Lumbar spondylosis

Lumbar spondylosis is a type of back pain.

Lumbar degenerative disease / Lumbar spondylosis refers to the degeneration of the lumbar spine joints. This disease is significantly related to aging and is a common cause of back pain in middle-aged and elderly individuals. This is because the lumbar spine joints, which bear the weight of the body, deteriorate with age and use.

lumbar spine osteoarthritis

Lumbar spine osteoarthritis is often age-related, with most patients being middle-aged or older. Symptoms typically include back pain that is not localized, usually in the lower back, specifically in the buttocks and hips, radiating to the thighs. The pain worsens with movement and subsides with rest. This type of pain is often intermittent. Other accompanying symptoms may include limited range of motion, fatigue, hip weakness, and sometimes nighttime pain. Systemic symptoms such as excessive sweating and fever may also occur. Neurological and physical examinations are usually unobstructed.

Symptoms of the disease

Late-stage lumbar spondylosis includes spinal laxity and increased mobility, leading to partial displacement of the joint surfaces. This laxity and intervertebral disc compression cause a gradual narrowing of the spinal canal, resulting in joint erosion. Back pain becomes more frequent and severe, and nerve roots may be compressed, causing numbness and muscle weakness.

When an intervertebral disc collapses, narrowing the spinal canal to the point where the joints are almost touching, bone spurs can form around the vertebral joints, leading to joint fusion. Initially, this condition affects only one level of vertebrae, but as pressure increases on nearby vertebrae, those adjacent joints can also develop degeneration.

Early stages of degeneration.

In the early stages of lumbar spondylosis, most patients with symptoms resolve on their own and respond well to conservative treatment such as rest, pain medication, muscle relaxants or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, physical therapy, lifestyle modifications to reduce risk factors for back pain, and weight management to prevent excessive weight bearing on the spine.

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