| Degeneration of the spine can be caused by | | | | permanently bent spine and have a severly stooped |
| spondylosis, which is an inflammatory disease that | | | | posture. Other symptoms that can occur are chest |
| bends the vertebrae over a period of time. The spine | | | | pain when inhaling, fatigue, weight loss and lack of |
| stiffens, which affects the function of the spine. The | | | | flexibility. |
| inflammation may cause osteophytes, which are bone | | | | Connections have been established between |
| bridges to form. The osteophytes can fuse joints | | | | spondylitis and those with the gene marker HLA-B27, |
| which used to be flexible. How fast degeneration | | | | as well as a specific bacteria, which is called klebsiella |
| occurs depends on the individual, but aging is the | | | | bacteria. The bacteria mimics the cell pattern of the |
| principle cause. Spondylosis can affect the neck | | | | gene marker. A big part of the problem is that when |
| (cervical), the middle-back(thoracic), and the | | | | the body's immune system starts to attack the |
| lower-back(lumbar) areas in the spine. | | | | bacteria it also attacks the body's own tissues |
| Specifically the lower back or lumbar area is mostly | | | | because of the similarities between the two. This |
| affected by sponsylosis in people who are past 40 | | | | leads to inflammation and bacterial arthritis that is |
| years of age. Most of the weight of your body is | | | | bacterially reactive. |
| carried by your lower spine and so certain | | | | The good news is that there are effective |
| movements bring pain and stiffness, the severity of | | | | alternative therapies that can naturally treat the |
| which depends on how much degeneration has | | | | problem, that you can begin using as a supplement to |
| occurred. Often times stiffness and pain is reported in | | | | conventional drugs and treatments. It is often |
| the back and buttocks in the morning after getting | | | | possible to switch over to the non toxic treatment |
| up. Movements that are commonly repeated, like | | | | as time goes on. |
| bending and lifting can increase pain, as well as | | | | The natural therapies utilize natural pain management, |
| prolonged sitting as it puts pressure on the lower | | | | detoxification, cartilage rebuilding , autoimmune |
| back. | | | | system desensitizing, and stabilization for spondylitis. |
| More men than women are affected by spondylitis. It | | | | This article is informational only and is not intended to |
| is recorded that 1 in 1,000 people contract it before | | | | diagnose or treat medical conditions. Regular visits |
| they reach 40 years old. Males between the ages of | | | | and communication with your doctor on every facet |
| 16 and 35 are the most common group to get it. | | | | of your treatment is encouraged. |
| Elderly men who have an advanced state of it will be | | | | |