The neck clicks as soon as it turns! Is the cervical spondylosis getting worse or is the neck about to be "broken"?! There is a situation that you must pay attention to~

In daily life, have you ever felt that after staying in a certain position for a long time, if you twist your neck, you will hear a terrible "click" sound.

At this time, many people will wonder "is their cervical spondylosis getting worse again" or "is the neck about to be twisted"?

What the hell is going on?

The neck will ring

In fact, the sound we make when we turn our neck is called - cervical joint snapping.

First of all, we should make it clear that the presence of a snap may be related to cervical spondylosis, but the two cannot be completely equated.

Secondly, most of the snapping sounds are the same as our daily snapping fingers, which are caused by the friction and collision of the articular cartilage.

Specifically, joint snapping can be divided into two types: physiological and pathological.

Among them, the physiological joint snapping does not have pain or dysfunction, and it simply makes a sound, so you don't have to worry about it at all.

However, if you have swelling and heaviness in your shoulders and neck, numbness in your arms, dizziness, palpitations, palpitations, or blackness in front of your eyes, you must be careful!

This may be a pathological joint snap, and it is best for everyone to go to the hospital to check the cervical spine problem.

Having these symptoms is when cervical spondylosis comes to the door

1

. Muscle aches

Main symptoms: neck and shoulder pain, especially muscle soreness in the inner shoulder blades, and more pronounced sleeping.

The problem: cervical spondylosis (early cervical spondylosis).

Causes: Long-term bowing of the head, incorrect sitting posture, sleeping posture, etc., will cause the cervical spine to lose its normal physiological curvature, thereby stimulating nerves or blood vessels, resulting in pain.

Countermeasures: Adjusting the wrong posture, paying attention to rest, strengthening the muscles around the cervical spine, and cooperating with appropriate physiotherapy can effectively alleviate and completely cure this type of cervical spondylosis.

2

. Numbness of the upper limbs

Main symptoms: pain and numbness in the upper limbs, neck and shoulder and back pain, decreased skin sensory ability, and in severe cases, atrophy of the thenar and interosseous muscles of the hand.

The problem: cervical radiculopathy (the most common type).

Causes: Improper treatment of cervical spondylosis, loosening of intervertebral joints, calcification of ligaments due to stretching and injury, intervertebral disc herniation and bone hyperplasia will occur, and then compress the nerve roots of the neck, causing numbness.

3

vertigo

Main symptoms: dizziness, migraine, tinnitus, deafness, forgetfulness, dry eyes, blurred vision, etc.

If two or more symptoms are present, cervical spondylosis should be suspected if other disorders are ruled out.

The problem: vertebral artery cervical spondylosis

Causes: Intervertebral disc herniation or bone hyperplasia, which can compress the vertebral arteries and affect the blood supply to the brain.

4

. Sympathetic symptoms

Main symptoms: This condition is complex and can present with many symptoms, so it is often misdiagnosed.

• It can affect the five senses, such as blurred vision, tearing, etc.;

• Affect the head, headache, numbness, etc.;

• It can also affect the heart, causing heart discomfort, chest tightness, tachycardia, etc.;

• It can also affect blood pressure, develop high blood pressure, and is ineffective against antihypertensive drugs;

• Sweating disorders, Raynaud syndrome, etc. may also occur.

The problem: sympathetic cervical spondylosis

Causes: The cervical disc has more sympathetic ganglia, which may occur if the sympathetic nerve is irritated by a herniated cervical disc or osteophytes.

5

. Unsteady walking

Main symptoms: Unsteady walking and inability to hold things are the earliest symptoms, and then gradually appear bilateral or unilateral lower limb pain, numbness, and weakness, similar to stepping on cotton.

In severe cases, there may be cramps of the lower limbs, difficulty walking, inability to hold bowls, inability to fasten buttons, inability to hold pens and chopsticks, etc.

The problem: cervical myelopathy (the most severe form of cervical spondylosis).

Etiology: Due to the degeneration of the connecting structures between the cervical vertebrae, not only the intervertebral disc herniation, but also the bone spur at the posterior edge of the vertebral body, the hyperplasia of the hook vertebral joint, and the ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, etc., resulting in spinal cord compression or spinal cord ischemia, followed by spinal cord dysfunction, with the risk of disability.

There are several ways to alleviate cervical spondylosis

1

Treatment

Although cervical spondylosis is a common disease, this does not mean that we can take it lightly.

It is recommended that even if there is a slight neck discomfort, you must not be negligent, grasp the best treatment time, choose a reasonable treatment method, and avoid the development of a very serious cervical spondylosis.

2

. Exercise

Usually, many people like to turn their necks to exercise the cervical spine, but this action is quite dangerous for patients with cervical spondylosis!

For patients with vertebral artery cervical spondylosis, sympathetic cervical spondylosis, and cervical myelopathy, when the head is tilted back, it will lead to a herniated intervertebral disc, which will cause more serious irritation to the spinal cord, nerve roots, vertebral arteries, etc.

The correct way to exercise should be the following:

Exercises for the muscles in the back of the neck

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and slowly lift your hands up from your sides, then stretch back as often as you can.

This movement is very safe and effective, especially for people who sit for a long time and keep their heads down for a long time.

Exercises for the muscles of the front of the neck

The first posture: hold your head with both hands, tilt your head back, press your hands against your head, and do a static confrontation between your hands and your head for 5 seconds.

The second pose: Hold the forehead with your hands, force your hands back, and press your head forward, and do the same static confrontation between your hands and your head, for 5 seconds.

The third pose: the hand is fixed on the head, the head is turned to the left, but the hand blocks the head and does not allow it to rotate, and the right side does the same.

Note that when doing these movements, the position of the hands and head should be kept still, and the main thing is to do muscle static stretching.

Choose the right sleeping position

We sleep 1/3 of the time every day, and choosing a good sleeping position can protect the cervical spine and relieve cervical spine discomfort.

Correct sleeping position: lie on the left side, lie on the right side, sleep on your back, and do not maintain a position when sleeping every night, and turn over appropriately, so as not to compress the nerve on one side for a long time.

Note: Patients with heart disease are not suitable for sleeping on the left side.

Tips:

When we get up in the morning, if we find a "messy pillow", that is, the pillow is slept messily, and the whole quilt is slept messily, it often indicates that we have cervical spondylosis.

Choose the right pillow

Height fit: The correct height of the pillow should be the head down and the neck one fist high from the bed. Such a pillow height is more suitable for the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, and the cervical spine is also easy to relax.

Soft and hard fit: too hard pillows will make the cervical spine not well adjusted, and too soft pillows can not support the cervical spine, which invisibly increases the pressure on the cervical spine.

Breathable fabrics: For example, choosing silk or cotton pillows will make the body feel more comfortable, and bamboo pillows are not recommended.

The material is suitable: The medicated pillow has a certain effect on promoting sleep, but the effect of the medicated pillow lasts for a week at most, so it needs to be changed once a week.

It is best to change the buckwheat husk pillow every two years, because if you sleep for a long time, the buckwheat husk will collapse and cannot maintain its original height.