Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical spine syndrome, can occur in middle-aged and elderly people, but also in young people. It is a comprehensive set of symptoms caused by the gradual degeneration of human cervical discs, cervical spine osteophytes or changes in the normal physiological curve of the cervical spine after stimulation or compression of cervical nerve roots, cervical spinal cord, vertebral artery and cervical sympathetic nerve. Symptoms of cervical spondylosis 1, cervical type: complaints of head, neck, shoulder pain and other abnormal sensations, accompanied by the corresponding pressure points. It is characterized by stiffness, discomfort, pain, and inflexibility of the neck, which is also the most common type. 2.Nerve root type: The patient’s palm or arm is numb, painful, and the grip strength is weakened, sometimes even holding a cup feels powerless, and when the condition is severe, it is difficult to sleep with pain throughout the night. 3. Vertebral artery type: The patient’s symptoms are migraine, dizziness, or chest tightness and chest pain. Each vertigo attack is related to the rotation of the neck. 4. Sympathetic nerve type: Clinical manifestations include dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, numbness, tachycardia, precordial pain, and a series of sympathetic symptoms. Long-term engaged in accounting, writing, typing, office and other professional staff, due to long-term low desk work, so that the cervical vertebrae for a long time in a flexion position or some specific position, not only to increase the pressure within the cervical disc, but also to make the neck muscles in a long-term non-coordinated stress state, the posterior cervical muscles and ligaments are susceptible to strain strain, the front edge of the vertebral body wear each other, hyperplasia, coupled with twisting, lateral flexion, excessive, further leading to injury. Further leading to injury, easy to occur cervical spondylosis. Office workers should first sit in a natural sitting position, hips and back to fully contact the chair, shoulders back, two shoulder line parallel to the edge of the table, the spine is straight, two feet on the ground. Adjust the height of the table and chair to the best state in proportion to their height, so that the eyes level to the computer screen, shoulders relaxed. Avoid excessive forward bending or excessive backward tilting of the head and neck to reduce the neck fatigue caused by prolonged sitting. How can office workers prevent cervical spondylosis? 1, sitting correctly: to prevent the occurrence of cervical spondylosis, the most important thing is to sit correctly, so that the neck and shoulders relax and maintain the most comfortable and natural posture. Office workers should also stand up and walk around from time to time to move the neck and shoulders, so that the neck and shoulder muscles can be relaxed. 2.Activate your neck: you should work for 1-2 hours or so, let your head and neck rotate several times to the front and back, gently and slowly to achieve the maximum range of motion in each direction. So that the cervical joint fatigue is relieved. 3, look up: when a long time to see things at close range, especially in a low state, both affect the cervical spine, but also easy to cause vision fatigue, and even induce refractive error. Therefore, whenever a long time after ambulation, should look up to the distance for about half a minute. This can eliminate fatigue, but also conducive to the health care of the cervical spine. 4, the way to sleep: sleep not to sleep on top, the pillow can not be too high, too hard or too low. Pillow: the center should be slightly concave, the neck should be in full contact with the pillow and keep slightly backward, do not hang. Those who are used to lying on their sides should make the pillow as high as their shoulders. When sleeping, do not lie down and read a book. Do not blow cold wind to the head and neck. 5, avoid injury: avoid and reduce acute cervical spine injury, such as avoid lifting heavy objects, emergency brakes, etc. 6.Prevent cold and humidity: prevent wind and cold, humidity, and avoid wind and cold attack at midnight and in the early morning when bathing. Cervical spondylosis patients often have a close relationship with the wind and cold, damp and other seasonal climate change. Wind chill makes the local blood vessel contraction, blood flow rate is reduced, which hinders the metabolism and blood circulation of the tissue. In winter, you should wear a scarf or wear a high-collared sweater to prevent the neck from being exposed to wind and cold. 7, prevention of infection: active treatment of neck infection and other neck diseases. Prevent cervical spondylosis self-massage exercises 1, massage Baihui point: use the middle finger or index finger pressed on the top of the head in the middle of the Baihui point, from light to heavy pressure 20-30 times. Effect: strengthen the brain and calm the mind, and benefit the qi fixed off. To reduce the occurrence of cervical spondylosis, not only should pay attention to correcting bad work and life habits, but also in the tension after work often do self-care massage, can relieve neck fatigue, prevent the occurrence of cervical spondylosis. 2, according to the head at the temples: two thumbs on the forehead on both sides of the temples, the remaining four fingers apart, on both sides of the head, hands at the same time to do a hard kneading movement 20-30 times. Effect: clear the brain and eyes, invigorate the spirit. 3, press the wind pool point: with two thumbs pressed on the same side of the wind pool point (the recesses on both sides of the neck), the remaining fingers attached to the sides of the head, from light to heavy pressed 20-30 times. Effect: to disperse wind and cold, open the orifice and analgesic. 4, take the cervical muscle: left (right) hand raised on the back of the neck, thumb placed on the ipsilateral neck lateral, the remaining four fingers on the opposite side of the cervical muscle, hands together with force, the cervical muscle will be raised upward after relaxation, along the Fengchi point down to take the pinch to the large vertebra point 20-30 times. Effect: Relieve spasm and pain, and harmonize the blood. 5.Press the shoulder well point: press the left (right) middle finger on the opposite side of the shoulder well point (at the midpoint of the line between the large vertebrae and the shoulder peak, the shoulder tendons), then press from light to heavy 10-20 times, alternating sides. Effect: To activate the meridians, dispersing cold and fixing pain. 6, massage the large vertebrae point: with the left (right) hand four fingers together on the upper back, repeatedly massage the large vertebrae point (located in the back of the neck cervical vertebrae in the space below the largest vertebrae) each 20-30 times, to local heat is good, alternating between the two sides. Effect: to disperse wind and cold, blood circulation. 7, press the internal and external points: with the left (right) hand thumb tip on the right (left) hand internal points (2 inches above the transverse palm line, between the two tendons), the middle finger on the opposite side of the external points (opposite to the internal points), while pressing the force of the joint 0.5-1 minutes, alternating hands. Effect: Ningxin Tongluo, wide chest and line of Qi. 8, pinch and knead the Hegu point: the left (right) hand thumb tip on the other hand of the Hegu point (that is, the tiger’s mouth), thumb force pinch and knead 10-20 times, alternating hands. Effects: dredge the wind to relieve the table, open the body and wake up. 9, comb the top of the head: five fingers of both hands slightly curved on both sides of the head, a little pressure from the front of the hair along the top of the head to the back of the head to do “comb” like action 20-30 times. Effect: refreshing, clear the brain and analgesic. Rehabilitation exercises can improve the blood circulation of the patient’s neck and loosen the adhesions and spastic soft tissues. Those without cervical spondylosis can play a preventive role. Cervical spondylosis health exercise Posture: two feet apart and shoulder width, both arms naturally hanging, the whole body relaxed, eyes level, even breathing, standing and sitting can be. 1, look left and right: head first to the left and then to the right, the amplitude should be large, in order to feel sore and swollen, 30 times. 2, before and after nodding: head before and then after, when the front stoop neck as far forward as possible to lengthen, 30 times. 3, rotating shoulders and neck: hands placed on both sides of the shoulders, palms down, both arms first from the back to rotate 20-30 times, and then from the front to rotate 20-30 times. 4.Shake your head: rotate your head to the left a front, a right and a back 5 times, then rotate in the opposite direction 5 times. 5, head and hands against each other: hands crossed close to the back of the neck, force the top of the head and neck, the head and neck backward force, mutual resistance 5 times. 6, hands to the sky: hands up over the head, palms up, look up at the back of the hands for 5 seconds.