Cervical spondylosis is a clinical syndrome caused by the degeneration of the intervertebral disc itself and its secondary changes that compress or stimulate adjacent tissues such as nerve roots, spinal cord, vertebral artery, esophagus, etc. It develops due to degenerative changes of the intervertebral disc.
The degeneration of the intervertebral disc is the primary change of cervical spondylosis, and with age, the disc gradually degenerates. The degeneration of the cervical disc can be accelerated and can produce a series of secondary changes based on the primary degeneration of the cervical spine.
Since 1948, cervical spine osteophytes, degenerative changes of the cervical disc and the related clinical symptoms caused by them have gradually been referred to as “cervical spondylosis” internationally. Currently, cervical spondylosis is usually divided into the following types: cervical, spinal cord, nerve root, vertebral artery, sympathetic nerve, esophageal, and other types.
Cervical spondylosis is a common and frequent clinical disease, which can cause irreversible nerve damage or even endanger life if treatment is delayed, seriously damaging the physical and mental health of the general public. Epidemiological surveys have found that the incidence of cervical spondylosis grows exponentially with age.
Some bad living environment and habits can promote and accelerate the formation of cervical spondylosis, such as.
1.Sleeping with a high pillow for a long time;
2.Sitting straight, standing straight and lying straight since childhood, always reading and writing with head buried;
3.Exceeding the exercise capacity of the neck;
4, diabetes, hypothyroidism and other endocrine diseases can also contribute to degenerative changes in the cervical spine;
5, cervical trauma, sprains, strains, traffic accidents, etc;
6, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoporosis family history;
7.Picky eating affects bone development;
8, inappropriate use of computers, sedentary, inactive, some children and teenagers play computer games without restraint, so the age of onset of cervical spondylosis is getting younger and younger. Its treatment is quite tricky and often ineffective, so it should be given enough attention from adolescence.
So, how should I pay attention to develop good habits in ordinary life to prevent and reduce the occurrence of the disease?
1, maintain an optimistic and good mood. Some studies have shown that long-term repressed feelings, sentimental people are prone to neurasthenia. Neurosis will affect the bone, joint and muscle rest, in the long run, the neck and shoulder easy pain. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain a good mood of optimism and optimism.
2, more sunshine. Sunbathing abundant sunlight helps the body to absorb more vitamin D, and vitamin D is a substance that can promote the absorption of calcium in the body, under its action, human bone growth will not only speed up, and the alignment of the bone will be more neat, so that the neck section of the spine is more rigid and strong, stronger ability to resist external forces.
3, daily life should pay attention to the correct posture of the head, neck, shoulders and back to avoid the head and neck weight, do not shrug your shoulders, talk, write, read books, operate the computer to look at the front, keep the spine straight. Do not lie down to read books, watch TV.
4, as far as possible, less sitting and more movement can walk, do not ride a bike, can ride a bike do not sit in the car. Especially car people and long-term office workers, take some time to exercise every day. Climbing, swimming, playing ball and other sports, the prevention of cervical spondylosis effect is better.
5, should pay attention to strengthen the exercise of the neck and shoulder muscles can do a head and double upper limb forward flexion, backward extension and rotation movement, not only can relieve fatigue, but also can make the muscles developed, toughness enhanced, conducive to the stability of the neck section of the spine, enhance the ability of the neck and shoulder to comply with sudden changes in the neck.
6, long-term ambulatory work of people, pay attention to the combination of static and dynamic every hour or so of work should stand up to do exercises, activities, limbs, cervical spine. Eliminate the fatigue of the neck muscles and ligaments to prevent strain injury.
7, usually pay attention to warmth do not use electric fans and air conditioning blowing directly, pay attention to neck protection when riding in a car or sports, avoid sharp turns, emergency brakes or sudden neck turn, do not doze off when sitting in a car.
8, to prevent alcohol abuse alcohol will affect the deposition of calcium on the bone, making people vulnerable to osteoporosis, osteochondrosis, accelerating cervical degenerative lesions.
9, appropriate to take Chinese medicine Chinese medicine, walnut, raw earth, black sesame, dogwood and other Chinese medicine has the effect of nourishing the kidney and marrow. Can be taken under the guidance of a doctor in a reasonable and small amount to play a strong muscles and bones. The role of delaying the degeneration of bones and joints.
10, avoid the bad habit of high pillow sleep high pillow makes the head forward flexion, increasing the stress of the lower cervical spine, there is a possibility of accelerating cervical degeneration. Sleeping to choose the right pillow, should not be too high, too hard, too flat or too low.
11, avoid and reduce acute injury, such as avoid lifting heavy objects, do not tighten the emergency brake, etc.