“In the past, it was thought that people doing manual work were prone to cervical spondylosis, but in fact this is not the case. Doing manual work, heavy work and work with a lot of neck movements is mainly because of the tendency to get injured and cause cervical spine fractures and dislocations, which is a topic for another time. In fact, the real susceptibility to cervical spondylosis is instead due to those workers who look relaxed but need to keep their heads down for long periods of time. The prolonged forward flexion of the neck inevitably leads to increased pressure in the intervertebral space and posterior displacement of the nucleus pulposus, resulting in bleeding and bone spur formation at the back of the vertebral joint.
Therefore, it can be argued that the “white-collar class” is more prone to cervical spondylosis because the workers who work at the desk, apart from assembly lines and certain special types of work (such as sewers and inspectors), are mainly secretaries, typists, draftsmen, writers and copywriters, etc.”