Potential sources of neck and back pain in clinical conditions of dogs and cats: a review

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dc.contributor.authorWebb, Aubrey Aeng
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-21T19:20:41Z
dc.date.available2008-08-21T19:20:41Z
dc.date.issued2003-05
dc.description.abstractPathological neck and back pain occurs in many medical conditions of dogs and cats. Pain may arise from a variety of structures including the intervertebral disks, facet joint capsules, dorsal root ganglia, vertebral ligaments, the vertebral periosteum, and the meninges. The source of this pain is dependent upon the type of disease process and its location within or surrounding the spinal column. Diseases can directly or indirectly stimulate pain sensors (nociceptors). Inflammatory diseases may hypersensitize these receptors or nociceptive pathways with inflammatory mediating substances such as serotonin, histamine and potassium. Diseases resulting in mechanical compression of nociceptors or nociceptive pathways may also result in neck and back pain. A thorough understanding of spinal pain occurring in dogs and cats will lead to more accurate diagnoses and treatment and may provide information regarding prognoses for various diseases. Evidence pointing to sources of spinal pain taken fron scientific and clinical studies of a variety of species including humans is provided. Suspected or known sources of neck and back pain occurring in several clinical conditions of dogs and cats are discussed.eng
dc.description.refereedYeseng
dc.identifier.citationThe Veterinary Journal 2003, 165: 193-213eng
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/35627
dc.identifier.issn1532-2971
dc.identifier.issn1090-0233 1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/46763
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherElseviereng
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryeng
dc.publisher.facultyVeterinary Medicineeng
dc.publisher.urlhttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_homeeng
dc.subjectanatomyeng
dc.subjectembryologyeng
dc.subject.otherligamentseng
dc.subject.othermeningeseng
dc.titlePotential sources of neck and back pain in clinical conditions of dogs and cats: a revieweng
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplineComparative Biology and Experimental Medicineeng
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