Vertebral column
The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton. The vertebral column is the defining characteristic of a vertebrate in which the notochord (a flexible rod of uniform composition) found in all chordates has been replaced by a segmented series of bone: vertebrae separated by intervertebral discs.[1] The vertebral column houses the spinal canal, a cavity that encloses and protects the spinal cord.
Spinal pathologies[edit | edit source]
Chiari I malformation
Craniocervical instability
Atlantoaxial instability
Cervical stenosis
Tethered cord syndrome
Tarlov cysts
Association with syndromes[edit | edit source]
ME/CFS[edit | edit source]
Craniocervical instability
Cervical stenosis
Tarlov cysts
Fibromyalgia[edit | edit source]
Chiari malformation
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome[edit | edit source]
Several pathologies of the spine have been associated with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. (Link to and reference Henderson et al)
