Cervical spondylosis
Speaking of cervical spondylosis, everyone is familiar with it. It seems to have become a disease that everyone has, and even many primary and secondary school students are not immune.
However, when it comes to the prevention and treatment of cervical spondylosis, people often make the following three mistakes:
01
Self-diagnosis of cervical spondylosis
Many patients think that discomfort or pain in the neck and shoulders is cervical spondylosis, and many patients are "diagnosed" in massage centers.
In fact, most simple neck and shoulder discomfort or pain is mainly caused by muscle strain, and may not be as serious as cervical spondylosis.
Cervical spondylosis is the degeneration of cervical intervertebral discs, which causes vertebral body hyperplasia and joint instability to compress or stimulate nerves, blood vessels and other tissues, thereby causing different clinical symptoms.
02
believes that arm numbness is cervical spondylosis.
The reason why many patients come to see cervical spondylosis is that their arms are numb and they cannot even hold objects.
In fact, arm pain and numbness is only an important clinical manifestation of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy , but it does not necessarily mean that you have cervical spondylosis if you have arm numbness.
Thoracic outlet syndrome , Carpal tunnel syndrome , Tennis elbow , etc. can all cause arm numbness, and the treatment methods are completely different from cervical spondylosis.
03
Doing physical therapy blindly
When most patients think of cervical spondylosis treatment, they will talk about massage, traction and physical therapy, and think that the more comfortable the better, they are passively enjoying the treatment.
The prevention and treatment of cervical spondylosis is not only to take active exercise to prevent it, but more importantly, to actively participate in cervical spine stability core training, in order to achieve the purpose of treating both the symptoms and the root cause.
Patients need to be reminded that improper massage or local drug injection can temporarily relieve symptoms, but in the long run it will worsen and complicate the condition. The prevention and treatment of cervical spondylosis must be viewed scientifically.
We must first correct bad posture and wrong living habits.
When sleeping, the pillow should not be too high or too low. It should be placed under the cervical spine, not the back of the head.
When using the computer, you can raise the computer desk or lower the stool to keep your eyes level or tilted back as much as possible. Do not use computers or play with mobile phones for long periods of time.
If you have numbness in your arms, headache, dizziness, or unsteady walking, you must go to the hospital. After a physical examination and diagnosis by a specialist, scientific and effective treatment will be carried out. Don't mistakenly perform massage or traction, and don't be superstitious that one treatment will be enough. Once and for all.
Source: Sanqin People’s Health
Editor: Fang Fei
Final review: Hao Wenjuan Review: Bi Ping
Preliminary review: Tie Yunli Editor: Zhang Bozhao Chen Xinyi Proofreading: Yang Aying
[Source: Shaanxi People’s Health]
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