Myth 1: Neck and shoulder pain is caused by exertion and can be relieved after rest!
Neck and shoulder pain is the most basic clinical symptom of cervical spondylosis. If it occurs frequently, a cervical spine front and side X-ray should be taken first. Clear diagnosis and treatment plan and early treatment are of great significance!
Myth 2: Cervical spondylosis is a disease with the same treatment plan!
Cervical spondylosis is also divided into six specific types: neurogenic, vertebral artery, sympathetic, spinal cord, cervical and mixed types, and each type is also divided into light and heavy, with different treatment plans. The neurogenic cervical spondylosis, for example, is also divided into subtypes, and the specific cervical spine treated by the spinal (fixed-point) rotation reset method is determined according to the pain site.
Myth 3: The most severe cervical spondylosis is neurogenic cervical spondylosis!
The heaviest cervical spondylosis is spinal cord-type cervical spondylosis, and neurogenic cervical spondylosis is more common, with an incidence of 50%-60% of cervical spondylosis.
Myth 4: The main disease causing dizziness is Meniere’s syndrome!
80% of dizziness is caused by cervical spondylosis, of which vertebral artery cervical spondylosis has the highest incidence, followed by sympathetic cervical spondylosis.
Myth 5: Cervical spondylosis must be treated with traction!
Not all cervical spondylosis need traction, traction has contraindications and indications for traction.
Cervical spine traction contraindications.
(1) tumor patients;
(2) tuberculosis patients;
(3) Elderly and frail patients;
(4) Patients with osteoporosis;
(5) Patients with dizziness;
(6) Patients with unclear diagnosis.
Indications for cervical spine traction.
(1) Patients without contraindications to cervical traction;
(2) Patients with neurogenic cervical spondylosis;
(3) Patients with severe neck pain;
(4) Pediatric patients with atlantoaxial subluxation;
(5) Patients with poor self-control in pediatrics.
Myth 6: CT or MRI reports cervical disc herniation compressing cervical medulla, i.e. spinal cord cervical spondylosis!
CT or MRI report of cervical disc herniation compressing cervical medulla cannot all confirm the diagnosis of spinal cord cervical spondylosis, and the diagnosis of spinal cord cervical spondylosis can only be confirmed when there are signs of cervical medulla compression or injury in combination with clinical examination!
Myth 7: Spinal cord cervical spondylosis must be treated surgically!
Most early patients do not need surgery, and the Beijing Air Force General Hospital is not only the leader in China but also the world leader in conservative treatment!
Myth 8: Headache has nothing to do with cervical spondylosis!
A part of headache patients are caused by sympathetic cervical spondylosis, and in the past, headache patients preferred to consult neurology.
Myth 9: Cervical spondylosis has nothing to do with eye pain and visual impairment!
Cervical spondylosis can cause eye symptoms. Headache, neck pain, vertigo, and chronic arthritis of the cervical spine can occur when patients turn their heads. It has been reported that 65% of people with cervical spondylosis have headaches on one or both sides. The headache often starts at the back of the neck and radiates to both ears, the top of the head, or both eyes. Patients have a sensation of the eyes being pulled into the head to go. Most of these cases do not have organic eye pathology, and after treatment according to cervical spondylosis, satisfactory results are obtained for the eye disease.
Causes of eye pain due to cervical spondylosis.
(1) Inadequate blood supply to the vertebral artery.
(2) Involvement and stimulation of the superior cervical sympathetic ganglion or trigeminal spinal tract. Inadequate blood supply to the vertebral artery is the main cause of damage to the optic center or cerebral nerve. The spinal fixed point rotation reset method corrects the cervical joint misalignment and relieves the pressure or stimulation of nerves and blood vessels to achieve the effect. This method is easy and has excellent results!
Myth 10: Cervical spondylosis does not cause high blood pressure!
Cervical spine misalignment causing high blood pressure is relatively common and often misdiagnosed clinically. Middle-aged men are often seen, patients often normal systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure is high, but generally does not exceed 100 mm mercury column. Patients feel uncomfortable after taking antihypertensive drugs instead. After the spinal fixed-point rotational repositioning method for cervical spine, the patient’s hypertension changes, with immediate effect, down to normal! Patients with cervical hypertension have obvious neck symptoms and clear cervical spine spine misalignment.
Myth 11: Tinnitus has nothing to do with cervical spondylosis!
Cervical spondylosis causing tinnitus is clinically rare and easily misdiagnosed. Etiology: Inadequate blood supply to the vertebrobasilar artery. Patients with cervical hypertension have obvious neck symptoms and clear misalignment of the cervical spine spinous process. The diagnosis is confirmed if the cervical vascular ultrasound reports: inadequate blood supply to the vertebral artery.
Myth 12: Hiccups have nothing to do with cervical spondylosis!
Hiccups caused by cervical spine spine misalignment (scientifically known as erratic symptoms) are relatively rare and are often misdiagnosed clinically. Cervical 3-5 spine misalignment can cause hiccups, and timely and correct correction of cervical spine spine misalignment, along with elimination of small cervical joint capsule swelling, is the key to treating hiccups caused by cervical spondylosis.
Myth 13: Asthma has nothing to do with cervical spondylosis!
Some asthma patients are considered to have asthma related to cervical spondylosis if their symptom changes are related to postural changes and they have a history of cervical spondylosis!
Myth 14: lying down and hanging your head under the window is good for preventing cervical spondylosis!
Short-term can improve the state of the cervical curve, over time the muscles on both sides of the neck began to protective spasm, followed by soreness and hardening and other strain-like changes.
Myth 15: Pillow beer bottle can cure cervical spondylosis!
Short-term can improve the cervical curve state, because the beer bottle is hard if more than half an hour easy to cause local soft tissue damage, with the passage of time both sides of the neck muscles began to protective spasm, followed by soreness and stiffness and other strain-like changes. So that the pillow beer bottle not only can not cure cervical spondylosis, is likely to lead to cervical spondylosis!
Myth 16: Pillow clothes roll behind the neck is good for preventing cervical spondylosis!
Short-term can improve the state of the cervical curve, because the clothes roll is soft lack of adequate support for the neck, as time passes both sides of the neck muscles began to protect the spasm, followed by soreness and hardening and other strain-like changes. The back of the neck pillow clothes roll is not conducive to the prevention of cervical spondylosis!
Myth 17: No pillow is good for preventing and controlling cervical spondylosis!
No pillow is more relaxed at the beginning, and over time the muscles on both sides of the neck begin to protectively spasm, followed by strain-like changes such as soreness and stiffness. So that no pillow is not conducive to the prevention of cervical spondylosis!
Myth 18: High pillow is no worry!
Whether to pillow high pillow should be based on the cervical curve change, if the neck curve is too deep is suitable to pillow a higher pillow. If the cervical curve is reversed, it is suitable for pillows with low middle and high sides! Now the cervical spine reverse more common rate of more than 60%, so most people are suitable for pillows in the middle of low two high pillows!
Myth 19: “shaking head exercise” is good for cervical spondylosis!
For older patients with significant cervical spine osteophytes, or patients with vertebral artery cervical spondylosis and sympathetic cervical spondylosis, it is not appropriate to “shake your head to exercise”.
Myth 20: “Rice exercise” is good for cervical spondylosis!
For older patients with significant cervical spine osteophytes, it is recommended not to do the “rice” exercise.