A Common Type of Vertigo Relieved by Traction of the Cervical Spine

Article1 April 1953A COMMON TYPE OF VERTIGO RELIEVED BY TRACTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINEDAVID DAVIS, M.D.DAVID DAVIS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-4-778 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this report is to call attention to a common form of vertigo that is generally unrecognized and often erroneously attributed to cerebral arteriosclerosis. As in true objective vertigo the patient complains that, with a sudden change in head position, objects begin to move, usually revolving clockwise or counter-clockwise. There is a sense of falling to one side, a need to hold on for support or to return to the original bodily position. The mechanism of this vertigo is not established, but clinical evidence is offered to show that it results from cervical nerve root irritation due to...Bibliography1. Davis D: Spinal nerve root pain (radiculitis) simulating coronary occlusion: a common syndrome, Am. Heart J. 35: 70-80, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. DavisRitvo DM: The clinical and roentgen findings in osteoarthritis of the cervicodorsal spine (radiculitis) simulating coronary artery disease, New England J. Med. 238: 857-866, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Davis D: Respiratory manifestations of dorsal spine radiculitis simulating cardiac asthma, Ann. Int. Med. 32: 954-959, 1950. LinkGoogle Scholar4. Hanflig SS: Pain in shoulder girdle, arm and precordium due to cervical arthritis, J. A. M. A. 106: 523-526, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Kelly LC: Chronic hypertrophic osteoarthritis in the cervical spine with radiculitis, New York State J. Med. Part II, 42: 246-251, 1942; Part III, 42: 336-340, 1942. Google Scholar6. Denney-Brown DE: Neurologic aspects of vertigo, New England J. Med. 241: 144-145, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Davis D: The nature of the symptoms in essential hypertension, Am. J. M. Sc. 181: 850-856, 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Spector B: Neuroanatomic mechanisms underlying vertigo and nausea, Bull. New England M. Center 10: 145-154, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. Davis D: Unpublished data. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication October 17, 1952. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCervicogene duizeligheid: een overzicht van diagnostiek en behandelingCervicogenic Dizziness: A Review of Diagnosis and TreatmentEvaluation and Management of Dizziness in the Older PatientPAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL GIDDINESSVertigo, Nausea and VomitusDifferential diagnosis of chest painPostural vertigo due to trigger areas in the sternocleidomastoid muscle 1 April 1953Volume 38, Issue 4Page: 778-786KeywordsNervesSpineVertigo ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...