title: The neurology of spinal pain.
abstract: The neuroanatomical and physiological aspects of pain derived from the spine are reviewed. An explanation is presented of the influence of passive movement as it relates to the interaction of the mechanoreceptor afferent nerves' modulation of nociceptive input.
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000294:innervation; D008465:Mechanoreceptors; D009619:Nociceptors; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000503:physiopathology; D013127:Spinal Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology; D013131:Spine / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission