Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation

<div>T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) sagittal image (a) and axial image at C5-C6 (b) of the patient’s cervical spine at the first visit. (a) Cervical alignment was slightly kyphotic, and the C5-C6 intervertebral disc protruded posteriorly (arrow). (b) The cervical extensor muscles were atrophic. The trapezius muscles showed a stretched morphology (arrowhead). ➀➁: deep layers of the cervical extensor muscles (semispinalis cervicis and multifidus). ➂➃: lateral-dorsal layers of the cervical extensor muscles (splenius capitis, splenius cervicis, and longissimus). ➄➅: trapezius. ➆: C5-C6 disc.</div>

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Figure 2: Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation 