Is it normal to have thoracic pain with cervical spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis thoracic spine pain may be normal, but should also exclude the possibility of ankylosing spondylitis, spinal tumors and other diseases. 1. Cervical spondylosis nerve compression: cervical spondylosis is mostly caused by chronic strain injury or osteophytes, which may appear osteophytes, spinal stenosis, disc herniation and other lesions, causing symptoms of nerve compression, which may appear as pain in the cervical and shoulder area as well as thoracic spine extending to the middle of the shoulder blade. 2. Ankylosing spondylitis: it is an autoimmune disease with the spine as the main lesion site, involving the sacroiliac joints, causing spinal ankylosis and fibrosis, which can cause pain in the thoracic vertebrae, characterized by obvious pain at night, morning stiffness, and significant improvement after activities. 3. Spinal tumor: spinal tumor can also cause thoracic spine pain, mostly at night, general painkillers can’t relieve, and there is bone destruction in the radiograph. Cervical spondylosis with thoracic spine pain may be caused by other reasons, it is recommended that the patient timely hospital examination, to exclude other diseases, clear causes and then targeted treatment.