Prevention of cervical spondylosis, starting from the “three postures”

  The increasingly fast pace of life makes people suffer, taking the elevator up and down the stairs, driving to and from work and being busy in front of the computer make it hard for the cervical spine to rest. More and more people feel stiff and straight in the neck and like to tilt their head back. When you feel this way, cervical spondylosis is about to find you.  Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical spine syndrome, is a series of degenerative pathological changes mainly in the vertebrae and intervertebral discs of the neck. Its incidence is closely related to age and increases with age, but the age of onset of cervical spondylosis is getting younger and younger due to increasing work pressure and deteriorating lifestyle habits. Therefore, paying attention to the prevention of cervical spondylosis has become an important task for current health.  How to prevent cervical spondylosis? It is recommended that you start with the following “three postures”: 1, the correct standing posture Walking in the street, we will see all kinds of standing posture, someone hunched over, someone lowered his head, someone leaning against the railing body distortion, these standing postures are subjecting the cervical spine to enormous pressure, so that its bone degeneration. The correct standing posture should be: abdomen and chest, shoulders slightly backward, hands slightly closed, natural droop, jaw slightly closed, gaze level, back waist tightened, pelvis up, legs taut, knees clenched, from the side, ears, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles should be in a vertical line. Maintain the correct standing posture, in health is very important.  2, the correct walking posture When walking, keep in mind the main points of standing, hands slightly thrown behind you. Legs clenched, feet try to walk in a straight line. Walking heel first, the palms of the feet after the ground, and the crotch followed by a rhythmic slight twist. The correct walking posture should be carried out on the basis of the correct standing posture. Practice walking posture, healthy life, it is important to adhere to.  3, the correct sitting posture Many people sit in front of the computer all day long, hunchback waist, head down, making the cervical spine under enormous pressure, in the long run, will accelerate the aging of the cervical spine. The correct sitting posture should first close the distance to the workbench, the seat height adjustment to the appropriate state, waist straight, the two shoulders back, the work gap should often make shoulder lifting action, every 5-10 minutes try to rest for a moment, the conditions can be slightly tilted desktop, can reduce the end of sitting fatigue. Hip full contact with the chair surface, often rest with the back of the chair against the back.