Unilateral arm pain caused by cervical spine

When suffering from cervical spondylosis, it will have a lot of impacts on the patient's physical health. The more common symptoms are that the patient will experience dizziness, affected vision, numbness in the hands, tachycardia, difficulty swallowing, etc. Some patients may also experience arm pain. When these symptoms occur, patients should develop good living habits and engage in appropriate exercise.

1. Take adequate rest

Patients with cervical spondylosis should avoid lack of sleep. Lack of sleep, excessive work stress and maintaining a fixed posture for a long time will lead to excessive tension in the nerves and muscles and intensify the symptoms of cervical spondylosis.

2. Exercise

Patients with cervical spondylosis should pay attention to exercise, especially exercise of the neck, shoulder and back muscles. Correct exercise can strengthen muscle strength, enhance the normal physiological curvature of the cervical spine, increase the stability of the cervical spine biomechanical structure, and promote blood and lymph circulation, which is beneficial to the recovery of cervical spondylosis.

3. Appropriate hot compress

Hot compress has a certain effect in relieving local neuromuscular tension in patients with cervical spondylosis.

4. Traction

It is better for patients with cervical spondylosis to receive traction from regular institutions. However, attention should be paid to the time and strength. Too long a time or too much traction force will cause relaxation of the nuchal ligament and affect the stability of the cervical spine. During traction, the patient's back should be close to the traction chair to make the head and traction belt form a natural angle to achieve the best traction effect.

5. Massage

Massage for patients with cervical spondylosis focuses on the neck, supplemented by upper limb operations. Do not focus the treatment on the upper limbs just because the patient complains of upper limb pain. The technique should be gentle and avoid rough operations.

Three wrong treatments for cervical spondylosis

Lie 1: Traditional Chinese medicine massage can cure all diseases

The general treatment principle promoted by traditional Chinese medicine massage is that there is no need for medication or injections during treatment. The massage doctor only uses his hands and simple instruments to apply different techniques to certain parts of the body or acupuncture points along the meridian routes and the direction of qi and blood circulation. This can dredge muscles and meridians, relieve pain and numbness, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, thereby achieving the purpose of treating cervical spondylosis.

According to experts, cervical spondylosis is mainly divided into cervical type, nerve root type, spinal cord type and vertebral artery type, and the treatment methods for different types are also different. Experts point out that the current treatment of cervical spondylosis is mainly conservative treatment, and traditional Chinese medicine treatment is more common in conservative treatment. However, even for those who are suitable for manipulation and massage treatment, it should be performed in a professional medical institution, because only professional doctors can grasp the scale of kneading and avoid side effects. Never hand over your cervical spine to people who have not received formal training.

Lie 2: Wearing a collar around your neck will cure cervical spondylosis

The therapeutic principle promoted by the titanium collar: Titanium has special electrical properties, which can produce beneficial physiological effects on the human body and is chemically stable. It can adjust the body's electrical current disorder caused by stress and fatigue, and can relax the mind and muscles. It is claimed that wearing this collar can cure cervical spondylosis.

Experts say that titanium is not actually a special material. It is a common implant material in orthopedics and the cost is not very high. It is used in the human body because the element is stable, non-conductive, non-magnetic, and non-radioactive. It is really puzzling that metal objects are now being promoted as being able to treat cervical spondylosis.

Lie 3: Sleeping with a pillow can cure cervical spondylosis

The therapeutic principle promoted by the health pillow: special ergonomic design, made of "high-tech" raw materials, can effectively decompress the cervical spine and has a significant effect on improving cervical spondylosis. Some are even advertised as being able to effectively treat cervical spondylosis.