Cervical Spondylosis Treatment

What is Cervical Spondylosis Treatment?

Cervical Spondylosis is usually an age-related condition that affects the joints in your neck. It develops as a result of the wear and tear of the cartilage and bones are of the cervical spine. While it is largely due to age, it can be caused by other factors as well. Alternative names for it include cervical osteoarthritis and neck arthritis.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the condition is present in more than 90 percent of people over the age of 65, although some have it in such small degrees that they never experience symptoms.For some, it can cause chronic pain, although many people who have it are still able to conduct normal, daily activities.

Cervical Spondylosis Causess And Risk Factors

Aging -

  • Cervical Spondylosis often develops as a result of changes in your neck joints as you age. Your spinal disks can become dry and begin shrinking around the time you turn 40, reducing the cushioning between the bones in your neck.
  • Your disks might also develop cracks as you get older. This causes them to bulge or become herniated. You might also develop bone spurs, or extra bony growths. Herniated disks and bone spurs can put extra pressure on your spinal cord and nerve roots, causing joint pain.
  • The ligaments in your spine, which are strands of tissue that connect your bones, might also become stiffer as you age. This makes it more difficult or painful for you to move your neck.

Other Factors -

Cervical Spondylosis can develop due to factors other than aging. These include:

  • Neck injuries
  • Work-related activities that put extra strain on your neck from heavy lifting, holding your neck in an uncomfortable position for prolonged periods of time, or repeating the same neck movements throughout the day (repetitive stress)
  • Genetic factors (family history of cervical spondylosis)
  • Smoking
  • Bbeing overweight and inactive

Symptoms

  • Most people with cervical spondylosis don’t have noticeable symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they can range from mild to severe and may develop gradually or occur suddenly.
  • One common symptom is pain around the shoulder blade. Patients will complain of pain along the arm and in the fingers. The pain might increase on standing sitting, sneezing, coughing, or backward tilting of the neck.
  • Another common symptom is muscle weakness. Muscle weakness makes it hard to lift the arms or hold objects firmly.

Other common signs include:

  • A stiff neck that becomes worse
  • Headaches that mostly occur in the back of the head tingling or numbness that mainly affects shoulders and arms, although it can also occur in the legs.
  • Symptoms that occur less frequently often include a loss of balance and a loss of bladder or bowel control.
  • If you have the sudden onset o numbness or tingling in the shoulder, arms or legs or if you lose bowel or bladder control, talk to your doctor and seek medical attention as soon as possible.