worked and studied for a long time during the day, and went home at night to lower your head to browse your phone... In recent years, the incidence of cervical spondylosis has become increasingly high and is showing a trend of younger age. When cervical spondylosis occurs, various discomfort symptoms such as shoulder and neck stiffness, pain, and dizziness will occur, which will make people feel extremely painful.
Traditional medicine technology makes the "sick" cervical spine easy and relaxed
Xiao Chen is 28 years old this year and is an office staff member. Although he is not very old, cervical spondylosis has troubled him for a full 10 years. Later, through a friend's introduction, Xiao Chen visited Liu Lanying, chief physician of the Special Therapy Center of Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Liu Lanying asked Xiao Chen about his medical history and conducted relevant examinations. He believed that because Xiao Chen worked at the desk for a long time, the physiological curve of the cervical spine became straightened and his muscles were over-fatied, so he developed muscle stiffness and soreness in the neck trapezoidal muscles, and in severe cases, dizziness and other symptoms.
After clarifying the cause, Zhang Cong, a doctor from the Special Therapy Center, gave Xiao Chen a special Chinese medicine therapy such as medicine stick massage, Chinese medicine packets, and thunder and fire moxibustion to warm the meridians and unblock the meridians, promote blood circulation and relieve pain. After the treatment, Xiao Chen felt unprecedented relaxation and pleasure in his neck. "It's so amazing. I didn't expect that the traditional Chinese medicine treatment is so effective in treating cervical spondylosis." Xiao Chen said happily. The Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Special Therapy Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine includes the following techniques.
medicine stick massage
medicine stick therapy is to apply special pharmaceutical oil on the acupoints and use a wooden stick to knock and massage, so that the blood flow of the meridians will be accelerated, the skin will be congested, and the texture will be expanded, so that the meridians that are blocked can be unobstructed, and the unkind texture will be moistened, so as to achieve the purpose of warming, unblocking and eliminating evil.
Traditional medicine packet
Traditional medicine packet is to place the heated Chinese medicine packet on the diseased area or acupoint, cooperate with certain techniques to dilate local capillaries and accelerate blood circulation through the effects of drugs and heat, achieve the purpose of warming meridians and unblocking meridians, regulating qi and blood, removing dampness and expelling cold.
Thunder Fire Moxibustion
Thunder Fire Moxibustion is an external treatment method that uses Chinese medicine powder and moxa velvet to make moxa sticks and moxa on the acupoints. This therapy was developed based on the ancient Thunder and Fire God acupuncture and moxibustion, and changed the usage and formula. Moxibustion therapy uses the heat of the drug when burning, stimulates relevant acupuncture points through suspending moxibustion, and uses the heat effect to stimulate meridian qi , so that the local skin texture can be opened, and the medicine can penetrate into the corresponding acupuncture points, which can relieve meridians and activate meridians, promote blood circulation, and improve blood circulation in surrounding tissues.
Prevention is more important than treatment,
cervical spine discomfort should be intervened in time
Physiological curvature of the cervical spine is the physiological curvature of the uppermost part of the spine, and is the basis for maintaining the physiological function of the cervical spine and stabilizing the head. The normal cervical spine physiological curvature has a certain effect on buffering pressure and is of great significance in protecting the spinal cord, nerve roots and blood vessels. When people are under a long-term reading or working and lack activity, the pressure on the cervical spine is much higher than that in normal conditions, and they are prone to straightening the physiological curvature of the cervical spine. If no intervention is done, it may progress to cervical spondylosis.
Liu Lanying emphasized that cervical spondylosis is serious in prevention. You should maintain a good sitting posture, maintain a natural and end-sitting position, keep your neck and chest straight, your head slightly leaning forward, and keep your eyes and the tabletop at a distance of more than 30 cm. Lying down to read books and playing with your mobile phone, this can easily damage the cervical spine, causing cervical spine back and muscle damage. "Liu Lanying suggested that if you work for more than 1 hour, you should rest for a few minutes appropriately to avoid maintaining the same posture for a long time.
Daily relief of cervical discomfort can try the following three tricks.
Practice meter-shaped exercise
In addition to working and studying, you can practice the neck "Mi character exercise" to move the cervical joints. When practicing, use the top of the head or chin as the tip of the pen, and use the neck as the pen holder, and repeat the word "Mi". Practicing "Mi character exercise" can stretch the muscles around the cervical vertebrae, relieve tension and stiffness, thereby achieving the effect of exercising the cervical vertebrae and relieve soreness.
Salt bag hot compress
Many patients with cervical spondylosis often feel cold on their necks and are particularly afraid of cold. At this time, you can fry the coarse salt and put it in a small bag. When it is dry until it is warm, put the salt bag on the neck for hot compress. This method can play a role in promoting blood circulation, and at the same time it can promote local metabolism, thereby alleviating the soreness and swelling caused by cervical spondylosis.
Swimming
Swimming is a more suitable exercise method for people with cervical discomfort, because people usually need to constantly raise their heads and breathe when swimming, which is conducive to exercising the neck muscles. Of course, exercise requires perseverance to be effective. Those who do not have the habit of exercise should pay attention to progress step by step.
Source｜China Traditional Chinese Medicine News
