At the age of 35, I found myself with severe shoulder and neck pain, frequent insomnia or sudden stiff neck. One day, I gradually found that my fingers felt numb all day, and sometimes my toes felt slightly numb.
Scared that Miss Chen hurried to see a doctor, she realized that her symptoms belonged to a kind of cervical spondylosis. After two weeks of acupuncture to relax the tense shoulder and neck muscles, combined with gentle trauma manipulation to restore the slightly dislocated cervical spine, the numbness of the two fingers completely disappeared.
There are many types and symptoms of cervical spondylosis.
There are many kinds of cervical spondylosis. If it is related to the inflammation of neck muscle group, myofascia and joint ligament, it is easy to have shoulder and neck pain, stiff neck and headache. If it is related to the compression of cervical nerve roots, there will be an abnormal feeling of numbness in arms and fingers.
If the vertebral artery is diseased, dizziness, forgetfulness, headache, nausea and tinnitus may occur. If it is related to sympathetic nerve compression, blurred vision, stuffy nose, sore throat, chest tightness, palpitation, insomnia, gastroesophageal reflux and so on will appear. If it is related to the compression of the spine, it will cause numbness of limbs, muscle weakness, limping when walking, and severe muscle atrophy.
Miss Chen looked at her mobile phone in an incorrect posture for a long time, which led to excessive tension of levator scapulae, trapezius muscle, sternocleidomastoid muscle and anterior scalene muscle, resulting in dislocation of cervical facet joints, further compression of nerves and numbness of hands.
Modern people's long-term use of electronic products, whether sliding their heads on their mobile phones or watching computer screens in a fixed posture for a long time, has added extra burden to the cervical and lumbar vertebrae, which not only easily causes muscle fascia ligaments to be tight and stiff, but also affects blood circulation. After years of accumulation, the curve of the cervical spine has become too straight. Entering middle-aged and elderly people is more likely to cause degeneration of spinal joints and hyperosteogeny.
There is a secret to maintaining the cervical spine. You should always do two kinds of exercises to maintain the mobility of cervical joints and the elasticity of ligaments.
Do the snake of yoga five times a night, keep a slightly backward posture for five seconds, and then rest for five seconds.
Sit on the cushion with your legs crossed, put your hands around your waist, put one hand on the wrist of the other hand, bend over slowly, exhale, and try to touch the cushion with your forehead. Stretch the back spine for about 5 seconds, then slowly inhale and straighten.
The bladder meridian tendon of Foot Taiyang, which runs backwards from the inner corner of the eye along the top of the head, passes through the neck, back and waist, and extends to the buttocks, heels and little toes, is an extremely important meridian tendon system covering both sides of the spine. Through the above two exercises, you can stretch the tendons of the bladder meridian of the sun, make the bladder meridian unobstructed and prevent stiff neck; And can keep the flexibility of spinal joints and the elasticity of ligaments; It can also improve the stiffness and tightness of the neck and back fascia caused by long-term sedentary.
Traditional Chinese medicine for nourishing tendons and bones can prevent cervical degeneration.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is the main reinforcement and the kidney is the main bone. Many traditional Chinese medicines, such as Rhizoma Drynariae, Radix Dipsaci, Eucommiae Cortex, Achyranthis Radix, etc., have the effects of nourishing liver and kidney. And some drugs that tonify qi and blood, such as Angelica sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Radix Codonopsis, can improve the blood circulation of joints and make bones and muscles soft and elastic.
In addition, Guilu Erxian Glue can nourish kidney essence and qi and blood, so it can strengthen bones and prevent hunchback and cervical spine from bending excessively. The combined application of these drugs can not only improve shoulder and neck pain, but also prevent cervical degeneration.
Change bad habits and do a good job in cervical health care in daily life.
Do not recline or lie flat on the bed, slide the phone or watch TV, and use the phone or tablet for more than 1 hour.
Get enough sleep and sleep no more than 23:00, so as not to cause long-term tension in shoulder and neck muscles.
People who need to work in a fixed posture for a long time, such as chefs, dentists, tailors, computer workers, etc. Try to turn your neck up, down, left and right and stir your shoulders after working for an hour. Remember to operate two kinds of cervical spine exercises when you go home every day.
If you suspect any symptoms of cervical spondylosis, you should seek medical examination and treatment as soon as possible.