09/02/2026
Spondylosis means vertebrae. The last five bones (vertebrae) in the low back of the spine are called the lumbar vertebrae or lumbar spine. These vertebrae are connected by facet joints lined with a smooth, rubbery layer of cartilage, separating the vertebrae and allowing their movements to be smooth and painless. Tough, fibrous intervertebral discs between the vertebrae act as shock absorbers for the spine and allow it to bend and twist. Lumbar spondylosis or spinal arthritis is the degeneration of the lumbar spine. It encompasses all degenerative conditions affecting the lumbar spine such as Low back osteoarthritis (OA) and facet joint OA (cartilage surrounding the facet joints breaks down causing inflammation). When bone rubs bone painful bone spurs called osteophytes, form in the place of cartilage. These bone spurs can lead to spinal stenosis (the narrowing of the spinal canal) leading to compression and damage of the nerve. Other conditions are Spondylosis deformans (bone spurs growing around degenerating intervertebral disk), Lumbar degenerative disc disease (degeneration of intervertebral discs), Bulging discs (causing inflammation and making spinal nerves more sensitive), Herniated discs (pushing on ligaments in the lower back causing pain) Spondylolisthesis (where a vertebra slips forward onto the next vertebra misaligning the spine).
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