Is dizziness and headache necessarily related to the cervical spine?

  In the course of website consultation and clinical treatment, we often encounter many patients with dizziness, headache and panic attacks, who say they have problems with their cervical spine as soon as they meet with the doctor, causing them to experience dizziness, headache and panic attacks.  1. Does it necessarily have to do with the cervical spine as soon as uncomfortable symptoms such as dizziness, headache and panic appear?  In fact, dizziness, headache and panic, these symptoms are only one of the clinical manifestations. For example, dizziness and headache may be caused by cerebral vascular sclerosis, inner ear dysfunction, benign postural vertigo and other diseases, and even some intracerebral occupations may also cause dizziness and headache. And heartburn is more often caused by heart rhythm disorders, myocardial ischemia and other reasons.  2.Is it possible that the aging (degeneration) of the cervical spine is related to dizziness, headache and panic discomfort?  From the anatomical structure of the cervical spine, there are sympathetic nerve chains around the cervical spine, and these sympathetic nerves will affect the blood supply and circulation of the blood vessels around the cervical spine, which may affect the blood supply to the brain and thus may be related to dizziness and headache. When cervical degeneration stimulates the sympathetic nerve chain around the cervical spine, it may lead to neurological disorders, causing symptoms such as panic and discomfort.  3.How should I seek medical attention if I have a dizziness and headache?  (1) When dizziness and headache occur, first seek professional neurologist and otorhinolaryngologist to evaluate whether your dizziness and headache are caused by brain lesions or inner ear diseases. If the problem is ruled out, you can seek further treatment from an orthopedic surgeon.  (2) When dizziness and headache occur, you can also seek treatment from a professional spine physician first. If your condition improves significantly in 1-2 weeks, you can consider that these symptoms are probably caused by the cervical spine. However, if the condition is repeated and still incurable, or even getting worse, do not always think that it must be the cervical spine disease that causes your discomfort.  4.What if you come to me for consultation?  If a patient comes to see me with a headache and dizziness that is suspected to be related to the cervical spine, I will consider a combination of herbal medicine, manipulation and physical therapy, and if necessary, I will recommend minimally invasive disc radiofrequency ablation surgery after evaluating the MRI of the cervical spine and combining it with the degree of disc degeneration and herniation. Only if the patient has significant spinal nerve compression or loss of stability of the cervical spine, I will recommend the patient to receive surgery to fix the cervical spine.  5, rehabilitation recommendations: If your dizziness and headache discomfort can be relieved according to the treatment of cervical spine disease, or your cervical spine will often have soreness and discomfort, then I suggest that you must strengthen the cervical spine functional exercise. The recommended action is a combination of backward stretching of the cervical collar, chest expansion and shoulder lift. You can also perform movements that compete with the item for strength.