Pay attention to small daily actions to avoid injury to the cervical spine

  It is said that “office people are only one centimeter away from cervical spondylosis”, many white-collar workers are more or less suffering from neck diseases, and the reason for this is to maintain a single fixed posture of the neck for a long time with long-term ambulatory work or computer operation. Prevention is always the most important part of the cervical spondylosis treatment process, cervical spondylosis prevention is multifaceted, it is throughout daily life and work, usually some small wrong habits can also hurt the cervical spine, the following to take stock of some.  Daily small action careful to hurt the cervical spine: wrong action one: from time to time a substantial twist neck neck strain, often feel sore neck discomfort, many people will begin to do the action of twisting the head. This action can be done, but do not move large and fast. Because the neck muscle is in a state of fatigue, the neck too hard will make the muscle is overstretched and sprained or small joint disorders, thereby increasing the pain and mobility of the neck.  Wrong action two: side wrenching neck, a click sound expert review: neck problems, many people like to do massage therapy, massage is an effective way to treat cervical spondylosis. Massage is often asked to massage doctors to wrench the neck, “enjoy” the click sound issued by the neck. The trigger method is not the most important technique for treating cervical strain and cervical spondylosis. The moment the trigger pops, the joint capsule is effectively stretched and the pressure in the joint cavity changes, these effects stimulate the capillaries and nerve endings around the joint, thus enhancing blood circulation and helping to relieve spasm and anti-inflammation. However, frequent neck wrenching may also cause damage to ligaments and muscles, and even vertebral instability. For patients with cervical spondylosis who already have symptoms of dizziness, the vertigo may also be aggravated by the sudden blockage of the vertebral artery and even fainting.  Wrong action three: sleep refused to use pillows Many cervical spondylosis patients think that high pillows are not good, and even sleep without a pillow. In fact, how high the pillow depends on what sleeping position we like to use: like lying down to choose the pillow to be shorter, the height of the best to my fist high shall prevail; like side lying people, the pillow to be higher, the height is about the distance from the side of the head to the shoulder is appropriate.  Work small action careful to hurt the cervical spine wrong action four: long-term ambulation to the computer human neck has seven vertebrae, the cervical vertebrae by the small joints, ligaments and intervertebral discs are closely connected to each other, outside the neck muscle group support and protection. The normal physiological curvature of the neck is convex, if you work for a long time or face the computer, the cervical vertebrae in a fixed position for a long time easily lead to strain on the neck muscles, chronic inflammation of the neck muscles and fascia, manifested as stiffness, pain and limited movement of the neck. If not corrected in time will further develop into cervical spondylosis, the physiological curvature of the neck will straighten or reverse arch, then in addition to neck discomfort, there will be hand numbness, dizziness or eye distension and other symptoms.  Wrong action five: sideways look at the computer In the office, we often see the computer placed on the side of the desk, we use the computer sideways. In the long run, we have excessive unilateral stress in the neck, resulting in lateral deviation of the cervical vertebrae, asymmetry of the neck muscles on both sides, and painful neck muscle pulling on one side, especially pain in the lower part of the occiput, headache and dizziness.”  Daily health care to pay attention to a few points In addition to avoid the above-mentioned wrong habits, but also to do the following: regularly change the head and neck position; maintain a good sitting posture; ambulate work for about an hour to get up and move the neck, so that the cervical spine in a state of fatigue to relax; maintain a good sleep position, etc..