Can cervical spondylosis be serious?

If your spinal cord or nerve roots become severely compressed as a result of cervical spondylosis, the damage can be permanent.

What is Spondylotic spurring?

Spondylosis is a type of arthritis spurred by wear and tear to the spine. It happens when discs and joints degenerate, when bone spurs grow on the vertebrae, or both. These changes can impair the spine’s movement and affect the nerves and other functions.

What are the stages of cervical spondylosis?

Cervical spondylosis presents itself in three symptomatic forms as neck pain, cervical radiculopathy, and cervical myelopathy. Neck pain and cervical radiculopathy (nerve root involvement) can be acute, subacute, or chronic conditions resulting from various stages along the degenerative cascade [1].

Is cervical spondylosis a disability?

This condition becomes more common with age. Many, however, don’t have symptoms—you may not even be aware that these changes are going on in your neck. Cervical spondylosis usually doesn’t lead to disability.

What is cervical spondylosis?

Cervical spondylosis Cervical spondylosis is the degeneration of the bones and disks in the neck, which can lead to a variety of problems, including herniated disks and bone spurs.

What are cervical bone spurs?

Cervical osteophytes are bone spurs that grow on any of the seven vertebrae in the cervical spine (neck), ranging from the base of the skull, C1 vertebra, to the base of the neck, C7 vertebra. While most cervical bone spurs are harmless, sometimes they can cause neck pain and stiffness. Watch Cervical Bone Spurs Symptoms and Causes Animation

What are the symptoms of cervical spondylosis and osteoarthritis?

As the disks dehydrate and shrink, signs of osteoarthritis develop, including bony projections along the edges of bones (bone spurs). Cervical spondylosis is very common and worsens with age. More than 85 percent of people older than age 60 are affected by cervical spondylosis. Most people experience no symptoms from these problems.

What are the symptoms of spondylosis?

Symptoms of spondylosis include localized pain in the area of spondylosis, usually in the back or neck. Spondylosis in the cervical spine (neck) can cause headache.