Cervical spondylosis is not terrible, and most of them do not need to be operated. Most cervical, nerve root, sympathetic and vertebral artery cervical spondylosis, the prognosis is good, after rest, drugs, traction, massage, physiotherapy and functional exercise and other systematic treatment, you can generally achieve significant results and can not open surgery. Wu Yongchao, Department of Orthopedics, Wuhan Union Medical College Hospital Zheng Qixin, Department of Orthopedics, Wuhan Union Medical College Hospital Conservative treatment methods: 1. Reduce head bowing and pay attention to rest Continuously maintaining a fixed head bowing posture for a long time will lead to excessive tension of the nerve muscles and strengthen the symptoms of cervical spondylosis. Use a brace to elevate the computer and books at work to reduce head bowing. Try to take a break every hour to move your neck. 2. Active exercise, especially the exercise of the muscles of the back of the neck and shoulders, the correct exercise can strengthen muscle strength, strengthen the normal physiological curvature of the cervical spine, increase the stability of the biomechanical structure of the cervical spine, while promoting blood and lymphatic circulation, which is beneficial to the recovery of cervical spondylosis. For details of the exercise method, please click – cervical spine health exercise 3. medication is mainly anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs (for details, please click – cervical spine anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs), and vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis can be used to expand blood vessels and enhance microcirculation drugs. Physiotherapy, hot compress and massage have certain effects on relieving local neuromuscular tension and relieving pain. 5. Traction can reduce nerve root compression and muscle tension for cervical and nerve root cervical spondylosis.