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Purpose: To determine the quality of life, disability, and functional status of patients with cervical disc herniation (CDH) that accompanied with and without radiculopathy and to determine the relationship between parameters and radiculopathy. Material and Methods: Fifty-one patients with CDH between 25 and 65 years, having neck pain at least 8 weeks and without motor loss were participated to the study. Participants allocated into two groups as having radiculopathy (n=37) and without radiculopathy (n=14). Cervical compression and distraction test for radiculopathy existence, Neck Disability Index (NDI) for disability level, Disabilities of the Arm Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH) for upper extremity related disability, Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) for quality of life with and Jamar hand dynamometer for grip strength were used. Results: Quality of life and upper extremity related disability were higher and different in patients with radiculopathy (p<0.05). There was no difference between groups in terms of grip strength and NDI (p>0.05). There was positive and good correlation between DASH and NHP; positive and moderate correlation between physical activity, social isolation, pain sub-parameter of NHP and DASH in patients with radiculopathy (p<0.05). Conclusion: Patients who had radiculopathy additionally to CDH, quality of life and functional status parameters of upper extremity were found to be more affected than patients without radiculopathy. In patients with radiculopathy, It has been observed that disability might not cause only by neck pain but also by its insufficiency in upper extremity related functional status.

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