Ankylosing spondylitis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年12月21日 · Ankylosing spondylitis, also known as axial spondyloarthritis, is an inflammatory disease that, over time, can cause some of the bones in the spine, called vertebrae, to fuse. This fusing makes the spine less flexible and can result in a hunched posture. If ribs are affected, it can be difficult to breathe deeply.
Cervical spondylosis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年11月18日 · Cervical spondylosis is a general term for age-related wear and tear affecting the spinal disks in your neck. As the disks dehydrate and shrink, signs of osteoarthritis develop, including bony projections along the edges of bones (bone spurs).
Ankylosing spondylitis - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
2023年12月21日 · The goal of treatment is to relieve pain and stiffness and prevent or delay complications and spinal deformity. Ankylosing spondylitis treatment is most successful before the disease causes irreversible damage.
Cervical spondylosis - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
2023年11月18日 · An X-ray can show changes in the spine, such as bone spurs, that indicate cervical spondylosis. Neck X-ray can also rule out rare and more serious causes for neck pain and stiffness, such as tumors, cancer, infections or fractures.
Cervical spondylosis - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic
2022年6月14日 · Diagnosis & treatment. As people age, the spinal disks in the neck shrink and bone spurs often develop. If symptoms occur, nonsurgical treatments are usually effective.
Facet arthritis - Mayo Clinic Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Facet arthritis can be associated with pain and stiffness. The pain from an arthritic facet joint is often felt in the spine near the joint, but it can also refer to other locations. For example, pain from cervical (neck) facet arthritis may radiate toward the back of the head, ear, or shoulder.
Spine Health: Discussions - Mayo Clinic Connect
Connect with others like you for support, practical information, and answers to your questions about spine health and related conditions, such as back pain, brachial plexus, disc degeneration, scoliosis, spondylolysis, stenosis, spondylopathy and more.
Radiculopathy - Mayo Clinic Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Radiculopathy refers to symptoms that develop when there is compression of a spinal nerve root. Most commonly, the nerve compression is related to a disc herniation or spondylosis (degenerative changes in the spine) and may occur with or without trauma.
Somatic symptom disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2018年5月8日 · Somatic symptom disorder is characterized by an extreme focus on physical symptoms — such as pain or fatigue — that causes major emotional distress and problems functioning. You may or may not have another diagnosed medical condition associated with these symptoms, but your reaction to the symptoms is not normal.
Inflammatory Arthritis Clinic - Overview - Mayo Clinic
2020年4月1日 · Diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, undifferentiated spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease, Still's disease and auto inflammatory diseases. Request an appointment.