What are the common causes of cervical spine injuries

Cervical spinal cord injury refers to the spinal cord injury caused by external direct or indirect factors, and various motor, sensory and sphincter dysfunction, abnormal muscle tone and corresponding changes in pathological reflexes occur in the corresponding segment of the damage. First, the causes of cervical spine injury 1, cervical spine injury caused by emergency braking is quite common. Sleeping while riding in a car, when the car is driving on the highway, the driver brakes sharply to avoid obstacles. Motorcycle accidents have a higher rate of whiplash injury than automobile accidents. 2, construction accidents account for the second injury, mostly multiple comprehensive trauma, but cervical spine trauma is quite common mainly, due to the obvious causes and symptoms, not easy to be ignored. However, because the medical profession pays more attention to craniocerebral trauma, it is easy to misdiagnose or miss the diagnosis of those who appear to be traumatic brain injury, but are actually cervical spine trauma. In fact, the brain is protected by the thick and round skull, unlike the cervical spine is so easy to be injured. 3, sports from a high fall from the bar, double bar, high and low bar, or riding a horse or donkey fall, in the acute phase there are obvious symptoms, easy to diagnose, but should pay attention to the acute phase after the hidden development. 4, sudden accidental injuries such as boxing, stick to the neck, falling object injuries. This type of injury in addition to the symptoms of the acute phase, will also leave a chronic progressive lesions. Second, the prevention of countermeasures 1, do not sleep in the car, such as sleepy, must head back on the backrest. The passenger seat is most likely to be injured, it is best not to sit. Be sure to wear a seat belt. 2.Ride a motorcycle to wear a helmet. Construction workers must wear helmets. 3.For people with suspected cervical spine trauma, be extra careful when moving. 4.Actively treat pharyngeal diseases to prevent inflammatory stimuli from destabilizing the neck muscles and ligaments. Treatment of cervical spondylosis should always be carried out under the guidance of a specialist. For suspected cervical spine injury, detailed physical examination should be done and X-ray, CT or MRI examination should be done promptly to prevent missed diagnosis.