Association of joint hypermobility with range of cervical motion and its impact on the motor unit loss in patients with Hirayama disease.

Kaiwen Chen Yang Yang Dongqing Zhu Yu Zhu Feizhou Lyu Jianyuan Jiang Xinlei Xia Chaojun Zheng

Published in: Muscle & nerve (2023)

The frequency of GJH in HD patients may be higher than in the general population. Importantly, GJH may exacerbate excessive cervical-flexion ROM, thereby worsening motor unit loss in HD patients. A cautious approach should be taken when treating HD due to possible comorbid GJH.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
body mass index
mass spectrometry
high resolution
patient reported
high speed