Chauhan, Rohil VSegar, Anand HRice, DavidWhite, Steven G2026-03-252026-03-252026-03-210303-71932230-4886http://hdl.handle.net/10292/20810[From Introduction] Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most prevalent cause of spinal cord impairment in adults, yet remains under-recognised in primary care (Davies et al., 2018). DCM affects approximately 2.3% of adults, rising to a striking 5% in those over the age of 40 years of age (i.e., one in 20) (Davies et al., 2018). Despite this, diagnosis is frequently delayed (average of 2.5 years), by which time individuals with DCM face irreversible neurological impairment and very low quality of life (Davies et al., 2018)The New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy is registered on Scopus, and since 2012, has offered Open Access publication of all content. Present and future journal articles are freely accessible as well as past journals that have been published from 2012 onwards. There are no author fees for publication.1103 Clinical Sciences4201 Allied health and rehabilitation scienceDegenerative Cervical MyelopathyNeurosurgeryOrthopaedicsPhysiotherapySpinal Cord CompressionOther Form of Assessable OutputOpenAccess10.15619/nzjp.v54i1.544