Tell me about the cervical vertebra.

When cervical spondylosis attacks, we will feel whole body pain. So what should be done to effectively relieve cervical pain?

1. Neck pain

This type is more common among young people, which is mainly caused by long-term work or incorrect lying posture. The popular "Ge You Lie" is a typical wrong lying posture.

These incorrect postures will straighten the curvature of the cervical spine. When the cervical vertebra loses its normal physiological curvature, it will stimulate nerves or blood vessels, leading to symptoms.

2. Nerve root pain

Nerve root type pain is the most common type of cervical spondylosis, and 80%-85% of cervical spondylosis is nerve root type cervical spondylosis. It is caused by the compression of cervical nerve roots by factors such as disc herniation and hyperosteogeny.

Its main symptoms are: pain and numbness in upper limbs, neck pain connecting shoulders and back.

Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy is mild or severe. Some people just show numbness in their fingers, while others can't sleep because of pain and can't lift their arms. But most patients can get rid of symptoms through conservative treatment without surgery.

3. Sympathetic nerve pain

Sympathetic cervical spondylosis may spread all over the whole body system, which is also the most easily misdiagnosed cervical spondylosis.

Sympathetic nerve pain is mainly manifested as headache, accompanied by dizziness, nausea and vomiting. Sometimes I feel flustered, my blood pressure will rise and fall, and I will sweat.

1. Daily health care campaign

When we go to the park, we can often see that many old people like to exercise their cervical vertebrae in circles. In fact, for patients with cervical spondylosis, this kind of exercise will not only relieve symptoms, but also aggravate cervical spondylosis.

For patients with vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis, sympathetic nerve type cervical spondylosis and vertebral type cervical spondylosis, reclining will cause disc herniation, which will cause more serious stimulation to spinal cord, nerve roots and vertebral artery.

The correct exercise methods should be the following:

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Muscle exercises at the back of the neck

Put your hands on your sides, put your feet together, and then spread your feet shoulder width apart. Then, lift your hands forcibly from your sides, and then try to separate them backwards. Be careful to move slowly and stretch your arms back as far as possible.

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Anterior cervical muscle exercise

▼ The first posture: put your hands on your head, lean back, put your hands against your head, and make a static confrontation between your hands and your head for 5 seconds.

▼ The second posture: hold your forehead, push your hand backward, push your head forward, and do the same hand and head static confrontation for 5 seconds.

▼ The third posture: the hand fixes the head and the head rotates to the left, but the hand blocks the head and makes it unable to rotate. Do the same thing on the right side.

Note that when doing these actions, the position of hands and head should be kept still, mainly the static stretching of muscles.

2. Massage three acupoints on the neck and shoulders.

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Fengchi point

Located in the posterior neck and under the posterior skull, the outer edges of the two major tendons are sunken, which is equivalent to the position flush with the earlobe.

Manipulation: Hold your hands on both sides of your head, point your thumb at Fengchi point, find the most sore position, press from light to heavy, and continue pressing 1 min after feeling sore.

The curative effect of shoulder pain and high blood pressure caused by cervical vertebra problems can be used. People with poor sleep can also lie in bed and rub Fengchi point slowly, which is very helpful for improving sleep.

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Fengfu point

Location Fengfu point belongs to the acupoints of Du meridian, which is located at the back neck of human body, the midpoint of the connecting line between the two Fengchi points, and the place where the neck is located.

Manipulation: Press with forefinger or middle finger, and it is most appropriate to press with continuous and gentle strength. Generally, when numbness appears locally, continue to press 1 min.

The therapeutic effect can be used for treating neck pain, headache, dizziness, common cold, fever, etc. Pressing Fengfu point for a long time has a good therapeutic effect on madness, hysteria, stroke, fear, palpitation, eye pain and nosebleeds.

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Jianjing point

It is located behind the shoulder, at the midpoint of the line between the shoulder and the neck.

Manipulation: press the shoulder well point with four fingers, gently hold the thumb in front of the shoulder with relative force, and pull up the whole shoulder muscles one by one. Generally, the massage lasts 1 min, and it really works when you feel the whole shoulder muscles change from tension to relaxation.

Efficacy When the neck is sore and the head is heavy, you can press Jianjing point; You can also try to massage when you have a stiff neck, and the situation can be alleviated quickly.

Choose the right sleeping position

We sleep13 of the time every day. At this time, if the cervical spine is not well protected, it will aggravate the original cervical spondylosis; On the contrary, choosing a good sleeping position can protect cervical vertebrae and relieve cervical spondylosis.

skill

When we wake up in the morning, if we find a "disorderly pillow", that is, the pillow sleeps in a mess, and the whole bed sleeps in a mess, it often indicates that we have cervical spondylosis.

The correct sleeping posture: lying on the left, lying on the right and lying on the back. Don't keep a posture when sleeping every night, and turn over properly to avoid pressing one side of the nerve for a long time.

Experts remind that sleeping on your stomach is not good for cervical health, and patients with heart disease are not suitable for sleeping on the left side.

Choose the right pillow

There are many kinds of pillows on the market, including latex pillows, down pillows, inflatable pillows and so on. So how do we choose the right pillow? There are four factors in choosing a pillow:

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Pillow suitable for cervical vertebra height

The correct height of the pillow should be that the headrest is down and the neck is a fist high from the bed surface. This pillow height is more suitable for the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, and it is also very comfortable to fall asleep, and the cervical spine is easy to relax.

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Suitable soft pillows and hard pillows

Pillows that sleep too hard or too soft are not conducive to the protection of cervical vertebrae. A pillow that is too hard will not adjust the cervical spine well, while a pillow that is too soft will not support the cervical spine, which will increase the pressure on the cervical spine invisibly.

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Pillow with breathable fabric

When choosing a pillow fabric, you should choose a material with good air permeability, such as silk or cotton pillows, and bamboo pillows are not recommended.

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A pillow of suitable material.

The material of pillow core is also varied, such as buckwheat skin, latex, memory sponge, various medicine pillows and so on.

The medicated pillow does have a certain health care effect on promoting sleep, but the efficacy of the medicated pillow lasts at most one week, so it needs to be changed once a week. Buckwheat skin pillows also need to be replaced regularly, because after sleeping for a long time, buckwheat skin will collapse and cannot maintain its original height.

Choose a pillow that suits you, and don't forget to clean the pillowcase often. Pillow cores also need to be replaced regularly, preferably once every two years.