What should I do if my wife has cervical vertebrae problems?

Many people suffer from cervical spondylosis, especially some office women. Because they often sit in front of the desk in the same posture for a long time, it will cause serious cervical spondylosis in the long run. When this disease occurs, most people will feel neck pain, and severe cases may also cause headaches, dizziness and other phenomena. So what should you do if you have a bad cervical spondylosis? What are some good treatments?

1. Medication

Analgesics, sedatives, and vitamins (such as B1, B12) can be used selectively, which have a certain effect on relieving symptoms.

2. Exercise therapy

When the symptoms of various types of cervical spondylosis are basically relieved or become chronic, medical gymnastics can be started to promote further elimination of symptoms and consolidate the therapeutic effect. During the acute onset of symptoms, local rest is recommended and increased exercise stimulation should not be increased. Exercise is contraindicated when there are more obvious or progressive symptoms of spinal cord compression, especially cervical spine backward movement. In patients with vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis, the neck rotation movement should be gentle and slow, and the amplitude should be appropriately controlled.

3. Traction therapy

In the past, "traction" was one of the preferred methods for treating cervical spondylosis. However, in recent years, it has been found that many patients with cervical spondylosis have not only failed to improve their cervical spondylosis after using "traction", especially those who have used "traction" for a long time, but their cervical spondylosis has worsened.

Traction not only fails to promote the recovery of the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, but on the contrary, traction straightens the cervical spine and weakens the physiological curvature of the cervical spine. Therefore, traction therapy should be used with caution for cervical spondylosis.

4. Manual massage therapy

It is a more effective treatment for cervical spondylosis. Its therapeutic effect is to relieve tension and spasm of the cervical and shoulder muscles, restore cervical spine activity, and loosen nerve root and soft tissue adhesions to relieve symptoms. Gravity massage and reduction are generally prohibited for spinal cervical spondylosis, otherwise it will easily aggravate the symptoms and may even lead to paraplegia. Even if the early symptoms are not obvious, surgical treatment is generally recommended.

5. Physical therapy

In the treatment of cervical spondylosis, physical therapy can play a variety of roles. It is generally believed that iontophoresis, ultrasound, ultraviolet light or intermittent current can be used in the acute phase; ultrasound, iodine ion penetration, induction electricity or other heat therapy can be used after the pain is relieved.

6. Warm compress

This treatment can improve blood circulation, relieve muscle spasms, and eliminate swelling to reduce symptoms, and help stabilize the affected vertebra after manual treatment. This method can be used for local external application with hot towels and hot water bottles. Warm compress treatment is not suitable for patients in the acute stage when the pain symptoms are severe.

7. For those with severe nerve root or spinal cord compression, surgical treatment may be required if necessary.

There are many ways to treat cervical spondylosis. If you have cervical spondylosis, it is best to go to the hospital for an X-ray examination and let the doctor take reasonable measures according to the patient's condition. Generally speaking, most people will take conservative treatment methods when they have cervical spondylosis, such as traction, massage, physical therapy, hot compress, etc., but if the cervical spondylosis is more serious, surgery must be performed.