After my neck stiffness and loss of balance while walking and standing still, I decided to take an xray of cervical spine lateral and ap. In xray report, it was found that 1) straightening of cervical spine is seen, 2) tiny anterior and lateral periodical osteophytes are seen. Please let me know what is this and what should I do?

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