Cervical spondylosis Diagnosis

How Cervical Spondylosis Diagnosis is done?

The Cervical spondylosis Diagnosis will start with clinical history where the doctor would ask about the following:

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Pain:

Location, severity, type, radiation to arm or shoulder, or an aggravating factor in Cervical spondylosis Diagnosis.

Duration of symptoms

Any difficulty in neck movement

Any complaints in walking or balancing the body

Any other complaints in the body

The history could allow the doctor to make a diagnosis and to know the severity of the disease.

Physical exam:

The doctor would evaluate the cervical spine by checking the following for Cervical spondylosis Diagnosis:

• Range of motion

• Strength of the muscles and reflexes in limbs to check for compression of nerve or cord

• Evaluate the walk to check for any spinal cord compression

Imaging tests:

Imaging tests help to confirm the diagnosis and provide detailed information about the bones, disk, nerves or spinal cord and their abnormality in Cervical spondylosis Diagnosis.

• Xray cervical spine: is typically the first imaging test done to look for any obvious abnormalities of the cervical spine particularly in relation to the bones.

The bright red area is a graphical representation of areas of degeneration.

• CT scan: uses X-rays and produces detailed 2D and 3D images of the spine. It is especially used to evaluate bones and its abnormalities such as fractures in Cervical spondylosis Diagnosis.

• MRI: is the imaging test that gives the most detailed information about various components of the spine. It has a very high resolution for soft tissue and thus gives unmatched details about the spinal cord and the nerves.

Nerve function tests:

These tests are done to check if the signals are transmitting properly to muscles. Following tests may be done:

• Electromyography

• Nerve conduction study