Provision and Perception of Physiotherapy in the Nonoperative Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM): A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire of People Living With DCM.
Max B ButlerOliver D MowforthAbdul BadranMichelle StarkeyTimothy BoergerIwan SadlerJulia TabrahCaroline TreanorLucy Cameron Grad Dip PhysSukhvinder Kalsi-RyanRodney J LaingBenjamin M DaviesMark R N KotterPublished in: Global spine journal (2020)
The provision of nonoperative physiotherapy in the management of DCM is inconsistent and appears to differ from international guidelines. Few patients perceived benefit from physiotherapy; however, this was more likely in those with mild DCM and in those with shorter symptom durations. Further work is needed to establish the appropriate role of physiotherapy for this population.