2 published verifications about Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy ×
“Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) severity can fluctuate over time and may not be fully captured during episodic clinic visits.”
The available evidence shows DCM is variable in presentation and usually progresses in a stepwise or gradual way, so a single visit may not reflect the full clinical picture. But the cited sources do not clearly establish that severity itself fluctuates over time in an individual patient, or that episodic clinic visits specifically miss that fluctuation. The claim captures a plausible concern, but it overstates what these sources directly support.
“In degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), smartphone-assessed motor performance correlates with standard clinical grading and with postoperative improvement.”
Available evidence supports the claim in broad terms. Peer-reviewed studies in DCM show smartphone-derived motor or mobility measures correlate with established clinical measures such as mJOA, VAS, and ODI, and some studies show these measures improve after surgery in parallel with clinical recovery. However, several findings are preliminary, some correlations are modest or inconsistent across scales, and early feasibility evidence was very small.