title: [Cervical spine and pain].
abstract: Chronic pain originating from the cervical spine, that may have diverse etiological factors, is a common condition in the clinical practice. Having distinct properties in the spine, cervical column has a wide range of motion and is commonly subject to traumatic injury. In this review, after the anatomical properties that has clinical significance and the evaluation of a patient with cervical pain are explained, the common cervical spinal pain conditions are discussed by emphasizing the therapeutic approaches in each condition.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Algology, Turkey. alicimen@istanbul.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cimen
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation