Spondylarthrosis of the cervical spine. Therapy

Chronic neck pain is often associated with spondylarthrosis, whereby segments C4/C5 (C: cervical) are most frequently affected. Spondylarthrosis can be the sole complaint, but it is associated with a degenerative cascade of the spine. The umbrella term for neck pain is the so-called cervical syndrom...

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Published inDer Orthopäde Vol. 42; no. 9; p. 785
Main Authors Radl, R, Leixner, G, Stihsen, C, Windhager, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.09.2013
Subjects
Cervical Vertebrae - pathology
Cervical Vertebrae - surgery
Combined Modality Therapy
Humans
Laminectomy - methods
Neck Pain - diagnosis
Neck Pain - etiology
Neck Pain - therapy
Nerve Block - methods
Spondylarthritis - complications
Spondylarthritis - diagnosis
Spondylarthritis - therapy
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Summary:Chronic neck pain is often associated with spondylarthrosis, whereby segments C4/C5 (C: cervical) are most frequently affected. Spondylarthrosis can be the sole complaint, but it is associated with a degenerative cascade of the spine. The umbrella term for neck pain is the so-called cervical syndrome, which can be differentiated into segmental dysfunction and/or morphological changes of the intervertebral discs and small joints of the vertebral column. Conservative therapy modalities include physical therapy, subcutaneous application of local anesthetics, muscle, nerve and facet joint injections in addition to adequate analgesic and muscle relaxant therapy. If surgery is required, various techniques via dorsal and ventral approaches, depending on the clinic and morphologic changes, can be applied.
ISSN:1433-0431
DOI:10.1007/s00132-013-2153-6