Cervical spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical syndrome, is a disease based on degenerative pathological changes. Mainly due to long-term cervical strain, bone hyperplasia, or disc herniation, thickening of ligaments, causing cervical spinal cord, nerve root or vertebral artery compression. A series of clinical syndromes of dysfunction. Cervical spondylosis is mainly manifested by neck and shoulder pain, numbness in the upper or lower limbs, difficulty walking, and dizziness. It can occur at any age, but it is more common in middle-aged and older people over 40 years old. Its onset is relatively insidious, its course is long, and its neurological symptoms will be left untreated. Cervical spondylosis can be divided into: cervical cervical spondylosis, cervical spondylotic radiculopathy, cervical spondylotic myelopathy, cervical spondylotic vertebral artery, cervical spondylotic sympathetic, cervical spondylopathy of esophageal compression.

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