Upright Balance Control in Individuals with Cervical Myelopathy Following Cervical Decompression Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 10357
• Main Authors: Cheng, Chih-Hsiu, Lai, Dar-Ming, Lau, Phooi Yee, Wang, Shwu-Fen, Chien, Andy, Wang, Jaw-Lin, Hsu, Wei-Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.06.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/700/565/491; 692/700/565/545/379; Adult; Aged; Balance; Case-Control Studies; Central nervous system diseases; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Cohort analysis; Compression; Decompression; Decompression, Surgical; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Postural Balance - physiology; Posture; Prospective Studies; Recovery of Function; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Shoes & boots; Spinal cord; Spinal Cord Diseases - physiopathology; Spinal Cord Diseases - rehabilitation; Spinal Cord Diseases - surgery; Surgery; Treatment Outcome

Patients with cervical myelopathy may manifest impairments in functional activities and balance control caused by compression of the spinal cord. The objective of the current study was to determine long-term changes in the upright balance control of patients with cervical myelopathy who had undergon...