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Cervical spine has a total of 7 bones that has a separation from one another by the intervertebral discs, allowing them to move freely and absorbing any kind of shock while doing any form of activities.

cervical stenosis is a disorder which is caused mostly due to aging when there is a compression on the spinal cord and the entire spinal canal narrows down.

The spine discs has a possibility to dry out when it separates and cushion vertebrae which causes shrinking the space between the vertebrae losing the ability of action while absorbing any type of shock, also the bones and ligaments makes the spine less thicken & flexible resulting the spinal canal to narrow down due to these changes.

The degeneration of the bones can be possible due to many reasons that might include any form of injury, age, poor pressure or any kind of diseases i.e., arthritis which can cause disc herniation. Also possibility of disc herniation, blood destruction is also present due to unexpected injury to the neck causing the spinal canal to narrow down.

When & how to seek Medical Care?

There are many reasons which can cause neck pain including the narrowing of spinal canal, disc degeneration, arthritis and other form of rare cases or injuries.

A neurosurgeon should be consulted when there is a neck pain when one notices any symptoms .There are various symptoms for cervical stenosis, which include:

o   Feeling an unsteady gait while walking.

o   Coordination is lost in areas like arms, fingers and hands.

o   Losing muscle tone in many areas of the body.

o   Feeling numb and weak in upper extremities of hands.

o   Losing dexterity of hands

o   Feeling of muscle spasms in the leg area.

o   Facing neck problem

When the neck problem becomes serious it becomes very important to consult a primary care physician especially a specialist.

In case of any of serious problem, consult to our primary care physician or specialist. Dr. Ziauddin Hospital’s neurosurgeons will help you in diagnosing the problems accurately and prescribe you the treatments accordingly. It’s very important to seek the help of the doctor when experiencing sudden onset weakness as the delay in treatment and care can lead to neurological injury.

At Dr. Ziauddin Hospital both surgical and non-surgical treatments are done depending on the seriousness of the disorder, prescribed by the specialists.


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References;

https://www.aans.org/en/Patients/Neurosurgical-Conditions-and-Treatments/Cervical-Spine

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