What is cervical spondylosis? Cervical spondylosis is a general term for a series of diseases that occur when the blood vessels, nerves, and even the spinal cord in the neck are compressed due to cervical spine osteophytes, cervical disc herniations, etc. What are the symptoms to be considered as “cervical spondylosis”? Cervical spondylosis should be considered when there is stiffness and pain in the back of the neck, inflexibility in rotation, dizziness, headache, tinnitus, hearing loss, numbness in the fingers, weakness in the hands, muscle atrophy, or the tendency to fall down when holding things, unstable walking, and a feeling of stepping on cotton when the feet hit the ground. Cervical spondylosis is divided into cervical cervical spondylosis, which causes pain in the neck and back, nerve root cervical spondylosis, vertebral artery cervical spondylosis, which compresses blood vessels, spinal cord cervical spondylosis, which compresses the spinal cord, and sympathetic nerve cervical spondylosis, which affects the sympathetic nerves. Is traction available for all cervical spondylosis? Traction is the most common treatment for cervical spondylosis, but not all cervical spondylosis is suitable for traction. For example, patients with severe spinal cord cervical spondylosis may suffer from paraplegia due to the compression of the spinal cord during traction, while patients with vertebral artery cervical spondylosis may suffer from dizziness or even sudden collapse due to the pulling and twisting of blood vessels. Therefore, patients with cervical spondylosis should go to regular medical institutions for examination and treatment, and not to blindly carry out traction, so as not to cause adverse consequences. Is a high pillow worry-free? Many people like to sleep on a high pillow and place the pillow at the back of the head, so that the neck is suspended when resting flat, and the head is in a continuous head-buried posture. In the long run, the neck will not get enough rest during sleep, and even cause strain injury, and induce cervical spondylosis. Prevention of cervical spondylosis: stimulated by factors such as cold and humidity. To prevent the occurrence of cervical spondylosis, in addition to correcting poor posture, pay attention to moisture, cold, but also actively strengthen the exercise, often moving the neck.