Tendinopathy

Studies from C. Hviid and co-researchers update current data on dysphagia

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"Only cases where a patient history of acute severe neck pain, cervical stiffness, and dysphagia were considered, and these were supplemented with imaging in the form of x-rays, computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging scans. All cases were reviewed independently by the chiropractor and a medical radiologist with a specialty in musculoskeletal disorders before acceptance into this case series. Forty-five cases fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Sixteen of these were recruited from a single chiropractic practice. Nineteen were males and 26 were females with an average age of 48 years. All but 2 patients had the characteristic depositions of calcium hydroxyapatite in the tendon of the longus colli muscle, and the average diameter of the retropharyngeal space was 8.1 mm. Patients presenting with a triad of acute severe neck pan, stiff neck, and dysphagia may have retropharyngeal tendinitis," wrote C. Hviid and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "This condition may be a more common than previously thought among patients presenting with acute neck pain in the primary health care sector. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2009;32:315-320)."

Hviid and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (RETROPHARYNGEAL TENDINITIS MAY BE MORE COMMON THAN WE THINK: A REPORT ON 45 CASES SEEN IN DANISH CHIROPRACTIC CLINICS. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2009;32(4):315-320).

For additional information, contact J. Hartvigsen, University of South Denmark, Institute Sports Science & Clinic Biomech, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.

The publisher of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics can be contacted at: Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA.

Keywords: Denmark, Odense, Biomechanics, Deglutition Disorders, Dysphagia, Magnetic Resonance, Neck Pain, Physiology, Tendinitis, Tendinopathy, Therapy, Treatment.

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