What it is
Age-associated changes in the discs, vertebrae and joints of the neck. These are common without symptoms, so clinical relevance depends on matching the findings with the complaint and examination.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Intermittent neck and shoulder pain or stiffness
- Reduced neck movement
- Headache often starting at the back of the neck
- Crepitus with movement, which alone does not necessarily indicate injury
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Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
Degenerative Cervical Spondylosis.
Literature review · 2020
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When is prompt medical assessment needed?
Major trauma, progressive weakness, loss of sensation, new bladder or bowel control changes, fever or rapid deterioration require medical guidance.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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