Many people who suffer from cervical spondylosis do not know how to treat it, and different doctors have different opinions when consulted, some recommending surgery and others advocating conservative treatment. At this time, patients and their families are torn inside and do not know what to do. How should we treat it? In fact, most cervical spondylosis does not require surgery, but only those whose clinical symptoms and nerve compression are so severe that conservative treatment is difficult to achieve good results require surgery to relieve the nerve compression and relieve clinical symptoms. The vast majority of patients can be cured through non-surgical methods such as lifestyle care, self-treatment and necessary medical interventions (traction, physical therapy, medication, etc.). The author summarized the “ladder treatment plan for cervical spondylosis” based on his clinical experience and experience for reference. I. Self-treatment: If the symptoms of cervical spondylosis are relatively mild, such as shoulder pain or occasional numbness of the fingers, and such symptoms are aggravated after exertion, they can be relieved after rest. These are an early signal of cervical spondylosis, and must be taken seriously. You should go to the hospital in time for examination, follow the doctor’s advice and take self-treatment methods can generally be cured. For example, proper rest, combining work and rest, choosing some exercises for their own physical characteristics, carrying out functional exercises for the whole body as well as the local cervical spine, with some topical ointment if necessary. Second, non-surgical treatment: If the symptoms of cervical spondylosis cannot be relieved after self-treatment, or if the symptoms of cervical spondylosis are heavy, such as neck, shoulder, back and arm pain and numbness, dizziness, etc., which cannot be relieved after rest, affecting work and life. At this time, we should go to the hospital and develop some non-surgical treatment plans after examination, such as medicine, traction, physiotherapy, acupuncture, massage, etc., in order to achieve the purpose of healing. Third, surgical treatment: the symptoms of cervical spondylosis are heavy, and the symptoms are not relieved after 3~6 months of regular conservative treatment. For example, severe symptoms of nerve compression, muscle atrophy and weakness in the innervated area, acute severe pain, and even manifestations of spinal cord-type cervical spondylosis, such as: weakness of the limbs, muscle atrophy, unstable gait, thoracic and abdominal girdling sensation, abnormalities in the second stool, etc. If the nerve is heavily compressed by CT or MRI examination, surgery should be taken in time to relieve the nerve compression, so that the nerve will not be damaged and difficult to recover, resulting in serious consequences.