What disease is cervical vertebra always painful?

Neck pain is a common disease. Neck pain can be caused by many diseases and can also involve any tissue in the neck.

The common conditions that cause neck pain are degenerative disc disease, neck strain, osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis, spinal stenosis, bad posture and neck injury, such as neck sprain, disc herniation or nerve compression (cervical radiculopathy).

Seven vertebrae are the bone components of the cervical spine around the spinal cord and spinal canal. There are intervertebral discs between these vertebrae and the adjacent cervical nerves. In the neck, the structure includes skin, neck muscles, arteries, veins, lymph nodes, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, esophagus, larynx and trachea. Conditions that affect these tissues in the neck can cause neck pain. Neck pain will get worse with neck movement or head rotation. Symptoms include numbness, tingling, tenderness, severe pain, difficulty in moving range, dysphagia, dizziness or vertigo, and swollen lymph nodes (glands). Neck pain can also cause headache, facial pain, shoulder pain, numbness or tingling of the arm (upper limb paresthesia) and so on. These symptoms are the result of cervical nerve compression.

Sometimes neck pain is accompanied by symptoms such as upper back pain or lower back pain, which is very common in ankylosing spondylitis.

In fact, neck pain is very common in life, because your neck is connected with your spine and skull, so it is particularly vulnerable to certain pressures, injuries, infections and situations that may cause you to feel neck pain and discomfort.

For example, bad posture can lead to spinal dislocation and neck pain, and neck pain caused by bad posture often leads to arm muscle pain or soreness at the same time.

When your neck is in an awkward position for a long time, when you lie in bed reading, sleep on a hard pillow, sit still in front of the computer for a long time, or carry a backpack for a long time, it will make your neck tense and cause pain.

What should I do every day to benefit cervical vertebrae? When taking a bath, wash your head and neck with warm or hot water for 5 minutes, and keep your neck straight during the whole shower, which will help relieve neck pain.

Taking a bath before going to bed and doing various exercises to bend over and massage the neck can prevent neck pain.

The heating pad can effectively stimulate blood flow in the neck in just a few minutes, which can relieve neck pain.

Different ways to adjust daily habits Sitting in front of the office computer for a long time, sitting in front of uncomfortable chairs and computer desks may cause neck pain. You can change your posture regularly and arrange some time to rest. Standing and walking also help to stretch muscles and prevent neck pain.

People who lie on their backs seldom have neck pain, because your spine will get a comfortable rest in this sleeping position. If you lie on your stomach or side, make sure the pillow is not too high to prevent your head from rotating in an unnatural position.

Many people put their mobile phones between their shoulders and their ears at work. If you call like this for a long time, it will put pressure on your neck.

It is very important to stretch and move your head frequently. If you keep a posture, your neck will be tense. By doing regular neck exercises, your neck muscles will become strong.

Drinking plenty of water every day helps to keep your intervertebral disc healthy and flexible. Bad posture often leads to neck pain. Try to use the correct posture when sleeping, walking and especially sitting.

Almost everyone's cervical spine will deteriorate with age, and even develop into chronic pain, muscle weakness, numbness, stiffness, headache and imbalance.

But strength training has a good effect on relieving neck pain. In order to prevent neck pain, it is very effective to strengthen neck and shoulder muscle movement while doing whole body or upper body stretching exercise, and combine them with each other.