Can you sleep on your side after spinal cervical spondylosis surgery?

Sleeping on the side is not recommended after surgery for spinal cervical spondylosis, as wearing a neck brace in the early stages is very uncomfortable when lying on the side, and a flat position is recommended. Spinal cervical spondylosis is an injury caused by compression and ischemia of the spinal cord. Patients with this condition should sleep in a lying down position after surgery because after surgery patients wear a neck brace and sleeping on the side of the neck can be uncomfortable. Patients should avoid excessive neck activity, pay attention to neck warmth, and perform rehabilitation exercises for the neck after removing the neck brace. Patients should pay attention to clean and dry incisions after surgery to avoid wound infection. In the spinal cervical spondylosis after surgery is mainly oral neurotrophic drugs, such as methylcobalamin tablets, etc., can be appropriate supplementation of vitamin B, there is the role of nutritional nerves, the drug needs to be taken under the guidance of the doctor. In the use of oral medication at the same time, can also be supplemented with other means of treatment, such as the use of physiotherapy in the neck, baked electricity for symptomatic treatment, can make the patient’s clinical symptoms have been significantly relieved. If there are uncomfortable symptoms after spinal cervical spondylosis surgery, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease with the help of the doctor and carry out targeted treatment or therapy.