Limiting activities + wearing a medical cervical brace Conservative treatment of cervical spondylosis begins with rest and recuperation and limiting neck activities as much as possible. If the nerve roots in the neck are irritated or the spinal cord is compressed and painful numbness occurs, the patient is advised to wear a medical cervical brace, which can limit the movement of the neck and fix the cervical spine in a more appropriate position; reduce further stimulation of the nerves; and the appropriate wearing of the cervical brace also has a certain traction effect on the cervical spine, which can relieve the discomfort of the patient’s neck. Which cervical spondylosis patients need to wear cervical brace? Neurogenic cervical spondylosis and spinal cord cervical spondylosis are caused by compression and stimulation of the nerve roots or spinal cord. Wearing a cervical brace for such patients can play a role in limiting activities and traction, and reduce local pain and nerve root stimulation. Sympathetic cervical spondylosis is mainly due to sympathetic nerve irritation caused by abnormal activity of the cervical spine, which is a symptom caused by cervical instability, and a cervical brace can also play a role in limiting activity. The cervical brace needs to be worn strictly for three to four weeks Doctors advise patients to wear the cervical brace strictly for three to four weeks and then remove it when the symptoms are relieved. Strict wearing means that patients should wear the neck brace when they get out of bed, and should not take it off for daily activities. The neck brace can only work if it is worn strictly, but it can be taken off when the symptoms are relieved, and it should not be worn all the time. If worn for a long time, the patient will become dependent on it, and over time the muscles in the neck will lose strength and produce disuse muscle atrophy.