Volume : 7, Issue : 8, August - 2018

A correlative study of cervical lordosis and cervical spondylosis in sub urban population.

Rajani Cartor M, Soujaniya Konada

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Neck pain is the commonly seen problem in the general population. Cervical Spondylosis is a common</p> <div>degenerative condition of the cervical spine, Md S Laskar. In day-to-day life various positions during work may</div> <div>demand repeated or prolonged 􀃸exion, extension, or extreme bending of the neck, L Levy &amp; S.Jager. They may lead to degenerative</div> <div>changes in the cervical spine and alterations of the neck posture, Tadakiwakui. Yet data is lacking to establish speci􀃶c interpretations.</div> <div>OBJECTIVES:</div> <div>1. To Measure the Global Curvature of the Cervical Spine by using Cobb‘s double line method in the x-rays of patients with Cervical</div> <div>Spondylosis.</div> <div>2. To Quantify the Intensity of Neck pain levels in patients with Cervical Spondylosis by using Visual Analogue Scale.</div> <div>3. To 􀃶nd the association of the Global Cervical lordosis and neck pain in patients with cervical spondylosis.</div> <div>METHODOLOGY:</div> <div>A sample group of 30 patients who are diagnosed as Cervical Spondylosis were included in this study. The alteration of the cervical spine</div> <div>curve was determined by using the Cobb‘s method by drawing the angles on 30 lateral Cervical Radiographs. The intensity of neck pain was</div> <div>assessed by the Visual Analogue scale.</div> <div>RESULTS:</div> <div>The pain intensity was measured by using visual analogue scale and cervical curvature was measured by double line Cobb‘s method. The</div> <div>statistics used was correlation to 􀃶nd the degree of association between cervical curvature and intensity of neck pain in patients with</div> <div>cervical Spondylosis. For 28 degrees of freedom at 5% of level of signi􀃶cance, the tabled ‘r‘ value is 2.05. This is more than the calculated ‘t‘</div> <div>value i.e. 1.704 and thus there is no correlation between cervical curvature at C2-C7 level and neck pain. Hence the null hypothesis proved</div> <div>true.</div> <div>For 28 degrees of freedom at 5% level of signi􀃶cance, the ‘r‘ value is -0.08109. There is negative correlation between cervical curvature at C1-</div> <div>C7 level and neck pain. Hence the null hypothesis proved true.</div> <div>For 1 degree of freedom at 5% level of signi􀃶cance, the tabled ‘&chi;&sup2;‘ value is 3.84. This is more than the calculated value i.e. 0.13. So, there is no</div> <div>signi􀃶cant association of Sex and Age with the cervical spinal curve.</div> <div>CONCLUSION:</div> <div>The study statistical analysis concluded that there is absolutely no signi􀃶cant association observed between altered cervical spine</div> <div>curvature and neck pain.</div>