运动能力、深腱反射均有改善，患者主观感觉也有所改善。通过手法复位颈椎运动节段可恢复正常力学姿态。
