Spondylosis is the most common form of spine bone degeneration that begins to affect people from their middle-age onwards. Symptoms show up when a bone spur pinches a nerve, or simply begins with pain and stiffness. These symptoms include:

• Stiffness in the neck and back
• Pain in the arms and shoulders Also in lower back and legs
• Difficulty moving the neck and back
• Headaches and dizziness

Sometimes, the condition develops into cervical myelopathy and shows up as:

• Numbness and tingling in the limbs when the nerve is pinched
• Loss of bladder and bowel movement (Cauda Equina syndrome)
• Lack of co-ordination
• Difficulty walking
• Difficulty in balancing
• Weakness in hands and foot muscles.