mJOA myelopathy score
mild 15-17, moderate 12-14, severe 0-11
Upper Motor | Upper Sensory | Lower Motor | Sphincter (pass urine) |
5-hands normal 4-low button difficulty 3-high button difficulty 2-cannot button, can feed 1-cannot button or feed 0-cannot move hands | 3-Normal 2-mild sensory loss 1-severe sensory/pain 0-no feeling at all | 7-normal 6-mild flat instability but no cane/walker/rail use 5-moderate flat instability, can use stairs w/o rail 4-can use stairs with rail 3-can walk flat w/ aid 2-cannot walk, moves legs 1-cannot move, can feel 0-cannot move or feel | 3-no issues at all 2-mild-moderate 1-severe 0-cannot voluntarily |
Can you button easily? -no, slightly hard -no, very hard Can you feed yourself? | Numbness? - little - a lot Pain? | can you use stairs? do you need rail? need cane for flat? | Can you pee? little mediium high |