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These changes can include:
straightening of the regular cervical lordosis Your neck, upper back, and low back all have reversed curves. One goes one method, and the adjoining curve goes the opposite method. When the curve points toward the front, it’s called a lordosis and towards the back, it’s called a kyphosis.
What is Cervical Lordosis?
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M40. 46 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Other specified dorsopathies, cervical region The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM M53. 82 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Straightening of the cervical spine means that you have lost the good curve or the lordosis of the cervical spine. As far as it being caused by muscle spasms, I don't know if you were in a car accident or something that would have caused the muscles to be in spasm. It does not mean that you have scoliosis.
52: Lordosis, unspecified Cervical region.
ICD-10-CM Code for Lordosis, unspecified, lumbar region M40. 56.
82: Other specified dorsopathies Cervical region.
One of the more common causes of straightening of the normal cervical lordosis are car accidents in which the neck ligaments are damaged.
There are many neck problems that qualify for disability benefits. Among those neck problems that qualify for disability per the SSA guidelines are degenerative disc disease (DDD), herniated discs, arthritis, whiplash, cervical spondylolisthesis, cervical retrolistheses, pinched nerves, cervical lordosis, and cancer.
Treatment of Cervical Lordosis to Straighten or Reduce the Curve & Pain:Medications (NSAIDs) to reduce pain and inflammation.Physical therapy to build strength and increase range of motion.Weight loss programs to reduce load and improve posture.Nutritional supplements to improve bone health (vitamin D, calcium)
Summary. Lordosis is an exaggerated inward curve of the spine, often in the neck or lower back. There are several causes and risk factors, including congenital conditions, uneven posture, and injuries. A doctor can often diagnose lordosis with a physical examination, and imaging scans can help.
Lordosis (also known as swayback) is when the lower back, above the buttocks, curves inward too much, causing the child's abdomen to protrude and buttocks to stick out. Kyphosis is when the upper spine curves too far outward, forming a hump on the upper back.
Lordosis is the inward curve of the lumbar spine (just above the buttocks). A small degree of lordosis is normal. Too much curving is called swayback. The spine is divided into several sections. The cervical vertebrae make up the neck.
Spinal disease (also known as a dorsopathy) refers to a condition impairing the backbone. These include various diseases of the back or spine ("dorso-"), such as kyphosis. Dorsalgia refers to those conditions causing back pain. An example is scoliosis.
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."