Things to note after cervical vertebra reduction

People with cervical problems must be in great pain. They dare not lift their heads or turn their heads hard, and even feel dizzy when they lower their heads. Cervical problems must be treated, and many people choose traction to reposition the cervical spine. What are the precautions after cervical vertebra reduction? What you must do is to change your bad habits, exercise the muscles of your cervical spine and shoulders regularly, and also pay attention to keeping your cervical spine warm.

1. Lowering your head for a long time can weaken the neck muscles, increase the load on the neck muscles, make the muscles of the neck, shoulders and back stiff, and cause blood circulation disorders. It will also compress the nerves, eventually causing "head-down syndrome" such as headaches, dizziness, and palpitations. Therefore, the bad habit of lowering the head for a long time must be corrected.

2. Working with the head down for a long time and the neck flexed forward for a long time may cause cervical disc herniation or extrusion, resulting in symptoms such as pain in the back of the neck, numbness and tingling in the upper limbs. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the inclination of the workbench and perform neck massage regularly to relax tense muscles and shorten the duration of bad posture as much as possible.

3. It is best to lie on your back when sleeping, with your head and neck naturally extended, so that your neck can relax. The height of the pillow should be appropriate, so as to avoid being too high and increasing the pressure on the intervertebral disc, or too low and causing the neck to be in an extended position, causing the ligaments to relax and collapse and compress the spinal cord, resulting in symptoms such as numbness of the limbs.

4. Head and neck trauma can cause trauma to the ligaments, intervertebral discs and joints of the cervical spine, which may cause symptoms such as numbness of the limbs, weakness of the lower limbs, unsteady walking, neck stiffness and pain. When doing sports, you should avoid spraining the head and neck. When riding in a vehicle, keep your face perpendicular to the front of the vehicle (i.e. in the direction of travel) as much as possible to prevent "whiplash-like" injuries caused by the inertia of the head and neck when braking. In addition, you should prevent your neck and shoulders from catching cold. Avoid muscle spasms and pain in this area, which will lead to imbalance of the internal and external cervical spine and induce cervical spondylosis.

5. Middle-aged and elderly people can often perform some gentle neck function exercises, such as practicing the Eighteen Exercises, Tai Chi, etc., but avoid excessive neck exercise. If there is neck pain, stiffness or other discomfort, the neck movement should be limited in the short term to facilitate recovery.