What kind of cervical spondylosis requires surgical treatment?

  What kind of cervical spondylosis requires surgery?  Obvious compression symptoms, poor conservative treatment, and severe disruption of life.  Is osteophyte within the scope of surgery?  Osteomalacia with significant symptoms should be treated surgically, and the latest treatment is to grind it away with an ultrasonic bone knife.  If I am diagnosed with surgery, can I still use massage, hot compresses, cupping and other methods?  Surgery is the best solution. Massage can easily cause paralysis.  What are the dangers of not operating when it is time to operate?  The disease may worsen, even paralysis and incontinence.  Is it true that the earlier the surgery, the better the result?  If the diagnosis is clear and the symptoms are obvious, in principle, the earlier the better.  Is there an age limit for cervical spine surgery?  If you are too old and your body cannot withstand the blow of surgery, the surgery is more risky.  What types of cervical spine surgery are available? What kind of cases are suitable?  Anterior cervical intervertebral fusion, artificial disc replacement, etc.; posterior cervical decompression and internal fixation of the vertebral plate, etc.  What kind of cervical spine surgery is suitable for minimally invasive? In what cases is it not suitable?  Minimally invasive treatment is feasible in most cases. Multi-segmental may be difficult to resolve through minimally invasive.  What are the indications, advantages and disadvantages of percutaneous puncture crestal surgery techniques, endoscopically assisted crestal surgery techniques and microscopically assisted anterior cervical spine surgery?  It is recommended abroad that all crest surgeons and neurosurgeons should be treated by microscope-assisted surgery and that the combination of intraoperative CT and navigation better reflects the concept of precision.