Conservative Therapy for Cervical Disk Disease

Conservative Therapy for Cervical Disk Disease:

Includes NSAIDs, opiates, steroid injections, physical therapy, and cervical traction.
Up to 95% of patients with acute cervical radiculopathy may recover with these measures.
If no improvement occurs in 6 weeks, an operation is warranted depending of the degree of pain.
Objective weakness or pain refractory to conservative measures are typically reasonable causes of early surgery.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 14:57

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