Is plank support good for the cervical spine?

Nowadays, more and more people suffer from cervical spondylosis due to work. Some people are also at high risk of cervical spondylosis due to some bad living habits they develop. If you want to prevent the occurrence of cervical spondylosis, in addition to maintaining a good sitting posture, you also need to do some appropriate exercises to maintain your cervical spine. Plank support is very popular now. Is plank support good for the cervical spine?

Is plank support good for the cervical spine?

There are benefits to standardized actions.

The standard plank requires that the head, shoulders, hips and ankles remain in the same plane, and the neck maintains a natural physiological curve. Long-term persistence can exercise the neck muscles, promote blood circulation in the neck, and relieve cervical pressure and fatigue.

What are the benefits of plank support for the cervical spine

Ordinary people can bring the following benefits to the cervical spine if they perform plank exercises correctly:

Improve blood circulation in the neck

When doing plank exercises, it can promote blood circulation in the head, neck, shoulders and other parts, improve the blood supply to the neck muscles and ligaments, increase the number of muscle fibers, make the muscles and ligaments stronger, and play a good role in fixing the cervical spine.

Exercise your neck muscles

When doing plank support, the neck needs to be in a certain state of tension in order to avoid incorrect movements such as lowering or raising the head. The neck muscles can be properly exercised to strengthen them and maintain the stability of the cervical spine.

Improve bad posture

Most cervical diseases are caused by bad posture, such as lowering the head to play with the mobile phone. The plank movement requires the neck and body to keep in a straight line. Through long-term practice, it can help develop a good body shape, improve bad posture, and maintain a correct sitting posture in life, which is beneficial for the prevention and treatment of cervical spondylosis.

Improper plank support may injure the cervical spine

The standard plank movement is good for the cervical spine, but if you make incorrect movements during the movement, such as raising your head, lowering your head, or tilting your body, it will put too much pressure on the cervical spine, cause spasms in the neck muscles, stimulate the cervical spine, cause damage to the cervical spine, and cause discomfort in the cervical area.

Can people with cervical spondylosis do plank support?

It depends.

Although plank support is good for preventing and treating cervical spondylosis, it does not mean that all patients with cervical spondylosis can do it. Because each person's physical condition and degree of cervical spondylosis are different, whether they can do plank support depends on the individual. It is usually suitable for the period of symptom relief and postoperative recovery period of cervical spondylosis. People during acute cervical pain attacks, severe cervical spondylosis patients, and elderly patients with cervical spondylosis should not do plank support. Therefore, go to the hospital for examination before doing it, consult a doctor according to your condition, and then see if you can do plank support.