Ultrasound-guided injections in the middle and lower cervical spine

Med Ultrason. 2012 Sep;14(3):235-8.

Abstract

Injection therapies play a major role in the treatment of cervical pain and are becoming integral parts of a multidisciplinary approach in treatment and rehabilitation of such patients. Pararadicular- and facet-joint injections in the cervical spine are preferentially performed under computed tomography (CT) or fluoroscopy-guidance. In this article we present an alternative, simple and easy to learn step by step US-guided technique for injection therapy in the cervical spine.

MeSH terms

  • Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intra-Articular / methods*
  • Injections, Spinal / methods*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*
  • Zygapophyseal Joint / diagnostic imaging