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

<div>T2-weighted MR sagittal image (a) and axial image at C5-C6 (b) of the patient’s cervical spine eight months after the first AR-PT. (a) Alignment of her cervical spine became normal. (b) Atrophy of her cervical extensor muscles was improved. Muscle tonus of the trapezius was restored (arrowhead). ➀➁: deep layers of cervical extensor muscles (semispinalis cervicis and multifidus). ➂➃: lateral-dorsal layers of cervical extensor muscles (splenius capitis, splenius cervicis, and longissimus). ➄➅: trapezius. ➆: C5-C6 disc.</div>

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Figure 9: Dropped Head Syndrome Treated with Physical Therapy Based on the Concept of Athletic Rehabilitation 