Cervical Disc Herniation

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Cervical Herniation protection

The Cervical spine has multiple protective measures to prevent herniations.

• The nucleus pulposus (NP) is contained by PLL thus under or thru the material must pass during a herniation¹
• Uncovertebral joints reinforce posterolateral aspect of IVD¹

Epidemiology

Most rare herniation in C/S = C2/3¹

Examination

Difficult to diagnose = because there’s no motor reflexes you can test above it/at it.

Aggravation

• Compression¹

Manual Interventions

Traction

1.

Dutton M. Dutton’s Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention. 5th ed. McGraw Hill Education; 2020.