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What is Lumbar Spondylosis?

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What is Lumbar Spondylosis? To understand Lumbar Spondylosis in straightforward language, it brings into the category of age-related changes in spine bones. In most cases, such changes are called degenerative disc disease, and osteoarthritis.   Such changes are common causes of spine problems , and their condition can be changed from mildness to severeness anytime. How will you recognize it’s Lumbar Spondylosis? Most often you will you find no symptoms to identify Lumbar spondylosis? In certain conditions, if you figure out back pain, and stiffness in bones there are possibilities of Lumbar spondylosis. Such back pains worsen at the start of the day and keep getting better as the day commences. Methods to diagnose Lumbar spondylosis There are different ways to diagnose the medical issue. The method of diagnosis depends upon the history of symptoms, medical image tests, and some physical examinations. Three common tests include: --->X-rays- x-r

Low Back Pain (Lumbago)

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What is Low Back Pain (Lumbago)? Low back pain is a common medical condition that must have experienced by many people at some point in time. Lumbago means having mild to severe low back pain. The lumbar spine is the body structure that interconnects ligaments, nerves, muscles, and bones in order to provide flexibility as well as support to the entire body. After a precise diagnosis of the cause of Lumbago, the treatment options can be chosen based on the patient’s medical history. Symptoms of Lumbago Low back pain or Lumbago can show a number of symptoms. There are times when low back pain can occur suddenly. It can start slowly and can get worse if not treated on time.   Some of the symptoms that can be experienced by the patient are mentioned below: ·          Having difficulty in walking, standing up straight or standing from sitting posture. ·          Burning pain that is moving to the backs of the thighs or legs from the low back ·          Muscle sp

What is Cervical spondylosis?

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Cervical spondylosis is a medical condition that affects the spinal disks in the neck. It mostly happens because of the wear and tear of bones as well as cartilage. Cervical spondylosis can be seen in people of all age groups and it gets serious with age. If there will be any shrink or dehydration in the disks then it can develop osteoarthritis. There are many other factors also that make this health issue to happen. According to studies, people who are above 60 years are mostly affected by cervical spondylosis. Possible causes of the cervical spondylosis Some of the common causes of cervical spondylosis are mentioned below: ·          Any sort of injury: During an injury or fall, you can get impacted on your neck. This can cause cervical spondylosis. ·           Bonespurs : These spurs are the overgrowth of bone which occurs when the body tries to grow the extra bone for making the spine stronger. Disk degeneration can also make the spine to produce extra bones.

Traumatic paralysis

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Paralysis is the loss of functioning of muscle and nerve. It is the usually sensory loss in the affected area and damaged the central nervous system, mostly the spinal cord. Paralysis is two types, if the half side of the body paralyzed is called paraplegia and paralysis of both arm and legs is called quadriplegia. In the case of paralysis, the brain is unable to send messages to the different parts of the body due to various reasons. Causes of paralysis The main causes of paralysis are as follows: Stroke- stoke is one of the main causes of paralysis, almost 30% of people suffer from paralysis because of stoke. Paralysis of stoke is included, such as hemorrhage (one-way paralysis), hemiparesis ( weakness and inability to move one side of the body), dizzy ( weak and stiff muscle), dysphagia ( throat irritation means something not to swallow), foot drop ( inability to lift front leg). Spinal cord injury - this is the second most frequent cause of paralysis due to the va

Spinal fractures

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The spinal cord consists of 33 bones called vertebrae and it supports the body with the help of these bones to stand upright, bend and can able to turn your body. There is an empty space in the middle of every vertebra called the spinal canal. Spinal fractures are separated from the arm and legs fractures. Due to being fractures in any vertebrae, it moves from its place and starts pinching, also can damage the nerve. Most spinal fractures occur due to the accident, falling, shooting, and etc. Injuries can cause muscle and ligaments sprain, fractures in your vertebrae or it can move from its place, and also can seriously damage the spinal cord. Some fractures can be treated by medicines, physiotherapy, and etc but some severe fractures need surgery and bones to be reorganized. Types of spinal fractures There are different types of spinal fractures depending on the manner and damage of the injury like, 1.     Compression fractures 2.     Axial burst fractures 3.

Spinal Osteoporosis

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Spinal osteoporosis means weakening of bones, with aging not as many cells are formed as they are destroyed. And if the nutrients for bones such as calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and are not included in your diet, then the weakening of bones becomes faster. In such a situation, a nutritious diet and physical exercise are necessary to keep your bones healthy. Symptoms of spinal osteoporosis No symptoms of osteoporosis seen in the early days. But it can detect when fractures occur in your hip, wrist or spine. Osteoporosis can be detected on certain symptoms. Loose gums: The gums become loose in this and teeth weaken in case, the density of jaw bone decreases. Loss of grip-ability: A lack of ability to hold anything from your hands is a major symptom of osteoporosis. Nail weakness: Weakness of the nail can also be one of the major symptoms of decreasing bone density. Shorten length: When the spinal cord becomes compressed then there is a slight reduction in the length

Spinal Tumor

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A spinal tumor is usually referred to as a tumor in the spinal canal or spinal cord. A tumor that begins in the spinal cord or dura (the layer covering the spinal cord or brain) is called an intradural tumor or spinal cord tumor. A tumor that occurs in vertebrae is called vertebral tumors. Two main types of intradural tumor: Intramedullary tumor – this tumor starts in the cells of the spinal cord. Extramedullary tumor – this tumor is in the lining or nerve root covering the spinal cord. This type of tumor puts pressure on your spinal cord, but it does not develop inside the spinal cord. Tumor from other parts of the body can spread to the vertebrae that support the spinal cord. And is some rare cases can also engulf the spinal cord. Different types of tumors 1.  Astrocytoma 2.  Chordoma 3.  Ependymoma 4.  Glioma 5.  Meningioma 6.  Neurofibroma 7.  Schwannoma Symptoms of spinal tumor A spinal tumor can have many symptoms, especially during the