Effect of cervical radiculopathy on handgrip strength in Egyptian dentists /
Yahya Zakaria Mohamed
Effect of cervical radiculopathy on handgrip strength in Egyptian dentists / تأثير الاعتلال الجذور العنقية على قوة اليد فى أطباء الأسنان المصريين Yahya Zakaria Mohamed ; Supervised Magda Gaid Sedhom , Mary Kamal Nassif Takla - Cairo : Yahya Zakaria Mohamed , 2019 - 56 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Science
Background: Dentistry demands high accuracy and dentists frequently assume a rotated and forward head posture. This produces high static load in the neck muscle leads tp imbalance or cervical instability. Purpose of this study: was to investigate the effect of cervical radiculopathy on handgrip strength in Egyptian dentists. Participants and method: Case control study was used. One hundred right handed dentists were selected from different hospitals at Cairo and Giza as follow: October 6 university, MUST university, MSA university and Kasr Elainy oral and dentist medical school with age ranging from 25 to 35 years old and with work experience from 3 to 10 years. Dentists were stratified into two equal groups; cervical radiculopathy; group A; Uni-lateral cervical radiculopathy,confirmed with a positive Spurling sign as well as a score above 30 of neck disability index and has pain 3 months prior to assessment. Control group; group B; healthy dentists with no pain experience 3 months prior to the study. Outcome measures; handgrip strength was measured by Jamar handgrip dynamometer and neck disability index. Results: There was a significant decrease of the handgrip strength in group A when compared with that of group B as the mean ± SD handgrip strength of group A was 29.48 ± 4.29 kg while that of group B was 47.72 ± 5.21 kg. There was a strong negative correlation between handgrip strength and NDI (r =-0.8, p =0.0001). Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, there was a significant decrease of the handgrip strength in dentists suffering from unilateral cervical radiculopathy compared to healthy pain free dentists
Cervical radiculopathy Dentists Handgrip strength
Effect of cervical radiculopathy on handgrip strength in Egyptian dentists / تأثير الاعتلال الجذور العنقية على قوة اليد فى أطباء الأسنان المصريين Yahya Zakaria Mohamed ; Supervised Magda Gaid Sedhom , Mary Kamal Nassif Takla - Cairo : Yahya Zakaria Mohamed , 2019 - 56 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Science
Background: Dentistry demands high accuracy and dentists frequently assume a rotated and forward head posture. This produces high static load in the neck muscle leads tp imbalance or cervical instability. Purpose of this study: was to investigate the effect of cervical radiculopathy on handgrip strength in Egyptian dentists. Participants and method: Case control study was used. One hundred right handed dentists were selected from different hospitals at Cairo and Giza as follow: October 6 university, MUST university, MSA university and Kasr Elainy oral and dentist medical school with age ranging from 25 to 35 years old and with work experience from 3 to 10 years. Dentists were stratified into two equal groups; cervical radiculopathy; group A; Uni-lateral cervical radiculopathy,confirmed with a positive Spurling sign as well as a score above 30 of neck disability index and has pain 3 months prior to assessment. Control group; group B; healthy dentists with no pain experience 3 months prior to the study. Outcome measures; handgrip strength was measured by Jamar handgrip dynamometer and neck disability index. Results: There was a significant decrease of the handgrip strength in group A when compared with that of group B as the mean ± SD handgrip strength of group A was 29.48 ± 4.29 kg while that of group B was 47.72 ± 5.21 kg. There was a strong negative correlation between handgrip strength and NDI (r =-0.8, p =0.0001). Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, there was a significant decrease of the handgrip strength in dentists suffering from unilateral cervical radiculopathy compared to healthy pain free dentists
Cervical radiculopathy Dentists Handgrip strength