Sympathetic cervical spondylosis can be determined by medical history, symptoms, physical examination, and imaging tests.
1. Medical history: what kind of work is the patient engaged in, when the corresponding symptoms appeared, and whether there is any relevant examination and treatment, etc. The symptoms of sympathetic cervical spondylosis are complicated.
2. Symptoms: Symptoms of sympathetic cervical spondylosis are complicated, mainly manifested as dizziness and nausea, panic and chest tightness, precordial pain, tinnitus, blurred vision, and a series of sympathetic nerve compression symptoms.
3. Physical examination: the condition can be generally judged by some specific examination methods, such as the forward flexion and neck rotation test (first lowering the head, then rotating the head from side to side, and if there is pain in the cervical vertebrae, it will be positive), intervertebral foraminal compression test (tilting the head to the side, the doctor puts the left hand on the top of the head of the patient, and then the right hand hammers lightly on the dorsum of the left hand, and if there is pain, it will be positive), and so on.
4. Imaging tests: such as X-ray, CT, magnetic resonance imaging, etc., which can determine whether there is joint dislocation, osteophytes, intervertebral space narrowing and other changes.
Patients with sympathetic cervical spondylosis who experience the above symptoms should consult a doctor in a timely manner and be treated according to the severity of their condition.