| | | | | - Stiffness and pain in lower back with poor |
| Spondylosis Surgery | | | | movements such as difficulty in bending forwards. |
| | | | | - Shooting type of pain in buttocks and legs.There |
| What Is Spondylosis ? | | | | may be pain in the back of the legs after a long |
| In spondylosis there is a spinal degeneration of a | | | | walk... |
| discs or spinal joints. | | | | |
| Spondylosis is caused by abnormal wear on the | | | | Diagnosis of Spondylosis |
| cartilage and bones of the neck (cervical vertebrae) | | | | - A pain in the neck or in the lumbar region that |
| with degeneration and mineral deposits in the | | | | continues to get worse is a sign of cervical |
| cushions between the vertebrae (cervical disks). | | | | spondylosis. |
| There are two types of spondylosis : - | | | | - A spine X-ray shows the abnormalities that indicate |
| Cervical Spondylosis | | | | the cervical spondylosis. |
| The vertebrae (the component bones of the spine) | | | | - An X-ray of lower lumbar spine may reveal |
| gradually form bone spurs, and their shock-absorbing | | | | degenerative changes in this region. |
| disks slowly shrink. These changes can alter the | | | | - A CT scan or spine MRI confirms the diagnosis. |
| alignment and stability of the spine. They may go | | | | - A Myelogram (X-ray or CTscan after injection of |
| unnoticed, or they may produce problems related to | | | | dye into the spinal column)may be recommended to |
| pressure on the spine and associated nerves and | | | | clearly identify the extent of injury. |
| blood vessels. This pressure can cause weakness, | | | | |
| numbness, and pain in various areas of the body... | | | | Treatment of Spondylosis |
| | | | | Non Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis |
| Lumbar Spondylosis | | | | Analgesic and muscle relaxants are advised in case of |
| It is a degenerative disorder in which the vertebral | | | | pain. In more severe cases doctor may recommend |
| bone or the inter-vertebral disc becomes soft and | | | | cortisone injections near the joints of the vertebral |
| loses shape, because of this the spine loses its | | | | bodies which will relieve the pain and swelling... |
| flexibility. Lumbar spondylosis appears to be a | | | | |
| nonspecific aging phenomenon. Most studies suggest | | | | Non Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spondylosis |
| no relationship to lifestyle, height, weight, body mass, | | | | Most symptomatic cases of lumbar spondylosis / disc |
| physical activity, cigarette and alcohol consumption, or | | | | degeneration resolve with conservative treatment. |
| reproductive history... | | | | The absolute best treatment has yet to be |
| | | | | determined. A short course, two days or so, of bed |
| What are the symptoms of spondylosis ? | | | | rest seems to be helpful.... |
| - Neck pain (may radiate to the arms or shoulder). | | | | |
| - Loss of sensation or abnormal sensations of the | | | | Surgical Treatment of Spondylosis |
| shoulders, arms, or (rarely) legs | | | | Most spondylosis patients respond well to non-surgical |
| - Weakness of the arms or (rarely) legs.. | | | | treatments, so spine surgery is seldom needed to |
| | | | | treat spondylosis. If the medical treatment and |
| Causes of Cervical Spondylosis | | | | physiotherapy fails, and the condition is severe, |
| | | | | where the nerves are affected, surgery may be |
| Injury : - cervical spondylosis can be caused by | | | | required. Decompression of the nerve is done to |
| previous injury, repeated fractures or dislocations of | | | | relieve the nerve which is compressed by the bones |
| the joints of neck. These cause abnormal tear of | | | | and the disc.... |
| joints, ligaments and the structures surrounding the | | | | |
| joints. | | | | |
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| Bad posture : - Incorrect posture adapted by habit or | | | | |
| due to poor skeletal set up in the neck predisposes | | | | We Care Core Values |
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| Symptoms of Lumbar Spondylosis | | | | across the sub continent. |