Prevalencia de dolor cervicobraquial y de compromiso nervioso mediante neurodinamia, Centro de Salud Virgen del Milagro. Cuenca, 2016

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of Cervicobrachial pain and nervous compromise through Neurodynamics at the “Virgen del Milagro” Health Center. Methodology. A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed, in which all patients who attended medical care at the Health Center during the study period participated. To collect the data evaluation sheets were used. Data were analyzed in SPSS version 15. Results. The prevalence of Cervicobrachial pain at the Virgen del Milagro Health Center is 2%. During the study period 50 patients with Cervicobrachial pain were seen, of whom 13 were men and 37 were women. Of the 50 patients with cervicobrachial pain, 94% (n = 47) presented nervous compromise. The patients had different occupations: Housewife (n = 26), Office workers (n = 7), Workers (n = 5), Farmers and Health Personnel (n = 3). Neurodynamic tests revealed a predominance of median nerve involvement (n = 37), secondly the ulnar nerve (n = 26), third the occipital nerve (n = 18), while the radial nerve (N = 10) and accessory nerve (n = 8) have a lower frequency of compromise. The right arm had a higher frequency of nerve involvement, followed by the left arm. Conclusions. Our study revealed that of the 50 patients with Cervicobrachial pain, 94% presented nervous compromise and the location of the pain was essentially bilateral. In addition, through the Neurodynamic Tests applied to this population, it was determined that the median nerve presents greater nervous compromise affecting mainly the right arm