What kind of cervical spondylosis needs surgical treatment? 1.Symptoms of vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis, recurrent cervical vertigo or sudden collapse, the site and degree of vertebral artery compression are clearly identified by angiography, and non-surgical therapy is ineffective for a long time, cervical spine surgery can be considered. 2. Very few neurogenic cervical spondylosis whose non-surgical treatment has been ineffective for a long time and the location of the compressed nerve is accurate, can be treated by surgery as appropriate. Sympathetic nerve type surgery is less effective, and surgical treatment of cervical spondylosis should be cautious. 3, spinal cord cervical spondylosis symptoms, cervical spinal cord is compressed by hyperplasia, yellow ligament, protruding intervertebral disc, the symptoms are mild, non-surgical treatment can be made, at the same time, pay attention to observation, if the body below the neck paralysis, appear different degrees of sensory and motor disorders, spinal cord compression symptoms constantly aggravated or suddenly intensified, must be cervical spondylosis surgery as soon as possible 4, very few cases, the sixth cervical vertebra upper and lower vertebral body bone proliferation speed is too fast In rare cases, the osteophytes of the upper and lower vertebrae of the sixth cervical vertebra are growing too fast, and the bone superfluous is too large, which can compress the adjoining esophagus in front (where it is originally narrow), causing inflammation and edema around it, aggravating the stenosis and causing symptoms of swallowing difficulty. It can also be accompanied by nausea and vomiting, hoarseness, and difficulty in breathing when the head is tilted back. If the symptoms are not relieved by food adjustment, diuretic medication, cervical traction or plaster neck circumference fixation, and application of antibiotics to prevent infection, surgical treatment should be performed to remove the bone flab that is compressing the esophagus, which is quite effective. This kind of surgery, generally not easy to damage the spinal cord, nerves and blood vessels, safer than the above-mentioned cervical spondylosis surgery. If you are diagnosed with surgery, can you still use acupuncture, massage, hot compresses, cupping and other methods? Yes, traditional Chinese medical methods such as acupuncture and massage are painless, effective and low cost, and are recommended.