Cervical spondylosis is a degenerative condition of the cervical spine that has the potential to cause paralysis if it progresses to severe irreversible spinal cord injury. Clinically, it is commonly seen in spinal cord cervical spondylosis.
Spondylotic cervical spondylosis is usually caused by lesions in the cervical spinal canal, where the spinal cord or blood vessels supplying the spinal cord are compressed, resulting in a series of symptoms, such as weakness and numbness of the limbs, difficulty in walking, and the sensation of stepping on cotton in both feet.
With the development of the disease, if the treatment is not timely, when the spinal cord is further compressed, the clinical symptoms gradually aggravate, and may progress to sensory and motor dysfunction or even loss of limbs, which may eventually lead to paraplegia.
Cervical spondylosis is usually categorized into four types, namely, spinal cord, nerve root, sympathetic nerve and vertebral artery, and can be treated by various methods such as rest, braking, traction therapy, medication, surgery and functional rehabilitation.
Patients with cervical spondylosis should pay attention to the protection of the cervical spine in daily life, and carry out standardized treatment under the guidance of doctors to avoid irreversible damage caused by aggravation of the condition.