Spondylosis is an inflammation of the vertebral joints. Common symptoms include extreme pain and contraction in the back or the cervical region of the neck, shoulders, and the lower spine. The pain caused due to Spondylosis increases gradually over time and is rarely a sudden onset of severe pain.
Earlier this used to affect people in their 40s & 50s, but lately this has started impacting people as early as 20s due to bad lifestyle habits (eg texting neck due to overuse of mobiles).
Depending on the vertebral joints involved symptoms of spondylosis may include:
- Back pain
- Leg pain
- Hip pain
- Spinal deformity
- Abnormal spinal curvature
- Back paresthesia
- Thigh paresthesia
- Leg paresthesia
- Bowel incontinence
- Bladder incontinence
- Sexual dysfunction
- Decreased mobility
- Pain on movement
- Decreased leg muscle strength
Causes of spondylosis may include:
- Osteoarthritis
- Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Spinal injury
- Spinal infection
- Tuberculosis
At Vivacare Advanced Physiotherapy and Pain Clinic, our physiotherapists will assess the cause of your condition and advice you with individualized treatment plan. The Clinic provides following therapies to bring you quick and long term relief from symptoms of spondylosis.
- Spine Fraction Distraction Decompression Therapy
- Matrix Rhythm Therapy
- Manual Therapy
- Kinesiology Taping
- Heat and Cold Therapy
- Core Strengthening
- Theraband Stretches
- Posture Therapy
- IFT
- TENS
- Ultrasonic Therapy
- PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy)
You will be given home exercise regime including strengthening and stretching exercises to maintain the effects of therapy & bring long term relief.