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1. Cervical spine x-ray (lateral view) Once there is an onset of the symptoms in the patient, the patients are screened through cervical-spinal imaging techniques: X-ray, CT, MRI. The scanning technique points out any cervical vertebrae defects and misalignments. (Image 1. and 2.)
In anatomy, the axis (from Latin axis, "axle") is the second cervical vertebra (C2) of the spine, immediately inferior to the atlas, upon which the head rests. The spinal cord passes through the axis. The defining feature of the axis is its strong bony protrusion known as the dens, which rises from the superior aspect of the bone.
C2 – At least one cm lateral to the occipital protuberance at the base of the skull. Alternately, a point at least 3 cm (1.2 in) behind the ear. C3 – In the supraclavicular fossa, at the midclavicular line. C4 – Over the acromioclavicular joint. C5 – On the lateral (radial) side of the antecubital fossa, just proximally to the elbow.
C1 is also called the atlas, and C2 is also called the axis. The structure of these vertebrae is the reason why the neck and head have a large range of motion. The atlanto-occipital joint allows the skull to move up and down, while the atlanto-axial joint allows the upper neck to twist left and right. The axis also sits upon the first ...
The Sims position, or left lateral Sims position, named after the gynaecologist J. Marion Sims, is usually used for rectal examination, treatments, enemas, and examining patients for vaginal wall prolapse. [1] [2] The Sims Position is described as in the person lying on the left side, left hip and lower extremity straight, and right hip and ...
Neck, Lateral, Right/left cervical vertebrae C2-C6 first rib: inferior thyroid artery, ascending cervical artery: ventral rami of third to eighth cervical spinal nerves elevates first rib, rotates neck to opposite side ?? 2 1 scalenus posterior: Neck, Lateral, Right/left cervical vertebrae C4 – C6, transverse processes second rib
It arises from the (lateral branch of the ventral ramus [3] [4]) of cervical spinal nerve C2; [3] [4] [2] it (sources differ) receives [1] or may also receive fibres from cervical spinal nerve C3. [3] [4] It originates between the atlas, and axis. [4] The lesser occipital nerve is one of the four cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus. [5]
In a study of 146 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (mean age, 68 years, 42% women) who did not undergo surgery, followed up for 3 years, the study reported that approximately one-third of participants indicated improvement; approximately 50% reported no change in symptoms; and approximately 10% to 20% of patients condition worsened.