What is cervical vertebra disease

The cervical spine is a very important part of the human body. Once symptoms of cervical spine disease appear, physical health will also be greatly affected. Severe cervical spine disease may cause serious physical symptoms such as dizziness and headache. It may also have a direct impact on life safety. Therefore, we should actively protect our cervical spine in normal times. So what is cervical spine disease? Let us introduce it to you in detail below.

Cervical vertebrae refer to the cervical vertebrae. The cervical vertebrae are located below the head and above the thoracic vertebrae. The cervical spine is composed of seven cervical vertebrae. Except for the first and second cervical vertebrae, there is an intervertebral disc between the other cervical vertebrae. Together with the intervertebral disc between the seventh cervical vertebra and the first thoracic vertebra, there are a total of 6 intervertebral discs in the cervical spine. Each cervical vertebra consists of two parts: the vertebral body and the vertebral arch. The vertebral body is an oval column, connected to the vertebral body is the vertebral arch, and the two together form the vertebral foramen. All the vertebral foramina are connected to form the vertebral canal, which contains the spinal cord. The cervical vertebra is the smallest segment in the spine, but it has the greatest flexibility, the highest frequency of activity, and the greatest load-bearing capacity.

How to protect the cervical spine

Avoid cold

Catching a cold will cause muscles to increase in tension and lose elasticity, making them more susceptible to injury. Increased tension will also increase intervertebral disc pressure, compress the intervertebral space and worsen symptoms of nerve root compression. Catching a cold may also worsen inflammation around the nerve roots.

Foot acupuncture is beneficial for curing diseases

The first section on the inner side of the base of the big toes of both feet is the cervical vertebra reflex area of ​​the foot acupoint. Pressing this area with your hands every day can have a certain effect on cervical spondylosis.

Use cervical traction with caution

For the cervical spine, the most important thing is to maintain a normal and stable biomechanical structure. The basis of the normal biomechanical structure of the cervical spine is the physiological curvature (also known as physiological flexion and lordosis). Traction will cause the physiological curvature of the cervical spine to straighten instead of recover, so frequent traction is not advisable.

The above introduction to what cervical vertebra disease is is very clear. When there are no symptoms of cervical spine disease, effective prevention should be actively carried out. This is the only way to prevent or reduce the occurrence of cervical spondylosis. After cervical spondylosis occurs, targeted methods should be adopted in a timely manner for treatment and control. This will prevent more serious illnesses from occurring.