Cervical spine disorders such as cervical spondylolisthesis can be relieved by massage from a medical professional in addition to conventional treatment. Cervical spine disorders such as cervical spinal stenosis should not be massaged.
Mild cervical disc herniation, cervical osteophytes, and neck muscle strain can be properly massaged in the neck muscles in addition to regular treatment. Massage moderate strength, with the thumb of the palm of the neck on both sides of the muscle pressure, kneading, the back of the neck muscles can be slightly more forceful kneading, to relieve the cervical nerve root compression. Massage should be performed by a medical professional.
Cervical spinal stenosis, hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum, cervical spine trauma, cervical spine segmental instability and other cervical spondylosis can not be massaged, massage may aggravate spinal cord injury, causing aggravation or even paralysis.
Cervical spondylosis should go to the hospital in a timely manner, by the regular hospital professional doctors to determine whether massage and targeted treatment.