Spinal Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Arthritis of the Spine) Written by WebMD Editorial Contributors. Medically Reviewed by David Zelman, MD on September 13, 2023. What Is Osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease. It’s caused by the deterioration of cartilage. This is the smooth, elastic tissue that protects joints.

Degenerative arthritis isn’t just caused by aging—joint function and pressure play key roles. Learn how improving mobility and muscle balance can help prevent joint degeneration.

Your thoracic spine is the region beneath the cervical spine, in the middle of your back. Some common back pain causes are less likely to occur in your middle back, but it can still develop ...

Neural foraminal stenosis can occur at any spinal cord level, but it’s most common in the lumbar spine and least common in ...

We generally don’t know the exact source of neck/thoracic/back pain ... Yet the X-rays and MRI scans often showed that the spine had severe arthritis, degeneration, or ruptured discs.

Spinal osteoarthritis primarily manifests as disease of the facet joints of the posterior spine. This Review presents the latest information about the prevalence, presentation, and nature of facet ...

I have scoliosis plus degenerative arthritis of the spine and walk bent over. While walking with a retired doctor, I mentioned that I am not supposed to drink coffee, as it has a bad impact on my ...

I'm 53 yrs old. After a Spinal Stenosis S1 - L4 operation (with fusion) in 2015, I had pain just above place of previous operation. After a real struggle to convince the Neurosurgeon of the reality of ...