Myth one: cervical spondylosis can not pillow Many people believe that cervical spondylosis is a long-term low head, the neck is not straight, so after the cervical spondylosis do not sleep with a pillow, so that you can straighten the neck, the treatment of cervical spondylosis is beneficial. In fact, this is completely wrong. Because the cervical spine is a natural physiological bend, in sleep, a moderate height pillow to just maintain the physiological bend of the cervical spine. And if not pillow cervical spine physiological bending will be damaged. In normal people, long-term sleep without a pillow is likely to lead to muscle spasm in the neck and shoulder leading to neck and shoulder pain, and cervical spondylosis patients who do not have a pillow for a long time will cause further degeneration of the cervical disc that has been strained and degenerated, which in turn increases the compression of the spinal cord and nerve root, making the performance of cervical spondylosis more and more serious. So the pillow has such a great impact on cervical spondylosis, we should pillow what pillow is appropriate? The pillow should not be too high or too soft to ensure that the physiological convexity of the cervical spine is restored when lying down, and the height of the pillow should be as high as one’s shoulder when lying on the side. At the same time, the more ideal pillow should have a moderate hardness and softness, the market pillow forest, the price difference is also relatively large. Pillows made of buckwheat hulls, a type of plant hulls are more in line with the needs of people. It can be seen, cervical spondylosis patients not only to pillow, but also to choose a suitable pillow to help the treatment and prevention of cervical spondylosis. Myth 2: Traction and massage help treat all cervical spondylosis Due to the lack of awareness of cervical spondylosis among the people, some false advertising and the flowering of informal physical therapy places and other factors, resulting in many patients think that they should and must do traction and massage when they have cervical spondylosis, which is very wrong and wrong. As mentioned earlier, there are many types of cervical spondylosis in medicine, and traction and massage are indeed beneficial for some types of cervical spondylosis, but traction and massage are absolutely prohibited for spinal cervical spondylosis, because these operations will lead to further aggravation of spinal cord compression and even tetraplegia in severe cases. Spinal cord cervical spondylosis must and can only be treated by surgical methods, traction and massage are only suitable for relieving neck and shoulder discomfort or for patients with neurogenic cervical spondylosis with short onset and mild symptoms, and violent massage is prohibited in the acute phase to prevent local inflammation and edema from worsening. But many people do not know what is considered spinal cervical spondylosis and what is considered neurogenic cervical spondylosis, which requires patients to go to a regular hospital in time to receive the correct examination and treatment when suffering from cervical spondylosis, rather than blindly traction and physical therapy, otherwise it is easy to cause irreversible consequences. Myth 3: Only conservative treatment of cervical spondylosis can be used and surgery is refused Conservative treatment of cervical spondylosis includes traction, massage, cervical brace collar braking, physical therapy and medication. Each treatment method has its own mechanism of action, and different types of cervical spondylosis require different treatment methods. For example, massage does have a certain therapeutic effect on some types of cervical spondylosis, but not the harder the massage, the better. Because the cause of cervical spondylosis is the degeneration of the intervertebral disc and intervertebral joints caused by various factors and the resulting secondary changes, which cause a series of symptoms by compressing the nerve roots and spinal cord. Therefore, violent massage may further damage the already compressed spinal cord and nerve roots, and some damage is even irreversible, leading to paralysis. Traction and massage is a double-edged sword for cervical spondylosis, so how should we use it correctly? Traction weight should not be too heavy, generally 2-6kg, traction direction to head forward bending 15 degrees is appropriate; and massage action should be gentle, strictly prohibit violence massage. Doctors once again remind the general public: after suffering from cervical spondylosis must be treated in regular medical places, by regular medical personnel to massage and physical therapy, so as to ensure the recovery and safety of patients. ”The doctor treats the disease but not the disease”, so the prevention of cervical spondylosis is particularly important. For how to prevent cervical spondylosis: first, should avoid long-term fixed cervical spine in the same posture, in the ambulatory work or use the computer one or two hours after a slow turn of the head to rest a while, but also colleagues to help each other knead the neck and shoulders, so that the cervical spine can be rested and relaxed. Second, sleep to maintain the correct sleeping position, choose the right height and hardness of the pillow, and do not sleep on a pillow is not scientific, should be avoided. Again, appropriate sports should be carried out, swimming, kite flying, etc. are good for the prevention of cervical spondylosis, but any sports need to be moderate, not because of excessive exercise and other side injuries.