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back pain emory

October 22nd, 2008

A more serious cause of back pain may be a result of cervical disc disease. As human beings our cranium and cervical spine produce motion capability that allows humans to have the ability to view the world from many angles. While adaptive, a problem is that a large structure, the head, is placed on our cervical spine, a very small structure. Car accidents and normal aging causes degeneration of the cervical discs in that there is a normal loss of height and water volume. As the cervical disc becomes less supportive the cervical spinal canal may impinge on the cord itself or nerve roots. An individual may lose extremity motor function, become extremely weak, lose fine motor ability, and have difficulty walking without stumbling. If you think you suffer from this a visit to the Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center might be useful.

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