We are no stranger to cervical spondylosis, and many commercials on TV talk about cervical spondylosis, but do you really understand cervical spondylosis? How to prevent whiplash? How do you do when you get cervical spondylosis? The following small good to give you a detailed introduction it! A. What is whiplash? Cervical spondylosis is a variety of symptoms and signs caused by degenerative changes in the cervical intervertebral disc and secondary changes in the stimulation or compression of the cervical nerve roots, cervical spinal cord, vertebral artery, cervical sympathetic nerve. It is common in middle-aged and elderly people and white-collar workers in offices. Cervical spondylosis includes: cervical spine osteophytes, cervical spine osteoarthritis, cervical disc protrusion or prolapse, etc. Its main symptoms are: head, neck, shoulder, back, arm pain, neck and neck stiffness and restricted movement. Second, the symptoms of spondylosis 1, neck and shoulder pain can be radiated to the head and occipital region and upper limbs; 2, a heavy feeling in the back of one shoulder, upper limb weakness, numbness in the fingers, reduced sensation of the skin of the limbs, weakness in holding things in the hands, sometimes unconsciously holding things to the ground. 3.Serious typical manifestations are: weakness of the lower limbs, unstable walking, numbness of the second foot, and the feeling of stepping on cotton when walking. 4. In the most serious cases, there is even loss of control of bowel movements and urination, sexual dysfunction, and even tetraplegia. 5, often accompanied by head, neck, shoulder, back and arm pain, neck and neck stiffness, restricted movement. 6.Some are accompanied by dizziness, house rotation, heavy cases with nausea and vomiting, bedridden, a few may have vertigo and sudden collapse. 7.When cervical spondylosis involves sympathetic nerve, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, swelling of both eyes, dryness, inability to open both eyes, tinnitus, ear blockage, loss of balance, tachycardia, panic, tightness in the chest, some even have symptoms such as gastrointestinal distention. There are also symptoms such as difficulty in swallowing and pronunciation. Types of cervical spondylosis Cervical spondylosis can be divided into five types, each with different symptoms, as follows: 1, nerve root type: manifested as frequent pain and stiffness in the back of the neck, shoulders, often “pillow”, numbness and weakness of the hands. 2, spinal cord type: manifested as lower limb weakness, numbness, muscle pain, clumsy gait, easy to fall. The limbs are swollen and cold, and the bowels are not smooth. 3.Vertebral artery type: manifesting as headache and dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, blurred vision. Nausea and vomiting, excessive sweating, no sweating, tachycardia, fast and slow breathing, and sudden weakness of upper or lower limbs. 4.Sympathetic nerve type: manifesting as upper “eyelid” weakness, blurred vision, eye swelling and pain, tinnitus and deafness, throat discomfort. Precordial pain, bradycardia and tachycardia, sometimes slow. Cold and numbness in the limbs, redness and heat in the limbs, excessive sweating, fear of cold and heat. Gastrointestinal tract dysfunction, urination disorder. 5. Mixed type: manifesting symptoms of all the above types. Of course, these symptoms may not always be manifested in a certain patient. Fourth, the cause of cervical spondylosis? Cervical spondylosis is one of the most common orthopedic diseases, in daily life, many bad habits are very easy to trigger cervical spondylosis, so what causes the appearance of strong spondylosis? 1, head and neck trauma: 50% of medullary cervical spondylosis is related to neck trauma. Some patients due to cervical spine osteophytes, cervical disc bulge, soft tissue lesions in the spinal canal, etc. so that the cervical spinal canal in a narrow critical state, cervical trauma is easy to trigger the symptoms. 2, bad posture: such as lying in bed watching TV, reading books, high pillow, sleeping in a sitting position; sleeping on a recumbent car, poor muscle protection when sleeping, braking is prone to neck injury, leading to the emergence of cervical spondylosis. 3, chronic infection: mainly pharyngitis, followed by dental caries, periodontitis, otitis media, etc. It is believed that chronic pharyngeal infection is an important pathogenetic factor of cervical spondylosis, which may be aggravated by the interaction with soft tissue chronic strain inflammation. This is also a factor in the etiology of cervical spondylosis. 4, wind, cold and wet factors: wind, cold and wet factors in the external environment can reduce the body’s tolerance for pain, which can cause muscle spasm, small blood vessel constriction, slowed lymphatic flow, impaired soft tissue blood circulation in patients with cervical spondylosis, followed by aseptic inflammation. 5, inappropriate physical exercise: more than the neck endurance of the movement caused by trauma, so the head and neck practice to pay attention to, can not be brutal practice, cervical spine has degenerative changes do not advocate exercise; 6, strain: so that the head and neck in a single posture position for a long time, such as prolonged head down, it is easy to trigger cervical spondylosis. Cervical spondylosis patients younger than 30 years old, most of them are engaged in ambulatory work. 7, cervical spine structure dysplasia: like congenital small spinal canal, cervical spine degeneration, etc. These are the basis for triggering cervical spondylosis to make its onset. According to foreign incomplete statistics 40-50 years of age with degeneration accounted for 25% and 55 years of age or more accounted for 85.5% of the people. The central vertebral canal of the cervical spine and the narrow nerve root canal are 1 times more likely to suffer from cervical spondylosis than normal people. V. Warning signs of cervical spondylosis Sudden collapse: Sudden collapse occurs when the body loses support due to sudden head twisting while standing or walking, and the patient can wake up and stand up soon after falling, without any impairment of consciousness or sequelae. These patients may suffer from dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, sweating and other symptoms of plant nerve dysfunction. This is caused by the impaired blood supply to the basilar artery due to the compression of the vertebral artery by the cervical spine proliferative changes, resulting in a severe shortage of cerebral blood supply for a while. Hypertension: Cervical spondylosis can cause an increase or decrease in blood pressure, but an increase in blood pressure is common and is called “cervical hypertension”. This is related to the derangement of blood supply to the basilar artery due to cervical spondylosis and the stimulation of sympathetic nerve dysfunction. Since both cervical spondylosis and hypertension are common in middle-aged and elderly people, there are many opportunities for the two to coexist. Swallowing disorder: obstructive sensation when swallowing, foreign body sensation in the esophagus, and in a few cases, nausea, vomiting, hoarseness, dry cough and chest tightness. This is a symptom of esophageal stenosis due to direct compression of the posterior wall of the esophagus by the bone at the front edge of the cervical spine, or spasm or excessive relaxation of the esophagus due to plant nerve dysfunction caused by cervical spondylosis. It can also be caused by an irritation reaction of the soft tissues around the esophagus due to the formation of bone spurs. Visual impairment: This is manifested by decreased vision, eye distention, photophobia, tearing, unequal pupil size, or even reduced visual field and sharply reduced visual acuity. This is related to ischemic lesions of the visual center of the occipital lobe of the brain caused by autonomic dysfunction and insufficient blood supply to the vertebral basilar artery due to cervical spondylosis. Cervical heart syndrome: It is manifested as precordial pain, chest tightness, premature beats and other arrhythmias and ST-segment changes on ECG, which can be easily mistaken for coronary heart disease. This is the result of irritation and compression of the posterior nerve roots of the cervical back by the cervical vertebrae. These are the five major symptoms that warn of cervical spondylosis, and if you have any of the above symptoms, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to avoid delaying the excellent time for treatment. Six, the treatment of cervical spondylosis after the occurrence of cervical spondylosis disease, patients should choose early scientific methods of treatment to ensure that patients with cervical spondylosis can be cured, we must not be careless Oh ~ 1, massage therapy: this is a method used by many people, we will massage after feeling sore neck, but it is best to massage in the morning, because after a night’s rest, the muscles of the back of the neck are in relatively relaxed state, which is conducive to enhancing the effect of massage. 2, physical therapy: through the application of natural and artificial various physical factors, such as sound, light, electricity, heat, magnetism and other effects on the human body, in order to achieve the purpose of treatment and prevention of disease. But its effect is also weak, can not be treated at the root. And often physical therapy is easy to produce burns on the skin. 3, exercise therapy: is to be more active, do some health exercises, the symptoms of the acute attack period should be local rest, should not increase the stimulation of movement. Exercise therapy can be done two or three times a day. It also has a good effect on the prevention of cervical spondylosis. 4.Medication: You can choose to apply painkillers, sedatives, vitamins (such as B1, B12), which have certain effects on the relief of symptoms. 5.Drug patches: Many patients with cervical spondylosis will put on some ointments when they develop, and there are many better patches on the market with minimal side effects. 6, surgery method: surgery is mainly to reduce compression, eliminate irritation, improve stability and prevent progressive damage. However, surgery has more complications and contraindications, high risk, pain, systemic or local conditions are not suitable for surgery patients, such as older, poor health, combined cardiovascular and cerebrovascular pathology or diabetes, or patients with contraindications to anesthesia should not be treated surgically. Seven, the prevention of spondylosis exercise methods in modern society, people’s lives are stressful, fast-paced life, often do not have time to exercise. For this reason, small good for you to introduce a few simple exercise methods, whether at home, or in the office breaks can be practiced, each exercise to maintain 10 seconds Oh ~ itself only into middle-aged and old people, will suffer from cervical spondylosis, but now more troubled by young friends, this phenomenon on the work of patients, life will have different degrees of negative impact.