What movements occur at the cervical spine?

The cervical spine’s range of motion is approximately 80° to 90° of flexion, 70° of extension, 20° to 45° of lateral flexion, and up to 90° of rotation to both sides.

Why do we immobilize the entire spine when an isolated cervical spine injury is suspected?

The Neutral Cervical Spine Current recommendations for the acute treatment of the cervical spine–injured athlete are to immobilize the head and neck in neutral alignment prior to transfer to an emergency facility and to minimize the motion that occurs throughout this process.

Can the neck vertebrae move?

While the cervical spine can undergo flexion, extension, rotation, and side-bending, each individual cervical joint has a primary motion. C1, the atlas, has no spinous process and articulates with the occipital condyles of the occiput bone of the skull, forming the occipital-atlanto (OA) joint.

How do you stabilize cervical spine?

Perhaps the most common procedure for spine stabilization in the neck (cervical spine), is a discectomy and fusion procedure. Dr. Chetan Patel prefers to use minimally invasive techniques, and offers a microdiscectomy procedure for patients in need of stabilization and spinal decompression.

How does self extrication reduce cervical spine movement?

Self-extrication showed the least spinal movement (overall motionscore sum = 667). Movement in the cervical spine could further be reduced by applying a cervical collar.

What is the range of motion of the cervical spine?

The cervical spine’s range of motion is approximately 80° to 90° of flexion, 70° of extension]

Why does the upper cervical spine move in one plane?

Owing to the size, shape and orientation of upper cervical joint surfaces and the arrangement of the surrounding soft tissues, cranio-cervical movements occurring in one plane will result in three-dimensional movement patterns (Brolin & Haldin 2004; Catrysse et al, 2008; Panjabi et al, 1988 ).

Where does most cervical sagittal extension take place?

Approximately one third of the total cervical sagittal plane movement takes place in the upper cervical spine with the movements of flexion/extension predominantly occurring at C0–C1 ( Chancey et al, 2007; Jull et al, 2008 ).