Many people have the experience of falling pillow. It is a common disease, generally in young and middle-aged people, commonly in the morning after waking up suddenly feel the back side of the neck pain, neck can not turn, can be radiated to the upper limbs or back, the injured side of the pain increased when the activity, serious cases may also appear vertigo, tinnitus. The pillow does not only occur during sleep, neck muscle strain or sudden injury, can repeatedly cause the pillow. Although the pillow problem is small, but do not wait to take it lightly. The reason for the pillow 1, pillow is not suitable: pillow too high, too hard or uneven height, sleep head and neck posture improper, can make the neck side of the muscles, joints and ligaments are overstretched, resulting in acute soft tissue injury. 2, sleep without attention to warmth: electric fan or air conditioning direct blowing makes the neck cooled by the wind, causing local muscle and soft tissue damage, resulting in local sterile inflammation, resulting in spasmodic pain. 3, cervical spine long-term posture: cervical muscle tension stiffness, lack of flexibility, easy fatigue and chronic pain, in the wrong sleeping position will make the neck muscle spasm, the formation of the pillow. 4, cervical spondylosis: on the one hand, after suffering from cervical spondylosis ligament relaxation in the neck, small joint dislocation, resulting in reduced cervical spine stability, in a long time fixed a certain posture or suddenly lifting heavy objects, very easy to sprain the neck, resulting in the pillow. If the fallen pillow persists, accompanied by dizziness and headache, finger numbness, or frequent fallen pillow, to pay attention to, is likely to be the early manifestation of cervical spondylosis. On the other hand, repeatedly falling pillow and cervical spondylosis will produce a vicious circle, accelerating the progress of cervical spondylosis. Repeatedly fallen pillow, 4 or 5 times in a year, indicates that the ligaments around the cervical spine has relaxed, lost the function of maintaining the stability of the cervical spine joints, medically known as “cervical instability”, and the small joints of the cervical spine may have “misalignment”, can involve the intervertebral disc, so that The cervical vertebrae may be misaligned, which may involve the intervertebral discs and accelerate the osteophytes and develop into cervical spine disease. First of all, do not rush to massage physical therapy or use drugs indiscriminately, but go to the orthopedic department of the hospital to rule out the possibility of cervical spondylosis. Unlike the treatment of simple pillow, cervical spondylosis caused by the pillow requires professional treatment such as neck support traction, specialist symptomatic treatment. If you rashly treat yourself, it is likely to be counterproductive, aggravate the progress of cervical spondylosis or can not be completely cured, laying the hidden danger of cervical spondylosis. The current treatment of the pillow are oral anti-inflammatory painkillers, local closure, massage physiotherapy, etc., can also be used in Chinese medicine treatment methods. Prevent pillow 1, choose the right pillow: the pillow should be able to support the physiological curve of the cervical spine, and keep the cervical spine straight. How to choose the right pillow? Generally speaking, the height of the pillow for sleeping on your back is the height of your fist, and the height of the pillow for sleeping on your side is 1.5 times the height of your fist. But most people sleep on their backs more time, so it is recommended that the height of the pillow is a little more than a fist, should not reach the height of a fist and a half. In addition, supine position, the lower edge of the pillow is best padded in the upper edge of the shoulder, can not make the neck off the empty. 2, pay attention to the neck warmth: in the autumn and winter season, it is best to wear high-collared clothes. In spring and summer when the weather is slightly hot, pay attention to prevent the neck and shoulders from getting cold during night sleep. In the hot season, the night sleep should pay attention to the air conditioning temperature should not be too low, especially not long time blowing against the air conditioning. 3, strengthen the neck muscle exercise: not only can active cervical spine regional blood circulation, eliminate bruising edema, stretch the neck ligaments, relieve muscle spasm state, but also can enhance the strength of the neck muscles, enhance the ability to tolerate fatigue, improve the stability of the cervical spine. The cervical spine static confrontation exercise is simple and effective, the method is to use the hand in the front and back of the left and right 4 directions, respectively, about 20 seconds of confrontation, 20 times per group, adhere to 4 ~ 5 groups per day. Exercise if there is a ringing sound in the neck, accompanied by pain, should reduce the number of exercises or stop exercise; if there is no pain, you can continue to exercise. 4, to avoid neck injury: when taking transportation, pay attention to fasten the seat belt, to avoid emergency braking “whipping-like” injury. Prevent cervical spine injury when doing sports. When the acute attack of cervical spondylosis, the cervical spine to reduce the activity, especially to avoid rapid head turning, if necessary, with a neck brace protection. 5, maintain good posture: good posture can reduce the sense of exertion and avoid injury. Long hours of low desk work will lead to neck muscle fatigue, cervical disc aging, followed by a series of symptoms. The best posture is to keep the neck straight, slightly leaning forward, do not twist, tilt; work for more than an hour should rest for a few minutes, do some neck activities or massage, to prevent chronic strain on the neck muscle.