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LossOfCervicalLordosisCauses:SymptomsAndTreatmentOptions

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ThecervicalspineisCshapedwithitscurvefacingtowardsthebackofneck.Thespinal
areainneckiscalledcervicalspineanditismadeupof7cervicalvertebra.Anormal
healthycervicalspinehasaslightlordoticcurveanditisanatomicallyimportanttobear

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Lossofcervicallordosiscanresultinstraighteningofcervicalspineorinseverecasesit
canreversethecurve.Theconditionisalsocalledcervicalkyphosis.Lossofcervical
lordosiscanresultinpainandstiffnessinneck.
Itcanalsoleadtoreferredpaininhand,vertigoandmanyothersymptomswhichwewill
discusslateron.

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Lossofcervicalcurvatureusuallyoccursinadults.Childrenrandomlysufferfromthis

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problem.Bothmenandwomenareequallyaffected.Theconditionispredominantly

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associatedwithlongstandingspasmsofmusclesinneckarea.
Poorneckpostureisoftentheonlycauseinyoungindividuals.
Workingonacomputerforlongperiodsordoingdeskworkforlongtimewithout
takingbreakcanstrainthemusclesofneck.Thestrainedmusclescauseapullonthe
cervicalvertebratowhichtheyareattached.Prolongedpullwillthenmechanically
disturbthenormalalignmentofthecervicalspine.
Injurytocervicalspinemayalsoleadtolossofcervicallordosis.Awhiplashwhile
drivingmotorvehicle,directtraumaontheneckcanallcontributetomusclespasmand
lossofcurvatureofcervicalspine.
Osteoporosisisanotherimportantfactorthatmaycauseabnormalityincervicalspine
curvature.Itismainlyseenamongelderlyindividuals.Inosteoporosisthevertebra
becomesporusandthebonedensityislost.Theweightofheadandnormalwearand
tearmayputpressureonthespineleadingtolossofcurvature.
Obesityandhereditaryskeletaldisorderssuchasachondroplaciacanalsoalterthe
curvatureofspine.Otherlesscommoncausesoflossofcervicallordosisincludetumor
ofcervicalspine,systemicdiseasesuchasankylosingspondylitisetc.Radiotherapyfor
cancerinvolvingneckcanalsocauselossofcervicalspinecurvature.

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Lossofcervicallordosisisanongoinggradualprocess.Itisrarelyasuddenphenomenon.

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Initsbeginningphasetheconditionremainssilent.Itmeanstherearenoobvious

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symptoms.AndfrequentlyitisdetectedaccidentallyonXraymeantforsomeother

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purpose.However,afterfewmonthsoryearspatientmaypresentwithcomplaintssuchas
paininneckandstiffness.
Anormalcervicallordosishas30to40degreecurve.Patientmaycomplainonneckpain

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whenthecurvebecomeslesserthan20degrees.Lateroniftheconditionremains
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untreateditmayleadtocervicaldiscdegenerationandleadtosymptomssuchaspinsand
needles,tinglinginhandsandfingers.Thesesymptomsarenotexactlythoseduetolossof
cervicallordosis,butbecauseofpinchedcervicalnervefromcompressionofcervical
vertebra.
Lossofcervicallordosisalsoleadstotensioninthespinalcordandcarotidbloodvessels
whichsupplybloodtobrain.Improperbloodflowinthebraincanleadtodizziness,
headaches,confusion,tinnitusetc.

TreatmentOptionsForLossOfCervicalLordosis
Lossofcervicallordosiscanbedetectedonphysicalexaminationaswellasfrom
diagnostictestssuchasXrayandMRIofcervicalspine.Thesetestsareimportantto
knowtheextentoflossofcervicallordosisandnervedamage.
Medicaltreatmentisonlyrequiredwhenpainandstiffnessarepresent.Painkillersand
musclerelaxantswillhelptoreducepainandspasmsofneckmuscles.Thiswilleasethe
discomfortandincreasetherangeofmotionofneck.
Onceinitialacutesymptomsarerelievedpatientshouldbeginphysiotherapyexercises
aimedatstrengtheningtheneckmusclesandimprovementofposture.Asimpleneck
exerciseistobendtheheadforwardandbackward.Secondexerciseistoturntheneck
andheadsidewaysfivetosixtimesinaday.
Severecaseoflossofcervicallordosismayrequirethepatienttowearbraceduringday
timeandsupportpillowswhilesleeping.Bothwillhelptobringbackthealtered
abnormalcurvatureofthecervicalspine.
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