Mild degenerative changes of the cervical spine is a descriptive term used in cervical X-ray and CT examinations, which generally refers to the degeneration of the cervical spine, which can produce symptoms such as neck pain, upper extremity radiating pain, and numbness, etc. Depending on the severity of the related symptoms, general treatment, medication, physiotherapy, and surgical treatments should be performed. If there are no symptoms, there is no need for special treatment, and improvement of lifestyle is sufficient.
1. General treatment: Rest should be paid attention to, improve the lifestyle, such as avoiding long-term low head to play the cell phone and work at the desk. You can strengthen the muscle strength exercise around the neck, such as meter exercise, neck resistance training, etc., and avoid trauma to the neck, cold and so on.
2. Medication: If you have neck pain, upper limb pain, numbness and other symptoms, you can take oral ibuprofen and other non-steroidal painkillers and methylcobalamin and other nutritive nerve drugs to relieve.
3. Physiotherapy: Physiotherapy such as baking electricity, hot compresses and massage can be used to promote local blood circulation and improve symptoms.
4. Surgery: If serious symptoms occur, cannot be relieved by conservative treatment, and seriously affect the daily life, surgery is feasible, such as anterior or posterior cervical spine surgery.
If the cervical spine has mild degenerative changes and the above symptoms occur, it is necessary to consult a doctor in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment, so as to avoid the development of more serious diseases. Medications should be applied according to the doctor’s prescription.