At this time, many people will wonder if their cervical spondylosis is aggravated and their neck will be broken.
What the hell is going on here?
The reason why the neck will ring
In fact, the sound we usually make when we turn our necks is called the snapping of cervical joints.
First of all, it should be clear that ricochet may be related to cervical spondylosis, but the two cannot be completely equated.
Secondly, most finger snapping sounds, just like our daily finger snapping, are caused by the friction and collision of articular cartilage.
Specifically, joint snapping can be divided into physiological and pathological.
Among them, the physiological joints bounce, without pain and dysfunction, just a sound, so you don't have to worry at all.
But if the voice is accompanied by shoulder and neck pain, heaviness, arm numbness, dizziness, palpitation, palpitation or black eyes, you must be careful!
This may be pathological joint bounce, so it is best to go to the hospital to check the cervical vertebra problem.
These symptoms are the symptoms of cervical spondylosis coming to you.
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Muscle pain
Main symptoms: neck and shoulder pain, especially the pain of the muscles inside the scapula, which is more obvious when sleeping.
Problem: Cervical spondylosis (early cervical spondylosis)
Etiology: Long-term bowing, incorrect sitting and sleeping posture will make the cervical spine lose its normal physiological curvature, thus stimulating nerves or blood vessels and causing pain.
Countermeasures: Adjusting the wrong posture, paying attention to rest, strengthening the exercise of the muscles around the cervical vertebra and cooperating with appropriate physical therapy can effectively alleviate and completely cure this type of cervical spondylosis.
2
upper extremity numbness
Main symptoms: pain and numbness in upper limbs, neck pain in shoulder and back, decreased skin sensory ability, and severe atrophy of thenar and interosseous muscles of hands.
Question: Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (the most common type)
Etiology: Improper treatment of cervical spondylosis, intervertebral joint loosening and ligament calcification caused by traction will lead to disc herniation and hyperosteogeny, further compressing the cervical nerve root and causing numbness.
three
giddiness
Main symptoms: dizziness, migraine, tinnitus and deafness, forgetfulness, dry eyes, blurred vision, etc.
If you have two or more symptoms, if you exclude other diseases, you should be alert to cervical spondylosis.
Problem: Cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type.
Etiology: Disc herniation or hyperosteogeny will compress vertebral artery and affect blood supply to the brain. If neck rotation suddenly causes ischemia in a certain position, cataplexy may also occur.
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Sympathetic symptoms
Main symptoms: This situation is complicated, and there are many symptoms that can appear, so it is often misdiagnosed.
Problem: Sympathetic cervical spondylosis
Etiology: There are many sympathetic ganglia in the cervical intervertebral disc. If cervical disc herniation or osteophyte stimulates sympathetic nerve, the above symptoms may occur.
five
Walk unsteadily
The main symptoms: unstable walking and inability to hold things are the first symptoms, and then bilateral or unilateral lower limb pain, numbness and powerlessness gradually appear, similar to stepping on cotton.
In severe cases, lower limb spasm, difficulty in walking, inability to hold bowls, buttons, pens, chopsticks, etc. may occur.
Problem: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (the most serious type of cervical spondylosis)
Etiology: The connecting structure between cervical vertebrae has degenerated, which is not only the protrusion of intervertebral disc, but also the spur at the posterior edge of vertebral body, the proliferation of uncinate joint and the ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament. , leading to spinal cord compression or spinal cord ischemia, and then spinal cord dysfunction, there is a risk of disability.
Several methods to relieve cervical spondylosis
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treat cordially
Although cervical spondylosis is a common disease, it does not mean that we can take it lightly.
I suggest that even if you have slight neck discomfort, you must not ignore it, grasp the best treatment opportunity and choose a reasonable treatment method to avoid developing into a very serious stage of cervical spondylosis.
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sports
Usually, many people like to turn their necks to exercise their cervical vertebrae, but this action is quite dangerous for patients with cervical spondylosis!
For patients with cervical spondylosis of vertebral artery type, cervical spondylosis of sympathetic nerve type and cervical spondylosis of spinal cord type, when the head leans back, it will lead to disc herniation, which will cause more serious stimulation to the spinal cord, nerve roots and vertebral artery.
The correct exercise methods should be the following:
Muscle exercises at the back of the neck
Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, lift your hands slowly and forcefully from your sides, and then stretch back as often as possible.
This action is very safe and effective, especially suitable for people who bow their heads for a long time.
Anterior cervical muscle exercise
The first posture: put your hands on your head, lean back, put your hands against your head, and make a static confrontation between your hands and your head for 5 seconds.
The second posture: hold your forehead, push your hand backward, push your head forward, and do the same static confrontation with your hand and head for 5 seconds.
The third posture: the hand fixes the head and the head rotates to the left, but the hand blocks the head and prevents the head from rotating. Do the same thing on the right side.
Note that when doing these actions, the position of hands and head should be kept still, mainly the static stretching of muscles.
Choose the right sleeping position
We sleep13 of the time every day. Choosing a good sleeping position can protect the cervical spine and relieve the discomfort of the cervical spine.
The correct sleeping posture: lying on the left, lying on the right and lying on the back. Don't keep a posture when sleeping every night, and turn over properly to avoid pressing one side of the nerve for a long time.
Note: patients with heart disease are not suitable for sleeping on the left side.
skill
When we wake up in the morning, if we find a "disorderly pillow", that is, the pillow sleeps in a mess, and the whole bed sleeps in a mess, it often indicates that we have cervical spondylosis.
Choose the right pillow
Appropriate height: the correct height of the pillow should be that the headrest is down and the neck is a fist high from the bed surface. Such a pillow height is more suitable for the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, and the cervical spine is easy to relax.
Appropriate hardness: the pillow is too hard to adjust the cervical spine well, while the pillow is too soft to support the cervical spine, which invisibly increases the pressure on the cervical spine.
Fabric breathable: For example, choosing silk or cotton pillows will make your body feel more comfortable, and bamboo pillows are not recommended.
Applicable materials: the medicated pillow can promote sleep to a certain extent, but the efficacy of the medicated pillow can last up to one week, so it needs to be replaced once a week.
It is best to change the buckwheat skin pillow once every two years, because after sleeping for a long time, the buckwheat skin will collapse and cannot maintain its original height. (This article was transferred from Healthy China)