Have you also had this experience? After a busy day, you feel pain in your waist, head, and cervical spine. When you turn your neck and hear two "clicks", you feel much better.

Have you also had this experience? After a busy day, you feel pain in your waist, head, and cervical spine. When you turn your neck and hear two "clicks", you feel much better.

However, because of this common action, Xiaotian, a taxi driver in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, went directly into the operating room...

Xiaotian, a taxi driver, has the habit of shaking his head to relieve neck pain. He will shake his head violently whenever it feels uncomfortable, and he has done so for more than ten years. Nothing happened, but just last month, an accident happened.

My neck felt uncomfortable. I shook it a few times, but I didn’t feel it at the time. When I woke up the next day, I found a big lump, which was getting bigger and bigger.

After rushing to the hospital, the doctor told him that it was "carotid artery rupture" .

's excessive head shaking caused his carotid artery to rupture, and hematoma would appear in the ruptured carotid artery. The hematoma would gradually increase and compress the trachea.

Complete rupture of the carotid artery will lead to massive bleeding, hemorrhagic shock, hematoma, and compression of the trachea leading to suffocation. Although it is uncommon, the mortality rate is very high.

The doctor urgently performed minimally invasive interventional surgery on Xiaotian and repaired the ruptured carotid artery in time.

Pull the neck and move the whole body

It is not recommended to turn the neck frequently

Many people will move their necks during rest to relax their neck muscles, but this kind of habitual movement, especially the movement of turning the neck violently, is not recommended often. Do!

The cervical vertebra is not only the most mobile part of the spine, but also the transportation hub where central nervous system and peripheral nerves are connected. It has to bear the weight of the entire head (usually 5kg) and the task of head rotation alone. Once it fails, the consequences will be serious.

First of all, turning the neck cannot relieve neck muscle tension because the neck muscles do not contract or relax effectively during the neck circling process.

Secondly, when the muscle tension on both sides is different, this action can easily lead to joint dislocation, ligament strain, muscle or bone damage, which will not only aggravate the pain, but also cause cerebral ischemia due to sudden blockage of the vertebral artery. produces dizziness or even fainting.

In addition, this action may be accompanied by tiny bleeding of fascial bones and articular cartilage. If it happens repeatedly over many years, it will cause stiffness, adhesion and even joint hyperplasia of fascial bones. Without cervical spondylosis will also be transferred out. Cervical spondylosis comes.

Some patients with hypertension , hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia and other chronic diseases, or patients who have been diagnosed with cervical spondylosis (especially cervical spondylotic myelopathy ) are not recommended to do this kind of neck turning action. Certain risks.

When your neck feels uncomfortable, what actions can

do?

Among the "Top Ten Sick Diseases in the World" announced by the World Health Organization , cervical spondylosis ranks second, second only to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases .

Don’t think that cervical spondylosis is just as simple as neck pain. It may cause a series of health tragedies -

It generally causes a series of symptoms such as dizziness, neck pain, and numbness of limbs. Severe cervical spondylosis can cause limb pain, weakness, Abnormal sensation, unsteady walking, and urinary and defecation dysfunction can cause paralysis or even life-threatening conditions under slight external force.

If your cervical spine problem is serious, it is recommended to go directly to a regular hospital to see a doctor and carry out treatment and scientific exercises according to the doctor's guidance.

For healthy people with neck muscle strain or patients with mild cervical spondylosis, you can try to do some simple nodding and head-raising movements, as well as cervical spine confrontation movements and shrugging movements. They are all good choices. Do not choose some complex ones. action.

Recommended exercises

Competing with Xiangli: Bend your head slightly, put your hands on the back of your neck, then use relative force and slowly contract to raise your head and tilt it back, hold for 1 to 2 minutes, and then slowly relax.

Shrug and supination: Relax your forearms naturally, lift your shoulders to the highest position as much as possible, and then do supination, moving slowly. Do this 10 to 15 times each time.

Pay attention to

• and control the time when you lower your head and play with your mobile phone;
• Do not sit for a long time, stand up and move around in half an hour or so;
• Pay attention to your neck not to catch cold;
• Participate in more outdoor exercises.