What to do about cervical vertigo

Cervical vertigo is usually caused by insufficient blood supply to the cervical artery due to various reasons. Patients mainly present with dizziness, nausea, blurred vision and other vertigo-like symptoms. The common clinical treatment methods for cervical vertigo include medication, physical therapy and surgery. At present, Chinese medicine also has good therapeutic effect in the treatment of cervical vertigo, so patients can use a combination of Chinese and Western medicine to enhance the efficacy: 1. Patients with vertigo caused by muscle spasm in the neck can be treated with local heat, ultrashort wave, infrared and other physical therapy to relieve symptoms. For patients with cervical disc osteophytes and disc herniation, cervical traction can be used to relieve the symptoms of vertigo by improving the pressure on the vertebral artery; 3.Surgical treatment: for patients with severe cervical disc herniation and those who have been ineffective in medication and physical treatment, surgery can be considered to improve the abnormal structure of the intervertebral disc and restore the blood supply of the vertebral artery; 4.TCM treatment: Chinese medicine believes that the causes of cervical vertigo are related to Patients can try to take soup made of Pueraria Mirifica, Fructus Lycii, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, and Radix Rehmanniae to replenish Qi and blood to reduce the frequency and duration of vertigo attacks. In addition, acupuncture, acupressure and cupping can also be used to tonify Qi and blood and warm the meridians and channels.