Suspect you have cervical spondylosis? Simple and effective self-examination methods

  Many office workers have shoulder and neck pain and suspect that they have cervical spondylosis, but they cannot be sure and hesitate whether they need to consult a doctor or not, so they can check themselves or their family members to roughly determine whether cervical spondylosis exists.  1, brachial plexus nerve pull test: the patient lowers his head, the examiner holds the patient’s head with one hand, the other hand pulls the patient’s wrist, the two hands are pushed and pulled in opposite directions, if the patient feels pain and numbness in the affected limb, it is positive, suggesting the possibility of cervical spondylosis, and should be further examined in the hospital.  2, head pressure test (also known as intervertebral foramen squeeze test, spurling test): patient sitting, head to the sick side of the lateral deviation, the examiner will be a palm on the top of the patient’s head, the other hand twisted fist, gently tapping the back of the palm placed on the top of the patient’s head, or use both hands to press down on the patient’s head, so that the patient’s intervertebral foramen compression deformation and vibration, such as the existence of cervical spondylosis nerve root changes, these two tests can make the compression aggravated and more obvious symptoms appear.  Both of these tests are safe and reliable, and there is no danger in the test.