Due to long-term chronic strain, the age of onset of cervical spondylosis has advanced from 40 years old to 30 years old, and become a veritable white-collar occupational disease. What’s more worrying is that the cervical spine, which is the most active part of the spine, is also the most important part of the nerve center, and is a necessary path for the heart and brain vessels, so once it fails, the consequences are serious.
Please follow us to do a test
Gently tilt your head back, then try your best to turn to the left and then to the right, you will definitely find soreness and stiffness. This is the alarm signal that the cervical spine is sending you a cry for help! Today we will teach you how to self-test as well as treat and relieve cervical spondylosis.
10 early alarms of cervical spondylosis
1.Long-standing headache or migraine
2.Frequent dizziness and blurred vision
3, persistent tinnitus or hearing loss for non-ear reasons
4.Unexplained heart arrhythmia, angina-like symptoms.
5.Long-term low blood pressure.
6.Inexplicable hypertension.
7.Long-term untreated internal dysfunction that cannot be found.
8.Multiple seborrheic dermatitis and hair loss.
9.Always tilting the head to one side.
10.Unexplained recurrent pillow fall
How to self-test cervical spondylosis
1.Head, neck, back and arm soreness
2.Neck and neck stiffness.
3.Weakness of upper limbs.
4.Numbness of the fingers and inability to move.
5.The feeling of stepping on cotton in both lower limbs.
6.Vertigo, headache.
7.Visual impairment.
8.Sudden fall.
9.”Rattling” sound in the neck.
10.Stiffness of neck muscles; painful points when pressing the neck with hands.
11.Incompetence in turning the neck.
Sitting misconceptions
Incorrect sitting posture, we unknowingly left a health hazard. This picture on the left, the girl’s thoracic vertebrae, cervical vertebrae have been tilted forward, over time, it is easy to lead to cervical spondylosis. This picture on the right, it looks like the sitting posture is very standard, but the lumbar spine and the seat between the large gap left, so that the full force of the body by the waist force support, over time, here will appear pain.
Prevention of cervical spondylosis
Daily life should pay attention to maintain the correct posture of the head and neck, do not shrug your shoulders, read books, operate the computer to look at the front, keep the spine straight. When sleeping, choose the right pillow, not too high or too low, the general pillow with a height of 10 cm is appropriate. Do not lie down to read books, watch TV.