The anatomy and pathophysiology of neck pain.
This article carefully itemizes the various anatomic structures that can evoke neck pain, putting in perspective what clinicians know, what they assume, and what they need to understand better about neck pain and pain referred from the neck. The critique of many of the accepted entities in the differential diagnosis of neck pain is crucial to an understanding of the causes of neck pain and an ability to implement appropriate therapies.
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Nikolai
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Department of Clinical Research, Royal Newcastle Hospital, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Australia. mgillam@Newcastle.edu
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000503:physiopathology