A Pain In The Neck
Have you ever thought about the things people say about their aches and pains? Well we never think about the things that our bodies go through. A few years ago, my mother had a car wreck; a drunk driver struck her from behind. This accident caused her a great deal of pain in the following years to come. She went to doctor after doctor, but not one of them could tell her what was wrong with her body. Finally she met a doctor and he diagnosed her with cervical spinal stenosis. This condition has many different names as well as causes.
The first name we will discuss will be cervical osteoarthritis, also know as degenerative arthritis. This comes about over time. The cartilage in the joints that cushion the bones begins to wear down. This causes the vertebrae to rub together as to cause friction. Over time the bones become so worn down that bone spurs develop causing a great deal of pain, and pressure on the nerves in the spinal column. This mainly......
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