How to treat cervical spondylosis

The treatments for cervical spondylosis include general treatment, medication, physical therapy and traction, and surgery, etc. The specific treatments need to be selected according to the condition. 1. General treatment: Improve your lifestyle, don’t lower your head for a long time, pay attention to keep warm, keep your sitting posture upright, avoid the cervical vertebrae being in a state for a long time, you can enhance the muscle strength of the neck through neck exercises, swimming, etc. to restore the stability of the cervical vertebrae. 2. Drug therapy: commonly used adjuvant therapy, should be selected according to different symptoms, more commonly used diclofenac sodium enteric tablet, ibuprofen extended-release capsules and other non-steroidal pain relievers, such as the existence of nerve compression, you can also take vitamin B1, methylcobalamin and other neurotrophic drugs. 3. Physiotherapy: Commonly used treatments include wax therapy, intermediate frequency, ultrashort wave irradiation, moxibustion, etc. Part of the nerve root type cervical spondylosis can also be taken to traction, in order to reduce the compression of the intervertebral discs on the nerves to alleviate the symptoms of pain and numbness. 4. Surgery: If spinal cord cervical spondylosis or other types of cervical spondylosis can not be improved through conservative treatment, affecting the normal work and life, you can take artificial disc replacement, enlargement of the spinal canal, laminoplasty and other surgical procedures for treatment. When cervical pain and arm numbness occurs, you should consult a doctor in time for appropriate examination. If cervical spondylosis is diagnosed, you should actively cooperate with the doctor for treatment to avoid delaying the condition.