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Causes
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Age-related wear and tear is probably the basic cause of cervical spondylosis. By age 30, many people show signs of vertebral and disk degeneration on X-ray, although symptoms don't appear until later in life. Specific changes occurring with age include:
- Drying and loss of elasticity in the spinal and cervical disks
- Bulging and sometimes herniation of disks so that disk material protrudes from between two vertebrae
- Stiffening of the ligaments connecting neck bones and muscles
