degenerative arthritis<\/a>. This disease is majorly seen in individuals over 40 years of age. The degenerative changes in the tissues around the cartilage present in the spine may lead to this problem. An extra strain on nerves present in the center of spine will be caused because of swelling and inflammation of disk existing between two beads of spine. This is called as cervical spondylitis. This may arise in any part of the spine. But, it mainly arises near to the neck and that\u2019s what it is called as cervical spondylitis.<\/p>\n![\"Spondylitis-Treatment\"](\"https:\/\/www.homeocare.in\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Spondylitis-Treatment-1.jpg\")
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Causes
\n<\/strong>Spine injuries, lifting heavy weights, not-following driving rules and driving constantly results in extra strain on spine and leads to cervical spondylitis. This problem also often develops as the individual\u2019s spinal disks depreciates and become dry as well as begin shrinking around the time and also results in fewer types of auto immune diseases, as they get older. In recent times, spondylitis problem is also seen in younger individuals due to steady sitting and constant working on computers.<\/p>\nSymptoms<\/strong>
\nThe symptoms of can be easily identified based on the strain on spine. Below are the some of the symptoms of spondylitis:<\/p>\n\n- Severe pain near neck<\/li>\n
- Muscle spasms in the neck<\/li>\n
- A stiff neck that becomes worse<\/li>\n
- Start of pain from neck and gradually spreads to shoulders, chest and hands.<\/li>\n
- Cramps on hands<\/li>\n
- Headache<\/li>\n
- Inability to fully turn the head or bend the neck<\/li>\n
- Weakness in muscles of hands<\/li>\n
- Loss of sensation in hands and shoulders<\/li>\n
- Mental stress<\/li>\n
- Muscle spasms<\/li>\n
- Vomiting and<\/li>\n
- Dizziness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n