Steemit Learning Challenge-S21W3; Cervical Radiculopathy"

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Assalamu Alaikum. I hope everyone is well. I am also well by the grace of Alhamdulillah Allah. Let's talk about the content of the third week of the Engagement Contest. Exercise is an important task. Which overcomes physical weakness, health comes to the health of the body. Many thanks to @ashkhan Maam for giving this exercise a beautiful course.

I will present here according to the knowledge I have gained from the course given by him. Before I start writing, I invite some of my friends. By which they will also participate here and impress me. They are @pea07, @wilmer1998 @dasudi and @suboohi maam..

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What's Cervical Radiculopathy? Write in your own words after getting knowledge from the lesson post.

Cervical radiculopathy is a condition of the nervous system, caused by nerve pressure on the spinal cord and neck nerves. Patients suffering from cervical radiculopathy suffer from neurological problems, as a result of this disease, the patient feels numbness and weakness, pain.

Causes of Cervical Radiculopathy:-

• Bone spur: This causes the bones around the spine to grow, causing pressure on the nerves.

• Trauma: An accident, or a major accident, can damage the spinal bones, which can lead to nerve problems.

• Dix Herniation: As a result, the spinal cord can be eroded and the jelly can come out and cause nerve pressure.

• Degenerative dices disease: The spinal cord loses with age, causing nerve pressure.

Symptoms:-

The symptoms of cervical radiculopathy are severe pain in the hands and feet, feeling of numbness or tingling in the hands and feet. Feeling weak in the body.

Prevent:-

It is possible to prevent cervical radiculopathy, for this regular physical exercise is needed. Especially neck and shoulder exercises, refraining from lifting heavy objects and sitting in the right way.

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How would you diagnose a Cervical Radiculopathy? Any clinical investigation or assessment tests?

The diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy first requires a medical checkup of the patient. So first of all, the patient's medical history should be taken, such as asking the patient his problems in the form of questions. Where the patient is in pain, where the pain is spreading. Whether the pain is spreading to the patient's hands and fingers, whether the hands and feet feel dizzy or numb. When did the pain start, and whether he was involved in an accident.

After taking the patient history, the patient will be asked for diagnosis.

For example,

• neurological exams:– As a result of this test, the strength of the patient's hands and feet is reduced.

• Spine examination: If the patient feels any pain in rotating or moving the neck in this test, then it is assumed that the patient may have cervical radiculopathy.

• Imaging tests:- This test is done to make an accurate diagnosis.
  For this, X-ray, MRI, CT scan is done.

• EMG: This test can diagnose nerve and muscle problems.

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