What causes neck pain? Beware of cervical spondylosis

If you usually have neck pain, you should be alert to whether it is cervical spondylosis. After all, this is a very common disease and has a lot to do with work. If you sit for a long time, it is easy to cause cervical spondylosis. You should take good care of the prevention of cervical spondylosis.

1. What are the symptoms of cervical spondylosis?

1. Its main symptoms are soreness in the head, neck, shoulders, back and arms, stiff neck, limited movement, and neck and shoulder pain that can radiate to the occipital area and upper limbs. Some are accompanied by dizziness and room spinning. In severe cases, they are accompanied by nausea and vomiting and are bedridden. A few may have vertigo and cataplexy. Some have fever on one side of the face, sometimes abnormal sweating, heaviness in the shoulders and back, weakness in the upper limbs, numbness in the fingers, decreased sensation in the skin of the limbs, weakness in the hands, and sometimes unconsciously dropping objects. Other patients have weakness in the lower limbs, unstable walking, numbness in both feet, and a feeling of walking on cotton.

2. When cervical spondylosis involves the sympathetic nerves, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, swelling and dryness of the eyes, inability to open the eyes, tinnitus, ear congestion, imbalance, tachycardia, palpitations, chest tightness, and some even have symptoms such as gastrointestinal bloating. A few people have incontinence and urination, sexual dysfunction, and even quadriplegia. There are also symptoms such as difficulty swallowing and pronunciation. These symptoms are related to the severity of the disease, the duration of the disease, and the individual's physical constitution. Most of them are mild at the onset and are not taken seriously by people. Most of them can recover on their own, and the symptoms are sometimes mild and sometimes severe. Only when the symptoms continue to worsen and cannot be reversed, and affect work and life, will they be taken seriously. If the disease is not cured for a long time, it will cause psychological harm, resulting in insomnia, irritability, anger, anxiety, depression and other symptoms.

2. Prevention of cervical spondylosis

1. Read books about cervical spondylosis and learn how to prevent and treat the disease with scientific means.

2. Maintain an optimistic spirit, establish the idea of ​​fighting hard against the disease, cooperate with the doctor's treatment, and reduce recurrence.

3. Strengthen the training of the neck and shoulder muscles. During breaks or after work, do flexion, extension and rotation exercises of the head and upper limbs. This can not only relieve fatigue, but also develop muscles and increase toughness, which is beneficial to the stability of the cervical spine and enhance the ability of the neck and shoulders to adapt to sudden changes in the neck.

4. Avoid the bad habit of sleeping with a high pillow. A high pillow causes the head to flex forward, increasing the stress on the lower cervical spine and may accelerate cervical degeneration.

5. Keep your neck and shoulders warm, avoid putting heavy objects on your head and neck, avoid excessive fatigue, and don't doze off while riding in a car.

6. Treat soft tissue strain of the neck, shoulders and back as early as possible and thoroughly to prevent it from developing into cervical spondylosis.

7. Prevent sprains and bruises when working or walking.

8. People who work at a desk for a long time should change their head position regularly and exercise their neck and shoulder muscles on time.

9. Pay attention to the posture of your head, neck, shoulders and back. Do not tilt your head or shrug your shoulders. Look straight ahead when talking or reading. Keep your spine straight.

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Warm reminder, if we want to prevent the occurrence of cervical spondylosis, we should develop a good sitting posture in daily life. Patients with cervical spondylosis should always maintain an optimistic mental state and actively cooperate with doctors to carry out treatment programs in order to effectively reduce the chance of recurrence. We should strengthen neck muscle exercises in daily life, especially the pillow should not be too high, so as to avoid tachycardia causing difficulty in swallowing.