Cervical Spondylosis, degenerative disease of the neck vertebrae, causing compression of the spinal cord and cervical nerves.
Prolonged degeneration of the cervical spine results in a narrowing of the spaces between vertebrae, forcing intervertebral disks out of place and thus compressing or stretching the roots of the cervical nerves. The vertebrae may themselves be squeezed out of proper alignment. Arthritis developing in reaction to the stress generates new, anomalous bone growth (the “spondylitic bar”) that impinges on the spinal cord, further interfering with nervous function.
