A 75-year-old male is referred to physical therapy (PT) from…
A 75-year-old male is referred to physical therapy (PT) from his primary care physician. His chief complaint includes bilateral neck pain and occasional numbness and tingling into both arms. With further examination, it is determined the patient has noticed a change in his gait with a loss of balance, clumsiness with his hands and fingers including more difficulty feeding himself and buttoning his shirts in the last 2 months, and hyperreflexia in the upper and lower extremities. Which diagnosis should the PT be most concerned about?
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