Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete
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Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb · Mar 1989
Review[Pain and the spine. A review. 1. On the pathophysiology of radicular pain syndromes. Current concepts explaining pain in nerve entrapment syndromes].
The problems of nociception and the development of pain in radicular syndromes of the spine may be summarized as follows: 1. The anatomic complex nerve root/dorsal ganglion is a key structure in the pain physiology of disk prolapse and spinal stenosis. 2. ⋯ The change in membrane properties in the nociceptive pathways of nerve roots is one of the preconditions for perception of pain. As the authors' remark indicate, a better understanding of the pathophysiology of pain will lead to a more differentiated therapeutic approach.