Citation

Watson DJ, Dolbeer JA. J. Orthop. Sports Phys. Ther. 2017; 47(9): 692.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Orthopaedic Section and Sports Physical Therapy Section of the American Physical Therapy Association)

DOI

10.2519/jospt.2017.7357

PMID

28859595

Abstract

A 21-year-old male military academy cadet developed acute posterior neck pain after performing multiple sets of overhead shoulder presses and resting the bar on his lower neck and shoulders. He presented to a direct-access physical therapy clinic. Due to the acute onset and focal nature of pain in the setting of repetitive weightlifting, the physical therapist ordered radiographs of the cervical spine, which revealed a C6 spinous process fracture. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017;47(8):578. doi:10.2519/jospt.2017.7277.

Language: en

Keywords

cervical spine; neck; radiography