Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical spine syndrome, is a general term for cervical osteoarthritis, proliferative cervicitis, cervical nerve root syndrome and cervical disc prolapse, which is a disorder based on degenerative pathological changes, mainly due to long-term cervical spine strain, osteophytes, or disc prolapse, ligament thickening, resulting in cervical spinal cord, nerve root or vertebral artery compression, resulting in a series of functional disorders of the clinical syndrome. Cognitive misconceptions: 1. Some young people can hear the cervical spine ringing when they turn their heads, and then think they have cervical spondylosis. In fact, this is the sound made by the friction between the bones and ligaments in the neck, and it is not cervical spondylosis in the real sense. 2.The neck and shoulders feel sore and painful, thinking that it is cervical spondylosis. Most neck and shoulder pain is due to muscle strain in that area, and true cervical spondylosis is mostly accompanied by radioactive pain in the upper limbs, numbness or a feeling of stepping on cotton in the lower limbs, so don’t simply equate neck and shoulder pain with cervical spondylosis. 3, hand numbness, dizziness is cervical spondylosis. There are many causes of dizziness, such as vestibular dysfunction, impaired blood supply to the brain, cranial neuropathy, etc. In addition, hypoglycemia, hypertension, heart disease and many other diseases may cause dizziness. Hand numbness also needs to be considered whether it is diabetes, stroke, etc. Female patients also need to consider the presence of menopausal syndrome. 4, only the presence of cervical spine osteophytes that is considered cervical spondylosis. Some patients find cervical spine osteophytes after taking a film and consider it as cervical spondylosis, but they do not show neck and shoulder pain, dizziness, numbness of hands and feet, etc. The diagnosis of cervical spondylosis requires both clinical manifestations and imaging manifestations to confirm the diagnosis, and those who only have clinical manifestations but no imaging manifestations need to exclude other causes before diagnosis, and only imaging manifestations without clinical manifestations cannot be diagnosed as cervical spondylosis. (Imaging manifestations: X-ray, CT, magnetic resonance found that the physiological curvature of the cervical spine disappears, spinal stenosis, osteophytes and other manifestations.) 5. Cervical spondylosis is a disease of the elderly, and young people do not get it. Cervical spondylosis is a degenerative disease, mostly seen in the middle-aged and elderly, but now young people computer, cell phones do not leave the body, the neck for a long time to maintain a posture, insufficient blood circulation, over time will also induce cervical spondylosis. Therefore, in daily life, we should build up the awareness of preventing cervical spondylosis: correcting bad posture, regularly moving the neck and shoulder during work or study, reducing soft tissue strain and paying attention to the warmth of the neck and shoulder, etc. Treatment misconceptions: 1. Inappropriate repeated traction: cervical traction is one of the common methods of cervical spondylosis treatment, but inappropriate repeated traction can lead to relaxation of the ligaments and muscles in the neck, accelerate degeneration and reduce the stability of the neck. So traction should pay attention to the recovery and maintenance of the physiological bending of the cervical spine. 2, blind massage, reset: massage reset must be excluded before spinal stenosis, serious disc herniation, cervical instability, etc., spinal cervical spondylosis absolutely prohibit gravity massage and reset, otherwise it is very easy to aggravate the symptoms, and can even lead to paraplegia. Even if you need massage, reset treatment, it is best to be operated by professionals with formal training to avoid side effects or aggravate the condition. 3, the treatment of cervical spondylosis health pillow: many businesses will add exaggerated ingredients in the advertising wording, but to emphasize that the health pillow is strong, but also helps to maintain the physiological bending of the cervical spine, promote blood circulation, and is not considered “treatment”, but to improve the symptoms. And patients should pay attention when choosing a pillow, do not just pursue the height of the pillow, but to choose a height suitable for the physiological bending of their neck. 4, abuse of analgesic drugs: analgesic drugs can indeed relieve the pain in the neck and shoulder, but at the same time will cover up the condition, delay the diagnosis and treatment, and the symptoms are not the root cause, and can not really solve the problem of cervical spondylosis. 5, must surgery OR no surgery: not all cervical spine patients need to be treated by surgery, and not all patients will get better after conservative treatment, which depends on the individual specific situation to develop a treatment plan, so patients should have a correct understanding of their condition, maintain a good attitude and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.