More of than not, sufferers of neck pain find that they have cervical spondylosis as a diagnosis
Spondylosis is a condition where the vertebrae of the spine are degenerated. When it occurs in the neck or cervical region, it called Cervical Spondylosis. In the lower back or lumbar region, it is known as Lumbar Spondylosis.
There are gaps or spaces between the spinal vertebrae. As a result of degeneration or more simply, wear-and-tear of the spinal joints where bones and cartilage wear-off, these spaces narrow. This loss of gap-space leads to the pain sensations and numbness.
As the space between the vertebrae narrows, it impinges on the nerve root emerging from the spine at the location. Depending on the location of the nerve root, pain may be felt down the arm or legs.
Studying the Dermatome patterns will enable you to reverse-map where the pain is felt back to the impingement location at the spine.
When a structure is unstable such as degenerating vertebral joint, the body does its best to stabilise it but growing bone spurs as supporting anchor points. These growths of bone spurs is known as osteophytes.
Unfortunately, these bone spurs can sometime further aggravate the spondylosis condition by pressing onto a nerve themselves.
Degeneration on its own does not causes pain. It is only when nerves are pressed on do we feel pain. So it is possible to have spondylosis but have no pain symptoms.
Although cervical spondylosis and lumbar spondylosis is a condition arising from wear-and-tear and is often found in older adults, it is not uncommon to find spondylosis in younger adults in their late 20s or 30s.
As a result, it is quite common to find some spondylosis degeneration when x-rays or MRIs are taken of young working adults.
Early wear-and-tear of joints are usually exacerbated by un-even pressures or forces of a joint as a result of poor bio-mechanics (e.g posture), excessive repetitive movement of the joint and excessive loads on the joint.
Spondylosis is a condition where the vertebrae of the spine are degenerated. When it occurs in the neck or cervical region, it called Cervical Spondylosis. In the lower back or lumbar region, it is known as Lumbar Spondylosis.
There are gaps or spaces between the spinal vertebrae. As a result of degeneration or more simply, wear-and-tear of the spinal joints where bones and cartilage wear-off, these spaces narrow. This loss of gap-space leads to the pain sensations and numbness.
As the space between the vertebrae narrows, it impinges on the nerve root emerging from the spine at the location. Depending on the location of the nerve root, pain may be felt down the arm or legs.
Studying the Dermatome patterns will enable you to reverse-map where the pain is felt back to the impingement location at the spine.
When a structure is unstable such as degenerating vertebral joint, the body does its best to stabilise it but growing bone spurs as supporting anchor points. These growths of bone spurs is known as osteophytes.
Unfortunately, these bone spurs can sometime further aggravate the spondylosis condition by pressing onto a nerve themselves.
Degeneration on its own does not causes pain. It is only when nerves are pressed on do we feel pain. So it is possible to have spondylosis but have no pain symptoms.
Although cervical spondylosis and lumbar spondylosis is a condition arising from wear-and-tear and is often found in older adults, it is not uncommon to find spondylosis in younger adults in their late 20s or 30s.
As a result, it is quite common to find some spondylosis degeneration when x-rays or MRIs are taken of young working adults.
Early wear-and-tear of joints are usually exacerbated by un-even pressures or forces of a joint as a result of poor bio-mechanics (e.g posture), excessive repetitive movement of the joint and excessive loads on the joint.
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