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The role of phonophoresis in dyshpagia due to cervical osteophytes
Zeliha Unlu1, Sebnem Orguc, Gorkem Eskiizmir
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation;
Objective:
Treatment of patients with anterior cervical osteophytes causing dysphagia includes conservative treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, antibiotics, and an appropriate soft diet. Physical therapy with its advantages may be an alternative method in the treatment, which was not reported previously.
Case Description:
Phonophoresis therapy is applied in nine patients with dysphagia due to cervical osteophytes.
Results:
The symptom of dysphagia regressed in various degrees in all patients after phonophoresis therapy.
Conclusions:
Phonophoresis might be an alternative method for the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment in patients with dysphagia due to cervical osteophytes.
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