Introduction
Spondylosis is degenerative arthritis, osteoarthritis, of the spinal vertebra and related tissue. Spondylosis often affects the following spinal elements: Intervertebral Discs As people age, certain biochemical changes occur affecting tissue found throughout the body.
Symptoms and Different Spinal Levels Cervical (Neck), the complexity of the cervical (neck) anatomy and its wide range of motion make this spinal segment susceptible to disorders associated with degenerative change. It can be seen on MRI scans of the spine as a narrowing of the normal disc space between adjacent vertebrae. Spondylosis is a chronic degenerative condition of the spine that affects the vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs as well as the contents of the spinal canal.
Spondylosis
If vertebrae of the neck are involved it is labelled cervical spondylosis. Lower back spondylosis is labeled lumbar spondylosis. The term spondylitis, literally means an inflammation of the spine, especially the bone, and is is sometimes used as a synonym as well as for describing types of ankylosis. The degenerative process of spondylosis may affect the cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back), or lumbar (low back) regions of the spine.
The precise cause of spondylosis is not understood, but it is a non-inflammatory disease , the spinal changes that occur in spondylosis are a response to instability in the intervertebral disk spaces of the spinal column. On XRays of the back, spondylosis is characterised by the formation of newbone (osteophytes or spurs) around the affected disk, and occasionally complete bridges can form causing stability across the disk space. Cervical Spondylosis, Cervical spondylosis is a 'wear and tear' of the vertebrae and discs in the neck.
Cervical spondylosis results from chronic degeneration of the cervical spine including the cushions between the neck vertebrae (cervical disks) and joints between the bones of the cervical spine. A previous neck injury (which may have occurred several years prior) can predispose to spondylosis, but the major risk factor is aging. By age 60, 70% of women and 85% of men show changes consistent with cervical spondylosis on x-ray.
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