In this lesson, we'll learn about degenerative disease and focus on types of this disease that affect the neck. We'll also explore symptoms and...
Degenerative disk disease is when normal changes that take place in the disks of your spine cause pain. Despite its name, this condition isn't actually a disease. Degenerative disk is a condition caused over time by injuries, sports, daily activities, or if a spinal disk dries out and shrin...
The most common and obvious symptoms of cervical degenerative disk disease are neck pain and astiff neck. When one of these conditions presses on one or more of the many nerves running through the spinal cord, you also can have pain, numbness, or weakness along your shoulder, arm, and hand...
In order to clarify a significance of the presence of univalent, the incidence of degenerative metaphase I (DMI), the meiotic configurations during diakinesis-metaphase I and the testes weight were studied in male mice homozygous and/or heterozygous for 20 different balanced translocations. (1) ...
Laminoplasty (LP), a procedure commonly used to treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), often results in the development of axial symptoms (AS) postoperatively. This study aims to analyze the risk factors associated with the occurrence of AS after L
MRI of the spine of a person with ankylosing spondylitis. Degenerative disk disease and bridging osteophytes (bone spurs) have occurred. X-ray film showing a vertebral fracture in a person with ankylosing spondylitis. References
Craniofacial pain (CFP) is a major reason for consulting in temporomandibular disorders (TMD). According to recent literature, different pain and discomforts are suspected to link some clinical forms of fibromyalgia (FM), migraine (M), and chronic fatigu
Conclusions Physicians who see spine disease must examine the entire spine of all new patients of any age to detect the unusual seronegative spondyloarthropathies amid the more common degenerative disk disease.doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.07.211Samuel M. Bierner...
Cervical spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal in the cervical spine (neck). The narrowing of the spinal canal can lead to compression of the spinal cord and associated blood vessels – this can lead to painful symptoms.[1] ...
The symptoms of cervical spondylosis include: Neck stiffness and pain A headache that may start in the neck Pain in the shoulderor arms Not being able to fully turn the head or bend the neck, sometimes interfering with driving A grinding noise or sensation when the neck is turned ...