What are the symptoms of cervical muscle spasm

When the human body sits, stands or sleeps for a long time, it will cause some discomfort to the cervical spine. The most common one is cervical muscle spasm. Because the cervical spine is deformed, it will be compressed by the surrounding tissues. In this case, some obvious symptoms will appear. As long as the patient finds these symptoms, he should be treated in time. So what are the symptoms of cervical muscle spasm?

First, what are the symptoms of cervical muscle spasm? Neck and back muscle spasm is one of the clinical manifestations of cervical spondylosis. Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical syndrome, is a general term for cervical osteoarthritis, hypertrophic cervical spondylitis, cervical radiculopathy, and cervical disc herniation. It is a disease based on degenerative pathological changes. Related symptoms include nausea, fatigue, sensory impairment, myalgia, tenderness of spinous processes, muscle spasms in the neck and back, pain in the neck and back, weakness in the upper limbs, neuralgia, dizziness, dysphagia, tachycardia, angina pectoris, and vertigo.

Second, the causes of formation: mainly due to long-term strain of the cervical spine, bone hyperplasia, or herniated disc, ligament thickening, which causes compression of the cervical spinal cord, nerve roots or vertebral arteries, resulting in a series of clinical syndromes of functional disorders. It manifests as a series of pathological changes of cervical disc degeneration itself and its secondary changes, such as vertebral instability and loosening; nucleus pulposus protrusion or extrusion; bone spur formation; ligament hypertrophy and secondary spinal canal stenosis, etc., which stimulate or compress the adjacent nerve roots, spinal cord, vertebral arteries and cervical sympathetic nerves and other tissues, and cause a syndrome of various symptoms and signs.

What are the symptoms of cervical muscle spasm? Dizziness and headache. The symptoms of cervical spondylosis include dizziness, headache, insomnia, etc. At the same time, patients with cervical spondylosis will also feel nauseous. In acute cases, patients with cervical spondylosis may not be able to lift their heads. Swallowing disorders. This is because the front edge of the cervical spine directly compresses the posterior wall of the esophagus, causing esophageal stenosis and resulting in dysphagia symptoms. There is a feeling of obstruction when swallowing and a foreign body sensation in the esophagus. A few people experience symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, hoarseness, dry cough, and chest tightness. This is due to the direct compression of the posterior wall of the esophagus by the front edge of the cervical spine, causing esophageal stenosis. It may also be caused by the rapid formation of bone spurs, which causes irritation of the soft tissue around the esophagus. Shoulder pain and swelling. After cervical spondylosis occurs, there will be sore and swollen shoulders, heavy shoulders, neck muscle spasms, and pain when pressing the neck. These are common manifestations of shoulder symptoms in patients with cervical spondylosis. The pain will also be aggravated by excessive fatigue, long-term sitting and improper posture.