Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scale for Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation (0 to 17 Points)
| Evaluation Description | Point |
|---|---|
| Motor function of upper limbs | |
| Unable to eat with cutlery or to button shirt | 0 |
| Unable to eat with a spoon, but able to move hands | 1 |
| Able to button shirt with great difficulty | 2 |
| Able to button shirt with slight difficulty | 3 |
| No dysfunction | 4 |
| Motor dysfunction score of the lower extremity | |
| Complete loss of motor and sensory function | 0 |
| Sensory preservation without ability to move legs | 1 |
| Able to move legs, but unable to walk | 2 |
| Able to walk on flat floor with a walking aid | 3 |
| Able to walk up and/or down stairs with hand rail | 4 |
| Moderate-to-significant lack of stability, but able to walk up and/or down without hand rail | 5 |
| Mild lack of stability but walks with smooth reciprocation unaided | 6 |
| No dysfunction | 7 |
| Sensory dysfunction score of the upper extremities | |
| Complete loss of motor and sensory function | 0 |
| Severe sensory loss of pain | 1 |
| Mild sensory loss | 2 |
| No sensory loss | 3 |
| Sphincter dysfunction score | |
| Unable to micturate voluntarily | 0 |
| Marked difficulty with micturition | 1 |
| Mild to moderate difficulty with micturition | 2 |
| Normal micturition | 3 |