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First I’ve used Pubmed and PEDro, where I combined various terms – such as: cervical spondylosis, cervical disc degeneration, physical therapy, physiotherapy, treatment, … – to search articles on this topic. Through this way I’ve found some studies and reviews. Unfortunately the most of this studies and reviews are quite old. Therefore I decided to search more information about this topic in the medical library of the VUB and in another library. After a while I found some books with primarily medical information about this subject and some books about the physiotherapeutic options.<br> | First I’ve used Pubmed and PEDro, where I combined various terms – such as: cervical spondylosis, cervical disc degeneration, physical therapy, physiotherapy, treatment, … – to search articles on this topic. Through this way I’ve found some studies and reviews. Unfortunately the most of this studies and reviews are quite old. Therefore I decided to search more information about this topic in the medical library of the VUB and in another library. After a while I found some books with primarily medical information about this subject and some books about the physiotherapeutic options.<br> | ||
== Definition/Description | == Definition/Description == | ||
Cervical Spondylosis is a degenerative disorder at the level of the cervical spine. It can be described as the result of degeneration of the intervertebral discs or the corpus vertebrae in the cervical region. Possible characteristics are [[Degenerative Disc Disease|Degenerative_Disc_Disease]], the formation of osteophytes, facet and uncovertebral joint arthritis, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum, [[Spinal Stenosis|spinal stenosis]]. In some cases this degeneration also leads to a posterior protrusion of the annulus fibers of the intervertebral disc. This protrusion can cause compression of nerve roots, which in turn can lead to pain, motor disturbances such as muscle weakness, and sensory disturbances. As the spondylosis progresses there may be even interference with the blood supply to the spinal cord where the vertebral canal is narrowest.<br> | Cervical Spondylosis is a degenerative disorder at the level of the cervical spine. It can be described as the result of degeneration of the intervertebral discs or the corpus vertebrae in the cervical region. Possible characteristics are [[Degenerative Disc Disease|Degenerative_Disc_Disease]], the formation of osteophytes, facet and uncovertebral joint arthritis, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum, [[Spinal Stenosis|spinal stenosis]]. In some cases this degeneration also leads to a posterior protrusion of the annulus fibers of the intervertebral disc. This protrusion can cause compression of nerve roots, which in turn can lead to pain, motor disturbances such as muscle weakness, and sensory disturbances. As the spondylosis progresses there may be even interference with the blood supply to the spinal cord where the vertebral canal is narrowest.<br> |
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First I’ve used Pubmed and PEDro, where I combined various terms – such as: cervical spondylosis, cervical disc degeneration, physical therapy, physiotherapy, treatment, … – to search articles on this topic. Through this way I’ve found some studies and reviews. Unfortunately the most of this studies and reviews are quite old. Therefore I decided to search more information about this topic in the medical library of the VUB and in another library. After a while I found some books with primarily medical information about this subject and some books about the physiotherapeutic options.
Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Cervical Spondylosis is a degenerative disorder at the level of the cervical spine. It can be described as the result of degeneration of the intervertebral discs or the corpus vertebrae in the cervical region. Possible characteristics are Degenerative_Disc_Disease, the formation of osteophytes, facet and uncovertebral joint arthritis, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum, spinal stenosis. In some cases this degeneration also leads to a posterior protrusion of the annulus fibers of the intervertebral disc. This protrusion can cause compression of nerve roots, which in turn can lead to pain, motor disturbances such as muscle weakness, and sensory disturbances. As the spondylosis progresses there may be even interference with the blood supply to the spinal cord where the vertebral canal is narrowest.
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