The symptoms of cervical spondylosis are very rich, diverse and complex, and most patients start with mild symptoms that gradually worsen later, while some have more severe symptoms. This is related to the type of cervical spondylosis suffered, but there are often few simple types, with one type dominating and one to several types mixed together, called mixed cervical spondylosis, so that the symptoms are very rich, diverse and complex.
Its main symptoms are head, neck, shoulder, back and arm pain, neck stiffness and limited movement. The neck and shoulder pain can be radiated to the head and occipital region and upper limbs, some are accompanied by dizziness, house rotation, heavy cases with nausea and vomiting, bedridden, and a few can have vertigo and sudden collapse. Some have fever on one side of the face and sometimes abnormal sweating. There is a feeling of heaviness in the back of the shoulder, weakness in the upper limbs, numbness in the fingers, loss of sensation in the skin of the limbs, weakness in holding objects in the hands, and sometimes unconscious gripping of objects to the ground. Other patients have weakness in the lower limbs, unstable walking, numbness in the second foot, and a feeling like stepping on cotton when walking. When cervical spondylosis involves sympathetic nerves, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, swelling of the second eye, dryness, inability to open the second eye, tinnitus, ear blockage, loss of balance, tachycardia, panic, tight c feeling in the chest, some even have symptoms such as gastrointestinal distention. A few people experience loss of control of bowel movements and urination, sexual dysfunction, and even tetraplegia. There are also symptoms such as dysphagia and dysphonia. These symptoms are related to the degree of onset, the duration of onset, and the individual’s physical condition. Most of the symptoms are mild at the onset and are not taken seriously, most of them can recover on their own, sometimes light and sometimes heavy. If the disease is left untreated for a long time, it can cause psychological damage and produce symptoms such as insomnia, irritability, anger, anxiety and depression.
The clinical symptoms of cervical spondylosis are more complicated. They mainly include neck and back pain, upper limb weakness, numbness of fingers, lower limb weakness, difficulty in walking, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and even blurred vision, tachycardia and difficulty in swallowing. The clinical symptoms of cervical spondylosis are related to the location of the lesion, the degree of tissue involvement and individual differences.
Precautions before treatment of cervical spondylosis:
I. Prevention of cervical spondylosis.
1.Read books about cervical spondylosis and master the prevention and treatment of the disease by scientific means.
2.Keep optimistic spirit, establish the idea of fighting hard against the disease, cooperate with the doctor’s treatment and reduce recurrence.
3.Strengthen the exercise of neck and shoulder muscles, between or after work, do forward flexion, backward extension and rotation of the head and upper limbs, which can not only relieve fatigue, but also make the muscles developed and toughness enhanced, thus contributing to the stability of the cervical spine and enhancing the ability of the neck and shoulder to comply with sudden changes in the neck
4, avoid the bad habit of high pillow sleep, high pillow makes the head forward flexion, increase the stress of the lower cervical spine, there is a possibility of accelerating cervical degeneration.
5.Note neck and shoulder warmth, avoid head and neck weight, avoid excessive fatigue, do not doze off when sitting in a car.
6, early, thorough treatment of neck and shoulder, back soft tissue strain, to prevent its development into cervical spondylosis.
7, labor or walking to prevent flash, contusion.
8.Long-term ambulatory workers should change their head position regularly and do the exercise of neck and shoulder muscles on time.
9, pay attention to the correct posture of the head, neck, shoulders and back, do not shrug your shoulders, talk, read books to look at the front. To keep the spine straight.
10, Chinese medicine believes that walnuts, dogwood, raw earth, black sesame seeds, etc. have the function of tonifying the kidney marrow, and a small amount taken reasonably can play a role in strengthening the muscles and bones and delaying the degeneration of the kidney and joints.
Second, the bed for cervical spondylosis patients
Various beds have their own advantages and disadvantages, and with personal residence, climate, living habits, economic status. However, from the perspective of cervical spondylosis prevention alone, it is better to choose a bed that is conducive to the stability of the disease and to maintain the balance of the spine. Therefore, it is better to choose a Simmons mattress with elasticity placed on the bed board. It can play an adjusting role with the change of the physiological curve of the spine.
Third, the pillow for cervical spondylosis patients
The pillow is the main tool to maintain the normal position of the head and neck. This “normal” position is to maintain the physiological curve of the head and neck segment itself. This weight curve not only ensures the external muscle balance of the cervical spine, but also maintains the physiological anatomy of the spinal canal. Therefore, an ideal pillow should be in line with the cervical physiological curvature requirements, soft texture, good breathability, low in the middle, high at both ends of the Yuan Bao shape is better. Because this shape can be used in the middle of the depression to maintain the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, can also play a relative braking and fixation of the head and neck, can reduce the head in sleep
The abnormal activities of the neck.
Secondly, the pillow pistil content selection is also very important, commonly used are.
1, buckwheat bark: inexpensive, breathable, can always adjust the height of the pillow.
2, Pu velvet: soft texture, good breathability, can be adjusted at any time the height.
3, mung bean shell: not only good ventilation, and cool relief, if coupled with the right amount of tea or mint is better, but mainly for summer. Others such as duck feathers are also good, but the price is higher.
Pillow should not be too high or too low, do not “high pillow” to the physiological position is better, generally speaking, the pillow high to 8 ~ 15cm appropriate, or according to the formula: (shoulder width – head width) ÷ 2. Cervical pillow can also play a preventive or therapeutic role.
Fourth, the cervical spondylosis patients sleep position
A good sleep position, not only to maintain the physiological curvature of the entire spine, but also should make the patient feel comfortable, in order to achieve the role of the whole body muscle relaxation, easy to restore the fatigue of the adjustment of the physiological state of the joints. According to the requirements of this good position should make the chest and waist to maintain the natural curvature, both hips and knees are flexed, then the whole body muscles can be relaxed, so that it is best to take the side or supine, not prone.
Five, cervical spondylosis dumbbell medical gymnastics
1, bending elbow chest expansion: two legs shoulder width apart, both hands dumbbell natural down, both arms flat shoulder bending elbow, while backward chest expansion. Repeat 12 to 16 times.
2, oblique strike: two legs separated and shoulder width, both hands dumbbells bent elbows on both sides of the chest, the upper body slightly to the left, the right hand to the left front oblique strike, alternating left and right, each repeated 6 to 8 times.
3, lateral strikes: the two legs stand apart and shoulder width, both hands holding dumbbells flexed into the chest on both sides, the left hand holding dumbbells to the right side of the strike, alternating between the left and right, each repeated 6 to 8 times.
4, above the strike, two legs apart and shoulder width, two dumbbells in both hands flexed on both sides of the chest, the right hand holding dumbbells to the upper strike, alternating left and right, each repeated 6 to 8 times.
5, arm extension: two legs apart and shoulder width, both hands holding dumbbells down, the right upper limb straight up from the front, alternating left and right repeat 6 to 8 times.
6.Shrugging shoulders and backward rotation: stand with your legs shoulder-width apart, hold dumbbells down with both hands, straighten both arms down, shrug both shoulders upward with force, rotate both shoulders backward and put them down, repeat 12 to 16 times.
7.Both shoulders backward and chest expansion and backward extension: stand with your legs shoulder-width apart, hold the dumbbells down with your arms straight and rotate your shoulders outward, open your shoulders backward and expand your chest at the same time, repeat 12 to 16 times.
8, straight arm front and back swing: two legs front and back, two dumbbells hanging down, the right and left upper limbs straighten while alternating front and back swing, repeat 6 to 8 times, the two legs swap standing position, while swinging 6 to 8 times.
9, head lateral flexion turn: two legs separated and shoulder width, two dumbbells hanging down, head and neck flexion to the left, up to the maximum range, and then rotate to the right to the maximum range, alternating left and right, repeated 6 to 8 times.
10, head forward bending and backward tilt: two legs separated and shoulder width, two hands holding dumbbells down, head and neck forward bending, as far as possible to the maximum range; head and neck backward tilt to the maximum range, repeat 6 to 8 times.
11, head rotation: two legs separated and shoulder-width, two dumbbells hanging down. Rotate the head and neck in a clockwise direction for one week, then rotate in a counterclockwise direction for one week, repeat 6 to 8 times.
The above action should be gentle, and the rotation action can be done 1 to 2 times a day depending on the person.
Cervical spondylosis treatment should be clearly differentiated into types and the right medicine
For early and middle stage cervical spondylosis patients, if the symptoms are not too serious and can be tolerated, conservative treatment is recommended. The methods of conservative treatment include medicine, physiotherapy, massage, massage, etc. Physiotherapy can activate local blood circulation, promote tissue metabolism, regulate autonomic nerve function, relieve muscle spasm, enhance muscle tone, eliminate inflammatory edema of nerve roots, and delay or reduce the calcification and ossification process of bones, joints and ligaments. It is common to use transheat, direct current, low-frequency pulse, ultrasound, induction electricity, vinegar therapy, and herbal penetration. Massage and tui-na therapy are also effective methods of treatment, especially in the early stage of cervical spondylosis.
In addition, the treatment of cervical spondylosis also requires the selection of different therapies according to different types. Most neurogenic cervical spondylosis is generally less symptomatic and relatively easy to treat, and it is generally recommended to take only conservative treatment. It is known that most of the neurogenic cervical spondylosis can be relieved by non-surgical treatment in clinical practice. Surgery can only be considered for a small number of neurogenic cervical spondylosis for which conservative treatment is ineffective. Relatively speaking, spinal cord cervical spondylosis is more difficult to cure than neurogenic cervical spondylosis, and the symptoms are more serious. Once the diagnosis is clear, patients should undergo surgery promptly and as soon as possible. If surgery is not performed in time, it may lead to degeneration and necrosis of the spinal cord, and the consequences of this will be irreversible.