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

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-213

  Webb, Aubrey A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Embryology; Ligaments; Meninges; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYTARABINE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; HISTAMINE; MELOXICAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYMORPHONE; POTASSIUM; PREDNISONE; SEROTONIN;

ARTHRODESIS; ARTHROPATHY; BACKACHE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CAT DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LAMINECTOMY; LIGAMENT DISEASE; MENINGITIS; NECK PAIN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOSTEUM; POLYARTHRITIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL GANGLION; SPONDYLITIS; SYNOVIAL CYST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT; DOG; HUMAN; MENINX; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMALS; BACK PAIN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; MENINGES; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTORS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037646319     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(02)00249-6     Document Type: Review

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