What are the symptoms of cervical spondylosis? How to treat?

  The clinical aspects of cervical spondylosis are very complicated, and can be said to manifest from the head, down to the feet, superficial to the skin, deep to the internal organs, etc. Some of the symptoms are mild, while others are so severe as to be paralyzed.  The source of its performance can be summarized in the following seven aspects: 1. Nerve root manifestations: radioactive numbness or pain, weakness and muscle atrophy in the neck, shoulder, arm and hand, the pain can be mild or severe, sometimes coughing, sneezing or even deep breathing can intensify the pain. This is due to the stimulation or compression of nerve roots of cervical plexus and brachial plexus.  2, soft tissue manifestations: cervical stiffness, shoulder and back pain, pain and limited activities, etc., because of the cervical intervertebral joints and the peri-cervical muscle ligaments, fascia, synovium, synovial bursa and other tissue strain or chronic strain acute attack.  3, vertebral artery manifestations: dizziness, memory loss, vision loss or blurring, flying objects in front of the eyes, deafness, limb movement disorders and the sense of stepping on cotton (deep sensory deficit motor disorder), sudden collapse (will get up by itself, no hemiparesis), etc.  4. Spinal cord manifestations: sensory disorders (numbness, etc.), weakness of lower limbs, unstable walking, urinary and fecal disorders, etc. are caused by stimulation or compression of the spinal cord.  5, sympathetic nerve manifestations: intractable headache, tachycardia (bradycardia), pseudo-angina, hemiplegia, excessive sweating or no sweating, etc., are caused by cervical sympathetic nerve tension or compression.  6. Prevertebral organ manifestations: foreign body sensation in the pharynx, dysphagia, hoarseness, and erratic rebellion, etc. are due to the entrapment and compression of the esophagus, laryngeal recurrent nerve, phrenic nerve, etc.  7. Neurological and psychiatric manifestations: head sluggishness, dizziness, dryness of the pharynx or increased salivation, sleep disorders, etc. This suggests dysfunction of the brainstem and reticular structures in the cervical spinal cord.  The treatment is broadly divided into the following categories: 1, conservative treatment including self-exercise, medication, physical therapy, acupuncture, massage, etc.  2, minimally invasive treatment of cervical spine: a, nerve block treatment or small needle knife treatment.  b. Radiofrequency, ozone, laser, discoscopy and other treatments for the cervical spine.  3.Surgical treatment. Different treatment methods target different symptoms, and the treatment plan needs to be determined by the attending physician after visiting the hospital.