Osteochondrosis of the spine has become one of the most common human diseases. Among the general population, it received the special name "salt deposition." This is a primary degenerative process in the intervertebral discs, which can occur in any part of the spine, but its cervical region is most often affected. The brochure in a popular form provides data on the causes of occurrence, mechanisms of development and features of the manifestation of the disease process in cervical osteochondrosis. It is said about measures to prevent osteochondrosis.