I. What is cervical spondylosis?
Degenerative changes of the cervical disc tissue and its secondary pathological changes involve the surrounding tissue structures (nerve roots, spinal cord, vertebral artery, sympathetic nerve, etc.), and the corresponding clinical manifestations appear.
Second, what are the types and clinical manifestations of cervical spondylosis?
1.Cervical type mainly manifests as head, neck, shoulder and other parts of the pain
2.Nerve root type mainly manifests as nerve root numbness and pain and the scope is consistent with the cervical spinal nerve innervation area, and there may be cervical symptoms at the same time.
3.Vertebral artery type mainly manifests as sudden postural vertigo, or dizziness, headache, etc., and may be accompanied by cervical symptoms.
4.Sympathetic type mainly manifests as sympathetic symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, chest tightness, panic, nausea, etc., and may be accompanied by cervical symptoms.
5.Spinal medullary type manifests as slowly progressive stiffness and trembling of both lower limbs on cotton, unsteadiness and weakness of walking, etc.; the feeling of thoracic and abdominal girdle.
6.Esophageal type mainly manifests as difficulty in swallowing (due to compression of the esophagus by osteophytes at the anterior edge of the vertebral body), and may be accompanied by cervical symptoms.
7.Mixed type has clinical symptoms of two or more types of cervical spondylosis.
C. What are the common causes of cervical spondylosis?
1.Bad working posture
2.Bad sleeping posture
3.Excessive stimulation of the neck by wind and cold
4.Long time watching computer and TV
5.Sleeping pillow height discomfort
6.Lack of exercise in the neck
7.Carrying or carrying too heavy items
What should I do if I have cervical spondylosis?
1.Go to regular hospital orthopedic department, orthopedic injury department for treatment
2, correct understanding of cervical spondylosis, maintain a good state of mind
3.Cooperate with doctor’s treatment and active neck rehabilitation exercise
4.Correct bad working and living habits and eliminate the causative factors
V. What are the treatment methods of cervical spondylosis?
1.Treatment methods for cervical spondylosis are mainly divided into two categories.
1, cervical spondylosis conservative treatment method 1, manipulation 2, Chinese and Western medicine 3, acupuncture 4, traction 5, physical therapy 6, acupuncture 7, closed 8, exercise, etc.
2.Surgical treatment for cervical spondylosis 1.Anterior approach type 2.Posterior approach type
2.General treatment principle: the symposium on cervical spondylosis clearly put forward: conservative therapy is the main treatment for cervical spondylosis, and each type should give priority to effective conservative treatment. Surgery may be considered after regular and systematic non-surgical treatment for more than 3-6 months is ineffective or aggravated.
What is the effective prevention and treatment method of cervical spondylosis in Chinese medicine?
In addition to effective clinical treatment of cervical spondylosis in regular hospitals, effective prevention and treatment in patients’ homes is also particularly important. Combined with our clinical experience, we believe that it is necessary for patients with cervical spondylosis to have two “homework”, one of which is the functional exercise of “cervical mizhu” and the other is “cushion pillow for the neck”.
Special note: each step of the two “homework” should be done according to the requirements of the standard operation, to the extent that the patient feels comfortable, there are certain indications, please be sure to combine the doctor’s guidance; short-term individual patient treatment effect is not obvious, the long-term effect is more ideal, it is important to adhere to!
1, the neck cushion pillow operation essentials: with a thick dry towel or bath towel folded, rolled into a moderately tight towel roll, people lying flat on the bed (do not cushion pillow under the head), and then the rolled towel roll cushion in the suspension of the neck below, the height of the towel roll to have a sense of support under the neck, while the head and shoulders and did not leave the bed, and people feel comfortable as degree, every morning and evening should adhere to lie 30-60 minutes; not overtime Otherwise aggravate the symptoms; after each pad, take off the towel roll and then pillow to sleep. (Valuable in perseverance)
2, “rice” exercises functional exercise
2.1, the amount and degree of exercise
Generally speaking, divided into morning, midday and evening three time periods, each person can do “rice” exercise a total of 50-60 times a day. Another when the desk job, watching TV or computer, every 1-2 hours should also insist on doing a few “rice” exercises.
1.2.Operating action essentials
Backward and forward neck flexion functional exercise: step 1 starting position: please keep the head in a neutral position; step 2 head from the neutral position slowly and uniformly low forward to the limit position to maintain 3 seconds; part 3 head from the front low limit position slowly and uniformly to restore to the neutral position; step 4 head from the neutral position slowly and uniformly backward to the limit position to maintain 3 seconds.
Left and right lateral neck flexion functional exercise: step 1, the head is slowly and uniformly restored to the neutral position from the limit position of step 4 above; step 2, the head is slowly and uniformly restored to the limit position from the neutral position; step 3, the head is slowly and uniformly restored to the neutral position from the limit position of left side flexion; step 4, the head is slowly and uniformly restored to the limit position from the neutral position to the right side flexion for 3 seconds.
Left and right cervical rotation function exercise: step 1 head from the above step 4 limit position slowly and uniformly to return to the neutral position; step 2 head neutral position slowly and uniformly rotate to the left rear bottom to the limit position and hold for 3 seconds; step 3 head from the above step limit position slowly and uniformly to return to the neutral position; step 4 head neutral position slowly and uniformly rotate to the right rear bottom to the limit position and hold for 3 seconds.