How to identify advanced cervical spondylosis

In winters, the condition worsens with decreased physical activities due to shorter days, less water intake, and cold weather, stiffening the neck muscles

Cervical spondylosis is an age-related disorder and occurs due to the natural degeneration of the cervical spine. In advanced stages, it can have a crippling effect on people and if left unaddressed, may culminate in the involvement of the entire spinal cord and manifest as a paralytic condition.

Spondylosis can also cause dizziness in many patients. Also, known as cervical vertigo, the cause of dizziness is either dysfunction of position receptors (located in tiny facet joints of the cervical spine), or the rotational occlusion of the vertebral artery (vital blood vessel travelling along the cervical spine).

The symptoms include neck pain, light-headedness,