《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2006, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (06): 525-526.

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Manipulation on Cervical Vertigo Following Atlantoaxial Joint Malposition: a 40 Cases Report

LIU Jing-hui, YU Bo, WANG Zheng-he   

  1. The Department of Rehabilitation, the First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2005-09-13 Published:2006-06-25 Online:2006-06-25

Abstract: ObjectiveTo explore the clinical therapeutic effect of treating cervical vertigo induced by atlantoaxial joint malposition with manipulation.MethodsForty cervical vertigo cases induced by atlantoaxial joint malposition and diagnosed by palpating, X-ray examination, were treated with fixed-point manual reduction.ResultsThirty-one cases were cured, total effective rate was 100%.ConclusionManipulation can cure atlantoaxial joint malposition, relax vertebral artery, improve cerebrum blood supply, so it is available for cervical vertigo.

Key words: manipulation, atlantoaxial joint malposition, cervical vertigo