Spondylosis is the most common form of spine bone degeneration that begins to affect people from their middle-age onwards. Spondylosis is usually asymptomatic. Symptoms show up when a bone spur pinches a nerve, or simply begins with pain and stiffness. These symptoms include:

• Stiffness in the neck and back
• Pain in the arms and shoulders Also in lower back and legs
• Difficulty moving the neck and back
• Headaches and dizziness

Sometimes, the condition develops into cervical myelopathy and shows up as:

• Numbness and tingling in the limbs when the nerve is pinched
• Loss of bladder and bowel movement (Cauda Equina syndrome)
• Lack of co-ordination
• Difficulty walking
• Difficulty in balancing
• Weakness in hands and foot muscles.

Spondylosis is caused primarily by:

• Bone and muscle degeneration
• Disc generation: This causes bone spurs that add friction to spinal movements
• Poor posture and sitting incorrectly
• Spinal injury or partial disc dislocation
• Sedentary lifestyle

Spondylosis cannot be cured but milder cases can be managed with conservative treatment which includes:

• Medication
• Physical therapy
• Spinal Decompression using Vax-D treatment

Advanced pain management involves:

• Surgery: Only recommended in cases not responding to conservative management and / or having neurological deficit