What should I do if my fingers become numb due to cervical spondylosis?

In modern society, science and technology are developing faster and faster, and many things that are beneficial to people's lives have been invented, making people's lives more and more convenient, but at the same time it also makes people more and more lazy, and entertainment facilities such as mobile phones and computers are very attractive to people. People sit in front of computers for a long time, resulting in more and more patients with cervical spondylosis in the modern population. People with cervical spondylosis will have back pain, numbness of fingers, which has a great impact on daily life. When cervical spondylosis occurs, you should adjust your lifestyle. Here we will introduce what you should do if your fingers become numb due to cervical spondylosis.

Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical spondylosis, is a general term for cervical osteoarthritis, hypertrophic cervical spondylitis, cervical radiculitis, and cervical disc herniation. It is a disease based on degenerative pathological changes. It is mainly caused by long-term strain of the cervical spine, bone hyperplasia, or herniated disc, ligament thickening, which leads to compression of the cervical spinal cord, nerve roots or vertebral arteries, resulting in a series of clinical syndromes of functional disorders. It manifests 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 adjacent nerve roots, spinal cord, vertebral arteries, cervical sympathetic nerves and other tissues, causing a series of symptoms and signs.

To cure finger numbness, you must first cure cervical spondylosis. The main symptoms of cervical spondylosis are neck and shoulder pain, dizziness and headache, numbness of the upper limbs, muscle atrophy, and in severe cases, spasms of both lower limbs, difficulty walking, and even paralysis of the limbs, urinary and bowel disorders, and paralysis. It is more common in middle-aged and elderly people, and the incidence rate in men is higher than that in women.

Suggestions:

1. Oral drug treatment: mainly used for relieving pain, local anti-inflammatory, and muscle relaxation. It has a clear effect on local soft tissue strain secondary to cervical instability, but it cannot fundamentally treat cervical spondylosis. For patients with limb weakness or numbness, neurotrophic drugs can be used to assist rehabilitation and promote the recovery of compressed nerves.

2. Traction method: Through the mutual balance between traction force and counter-traction force, the head and neck are relatively fixed in the physiological curve state, so that the phenomenon of abnormal cervical curve is gradually changed, but its therapeutic effect is limited and it is only suitable for patients with mild radiculopathy of cervical spondylosis. In the acute stage, traction is prohibited to prevent local inflammation and edema from worsening.

3. Physiotherapy: Physiotherapy is the abbreviation of physical therapy. It is the application of various natural and artificial physical factors, such as sound, light, electricity, heat, magnetism, etc., to the human body in order to achieve the purpose of treating and preventing diseases. But its effect is also relatively weak and cannot provide a fundamental treatment. Frequent physical therapy can easily cause burns to the skin.

4. Traditional Chinese medicine is profound and extensive, but its efficacy has a lot to do with the doctor's personal experience and needs to be chosen with caution.

The main symptoms of cervical spondylosis include pain in the back of the neck, shoulders and back, soreness, upper limb weakness, cold limbs, numbness of fingers, dizziness, nausea, tinnitus, numbness of the tongue, and palpitations. Guidance: There are many ways to treat cervical spondylosis, including conservative treatment, minimally invasive treatment, and surgical treatment, among which minimally invasive treatment is the most commonly used one.

In addition, attention should be paid to the following during treatment:

1. Do not sleep on your stomach, and the pillow should not be too high, too hard, or too flat.

2. Avoid and reduce acute injuries, such as avoiding lifting heavy objects.

3. Actively treat local infections and other diseases.

4. Correct bad posture and reduce strain. Do neck exercises every 1-2 hours when you lower or raise your head to relieve muscle tension.