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Cervical spondylosis is a general term for age-related wear and tear affecting the spinal disks in your neck. As the disks dehydrate and shrink, signs of osteoarthritis develop, including bony projections along the edges of bones (bone spurs).
An X-ray can show changes in the spine, such as bone spurs, that indicate cervical spondylosis. Neck X-ray can also rule out rare and more serious causes for neck pain and stiffness, such as tumors, cancer, infections or fractures.
Overview. Ankylosing spondylitis, also known as axial spondyloarthritis, is an inflammatory disease that, over time, can cause some of the bones in the spine, called vertebrae, to fuse. This fusing makes the spine less flexible and can result in a hunched posture.
La mayoría de las personas no presenta síntomas. Cuando sí se presentan síntomas, generalmente son dolor y rigidez en el cuello. A veces, la espondilosis cervical provoca un estrechamiento del canal espinal en el interior de los huesos de la columna vertebral (las vértebras).
As people age, the spinal disks in the neck shrink and bone spurs often develop. If symptoms occur, nonsurgical treatments are usually effective.
Causes of spinal stenosis include: Bone spurs. Wear-and-tear damage from arthritis can cause extra bone to grow on the spine. This creates bone spurs that can push into the spinal canal. Paget's disease also can cause extra bone to grow on the spine. Herniated disks.
Cervical dystonia, also called spasmodic torticollis, is a painful condition in which your neck muscles contract involuntarily, causing your head to twist or turn to one side. Cervical dystonia can also cause your head to uncontrollably tilt forward or backward.
Cervical radiculopathy typically produces arm symptoms in the following order, reflecting the cervical nerve root's progressive and sustained compression: Pain. Tingling.
Cervical myelopathy is common and debilitating, yet consensus on optimal treatment is lacking. As many as 25% of patients require re-operation for symptom recurrence. Through groundbreaking research, Mayo Clinic is learning more about spinal cord mechanics to guide improved surgical treatment.
Radiculopathy refers to symptoms that develop when there is compression of a spinal nerve root. Most commonly, the nerve compression is related to a disc herniation or spondylosis (degenerative changes in the spine) and may occur with or without trauma.