What is cervical spondylosis?

Arthritis of the neck is called cervical spondylosis. Cervical spondylosis is the degeneration of the joints in the neck. It becomes increasingly more common as people age. More than 85% of people over age 60 are affected.

How do members experience cervical spondylosis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cervical spondylosis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cervical spondylosis*

Who has cervical spondylosis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 15
30s 65
40s 161
50s 308
60s 341
70+ 145

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 182
Female 844