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Spine, Back, and Musculoskeletal

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Musculoskeletal pain can be caused by disorders of bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, bursa, or in combination. The human spine is formed by 30 vertebrae including: 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacrum (fused together), and 1 coccygeal vertebrae along with intervertebral discs. The spine protects the spinal cord and issues 31 pairs of spinal nerves that innervate trunk and all extremities. The brain and spinal cord comprise the “central nervous system” and both innervate the whole body.

The cervical and lumber spines are quite mobile with less support compared to thoracic and sacrococygeal spine. Therefore, the cervical and lumbar spine are particularly predisposed to injury and degenerative changes (e.g., arthritis, mal-alignment, and dislocation). This chapter will then review some common neck and back anatomy and some problems that frequently present for medical rehabilitation.

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  1. VA Boston Healthcare System, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA

    Ellen H. Zhan M.D.

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Ellen H. Zhan M.D.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Maggi A. Budd

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Sigmund Hough

  3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Stephen T. Wegener

  4. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    William Stiers

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Zhan, E.H. (2017). Spine, Back, and Musculoskeletal. In: Budd, M., Hough, S., Wegener, S., Stiers, W. (eds) Practical Psychology in Medical Rehabilitation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34034-0_18

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