Case report shows improvement in motor function in a patient with cervical motor radiculopathy, highlighting the role of injections in pain management.
Key Points
To evaluate the effectiveness of nonsurgical management in a case of painless cervical motor radiculopathy.
Presented a case of a 67-year-old man with sudden shoulder motor paralysis without pain.
Conducted MRI which revealed multilevel foraminal stenosis and central disc protrusion without cord compression.
Applied four epidural steroid injections over five weeks.
Patient achieved progressive motor function improvement, reaching MRC grade 5-.
Shoulder range of motion was fully restored with no adverse effects.