has been telling everyone that cervical spondylosis is very harmful and should be treated in time! So, what are the consequences of not treating it? I have summarized 6 aspects for you (see the picture)
After reading the picture above, many people may say that your doctor will know how to scare people. How can cervical spondylosis be related to hypertension , heart disease, brain atrophy , stroke , these are related to diseases that are completely inseparable from the cervical spine.
I want to explain this question clearly, please follow me to read!
There is an intervertebral disc in the middle of the cervical vertebrae. The healthy intervertebral disc is full and elastic, and plays a role in connecting the cervical vertebrae, as well as buffering and moving curvature.
A healthy intervertebral disc can strongly connect the cervical spine, without bone spurs, and without dislocation.
However, when two situations occur:
1. When the intervertebral disc becomes thinner, the two vertebrae are prone to friction directly, forming bone spurs.
2. When the intervertebral disc becomes brittle, it cannot connect the vertebrae well, forming dislocation of the vertebrae.
It doesn't matter if it is just a bone spur or a misalignment, but the problem is that other important tissues are distributed around the cervical spine - such as the carotid artery and its sympathetic nerve . Once there are bone spurs or a misalignment occurs, it affects them, which in turn causes corresponding symptoms.
In addition, hyperplastic bone spurs will compress the carotid artery, causing to insufficient cerebral blood supply . Long-term insufficient cerebral blood supply will cause stroke, cerebral atrophy and insufficient cerebral blood supply will also cause additional burden on the heart and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular.
This is also why many patients have increased blood pressure, chest tightness, shortness of breath, tachycardia, premature beats, and taking medicine is useless, but once the neck stops hurting, these symptoms will disappear. The reason is that these patients are not really "hypertension" or " coronary heart disease " at all, but because cervical hyperplasia or misalignment compresses the carotid artery.
When the cervical vertebrae spurs compress the sympathetic nerves, causes dizziness, insomnia, dry or tearful eyes, hearing loss, nasal congestion, foreign body sensation in the pharynx, etc.
Sympathetic nerves affect not only the head, can also cause nausea or vomiting in the gastrointestinal system, abdominal distension, diarrhea, indigestion, belching, , as well as facial or arm pain, numbness, cold fear, etc.
After reading these, do you still think that cervical spondylosis is just a small problem of stiffness and pain in your neck? You can tell me about your current detailed symptoms in the comment area, or if you have a recent film, you can send it to me. I will answer and analyze your questions later and give suggestions!
