Can cervical spondylosis cause dizziness?

Cervical spondylosis is a common cervical spondylosis syndrome, which often occurs in middle-aged and elderly people, and a few teenagers may also experience it. The incidence rate is not very high. This is mainly due to the sympathetic nerves in the neck, which leads to combined symptoms. Cervical spondylosis can cause patients to experience dizziness, headache, and chest tightness. Cervical spondylosis can cause cervical stiffness and cause vision problems. Dizziness is a common symptom of cervical spondylosis. Pay attention to exercise in daily life and choose appropriate methods of physical therapy.

What are the symptoms of cervical spondylosis ?

1. Neck type:

The main complaints are abnormal sensations such as pain in the head, neck, and shoulders, accompanied by corresponding tender points. Characterized by neck stiffness, discomfort, pain, and limited mobility, this is also the most common type.

2. Nerve root type:

The patient's palms or arms experience numbness, pain, and weakened grip, and sometimes even feel powerless to hold a cup. In severe cases, the patient suffers from pain all night and has difficulty falling asleep.

3. Vertebral artery type:

The patient's symptoms are migraine, dizziness, or chest tightness,

Chest pain. Each attack of vertigo was associated with a turning of the neck.

4. Sympathetic nervous system:

The clinical manifestations include a series of sympathetic nervous system symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, numbness of hands, tachycardia, and precordial pain.

People who have been engaged in accounting, writing, typing, office work and other professions for a long time, due to long-term work with their heads down, have their cervical spine in a flexed position or certain specific positions for a long time, which not only increases the pressure in the cervical intervertebral disc, but also makes the neck muscles in an uncoordinated stress state for a long time. The muscles and ligaments in the back of the neck are susceptible to traction and strain, the front edges of the vertebrae wear and proliferate against each other, and excessive torsion and lateral flexion further lead to injuries, making cervical spondylosis prone to occur.

First of all, office workers should maintain a natural upright sitting position, with their buttocks and back fully in contact with the chair surface, their shoulders stretched back, the line connecting their shoulders parallel to the edge of the table, their spine straight, and their feet on the ground. Adjust the height of the desk and chair to the optimal proportion to your height, so that you can look levelly at the computer screen and relax your shoulders. Avoid excessive flexion or backward tilt of the head and neck to reduce neck fatigue caused by sitting for long periods of time.

1. Correct sitting posture: To prevent the occurrence of cervical spondylosis, the most important thing is to sit correctly, relax the neck and shoulders, and maintain the most comfortable and natural posture. Office workers should also stand up and walk around from time to time to move their neck and shoulders to relax the muscles in their neck and shoulders.

2. Move the neck: After working for about 1 to 2 hours, you should purposefully turn your head and neck forward, backward, left and right several times. The movement should be gentle and slow, so as to achieve the maximum range of motion in all directions. Relieve cervical joint fatigue.

3. Look up and look far away: When you look at objects at a close distance for a long time, especially when you lower your head, it will not only affect the cervical spine, but also easily cause visual fatigue and even induce refractive errors. Therefore, whenever you work at a desk for too long, you should look up and gaze into the distance for about half a minute. This can not only eliminate fatigue, but also is beneficial to the health of the cervical spine.

4. Sleeping style: Do not sleep on your stomach, and the pillow should not be too high, too hard, or too low. Pillow: The center should be slightly concave, the neck should be in full contact with the pillow and kept slightly tilted back, not hanging in the air. For those who are accustomed to side sleeping, the pillow should be at the same height as the shoulder. Don't read while lying down when you go to bed. Do not blow cold air towards your head and neck.

5. Avoid injuries : Avoid and reduce acute cervical spine injuries, such as avoiding sudden lifting of heavy objects, emergency braking, etc.