What are the manifestations of vertebral degeneration?

As people age, they will experience many physical discomforts, such as cervical degeneration. This is often caused by excessive use of the cervical spine. This can be controlled by changing your lifestyle in a timely manner, not letting the cervical spine work for a long time, and exercising it appropriately. So what are the manifestations of cervical degeneration?

First, what are the manifestations of degenerative changes in the cervical spine? Degenerative changes in the cervical spine are the main cause of cervical spondylosis. Due to our improper working and living postures for a long time, the cervical spine is under pressure that exceeds its load for a long time. The muscles, ligaments, blood vessels attached to the cervical spine are strained, and cervical degeneration begins. Due to degenerative changes in the cervical vertebrae, hematoma is produced locally in the cervical vertebrae. If the hematoma does not improve for a long time, cervical bone hyperplasia will form. Due to degenerative changes in the cervical vertebrae, the cervical intervertebral disc also degenerates. After the cervical intervertebral disc degenerates, the annulus fibrosus becomes brittle. When the cervical vertebra is stimulated or damaged by external force, the annulus fibrosus ruptures, and the nucleus pulposus overflows from the annulus fibrosus, which is cervical disc herniation.

Second, intervertebral disc degeneration; when the intervertebral disc begins to degenerate, it loses its normal function due to changes in its morphology, which in turn affects or destroys the biomechanical balance of the cervical motion segment and produces a series of changes in related structures. Therefore, the degeneration of the cervical intervertebral disc becomes the main factor in the occurrence and development of cervical spondylosis. The appearance of the ligament-disc space and the formation of hematoma: This process is crucial to the occurrence and pathogenesis of cervical spondylosis, and is also the pathological anatomical basis for its transition from cervical disc herniation to osteogenic cervical spondylosis.

What are the manifestations of degenerative changes in the vertebrae? Bone spur formation at the edge of the vertebral body: As a hematoma forms in the space under the ligament, fibroblasts become active and gradually grow into the hematoma, and then replace the hematoma with granulation tissue. As the hematoma organizes, ossifies and calcium salts are deposited, osteophytes are eventually formed that protrude into the spinal canal or the front edge of the vertebral body.