Sources of Pain

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Definitions

Muscles
Tissues that connect to our bones and when active, generate our movement

Ligaments
Tissues that join bone to bone and act as a passive restraint to movement

Zygapophyseal joints
Most vertebrae have four of these small joints behind them, two at the top and two at the bottom. Also known as 'facet' joints. 

Discs
Discs are the tissues that sit between the vertebrae. Discs have a strong outer wall with a gel like centre.

Dura
Dura is the name given to the outer most fibrous of the three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

Nerve root
Nerve roots are formed when pairs of nerve rootlets from the spinal cord join together in the spinal canal. The nerve root becomes a spinal nerve when it leaves the spinal canal.
 
Other
Other sources of pain exist and in fact any structure that has a nerve supply is a potential source of pain. 

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