What should I pay attention to about the cervical spine

Nowadays, everyone's cervical spine is not so good. This is mainly because electronic technology is relatively developed nowadays. Therefore, many people need to use computers at work. Usually, the shortest time of using computers is one or two hours. Staring at the computer screen for a long time will cause the cervical spine to become stiff. If you do not perform some activities appropriately, it will cause some diseases. Therefore, you must have a good protection for your cervical spine to prevent the occurrence of diseases.

1. Improper massage

Tuina massage can, to a certain extent, relieve fatigue, soothe muscles and bones, and help prevent cervical spondylosis. However, because some masseurs in informal hospitals do not understand the structure of the neck and use improper massage techniques, cases of cervical fractures caused by improper use are not uncommon. Severe atlantoaxial dislocation and fracture can cause high paraplegia and even life-threatening.

2. Diving into a swimming pool, beware of breaking your cervical vertebrae

Diving can easily cause cervical fractures, and the consequences are often serious. It is recommended that you avoid diving in ordinary swimming pools. Many citizens have two misconceptions: one is that they mistake the "starting platform" in the swimming pool for a "diving platform", but the "starting platform" is only used for the start of the competition and cannot be used for diving; the other is to use the swimming pool as a diving pool. In fact, the water depth in all swimming pools does not reach the safe depth for diving. In addition, when swimming in rivers, lakes, or beaches, you should never jump into the water at will, so as to avoid hitting your head against hard objects such as rocks in the water and injuring your neck.

3. When practicing yoga, don’t pursue difficult movements

Nowadays, people's health awareness is getting stronger and stronger, and many people like to do some fitness exercises, such as the popular yoga exercise. However, if they are not practiced scientifically and the difficulty of the movements is too much, it is very easy to injure the spine. Exercise must be done according to one's ability, and you must warm up thoroughly before exercise. People who are older and who rarely do flexibility exercises should be more careful when doing neck stretching and twisting exercises. They must not use excessive force to avoid damaging the cervical spine.

Many times, everyone likes to get a cervical massage, because when doing so, everyone will feel their body is particularly relaxed, especially after a day of work, when they particularly want to relax their body. However, some people may cause damage to their cervical spine if the strength is not appropriate during the massage, and in more serious cases, it may even lead to cervical dislocation or fracture.