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Can swimming relieve cervical spondylosis?
The answer is yes. Scientific and reasonable swimming can improve the symptoms of some patients with cervical spondylosis. Swimming is a whole-body exercise. When swimming, the muscles of upper limbs, neck, shoulders and back, abdomen and lower limbs should participate in sports. This can promote the blood circulation of the whole body muscles. Moreover, when people paddle in the water, the friction and pressure generated by the water can play a good massage role on the muscles of all parts of the human body. This can also promote blood circulation of skin and muscles and enhance cell metabolism. In addition, when people swim, the upper limbs paddle hard, which can move the shoulder joint and back muscles, and the upward inhalation can move the cervical joint, while the upward inhalation and bending over the desk are exactly two opposite actions, which can promote the repair of strained muscles and ligaments. It can be seen that swimming can improve cervical spondylosis to some extent. If your cervical spondylosis is not too serious, proper swimming can relieve the symptoms, but the exercise range should not be too large and the exercise should be enough. Breaststroke is the recommended stroke. For the frequency and intensity of swimming, at least three times a week, it is recommended to swim for no more than 40 minutes each time. I believe that the improvement effect brought by swimming will be seen soon.

Of course, patients with cervical spondylosis must know their own types of cervical spondylosis during exercise. Some types of patients with cervical spondylosis, such as vertebral artery type, must pay attention when swimming to avoid the compression of blood vessels caused by joint muscle contraction during exercise, thus inducing sports accidents. Therefore, patients with cervical spondylosis must follow the doctor's advice or the advice of professional fitness coaches when swimming, and exercise with reference to professional exercise prescriptions to achieve the purpose of fitness!