Open AccessScapular Muscle Exercises Following Neck Dissection Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer: A Comparative Electromyographic Study
Author(s) -
Aoife C. McGarvey,
Peter G. Osmotherly,
Gary R. Hoffman,
Pauline Chiarelli
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20120385
Subject(s) - medicine , neck dissection , head and neck cancer , neck muscles , physical medicine and rehabilitation , electromyography , head and neck , dissection (medical) , surgery , cancer , anatomy , radiation therapy
Shoulder pain and dysfunction can occur following neck dissection surgery for cancer. These conditions often are due to accessory nerve injury. Such an injury leads to trapezius muscle weakness, which, in turn, alters scapular biomechanics.
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