What causes Cervical Spondylitis?
This is basically a mechanical disorder. • Very stiff muscles in the cervical region can, over the years, cause a kinking of the cervical spine to the front. • Bad posture and lack of exercise to the cervical region are the key factors which are responsible in a majority of the patients. • Lying in bed with several pillows propping up the neck into an unnatural position can affect the alignment of the cervical column, causing a forward inclination. • Reclining on sofas with the spine hunched and the neck pushed forward is bad for cervical alignment. • over the computer for many hours, occupational hazards such as those of a writer, an illustrator or a painter, all cause the spine to be bent forward all the time. • Positioning the body to the same side during sleep, with the shoulder muscles and the neck compressed, also develops faulty alignment in the cervical spine. In due course the spine is bent, the front surface of the bones and disc are excessively pressurised and damage occurs.
