What is curving of the spinal column
I had an ex-ray done last week and the doctor's office called to say that they showed something to do with "curving of the Spine" I tried web.md and it said something about aging and the young. I am 52 years old and have never had any diagnosis of this! I do have Herniated disk L-4,L-5 ,S-1. Could this be brought on because of age or is the doctor just trying to milk the insurance?
Answer:That doctor was not specific as to what curve. The spine has many normal ones. A curve that is lateral is a scoliosis, since you have no history of this, I doubt this is an issue with you. Likely they are referring to the normal curves that are not lateral but occur anterior to posterior. People with disc problems can have reduced amounts of these curves or if the back is really on fire, the curves can actually increase due to muscle spasm. I cannot say what they mean but since your back problems are in the lumbar spine they likely are referring to the lumbar (lordosis) curve. This is most likely disc related, and you also may have some osteoarthritis in your back, this is extremely common amoung us "old guys". Call your doctor for clarification.
The herniated disks can contribute to the curving of the spine.
My mother has the same thing.
It has nothing to do with age, but what has happened to your back (my mom is 81).
If your talking about an actual disease then it would be scoliosis.