Straightening of the cervical spine generally refers to the straightening of the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, suggesting that the muscle-ligament complex behind the cervical spine has chronic strain injury, weakening and resulting in straightening of the physiological curvature.
The cervical spine is divided into seven sections from top to bottom, consisting of cervical vertebrae, intervertebral discs, nerves and blood vessels, and the normal physiological curvature of the cervical spine is curved and bent to the front, and only if the cervical spine maintains the physiological curvature, the intervertebral discs will have less pressure.
Straightening of the cervical curvature usually occurs in people with long periods of time with their heads down, such as office clerks, students, cell phone users, etc. With long periods of time with their heads down, the cervical spine tends to lose its forward curvature and straighten out, resulting in straightening of the physiological curvature of the cervical spine.
At first, the symptoms are not very obvious, usually stiffness, soreness and discomfort in the neck and shoulder area, and some of the patients have pain and pressure pain and other symptoms. Once the curvature of the cervical spine is straightened, the pressure on the intervertebral discs increases, which can easily lead to disc aging, bulging or even herniation.
The straightening of the physiological curvature of the cervical spine needs to be treated in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, so as not to delay the condition and cause cervical spondylosis.