How's the cervical vertebra?

Playing mobile phone for a long time, watching TV and reading books on my stomach. ......

Over time,

The unhealthy lifestyle of most people.

It laid a curse for cervical spondylosis early.

Signs of cervical spondylosis

I always have a stiff neck for no reason. You will feel uncomfortable sleeping in the middle of the night. I feel listless when I wake up in the morning. It seems that I am more tired after a sleep.

After sitting for a while, I felt sore at the back of my neck. I felt a little comfortable after massage, but I felt uncomfortable again in a few days.

It seems that my eyesight has been affected, I can't see things as clearly as before, and my eyes are easily tired, afraid of seeing the light and crying.

Sometimes I feel dizzy, dizzy, flustered and even uncomfortable all over, but I don't know what the problem is.

This cervical spondylosis looks unremarkable,

But the threat to our life and health is very great!

It is found in medicine that cervical spondylosis can cause at least 70 diseases in the whole body.

Here are some common symptoms.

How deadly is cervical spondylosis?

1 dysphagia

When swallowing, the esophagus has a sense of obstruction and foreign body. A few people have symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, hoarseness, dry cough and chest tightness.

2, visual impairment

Poor eyesight, swollen eyes, fear of light, tears, etc. , and may even be blind.

3. Abdominal distension and constipation

Some patients with cervical spondylosis are stimulated and injured by adjacent cervical sympathetic nerves, which slows down their gastrointestinal peristalsis.

4. Hypertension

Blood pressure rises significantly, which is called "neck hypertension". Because cervical spondylosis and hypertension are common diseases of the elderly, they often coexist.

5. Suddenly fall down

When standing or walking, you suddenly turn your head and lose support, and you can wake up quickly after falling to the ground.

6, chest pain

Unilateral pectoralis major and breast pain, with pectoralis major tenderness at the time of examination, is related to cervical vertebra compressing cervical nerve roots 6 and 7.

7. Paralysis of lower limbs

Early manifestations are numbness, pain and limping of lower limbs, and some patients also have dysuria, such as frequent urination, urgency or urinary incontinence.

8. Alzheimer's disease

Once the protrusion of cervical intervertebral disc leads to the thinning and deformation of transverse foramen, it will lead to insufficient blood supply to the supplied brain region, and chronic cerebral ischemia will lead to the decline of cognitive functions such as amnesia, and in the long run, dementia will eventually appear.

Don't think that cervical spondylosis is a minor illness.

Procrastinate and let go.

It will only make the final treatment more difficult.

Set aside 10 minutes to play with your mobile phone every day.

Do this set of cervical gymnastics,

Maintain the cervical spine in time!

Cervical vertebra exercise

First, rub your neck with your hands: stick your fingers across the back of your neck and rub back and forth from left to right.

Second, look around: turn your head to the left, then turn to the right, and you also feel sore.

Third, nod before and after: the head is forward and then backward, and the neck is stretched forward as far as possible when moving forward.

Fourth, look back at the moon: hands akimbo, head and neck turned back, staring at the sky behind.

5. Neck competition: Hands cling to both sides of thighs, legs do not move, and when the head is left, the upper body is right; On the contrary.

Neck-hand struggle of intransitive verb: cross your hands and cling to the occipital part of the back of your head, stretch your head and neck hard, and push your hands forward.

Hold the sky with both hands: raise your head with your hands crossed and look up at the back of your hand for 5 seconds.

Eight, turn around and look back: the right leg is arched, the body rotates to the left, the right palm supports, the left palm pulls down hard, and the left hand looks back.

Nine, turn your shoulders to relax your neck: put your hands on your shoulders, first rotate from back to front, and then rotate from front to back.

X. Pinch the neck with both hands: the head leans back slightly, and the back neck muscles are supported with one hand.

Note: Keep your feet shoulder-width apart, relax your whole body and keep your eyes straight. Do two eight beats for each movement.

If you feel uncomfortable with your cervical spine after sitting for a long time at work and study,

You can also do the following massage exercises.

Can effectively relieve shoulder and neck fatigue.

Neck massage exercise

Step 1: Massage the muscles on both sides of the neck side by side with the index finger and middle finger to relax the muscles on both sides.

Step 2: relax the neck muscles and press the muscles in the middle of the neck from top to bottom with the index finger and middle finger.

Step 3: Hold the back of the head with both hands and press the joint between the neck and the back of the head with your thumb. Massage this place can effectively relieve headaches.

Step 4: Massage the entire back neck with five fingers from top to bottom. Especially uncomfortable places, you can stay for a while.

Step 5: Knead the joints between the neck and shoulders and adjust the strength according to the degree of muscle soreness, which can effectively relieve muscle tension and soreness.

Besides doing exercises at ordinary times,

We can also use things around us to maintain the cervical spine.

Mineral water bottle protects cervical vertebra

Method: Fill an empty cylindrical mineral water bottle with hot water and wrap it with a dry towel. Take off your pillow and lie flat on the bed. Put the thermos bottle wrapped in a towel in the depression behind your neck and lie flat for about half an hour.

This method can be done half an hour before going to bed, and then you can sleep with a pillow normally.

Primitive principle

1, when lying flat, you can relax your body and mind, and relax your neck muscles in a slightly upward posture to relieve fatigue.

2, the use of hot water can play the role of hot compress, promote blood circulation in the neck, accelerate the discharge of metabolites accumulated in the neck, wrap one with a dry towel without water invasion, and the other buffer hot water to burn the skin.

3. The hardness of mineral water bottle filled with water can support the cervical vertebra well and improve the physiological curvature of the cervical vertebra.

Is the cervical vertebra good,

Pillows are also important.

Self-made soybean pillow protects cervical spine

1, prepare 2 kg of dried soybeans. If the soybeans are not dry, they can be fried in a pot and allowed to cool naturally to avoid germination by insects.

2. Find a towel cloth and fold it into a rectangular cloth bag. After sewing with needle and thread, turn it over and put it in front to avoid leaking beans.

3. Tie one end tightly with a rope, then put the cold soybeans in, leaving some space to make the soybeans more compact.

4. Tie the other section tightly, and the whole bag will show the cylindrical shape of the pillow.

After the soybean pillow is made, it is placed under the cervical vertebra every day to massage the cervical vertebra, and the effect is very good.

Function of the soybean pillow: When sleeping with the soybean pillow, the soybeans in the pillow can be rolled and piled up to a height suitable for the cervical vertebra, which can play a good massage role on the cervical facet joints, ligaments, muscles, etc., and help to relieve cervical pain and prevent cervicogenic headache.

Tip: To make a qualified soybean pillow, you need about two kilograms of beans, mainly to feel comfortable after putting it on the pillow.

Everyone must pay attention to protecting the cervical spine.

Get rid of those bad habits and sitting posture,

No drugs, no injections,

It can prevent cervical spondylosis.