title: [Spondylarthrosis of the cervical spine. Therapy].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Orthopädie und Orthopädische Chirurgie, Allgemeines und Orthopädisches LKH Stolzalpe, Stolzalpe 38, 8852, Stolzalpe, Österreich. roman.radl@lkh-stolzalpe.at
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Radl
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leixner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stihsen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Windhager
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D025241:Spondylarthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*