Descripción del dolor cervical, en pacientes que acuden a consulta externa en los servicios de traumatología y rehabilitación del Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga de la ciudad de Cuenca julio-diciembre 2004

Abstract

This is a descriptive, retrospective study of patients who presented with neck pain rehabilitation services and hospital trauma José Carrasco Arteaga IESS City of Cuenca, the sample of 400 patients who came in a span of six months of these the 86esta consisting of an economically active population, still a fairly significant percentage. This study concluded that the most affected is the male sex with 67.4además the most common cause of neck pain is mechanical 36de represented by the study population. The work 75.7realiza active and continue to play the same type of work despite symptoms. Of the patients treated, the 35.6sintió improvement, 30.6permaneció equal, and 13.9refiere have worsened their symptoms. Compliance with therapy is strictly in 31.9de patients; the 36.8lo they make irregularly, and neither do 31.3. To end protrudes from the case studies that the 73.6no has received information on prevention