Spinal osteochondrosis is an urgent problem of modern medicine, sociology, psychology, and a number of other disciplines. The interdisciplinary status of degenerative-dystrophic diseases of the spine is indicated by the fact that they are a manifestation of both a number of somatic and neurological diseases. Every year the number of patients with this pathology rapidly grows. According to studies, they affect up to 90-97% of the adult population and represent an economic burden, since rehabilitation treatment of patients involves significant financial costs. The article provides a theoretical analysis of existing studies related to the study of the influence of individual psychological characteristics of patients with spinal osteochondrosis.

Spinal osteochondrosis is an urgent problem of modern medicine, sociology, psychology, and a number of other disciplines. The interdisciplinary status of degenerative-dystrophic diseases of the spine is indicated by the fact that they are a manifestation of both a number of somatic and neurological diseases. Every year the number of patients with this pathology rapidly grows. According to studies, they affect up to 90-97% of the adult population and represent an economic burden, since rehabilitation treatment of patients involves significant financial costs. The article provides a theoretical analysis of existing studies related to the study of the influence of individual psychological characteristics of patients with spinal osteochondrosis.