The Cervical Spine

                                                           The Cervical Spine

Axioms of Cervical Spine Assessment

1.      Cervical spine syndromes are extremely common and are probably the fourth most common cause of pain.

2.      At any given time, 9% of men and 12% of women have neck pain with or without arm and hand pain, and 35% of the population can remember having had neck pain at some time.

3.      The cervical spine is the origin of a large proportion of shoulder, elbow, hand, and wrist disorders.

4.      Most people who develop pain in the neck do not seek medical attention because they regard such pain as a part of life, so they simply wait for it to disappear.