Degenerative changes in the cervical spine discs that result in damage to the surrounding important tissue structures and the corresponding clinical symptoms are called cervical spondylosis. Those who only have degeneration of the cervical spine without clinical manifestations are called cervical degenerative changes. Cervical spine osteophytes are a manifestation of degenerative changes in the cervical spine, which are manifested on X-ray as increased density of local bone, new bone at the edge of the bone, and often accompanied by instability of the cervical spine. If there is an increase in density or the appearance of bone at the edge of the vertebrae on the X-ray film of the cervical spine, it indicates that there are different degrees of osteophytes in the cervical spine, which means that degenerative changes have occurred in the cervical spine. Degenerative changes in the cervical spine are a manifestation of the human life cycle, an aspect of the human body from maturity to decline, and a physiological degenerative change in the cervical spine to adapt to long-term movement and load. This degeneration occurs gradually as a person develops, grows, matures, and ages at the same time. From the age of 30, the cervical spine will gradually undergo degenerative changes. With age, the development of this degenerative change gradually accelerates. It becomes more obvious and prominent after the age of 50, and this osteophyte growth seems to be a common manifestation of the elderly. The degenerative changes in the cervical spine in this case are a normal physiological process of the body and are not pathological. In some people, due to occupational factors, the cervical spine is in a state of excessive movement and load for a long time, resulting in premature degenerative changes in the cervical spine, which is not a normal physiological process. It may bring about some symptoms of neck discomfort or ligament strain. Cervical spine osteophytes cannot be diagnosed as cervical spondylosis if they do not cause irritation or compression of nerve roots, spinal cord, sympathetic nerve or vertebral artery and do not produce any corresponding symptoms. However, once the cervical spine osteophytes narrow the spinal canal, intervertebral foramen, transverse foramen, etc., or cause instability due to degenerative changes in the cervical spine, so that the nerve roots, spinal cord, sympathetic nerve or vertebral artery are compressed or stimulated, and corresponding symptoms appear, then it is not a simple cervical spine osteophyte, but cervical spondylosis. Therefore, although the pathological changes of cervical spondylosis include osteophytes, the presence of osteophytes is not necessarily always cervical spondylosis. The severity of cervical spondylosis is not directly related to the presence or absence and size of osteophytes, but is closely related to the location of the hyperplasia and the degree of involvement of surrounding tissues such as the spinal cord, nerves and vertebral arteries. Therefore, the diagnosis of cervical spondylosis is made through a comprehensive analysis of the medical history, symptoms, signs, X-ray films and other examinations, rather than a diagnosis that can be made by X-ray film examination alone.