Among cervical spondylosis, spinal cord cervical spondylosis can affect the legs. The spinal cord is the main involvement in spinal cord cervical spondylosis because the cervical disc often protrudes from the center and can compress the spinal cord, and when the spinal cord is compressed, it will cause the lower limbs to lose coordination and the lower limbs to walk unsteadily, like stepping on cotton.
When the nerve root type cervical spondylosis compresses the nerve root, it mostly involves the upper limbs, such as radioactive pain in the upper limbs, accompanied by numbness in the hands, reduced muscle strength in the upper limbs and instability in holding objects are all manifestations of the nerve root type cervical spondylosis. When the spinal cord type cervical spondylosis is more severe and causes significant muscle strength loss in the lower limbs, early surgery must be performed.