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The cervical spine is
made up of seven vertebrae and many bundle of nerves. The spine in
this area have smaller bones compared to the other parts of the
spine. Most often you have heard about herniated neck or cervical
arthritis. But there are other forms of cervical disc diseases as
well.
The disc or cushions of the vertebra
joints in the cervical are called cervical discs. They are prone to
many disorders like aging, stress or injury of any kind in the spine
of the area. Lets have a look at all kinds of cervical disc diseases:
1)Herniated Nucleus Pulposus: This is
also commonly called HNP. In this cervical disc disease there is an
extension of the disc materials from the posterior region of your
vertebrae joints. The materials of the joints bulge out from the
common radius of the spinal joint.
2)Degenerative Disc Disease: This disorder of the spine is
called DDD. In this condition, the following cases may happen-
nuclear degradation, loss of disc height, or
degenerative annular tears. All this happen due to excessive pressure
on the spinal joints by body weight and wrong postures of the body
for long hours.
3)Internal Disc Disruption: Also called
IDD, a condition in which the disc suffers from annular fissuring and
there is no deformation of the external disc. In this disease the
internal disc portion is susceptible to deformation.
4)Cervical Radiculopathy: In this
disorder, the nerve roots are injured due to foraminal stenosis or
due to motor abnormalities.
All these cervical ailments can lead to
tremendous pain and other complications in the neck area. The
deformation of the cervical spine is the most common cause of
spondylosis. There are treatment options for all these cervical
disorders and various advanced surgical methods have also been
invented for better cure.
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