title: Neck pain in the elderly: a management review. Part I.
abstract: Degenerative disease of the cervical spine is a common cause of neck pain in the elderly. This article reviews the pathogenesis, clinical features, and management of cervical spondylitic radiculopathy and myelopathy in the elderly.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000628:therapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*