What is lumbar spondylosis?

Spondylosis is degenerative osteoarthritis of the joints between the spinal vertebrae and/or neural foramina. Lower back spondylosis or osteoarthritis is known as lumbar spondylosis.

How do members experience lumbar spondylosis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with lumbar spondylosis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for lumbar spondylosis*

Who has lumbar spondylosis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 11
30s 52
40s 149
50s 334
60s 354
70+ 209

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 205
Female 893

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What is lumbar spondylosis?

Spondylosis is degenerative osteoarthritis of the joints between the spinal vertebrae and/or neural foramina. Lower back spondylosis or osteoarthritis is known as lumbar spondylosis.



Common symptoms reported by people with lumbar spondylosis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for lumbar spondylosis

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Compare treatments taken by people with lumbar spondylosis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have lumbar spondylosis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with lumbar spondylosis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has lumbar spondylosis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 326 say lumbar spondylosis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 11
30s 52
40s 149
50s 334
60s 354
70+ 209
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 33
20-29 years 61
30-39 years 100
40-49 years 112
50-59 years 61
60-69 years 16
70+ years 7

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 205
Female 893

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 532
Not Diagnosed 18

These charts show data from lumbar spondylosis patients who have completed their condition history
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