With the accelerated pace of modern life and work, the modern cervical and lumbar spine metamorphosis is also much faster than before, and the incidence of cervical and lumbar spine diseases is also much higher than before. These diseases are now showing a younger trend, and are not only increasingly common among young people, but even occur in primary and secondary school students.
The incidence of cervical and lumbar spine diseases has increased, closely related to changes in people’s lifestyles. In the past, people walked and cycled a lot, but now most of them drive and ride in cars, people’s work is mostly indoors, and some people do not see the sun all day, etc. These changes in lifestyle have reduced people’s overall activity, leading to an increase in the incidence of cervical and lumbar spine diseases.
There are three main causative factors for cervical and lumbar spine diseases
There are more causative factors for cervical and lumbar spine diseases, mainly three factors: genetics, nutritional imbalance, and unreasonable exercise. In patients with cervical and lumbar spine diseases caused by heredity, most people have congenital defects in the cartilage plate, so they are prone to various cervical and lumbar spine diseases.
Hazards of cervical and lumbar spine diseases to human body
The harm of cervical and lumbar spondylosis is mainly twofold. On the one hand, there is damage to the nervous system, which can cause neurological dysfunction. Because the vertebral canal of each vertebral segment continues each other, inside this “canal” is the most important tissue that governs human sensation and movement – nerve tissue, and the greatest danger of cervical and lumbar spine disease is damage to nerve tissue, if the disease infringes on the spinal cord, it may cause paralysis and even lead to paralysis. If the disease affects the spinal cord, it may cause paralysis and even death. On the other hand, the pain caused by cervical and lumbar spine disease itself can have an impact on people’s quality of life and work.
Cervical and lumbar spine diseases can easily cause other diseases
Many people think that cervical and lumbar spine disorders only cause back pain, but they also affect various systems of the body, such as the cardiovascular system and the central nervous system.
Cervicogenic gastritis
Cervical sympathetic nerve stimulation or injury, resulting in hyperfunction, through the cerebral cortex and thalamus reflexively cause gastrointestinal sympathetic nerve function excitement, excessive tension of the pyloric sphincter, diastolic disorder, so that the gastric and duodenal retrograde peristalsis, prompting bile reflux and damage to stimulate the gastric mucosa, thus causing acute or chronic inflammation of the stomach.
Cervicogenic angina pectoris
If you suffer from angina pectoris and general medication is ineffective, you should be alert to whether it is due to cervical spondylosis. This is due to irritation of the cervical nerves that innervate the transverse septum and pericardium. Patients may experience pain in the precordial region, which can be induced by pressing on pressure areas near the cervical spine. When the neck is in a specific position and posture, the symptoms can be aggravated and alleviated by changing the position, and treatment according to cervical spondylosis can yield significant results.
Cervicogenic dysphagia
These diseases are caused by rapid bone growth in front of the cervical vertebrae and excessive bone superfluity, which compress the esophagus immediately in front and cause stenosis due to inflammation and edema, and are easily misdiagnosed as esophageal diseases in clinical practice.
Cervicogenic hypertension
Because the blood supply to the vertebral basilar artery is abnormal, the sympathetic nerve in the neck is stimulated to cause dysfunction, and in addition to the general symptoms of cervical spondylosis, there is hypertension.
Cervicogenic cerebrovascular disease
This is due to the compression of the vertebral basilar artery, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain. If this state is maintained for a long time, dizziness, numbness of the hands and feet, unstable walking, and even cerebral thrombosis and cerebral infarction may occur, and some patients may suffer from hemiplegia as a result. If cervical spondylosis is treated in time, the occurrence of such serious complications can be prevented.
Thus, when the above-mentioned symptoms appear and the treatment is ineffective for a long time, it may be worthwhile to check the cervical spine.
Learn to prevent cervical and lumbar spine diseases
Work posture monotonous people should pay attention to the interval of physical activity, work for a period of time, we have to get up and move around, all parts of the body should be frequently active, we have to arrange a regular exercise for themselves, such as insisting on running, playing ball, climbing, etc., as long as it suits them, no matter which kind of exercise can be, it is best to be outdoor. However, it should be noted that during exercise neck and lumbar activities do not overdo it to prevent contusions and trauma.
All drivers and car passengers must wear seat belts, because the moment of a car accident bumps and bumps, are likely to damage the cervical spine, light paralysis, sudden death. White-collar workers are too close to the computer, to prevent the occurrence of cervical and lumbar spine disease.
The best way to protect the cervical spine is to exercise the cervical collar muscles. That is, cross your hands against the back of your head, do hands forward to hold the group, the head and neck backward “resistance” action for 5-10 seconds, relax and repeat dozens of times.
Similarly, the best way to protect the lumbar spine is to exercise the lumbar back muscles. This action is called “small swallow fly”: such as at home in bed, take a prone position, with the abdomen as the fulcrum, arms clenched as far back as possible, legs together, taut legs taut toes as far as possible upward, head and neck as far as possible to lift up, to play an optimal state of the cervical spine, thoracic spine, sacral spine self-traction, and with the surrounding muscle tissue to achieve Cooperate with the tacit exercise.
Secondly, to achieve proper nutrition, eat more calcium-rich food, such as milk, and meat, protein, vitamins and trace elements and other nutrients should also be enough, and meals should not be partial.
Cervical and lumbar spine disease need to pay attention to the problem
What should people suffering from cervical and lumbar spine diseases pay attention to? This needs to be analyzed according to the condition. The course of cervical and lumbar spine disease is generally divided into two kinds, that is, the acute phase and the chronic phase, and in these two cases, the matters that need attention are different.
When cervical and lumbar spine disease is in the acute stage, the most important thing is rest. Because cervical and lumbar spine disease is a movement system disease, the more thorough the rest, the faster it will get better. And there are two ways to rest, one is bed rest and the other is local braking. Bed rest can maximize the protection of the diseased area and avoid the deterioration of the condition caused by movement. Local braking is to restrict the movement of the affected area with an additional thing such as a neck brace or lumbar girth, which can protect the affected area, but the patient can do simple exercises and some physical therapy in the acute stage.
If the cervical and lumbar spine disease is transferred from the acute stage to the chronic stage, it is necessary to make different arrangements for the condition. If the disease is caused by compression of the nerve, the patient should carefully study with the doctor whether surgery is needed for more thorough treatment. If there is a significant improvement in the symptoms in the chronic stage and there is no nerve compression, you can do some exercises and establish a good lifestyle to avoid aggravation of the disease.
Non-surgical treatment includes cervical traction, physical therapy, massage, acupuncture, drugs, neck brace and medical sports. The vast majority of patients can be relieved or even cured by non-surgical treatment, which is especially beneficial to patients with early cervical spondylosis.
Surgical treatment is suitable for patients whose symptoms are not relieved or continue to worsen after non-surgical treatment, seriously affecting their life and work. In 2002, the Department of Spine Surgery at Jishuitan Hospital began researching the application of navigation systems in spine surgery, and has successfully performed 9 cases of intraoperative 3D imaging navigation surgery based on the experience of more than 150 cases of general 3D and 2D navigation surgery. This technology has filled the gap in China and remains the international leader in this research field.
Remind us that not only should we pay attention to the appropriate activities of the cervical and lumbar spine within 8 hours, but also outside 8 hours, we should pay attention to the rest of the cervical and lumbar spine, not to watch TV for a long time, in a smaller room, it is not advisable to put the TV too high, it should be placed slightly lower than the line of sight, the sofa should be slightly tilted back 110 – 120 degrees as the best angle, you can also put a 10 – 15 cm high footstool under the feet, when the lumbosacral and double lower limbs relaxed at the same time, the neck also got a rest. When the lumbosacral and lower limbs are relaxed, the neck is also rested. When sleeping, you should choose a pillow scientifically and reasonably, and keep the normal physiological convexity of the cervical spine when lying in bed, which is in line with the physiological requirements of the cervical spine, so that the muscles, intervertebral discs and ligaments of the neck can be in a natural relaxed state of rest. When your health care awareness continues to improve, your cervical and lumbar spine will be well protected.