What % of outpatient practice pts are neck pain patients?
Neck pain occurs at the highest rates in what decade of life?
What % of people will have neck pain in their lives?
T or F
Men have neck pain more commonly than women.
What is more common; acute or chronic neck pain?
A pt comes in with neck pain. It’s been getting better, but they’re worried that it could come back later. Is this a valid concern?
A pt comes in with neck pain. It’s been taking a while to improve and they still have symptoms after 3 months. Is this expected?
T or F;
Economic cost associated with neck pain is 2nd only to low back pain.
What articulations make up the upper and lower cervical spine?
- lower: C3-7
Which vertebra is the “atlas” and which is the “axis”? Which has the dens?
- C2 is axis, and has the dens
The vertebral artery branches from the ________ artery, and then becomes the _______ artery after passing through the foramen magnum.
The alar ligaments connect what to what?
What ligaments make up the cruciform ligament? What is its function?
What are the articulations that occur between vertebrae of the lower C-spine?
What articulations may play a role with degenerative changes in cervical spondylosis?
What does the ligamentum nuchae span?
What are 2 functions of the ligamentum nuchae?
- deepens cervical spinous pxs allowing for more muscle attachment
What are the 4 short suboccipital muscles of the upper C-spine?
Where are the attachments of the rectus capitus posterior major and minor? What do they do?
What are the attachments of the obliquus capitis inferior and superior? What do they do?
What are the 3-ish small anterior muscles of the upper c-spine?
What are the attachments of the rectus capitus anterior and lateralis? What do they do?
What are the varied actions of the SCM?
What are the attachments and actions of the longus capitis?