Functional exercise methods for the cervical spine

  The main pathogenesis of cervical spondylosis: trauma or cervical disc degeneration causes relative relaxation of the muscles, ligaments and joint capsule, and the stability of the cervical spine decreases, resulting in changes such as osteophytes, ligamentous strain or calcification, joint misalignment, etc., which stimulate the spinal cord, nerves and blood vessels by stretching and squeezing and cause the corresponding clinical symptoms.  Exercise target: The stability of the cervical spine is maintained by muscles, ligaments and joint capsules, of which only the muscles can be strengthened by exercise. The former is a large muscle in the superficial layer of the neck, the main neck movement; the latter is a small muscle in the deep layer of the neck close to the bone, the main neck stability. The goal of our exercise – motor muscles, stabilizing muscles.  Exercise methods and items contend: Acute phase: exercise motor muscle, to release the neck muscle spasm for the purpose of doing forward flexion, back extension, left and right lateral flexion, left and right rotation six movements; the point is “slow”, each action up to the maximum angle after the force to maintain 30-60 seconds.  Relief period: exercise the stabilizing muscle, to enhance the stability of the cervical spine for the purpose of supine position (can also sit in a high-backed chair for), after the head pressure bed or chair back, the force to the deep muscle tension in the neck, the superficial muscle relaxation (only let the deep stabilizing muscle work, superficial motor muscle does not work, you can finger touch), for 30-60 seconds, and then switch the angle (15 degrees, 30 degrees, 45 degrees, 60 degrees) alternately left and right After practice, the neck has a soreness and swelling, or the head and neck soreness and dizziness, etc., can be relieved by itself with a little rest.