What is the McKenzie Cervical Exercise

There are many ways to exercise the cervical spine, the more commonly used is the McKenzie cervical spine self-exercise method. Specific methods are as follows: 1. The first step: the practitioner needs to sit in a chair, take a deep breath and relax the whole body, so that the neck is in a natural position, and then look straight ahead, slowly move the head backward to the position of no longer move, and then adhere to a few seconds, and then slowly contract the chin, and then return to the original state, so repeated several times more practice. 2. Step 2: Keep the neck in a contracted state, then tilt the head 45 °, showing the state of looking up at the stars, and then slowly rotate the head, alternating back and forth, so that repeated a few more times can be practiced. 3. The third step: the practitioner needs to find a flat bed, lying down and do not pillow pillow, and then slowly contraction of the chin to the maximum extent, adhere to 5 seconds, and then relax. After repeated practice, the head out of the bed, so that the suspension, and then tilt the head to the maximum degree, and then slowly move the head to the left and right, repeated practice can be. Patients need to exercise under the guidance of a physician, and pay attention to the strength, not violent force, need to be gradual, and in the acute phase of the disease before exercise, not too hasty, so as not to cause serious consequences.