Cervical osteoarthritis is a painful chronic arthroplasty that worsens over time and it is ongoing, being considered one of the leading causes of disability nationally and internationally. Cervical intervertebral disc degeneration leads to neck pain, worsened by movement, accompanied by joint stiffness and limitation of joint range of motion. The aim of this study was to investigate how effective is the application of kinetic techniques using our own methodology within a selected group of patients who had cervical osteoarthritis, as compared to the control sample, who underwent a classic kinetic treatment. Therapeutic approach was done individually, taking account of patients' clinical and functional status, using combinations of dynamic kinetic techniques and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. To conclude, application of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques, in addition to a classic kinetic program, to patients with cervical osteoarthritis and organisation of the recovery program by a properly established methodology is more effective than application of just a classical program for a period of 24 weeks.

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Edward Hartley Angle was an eminent American scientist, dentist, great inventor, being rightly considered to be the father of modern orthodontics. The great American scientist was the author of an impressive number of patents (46) and was the coordinator of 7 editions of some impressive orthodontic treatises. Thus, in this material, which we structured in 2 distinct parts, we tried to present as concisely as possible the most important data from the biography of Dr. Edward Hartley Angle.