Cervical Bone Spur
There are many people who mistakenly think that cervical bone spur causes back pain for them. There is no relationship between cervical bone spur and back pain other than cervical bone spur can be painful in our back and some people may think the pain caused by cervical bone spur as a back pain. The pain due to cervical bone spur is a sign of spinal degeneration. Therefore, you need to differentiate between the actual back pain and cervical bone spur. Usually cervical bone spur is found among the adults who are over 60 years of age. Although cervical bone spur comes to its peak when the person is over 60 years of age, it actually starts during the early adulthood. If you are fortunate to find the problem early, you can be pain-free and take a lot of preventative measurements for the condition. According to the statistics, cervical bone spur is developed among only 40% of the total population.
In order to fully understand what cervical bone spur is, it is useful for us to understand the causes of the problem. Our spinal cord is made of 32 segments of bones that are separated by discs called spinal disks in common language. These disks behave as the shock absorbers between the spinal segments. They also offer the facility for the spinal segments to be flexible. That’s how you can bend your spine with a great flexibility. At the back of the each disk in the spine, there is a small opening where the nerves can go out. With the time, the disks can wear out and the movements between the disks can be increased. Usually the movement between the spinal segments is controlled by ligaments and due to heavy movements, the ligaments can become hard. With time, due to thicker ligaments being calcification, cervical bone spur is formed. So in simple, the cause of the cervical bone spur is our body’s response to the degeneration of bones mass of the spine. The new bony structures are developed in the areas where the nerves go out from the spine and this additionally puts pressure on to the nerves, creating pain.
According to the research and experiments done, aging is the number one culprit for this serious condition. In addition to aging there are many other causes for degeneration of spinal bones such as physical injuries to the spine, poor posture, excessive weight, and malnutrition. Apart from that, there are some health conditions that may cause bone degeneration such as osteoporosis.
