Evaluation of Conservative Therapy for Cervical Myelopathy

Abstract

Twenty-four cases of cervical myelopathy treated by conservative therapy were studied to judge its clinical effect. Clinical effects of conservative therapy for cervical myelopathy were found in 17 out of all 24 cases. The overall results were excellent in 6 cases, improved in 11 cases and unchanged in 7 cases.
The results of conservative therapy were not always satisfactory in terms of ADL, and 14 cases needed surgical treatment eventually. Multivariated analysis about cervical spondylotic myelopathy (Kifune, M., 1988) were very useful to judge objectively the effects of conservative therapy.