4 small ways to quickly relieve neck pain: easy and fast!
This article sorts out the four major symptoms of cervical spondylosis and effective treatment and prevention methods. The total length is 1500 words and the recommended reading time is 5 minutes.
Many people are concerned about the symptoms of cervical spondylosis. Before we understand the symptoms, we have to look at how the cervical spondylosis came from before we can understand more clearly what it is like.
1. Symptoms of cervical spondylosis
The cervical spine carries the weight of the head, has a heavy weight, and requires frequent activities, so the cervical spine is easily strained.
Especially for office workers and civil servants who bow their heads and work on the table for a long time, the cervical spine maintains a posture for a long time, which is likely to cause strain on the muscles and ligaments of the back of the neck; happened.
Figure: Muscles at the back of the neck
Figure: Common disc problems
The symptoms of cervical spondylosis are complex, mainly manifested as:
(1) Head symptoms: headache, dizziness, especially when turning around, the discomfort will increase, and may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, poor eyesight, tinnitus, fever on one side of the face, chest tightness, and abnormal sweating.
Vertebrobasilar artery is an important blood supply artery of the brain. Cervical spondylosis narrows the vertebral artery, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the vertebrobasilar artery, cerebral ischemia, prone to dizziness, headache, severe nausea, vomiting, and poor vision.
The sympathetic nerve is responsible for regulating the activity of the heart and other internal organs. Symptoms such as chest tightness and sweating indicate that cervical spine disease stimulates the sympathetic nerve.
(2) Neck and shoulder: The neck is stiff, stiff, and painful. Neck movement is restricted, shoulder movement is heavy, and muscles become hard.
This is due to the long-term, persistent bowed head posture, which causes strain on the muscles and ligaments of the back of the neck.
(3) Upper limbs: Weakness, numbness of fingers, decreased skin sensation of the limbs, and the object held in the hand falls unconsciously.
(4) Lower limbs: Feeling numb, stiff and stagnation, not listening to the command, it feels like it is on cotton.
There are many nerves connected to the spinal cord. Cervical spondylopathy may directly compress the spinal cord and spinal cord blood vessels, resulting in numbness, weakness, and sensory decline in the upper extremities of the patients with cervical spondylosis, and inability to listen to the lower limbs and walk softly.
Not all symptoms will appear on the same body, and often the symptoms only show some of them slightly. Don't worry too much, even some mild cervical spondylosis symptoms can disappear in the prevention.
So, what if the cervical spine suddenly hurts so much?
Second, how to quickly relieve cervical pain
Method 1: Cold compress
You can wrap the ice pack or other frozen things in the refrigerator in a clean towel and place it on the sore place. It can effectively reduce inflammation and pain, and apply cold for 7-20 minutes each time.
Method 2: Hot compress
Applying a hot water bottle to the sore area can also relieve muscle pain, every 10 to 15 minutes.
For best results, use cold and hot compresses alternately. Remember to use cold compresses first (which can reduce inflammation) and hot compresses after 30 minutes.
Method 3: Head and Neck Exercise
Persist in head and neck exercise 1-2 times a day.
Slowly tilt your head back, hold it to the maximum angle for 3 seconds, and then slowly restore, the action repeats 10 times;
Slowly turn your head to the left, to the maximum extent, look up and back, then slowly restore, and then slowly turn to the right after the restoration, repeat the same action, repeat 10 times;
Hold the back of the head with both hands crossed, lean your head and neck back, and use your hands to prevent your back from leaning, showing a state of confrontation, lasting 5-10 seconds, and repeating the action 10 times.
These actions can relax the neck to relieve pain, and do not delay work and dinner, why not try it.
If the pain is really bad, you can take medicine to relieve the pain.
Method 4: Drug therapy
• Analgesics: aspirin, ibuprofen, etc. These non-steroidal drugs can effectively reduce inflammation and pain.
? Miao Na (epiperisone hydrochloride tablets), can improve muscle tension and effectively relieve cervical pain.
Defense is the best offense, and in fact prevention is the best treatment. Prevention is usually good, not only saves the pain of cervical spondylosis, but also saves a lot of medical expenses.
3. Daily prevention of cervical spondylosis
(1) Still have to adhere to head and neck movement 1-2 times a day.
(2) Do not sleep on high pillows. The high pillow will cause the cervical spine physiological curvature to disappear, deform, and induce cervical spondylosis.
Figure: Physiological curvature of cervical spine
Figure: The effect of pillow on cervical spine physiological curvature
(3) Regular participation in physical exercise. Swimming, badminton, jogging, and tai chi are the most suitable, but care should be taken to avoid sudden movements of the neck such as slamming back.
These exercises can fully exercise the cervical spine, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, and limbs. The habit of exercise not only improves the physical quality, but also relaxes the mental state.
(4) Good habit posture.
Keep your feet close to the ground and change your posture frequently. Sitting up straight most of the time, sometimes leaning slightly on the back of the chair, a few times you can sit diagonally.
Take a 5-minute break every hour. Walk around, move your tight body, and pour a cup of water on the toilet.
(5) Keep your neck warm. Now that winter is here, don’t forget to put a scarf around your neck to keep your neck warm. It can improve the microcirculation of the neck, promote the metabolism of the cervical spine, beautiful and healthy.
In daily life, pay more attention to the above 5 points, you can effectively prevent and improve cervical spondylosis.
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