Abstract
[Purpose] The present study aimed to clarify whether dysesthesia affected daily living in persons who underwent surgery for slight cervical myelopathy. [Subjects] Thirty-five persons who could walk stably after surgery were selected. [Methods] The following three items were inquired using a questionnaire: intensity of dysesthesia in the lower extremity, difficulty of activities of daily living (ADL) and physical activity. Relationships among these items were statistically investigated. [Results] The response rate was 74.3% [26 persons (men 19, women 7); 62.0 ± 10.6 years]. Although a significant correlation between the intensity of dysesthesia and the difficulty of ADL was found, the correlation was no longer significant when a person with intractable dysesthesia was excluded. [Conclusion] Dysesthesia didn't much affect the daily living of most of the persons who underwent surgery for slight cervical myelopathy.
