Case Report

Spinal Accessory Nerve Injury following Spinal Adjustment: Case Report and Literature Review of the Outcome of Accessory Nerve Pathology as Result of Blunt Trauma (Spinal Accessory Nerve Palsy after Spinal Adjustment)

Table 1

SANP cases reported in literature that were attributed to compressive trauma.

CaseDateAge
Gender
SideNCS/EMGMechanism of injuryManagementCourseDuration

Case 1
Braybrooke J et al. [5]
200374
Male
RightDelay in motor potentialsLifting a heavy objectN/AN/AN/A
Case 2
Aksoy I et al. [7]
200938
Female
LeftFibrillation and reduced motor units’ potentialsDeep tissue massageNonsurgical managementComplete resolution of pain
Residual strength and function deficit
2 years
Case 3
Coulter J et al. [4]
201531
Male
RightN/AWearing tight robeNonsurgical managementComplete resolution of pain and strength and deformity6 months
Case 11
Yoon JR et al. [10]
201842
Female
RightDelayed latency and decreased amplitudeDeep tissue massageNonsurgical management, neuromuscular electrical stimulationComplete recovery of pain and strength
Residual deformity was not documented
2 months