Spondylosis

What is spondylosis?

Spondylosis is degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine. In the neck it is called cervical spondylosis and in the lower back it is called lumbar spondylosis. It is most often age related but can occur following spinal surgery or injury to the vertebral column of the spine.

How do members experience spondylosis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with spondylosis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

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Top treatments taken by people for spondylosis*

We currently don't have enough shared data that is made public for this condition.

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Who has spondylosis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 6
30s 36
40s 92
50s 205
60s 232
70+ 105

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 94
Female 575
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