Computer and cell phone for our life and work has brought convenience, but also buried the health risks, long-term work and life, many people therefore suffered from “cervical spondylosis”, however, the disease is not terrible, more worrying is the misunderstanding of the disease is more likely to lead to delayed condition. Myth 1: Cervical discomfort = cervical spondylosis Cervical spondylolisthesis (commonly known as bone spurs) is a manifestation of degenerative changes in the cervical spine, and if it does not compress the neural crest, it is not cervical spondylosis. However, once the cervical osteophytes make the spinal canal, intervertebral foramen, and transverse foramen narrowed, causing irritation and compression of the cremasteric medulla, cremasteric nerve roots, and vertebral artery, and certain symptoms appear, it is cervical spondylosis. So cervical discomfort ≠ cervical spondylosis. Myth 2: Taking medicine or massage can melt bone spurs Often there are medicines or therapeutic devices claiming that they can melt bone spurs away, and this claim is not scientific. Taking medicine or physical therapy massage can relieve pain in the affected area, but once the bone spur is formed, the only useful method is to protect the cervical spine to prevent the condition from developing. Myth 3: Neck pain is cervical spondylosis Many people have experienced neck and shoulder pain, but neck and shoulder pain is not necessarily caused by cervical spondylosis, the most common cause is the strain of the neck muscles and other soft tissues. Myth 4: often wear a collar to alleviate the condition After cervical spondylosis surgery, patients need to wear a collar for a short period of time under the guidance of the doctor. But wearing a collar for too long, patients may become dependent on it, leading to atrophy of the neck muscles, which is counterproductive. Myth 5: cervical vertebrae misalignment, wrenching can be good Since most patients do not know whether they have spinal stenosis, fracture sparing, developmental abnormalities and other diseases before going to massage, if rashly by non-professionals massage is very dangerous, manipulation of cervical vertebrae is more dangerous, is very likely to lead to paralysis or aggravation of symptoms. If there is a real need, you can go to the hospital to ask a professional orthopedic surgeon for treatment. Warm tips: cervical spondylosis is a common degenerative diseases of the crest, cervical spondylosis patients must receive standardized treatment in a timely manner, do not because of the wrong choice of treatment, the health of unnecessary secondary damage.