Effect of Combined Neck, Shoulder and Hand Exercises with Conventional Physiotherapy Treatment on Hand Grip Strength and Hand Function in Patients with Unilateral Cervical Radiculopathy: a Comparative Study

Study concuducted was to observe the effect of combined neck, shoulder, hand exercise protocol on hand grip strength and hand function in patients with unilateral cervical radiculopathy. Weakness, numbness, discomfort, pain, radicular symptoms in the ipsilateral extremity may come from a herniated disc or a bone spur pressing against an irritated nerve root. This arises problems like decreased neck ROM, neck- shoulder pain, it's possible that the injured nerve root will weaken the muscles it controls. Finally, the intrinsic hand muscles are noticeably weaker as a result of the 8th cervical nerve root being affected by a herniated C7-T1 disc. The interosseous muscles may quickly atrophy as a result of this involvement. A considerable reduction in fine hand motion results from the loss of the interrossei this results in weak hand grip and poor prehension patterns and pinch which impaires the individuals ablility to perform everyday activities.