Causes Of Urinary Tract Infection In Women And Men. Causes Of Urinary Tract Infection In Women And Men. Urinary tract infections are caused when microbes, especially bacteria, infect different parts of the urinary system by entering it through the urethra. Women are more prone to UTIs than men across all ages. This is because their urethra is short and close to their anus and vagina.
The role of the Invertebral Discs. The bony vertebrae of your spinal column are separated from one another by pads of tough cartilage, called intervertebral discs (Fig. 2,above). These discs act like shock absorbers during activity, preventing the individual vertebra from rubbing against one another.
To make up for the lost cartilage, your body may respond by growing new bone in your facet joints to help support the vertebrae. Over time, this bone overgrowth â called bone spurs â may narrow the space for the nerves and spinal cord to pass through (stenosis). (Left) Side view of a healthy cervical vertebra and disk.