Cervical dorsal branch entrapment

A variety of extravertebral nociceptive stimuli that cause neck and shoulder pain are mainly introduced into the center from the posterior branch of the spinal nerve (dorsal branch). Many studies have been conducted on the morphology of the cervical spinal nerve. Compression of the dorsal branch of the cervical nerve is an important cause of pain in the head, neck, shoulders, and upper limbs. The articular process joints dominated by the inner side of the dorsal branch of the cervical nerve are considered to cause the neck and shoulder The main source of pain. For patients with head, neck, and shoulder pain without obvious neurological signs, the possibility of cervical nerve dorsal branch disease should be considered.