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2. Disc herniation - Wikipedia

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   Cervical disc herniations occur in the neck, most often between the fifth and sixth (C5–6) and the sixth and seventh (C6–7) cervical vertebral bodies. There is an increased susceptibility amongst older (60+) patients to herniations higher in the neck, especially at C3–4. [ 23 ]

3. Degenerative disc disease - Wikipedia

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   Degenerative disc disease; Other names: Degenerative disc disorder, intervertebral disc degeneration: Degenerated disc between C5 and C6 (vertebra at the top of the picture is C2), with osteophytes anteriorly (to the left) on the lower portion of the C5 and upper portion of the C6 vertebral body. Specialty: Orthopedics: Risk factors: Connective ...

4. Retrolisthesis - Wikipedia

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   The soft tissue of the disc is often caused to bulge in retrolistheses. These cannot be determined by plain films, as the x-ray passes through the soft tissue. A study by Giles et al., stated that sixteen of the thirty patients (53%) had retrolisthesis of L5 on S1 ranging from 2–9 mm; these patients had either intervertebral disc bulging or ...

5. Radiculopathy - Wikipedia

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   Signs and Symptoms Radiculopathy is a diagnosis commonly made by physicians in primary care specialties, orthopedics , physiatry , and neurology . The diagnosis may be suggested by symptoms of pain, numbness , paresthesia , and weakness in a pattern consistent with the distribution of a particular nerve root , such as sciatica .

6. Cervical spinal stenosis - Wikipedia

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   Cervical canal stenosis may lead to serious symptoms such as major body weakness and paralysis. Such severe spinal stenosis symptoms are virtually absent in lumbar stenosis, however, as the spinal cord terminates at the top end of the adult lumbar spine, with only nerve roots (cauda equina) continuing further down. [3]

7. Cervical spine disorder - Wikipedia

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   The elderly Because of such symptoms, people often mistake cervical spine disorder indicators for coronary artery disease, and although individuals of any age can develop spine threatening injuries, the people that are affected by it the most are the elderly. This is because as one ages spinal discs that absorb any type of shock wear out ...