Cervical spondylosis and lumbar disc herniation which is serious can not be directly compared, but also need to be combined with the specific type and the severity of the onset of judgment.
There are many types of cervical spondylosis, the common cervical spondylosis is cervical-shoulder cervical spondylosis, mainly for the neck pain, stiffness, limited movement, generally not serious. Nerve root type cervical spondylosis, mainly for upper extremity pain and numbness. Vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis is mainly dizziness, headache and other symptoms. The most serious type is spinal cord cervical spondylosis, which mainly causes walking weakness, easy to fall, and may lead to paraplegia in severe cases.
Herniated lumbar discs can have different symptoms due to different levels of compression on the nerve roots or spinal cord caused by the herniation. If the nerve root is compressed, it usually causes back pain, leg pain, leg numbness and other symptoms. If combined with spinal stenosis compression of the spinal cord or compression of the cauda equina, more serious, can appear walking limp, urinary and fecal dysfunction, and in severe cases may be paraplegia of the lower limbs.
So cervical spondylosis and lumbar disc herniation specific which serious need to be judged according to the specific symptoms.
Normally, you should pay attention to develop good posture habits to prevent the occurrence or aggravation of cervical spondylosis or lumbar disc herniation and other diseases.