What does it mean straightening of the cervical lordosis?

Straightening of the cervical lordosis, then, means straightening of the normal neck curve.

What causes straightening of the cervical lordosis?

One of the more common causes of straightening of the normal cervical lordosis is car crashes where the neck ligaments are damaged. Other causes are more insidious, like looking down all the time to interact with a cell phone, tightness in the chest wall, and psoas muscle from sitting too much or just getting older.

What does straightening of cervical spine mean?

Straightening of the cervical spine means that you have lost the good curve or the lordosis of the cervical spine. As far as it being caused by muscle spasms, I don’t know if you were in a car accident or something that would have caused the muscles to be in spasm. It does not mean that you have scoliosis.

Is straightening of cervical lordosis serious?

A straightening of the cervical lordosis impacts the biomechanics of the entire spine; it makes it vulnerable to injury, impairs its ability to support the weight of the head, places added pressure on the spinal discs (speeding up disc degeneration), and can cause adverse muscle and joint tension.

Can loss of cervical lordosis cause headaches?

While losing the good curve in the neck increases the likelihood of neck pain, headaches, and other problems, not every person with a loss of curve in their neck and forward head posture will have these symptoms, and some patients don’t experience any symptoms at all.

Is straightening of the cervical lordosis a disability?

Entitlement to an increased evaluation for straightening of the cervical lordotic curve with narrowing of C5-C6 space and spondylosis, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

Can reversal of cervical lordosis cause headaches?

People who have lost this natural curve may experience neck pain, stiffness, weakness, decreased range of motion, headaches or pain in the fingers or toes. Left untreated, the condition may worsen and can lead to degeneration of the spinal vertabrae and the possible formation of osteophytes (‘bone spurs’) .

How serious is loss of cervical lordosis?

When there is a loss of cervical lordosis, the neck can become abnormally straight, increasing the chances of developing what’s known as ‘forward head posture’ and adverse spinal tension that impacts the entire spine.