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Spondylosis is a descriptive term that refers to degeneration of the spine and can be located at any of the following location:

• Neck – called cervical spondylosis

• Lower back – called lumbar spondylosis

• Middle back – called thoracic spondylosis

• Lumbar and the sacral spine - called lumbosacral spondylosis 

It means stiffening or fixation of the bony building blocks of the spine (vertebrae) as the result of a disease process.

 Spondylosis Causes and Risk Factors

 

• Wear & tear of bones due to aging

• Weakening of the intervertebral discs can lead to herniation and bulging of discs

• Genetic

• Injury

• Onset between 20 to 50 years of age

 Spondylosis Symptoms and Signs

 

• Pain due to nerve compression (pinched nerves)

• Local inflammation 

• Chronic pain

• Splinting of the affected area of the spine

• Regional tenderness

• Muscle spasm

• Pain worsen on prolonged standing, sitting, and forward bending

• Pain gets better with changing positions frequently and walking

• Referred pain to the limbs

• Numbness and tingling 

• Weakness of an affected extremity

   

 Spondylosis Diagnosis

The diagnosis of spondylosis requires thorough history analysis and physical examination of the patient along with following diagnostic tests: 

• X-rays

• MRI

• CT scans