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What Does Loss Of Normal Cervical Lordosis Mean?
hi my mother has cervical spondolysis she has severe pain in neck and in right shoulder joint.we have taken out digital x-ray of and it shows as follows reduction in the c4, c5-6 and c6-7 disc spaces seen marginal osteophytes formation is seen from c3 to c7 vertebrae there is no cervical rib soft tissue spaces are normal there is loss of normal cervical lordosis seen houlder joint is unremarkable acromioclavicular joint is unremarkable<
Mon, 24 Nov 2014
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The loss of cervical lordosis means straightening of the cervical spine, commonly seen in cervical spondylosis. Its not a major thing to worry about.
Normally the cervical spine has convexity forward and concavity behind.
When there is spasm of muscles surrounding the spine straightening of the spine occurs.
It her case there is lumbar spondylosis as you have mentioned that there are osteophytes and also reduced disc heights (degenerative disc disease).
Wellcome to MHC
The loss of cervical lordosis means straightening of the cervical spine, commonly seen in cervical spondylosis. Its not a major thing to worry about.
Normally the cervical spine has convexity forward and concavity behind.
When there is spasm of muscles surrounding the spine straightening of the spine occurs.
It her case there is lumbar spondylosis as you have mentioned that there are osteophytes and also reduced disc heights (degenerative disc disease).
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