Is surgery required for cervical spondylosis?

  Whether cervical spondylosis requires surgical treatment is differentiated according to different types, and the indicators for surgery are different for different types of cervical spondylosis.  1.Cervical cervical spondylosis often manifests as neck and shoulder pain or frequent pillowing, and the degree of lesion is relatively mild, which generally does not require surgical treatment.  2, the most common neurogenic cervical spondylosis will first take the conservative treatment method, if conservative treatment for 4-6 weeks is not effective, or conservative treatment has effect after the symptoms and recurrent attacks, the number of attacks within a year is too frequent, seriously affecting the quality of life of patients; even some patients nerve root stimulation is too serious, forced position, such as arms have been raised and can not be put down; there are patients with muscle weakness or muscle atrophy and other symptoms, it is necessary to operate.  3, spinal cord type cervical spondylosis, once diagnosed, surgery is recommended. If the patient shows signs of pressure on the spinal cord such as fine hand movements becoming clumsy, a feeling of weakness in the hands, a feeling of stepping on cotton, or a feeling of a belt on the body, these are absolute indications for surgery.  4. Sympathetic cervical spondylosis, which often manifests as atypical symptoms such as dizziness and tinnitus, can also be treated by surgery if it occurs repeatedly and the diagnosis is clear.