Will cervical spondylosis cause arm muscle pain?

Cervical spondylosis is not unfamiliar to many people in real life. Cervical spondylosis is a disease of the bones and joints caused by long-term fatigue or long-term work with the head down. Cervical spondylosis can easily lead to numbness of the upper limbs and arm muscle pain. Since cervical spondylosis can compress the human nerves, it can easily cause muscle pain, which can usually be relieved by taking medication.

Can cervical spondylosis cause arm muscle pain?

Cervical spondylosis can cause upper limb pain because it can compress the nerve roots, causing numbness, pain, and decreased muscle strength in the upper limbs. This is called radiculopathy.

Relieve arm pain caused by cervical spondylosis

Non-surgical treatments :

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.