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Cervical Spondylosis; An Inevitable But Preventable Catastrophe
ISSN: 2617 - 9482Publisher: author   
Cervical Spondylosis; An Inevitable But Preventable Catastrophe
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
Cervical spondylosis is a chronic degenerative disease which is prevalent in middle and aging population. Its cause ismultifactorial attributing to stress, anxiety, trauma, sports, occupational factors or use of handheld devices. It is easilymissed and neglected as it has an insidious onset, early subtle features, and resemblance with musculoskeletal problems.It is essential to investigate and intervene because it places a significant impact on health care of individuals and canadversely affect lifestyle by causing depression, dysphagia, and cervicogenic headache along with chronic neck pain, whichis ranked as the disabling cause of adjustable life years (DALY). It is responsible for causing minor symptoms like chronicneck pain, numbness in hands as well as even quadriparesis or spastic gait. It needs to be diagnosed and treated earlier.The state of art strategy adopted by health practitioners can be a promising future for the next ge...