- Anatomy of The Spine
- Back Pain in Children
- Caring for your Spine
- Emerging Spinecare Trends
- Evaluation of Spinal Disorders
- Exercise and The Spine
- Intervention - Spinal Disorders
- Intervertebral Disc
- Non Surgical Options
- Nutrition and Spinecare
- Options for Spine Treatments
- Pregnancy and Back Pain
- Prevalence of Spine Disorders
- Sleep and the Spine
- Spinecare Introduction
- Spinehealth and Disease
- Surgical Interventions
- Treatment with Medications
- Understanding Back Pain
Spinecare Topics
Anatomy of The Spine
Nerves of the Spinal Column
Nerves of the Spinal Column
The spinal
column has a web-work of nerves supplying innervation to structural components
of each spinal segment. For example, the joint capsule, the intervertebral
ligaments and the spinal muscles are innervated by a full complement of
specialized nerves and nerve endings.
The intervertebral disc also has a nerve supply in its outer portion. It
has been clearly established that many tissues in and around the spine have free
nerve endings capable of generating pain.
Many of the
structures of the vertebral column receive a nerve supply from the
sinuvertebral nerves of the dorsal primary rami. This refers to small nerve
branches, which arise from the larger spinal nerves. There are several spinal structures, which do
not have a confirmed sensory nerve supply. These structures include the nucleus
pulposus, portions of the cartilaginous end plates of the vertebral bodies, and
articular cartilage of the zygapophyseal (facet joints).
