Most patients with cervical spondylosis will have some chronic symptoms, but they respond to non-operative interventions and do not require surgery. Although cervical spondylosis affects both sexes equally, men usually develop it at an earlier age than women do. These changes, which are characteristic of cervical spondylosis, occur in everyone's spine. Still, many people with signs of cervical spondylosis on X-rays manage to escape the associated symptoms, which include pain, stiffness and muscle spasms. At the other extreme, cervical spondylosis may compress one or more of the spinal nerves branching out of the cervical vertebrae — a condition called cervical radiculopathy.
Treatment
Treatments for Spondylosis. Your health professional, Chiropractor, Masseur, Osteopath can help to maintain flexibility and range of motion. Treatment Involved for Cervical Spondylosis if the pain is acute and severe, the neck is rested in a soft collar in a comfortable position. Traction — A medical treatment that exerts a pulling or extending force. I decided that I would focus specifically on this problem and set about developing a set of protocols and creating a treatment plan specifically around this condition, its symptoms, its causes and recovery.
Glen who consults from a private practice, where he is constantly working and studying to improve his techniques, and knowledge, on specific conditions that seem to stubbornly resist conventional approaches, are non responsive to treatment, medicines or drugs (except pain killers, which can mask just about anything), and then to develop a system of protocols that can address the individual needs of the patient, and bring relief from the symptoms of the condition.
His latest Dvd in the series “Say Goodbye to Back Pain” on Neck and Shoulder Pain is excellent on helping in this area with dramatic results. When treatment is required, it is aimed at relieving pain and preventing permanent spinal cord and nerve root injury. The treatment would depend on the duration of your problem, presence of similar episode in the past, neurological function, response to previous non operative treatment and lastly, the subjective severity of your pain.
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