What is sclorosis and spondylosis?

Question

A friend was just told they have sclerosis of the vertibral, marginal osteplates of the L4&5, L5, S1 &T12 and L1. Also Defenerative facet of L4-5 and L5-S1.. The general empressions is degenerative spondylosis.

Answer 1

Your friend has degenerative disk disease or arthritis of the back. Very very common and you and I either have some component of it or will in the future. Nothing to do except exercises to strength the back. Spondylosis is another term radiologist use for spinal arthritis. Sclerosis of the endplate is just the body's repsonse to the increase stress

See:http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic67.htm

Answer 2

Sclerosis simply means a narrowing of the normal tube. Spinal stenosis is common in older people and what is happening is that the spinal cord is getting closed in on by the surrounding tissue, such as bone and discs.
Also, her spine is beginning to shrink and the discs are no longer able to completely support her spinal column, which is why she has marginal plates at the entire lumbar level.

Spondylosis is the breaking of the joint capsule. Normally, there is a sac surrounding the joints and the bones sit in there and do their job. Now, the bones are beginning to slide off of one another and out of their normal spacing in her spinal column.

All she can do for all of these conditions is strengthen her back muscles and drink lots of water. Drinking water should help prevent the discs from deteriorating too much.

Best of luck to you!

Answer 3

sclorosis:#

1. A thickening or hardening of a body part, as of an artery, especially from excessive formation of fibrous interstitial tissue.
2. A disease characterized by this thickening or hardening.


spondylosis:Degeneration of the spinal column, especially a fusion and immobilization of the vertebral bones.


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