Cervical disc degeneration

Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical syndrome, is a general term for cervical osteoarthritis, proliferative cervical spondylitis, cervical nerve root syndrome, and cervical disc herniation. It is a disease based on degenerative pathological changes. Mainly due to long-term cervical strain, bone hyperplasia, or disc herniation, thickening of ligaments, resulting in compression of the cervical spinal cord, nerve root or vertebral artery, a series of clinical syndromes of dysfunction. It is manifested by cervical disc degeneration itself and its secondary series of pathological changes, such as vertebral instability and loosening; nucleus pulposus or prolapse; bone spur formation; ligament hypertrophy and secondary spinal stenosis, which stimulate or compress Nervous roots, spinal cords, vertebral arteries, and cervical sympathetic nerves cause various symptoms and signs of the syndrome. This disease belongs to the category of "bi-syndrome" in Chinese medicine. The clinical syndromes are mainly divided into liver and kidney deficiency and wind cold and dampness. The cervical spine is located between the head, chest, and upper limbs, and is the smallest in the spine vertebra, but the segment with the greatest flexibility, the highest frequency of movement, and the heavy load is extremely prone to bear various loads, strains and even trauma Regression. After about 30 years of age, the cervical intervertebral disc begins to gradually degenerate, the water content decreases, and it becomes more pronounced with age, and induces or promotes tissue degeneration in other parts of the cervical spine. From the perspective of biomechanics, the 5th to 6th and 6th to 7th cervical vertebrae are the most stressed. Therefore, the occurrence of cervical spondylosis is more common in these segments. Statistics show that about 25% of people around the age of 50 have had or are suffering from the disease, about 50% at the age of 60, and almost 100% at the age of 70. Disease and frequently-occurring.

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