How to prevent cervicogenic pain

1. Maintain a good sleeping position and working posture. People have 6-9 hours a day is spent in sleep, therefore, choose the right pillow, sleep head and neck will be placed in the appropriate position, for the prevention of cervical spine and neck muscle strain disease is of great significance. Work should often change posture, avoid the same position for too long, adhere to the workplace exercises, if necessary, need to change the type of work. Note: how high the pillow is appropriate Pillow a pillow of the right height, can make the spine to maintain a normal curvature, muscles, ligaments and joint capsules in a relatively balanced state, and then make the muscles, nerves relax, breathing, brain blood supply is normal. Help prevent cervicogenic pain. People used to lie on their backs: before going to bed can be flattened in the middle of the pillow, the neck with the pillow at the cushion, the pillow is compressed by the head of the neck pillow height and their fist height. Used to side lying people: pillow height should be consistent with their shoulder width on one side. In general, the height of the pillow is no absolute standard, it is related to each person’s fat and thin, shoulder width, neck length, in order to make the cervical spine neither forward flexion, nor lateral bending, to maintain a proper backward position, feel comfortable as appropriate. 2, self-protection and prevention of head and neck trauma in life, work, especially by car and airplane, the use of seat belts can reduce the occurrence of head and neck trauma, reduce the degree of injury. 3, timely treatment of acute head and neck injuries in the acute injury period, should pay attention to maintain bed rest, the use of neck brace and other appliances for the protection of the neck brake, if necessary, can also be taken orally to pain tablets and other drugs anti-inflammatory and analgesic, as far as possible to make the injured cervical vertebrae and muscle trauma response to the minimum degree. 4, avoid excessive mental labor and long-term mental tension Excessive mental labor and long-term mental tension is a common feature of patients with cervicogenic headache, but also an important cause of cervicogenic headache attacks. Therefore, pay attention to the combination of work and rest and often adjust the psychological state of cervicogenic headache control is very meaningful.