• 08 Jun 2022
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Causes & Symptoms Of Cervical Spondylosis: Can Physiotherapy Help In Treatment?

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What is Cervical spondylosis?

Cervical spondylosis is the medical term for the general wear and tear impacting the spinal disks in the neck, due to old age and other factors. Once the disc dehydrates, it starts to shrink, which gives rise to symptoms of osteoarthritis (such as bony spurs, which are bony projections along the edges of the bone)

Old age is the primary reason for Cervical spondylosis, and as per recent research, more than 85% of people aged above 60 years, face this one of the other forms of this condition.

Cause of Cervical spondylosis

With natural aging, the bones and cartilages that make up the backbone and neck gradually deteriorate, leading to several changes that form the root cause of Cervical spondylosis.

These changes include:

Dehydrated Disk

For the vertebrae of the spine, the discs act as natural cushions. Once a person crosses 40 years of age, these disks start to dry up and start shrinking, which leads to more bone to bone contact between the vertebrae. This leads to cases of Cervical spondylosis.

Herniated Disks

The exterior of the spinal disks too is impacted with age: Often, cracks start to appear, which triggers herniated or bulging disks. Once this happens, it can press and impact the spinal cord and nerve roots.

Bone Spurs

Due to disk degeneration, the spine starts producing additional amounts of bones, as a natural (but misguided) effort to strengthen the spine. Such extra amounts of bone pinch the spinal cord and nerve roots. This is a typical case of Cervical spondylosis.

Stiff Ligaments

Cords of tissue, which connect bone with the bone are ligaments, and once ligaments become stiff due to aging, the neck becomes less flexible and range of motion is impacted. This leads to Cervical spondylosis.

Patients who are overweight, and those who avoid exercise are also prone to this condition, along with those who are lifting heavy weights, which need lots of bending and twisting.

Some other causes include: past neck injuries, past spine injuries, slipped disk (ruptured), and/or severe arthritis.

Symptoms of Cervical Spondylosis

Interestingly, a majority of patients with Cervical Spondylosis don't experience any symptoms. However, once the symptoms appear, they normally include stiff pain and stiffness in the neck.

In extreme cases of Cervical Spondylosis, the space required by the spinal cord and nerve roots that pass through the spine to the rest of the body becomes narrow. And this leads to:

Numbness and/or abnormal sensation in the shoulders and arms, and in some cases legs too.

Coordination is impacted, and the patient finds it difficult to walk, run or jump

Bladder movement is impacted

Consistent headaches, centered in the back of the head

Intense pain on the inside of shoulder blade and frozen shoulder too, in some cases

Can Physiotherapy Help In Treating Cervical Spondylosis?

Depending on the stage of Cervical Spondylosis, physiotherapy is recommended for patients with Cervical Spondylosis.

With specialized and dedicated physiotherapy exercises such as massage, mobilization, manipulation, ultrasonic therapy, Interferential therapy etc, the patients can experience drastic improvement.

With regular and targeted physiotherapy exercises, the patient will have: improved blood flow, decreased swelling, reduced muscle spasm, restoration of a normal range of motion, lubricate joint surfaces, reduced pain, painless neck and arms movement, and more.

At CureNow, we have Computerized Static & Intermittent Cervical Traction that will help in faster recovery from Cervical Spondylosis. Depending on the prevalent stage, and the symptoms, our Physiotherapists will correctly diagnose the condition, and suggest the best exercises and treatment plan.

Consult with our UK-trained and certified Physiotherapists at CureNow Wellness, and initiate the healing process for Cervical Spondylosis.

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