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MusculoskeletalMild
Cervical Spondylosis
Orthopedics · Musculoskeletal
Mild
Severity
Very common — radiographic changes present in a majority of people over age 60, though not all are symptomatic
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Orthopedics
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Primarily caused by age-related wear and tear of the cervical spine's discs and joints
- 2leading to disc dehydration
- 3bulging
- 4and the formation of bone spurs that can narrow the spinal canal or nerve openings. Risk factors include repetitive neck strain from occupation or sports
- 5prior neck injury
- 6genetic predisposition
- 7and smoking
- 8which accelerates disc degeneration. It becomes increasingly common with advancing age.
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