CERVICAL DISCOGENIC SYNDROME

Course overview

CERVICAL DISCOGENIC PAIN SYNDROME IS A COMMON SOURCE OF NECK PAIN. THE PRESENTATION CAN VARY AND MAY BE CAUSED BY DEGENERATIVE CHANGES IN THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS. PAIN MAY BE LOCALIZED, REFERRED, OR RADIATED ACROSS A SPECIFIC DERMATOME. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF CERVICAL DISCOGENIC PAIN SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.