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Warm Moxibustion and Scraping as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Cervical Spondylosis Treatment
Published on: June 27, 2025
[The rheumatic cervical spine]
M Schroeder1,2, W Rüther3, C Schaefer4,3
1Klinik für Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik am Klinikum Bad Bramstedt, Oskar-Alexander-Str. 26, 24576, Bad Bramstedt, Deutschland. m.schroeder@klinikumbb.de.
Background:
The cervical spine is one of the main sites of manifestation in rheumatoid arthritis outside of the extremities. It can have a decisive influence on disease course via the occurrence of mechanical instabilities as well as neurologic symptoms. Both adequate diagnosis and the corresponding surgical treatment represent a challenge for the involved physicians.
Materials And Methods:
This review presents relevant diagnostic strategies and possibilities for surgical intervention which aim to avoid potentially fatal neurologic symptoms. Basic literature and expert opinions are also discussed.
Results And Conclusion:
Through target-oriented surgical management, as well as tight clinical and radiologic monitoring during conservative and surgical therapy, potentially fatal disease courses can be avoided.
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