European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PATIENTS OF CERVICAL PAIN AND CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY WITH THE LEVEL OF DISABILITY AND DEPRESSION

Anam Fatima, Rizwan Khan, Safa Anwar* and Nigar Shikalgar

ABSTRACT

Objective: Cervical radiculopathy is a neurological condition characterized by dysfunction of a spinal nerve or its roots in the cervical region. Patient usually present with pain in the neck and one arm, with a combination of sensory or motor loss, or reflex changes in the affected nerve-root distribution. Mechanical or axial neck pain refers to neck pain that does not radiate into the upper extremities but is confined to the cervical, occipital, or posterior scapular areas. Patients and Methods: The study includes a total no of 35 patients, 22 patients with cervical pain (group 1) and 13 patients with cervical radiculopathy (group 2). The subjects were asked to fill the questionnaires following which the results were analysed and compared. Results: Mean age of the cervical pain (Group 1) subjects in the study was 25.95 and BMI was 23.33. Karl Pearson correlation coefficient value between NDI and BDI in group-1 was found to be statistically significant (p = 0.04) 0.54 suggesting a moderate positive correlation. Mean age of the cervical radiculopathy (Group 2) subjects in the study was 28.08 and the BMI was 24.77. Karl Pearson correlation coefficient value of cervical radiculopathy (Group-2) between NDI and BDI was found to be statistically significant (p = 0.01) 0.77 suggesting a strong positive correlation. Conclusion: In conclusion, early medical and physiotherapy treatment care have to be taken by cervical radiculopathy and cervical pain patients to reduce neck disability, and neck pain, as well as counseling for depression.

Keywords: Cervical pain, cervical radiculopathy, depression, disability.