Traditional Chinese Medicine Specialty Therapy——Spinal Micro-adjustment Manipulation for the Treatment of Cervical Vertigo

The so-called cervicogenic vertigo is mainly caused by cervical muscle spasm due to long-term excessive use of the neck, which leads to the gradual narrowing of the load-bearing vertebral space, bone hyperplasia at the edge of the vertebral body, cervical instability or spinous process deviation, which leads to compression of the vertebral artery located on the side, resulting in ischemia of the vertebral artery and basilar artery, and ultimately causes a series of symptoms. It generally refers to the patient's dizziness when the neck is moving, such as when the patient suddenly turns the head or extends the neck too far back, the patient will suddenly feel dizzy, and may also be accompanied by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and even fainting. So, what is cervicogenic vertigo?

1. What is cervicogenic vertigo?

Vertigo is related to the congenital stenosis of the vertebral artery. In addition, bone hyperplasia in the cervical spine can stimulate and compress the vertebral artery, which may also lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain's nerves, resulting in a strong sense of dizziness.

The instability of the cervical spine may cause abnormal intervertebral space activity, which may stimulate the vertebral arteries on both sides of the cervical vertebrae and the sympathetic nerves on the vertebral arteries. This stimulation can lead to overexcitement of the sympathetic nerves, which in turn triggers a series of arterial spasms, further leading to cerebral ischemia, vertigo, and possible related symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, nausea and vomiting.

2. How to prevent cervicogenic vertigo

1. Proper rest For those who sit at a desk for a long time, it is very important to increase the rest and activity time between work. This can not only promote blood circulation in the body, but also eliminate fatigue of the cervical spine and local muscles, thereby preventing strain in the cervical spine.

2. Suitable pillows Suitable pillows are also beneficial for the prevention and treatment of cervical spondylosis. For example, the height of the pillow is one fist when lying on your back, and one and a half fists when lying on your side, about 10CM. The inside of the pillow can be filled with materials such as buckwheat husks and kapok to ensure that it has appropriate elasticity and hardness. Too high or too low elasticity may cause damage to the neck muscles.

3. To prevent neck injuries, you should usually prevent neck injuries and stiff neck. When driving, you should try to avoid sudden braking and quick starting to avoid injuring the cervical ligaments, destroying the stability of the cervical spine and causing cervical spondylosis and dizziness.

4. Avoid exposure to wind and cold. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "coldness causes stagnation". Exposure to wind and cold can cause muscle stiffness and loss of elasticity, making it more likely to cause injury. Exposure to cold can also cause blood vessels in the neck to contract, resulting in insufficient blood supply, so that qi and blood cannot nourish the brain, causing dizziness.

5. Do cervical exercises to prevent the occurrence of cervical spondylosis. However, exercises are only for healthy people. Once you have any problems with the cervical spine, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.

3. TCM Specialty Therapy - Spinal Micro-adjustment Technique

Spinal fine-tuning for the treatment of cervical vertigo mainly aims to enlarge and widen the intervertebral foramen of the cervical spine, relieve neck muscle tension, relieve cervical vascular spasm, and improve blood circulation. The cervical fine-tuning technique starts from biomechanics, and with the combined effect of rotation and top pressing techniques, it corrects the atlantoaxial joint, facet joint dislocation, etc., and tries to restore the disordered or dislocated cervical facet joints and vertebral bodies to their normal anatomical position and physiological curve, so that the internal and external biomechanics of the cervical spine reach a state of balance, expand the aperture of the intervertebral foramen and transverse foramen, relieve the stimulation and compression of the dislocated vertebra on the vertebral artery, sympathetic nerves and other tissues, and improve the blood supply to the vertebral-basilar artery.