1, correct sleep habits
Patients with cervical spondylosis should correct their bad sleep habits in time and choose suitable pillows. Generally, the height of the upright position can be about 12 cm, and the pillow with shoulder height can be selected for the lateral position. If there is obvious hyperplasia at the posterior edge of vertebral body, the pillow can be increased accordingly; The need for hypertrophy and calcification of ligamentum flavum is relatively low. Paying attention to maintaining physiological curvature during sleep can play a corresponding role in braking and fixing the neck.
2. Improve work habits
When working at the desk, you should keep the height of the desk commensurate with the seat, avoid bending your head and working at the desk for a long time, and get up every once in a while to do appropriate activities to relax your neck muscles.
3. Avoid infection.
Pay attention to prevent all kinds of upper respiratory tract inflammation and colds in daily life, because throat inflammation and upper respiratory tract infection, once spread to the neck and joint capsule through the lymphatic system, can often become the inducement and inducement of cervical spondylosis. We should actively prevent and treat such diseases in our daily life, so as not to affect cervical spondylosis.
Step 4 avoid excessive activity
Cervical spondylosis is a degenerative disease. It is not allowed to let the cervical spine do strenuous activities, so as not to increase the load of the cervical spine, which is not conducive to the rehabilitation and health care of the cervical spine.
5, a reasonable diet
Diet should be reasonably matched, not a single partial eclipse. For cervical spondylosis, it is caused by vertebral hyperplasia and osteoporosis. And the diet should be rich in calcium, protein and vitamins. Among them, calcium is the main component of bones, which can be obtained from foods with high content such as milk, fish and soybeans. For example, the syndrome of cervical spondylosis belongs to dampness blocking meridians, so you can eat more foods such as pueraria lobata and bitter gourd. If it is cold-dampness blocking cervical spondylosis, you can eat more mutton and other foods at the same temperature to make up for the cold; Cervical spondylosis with qi stagnation and blood stasis can be eaten with carp and black beans.
Step 6: Skills
Warmly remind everyone that it is also important to keep your neck warm in autumn and winter. As the saying goes, "hot neck disease", warmth can dredge meridians and accelerate blood circulation, but cold will hinder local blood circulation, which is extremely unfavorable to the health care of cervical spine. If you have achieved the above protective measures, then stick to it. After all, the formation of cervical spondylosis is a chronic process, so protecting cervical vertebra is not a one-off event. On the one hand, protecting cervical vertebra can improve the discomfort caused by cervical spondylosis, on the other hand, it can delay the further development of cervical spondylosis. Why not?
7, cervical spondylosis should pay attention to
(1) It is necessary to have a correct understanding of the disease and establish confidence in overcoming it: cervical spondylosis has a long course of disease, and its condition is often repeated, and its symptoms may be severe at the time of attack, which affects daily life and rest. Therefore, on the one hand, we should eliminate fear and pessimism, on the other hand, we should prevent the mentality of muddling through and give up active treatment.
(2) Rest: Patients with acute or first-time onset cervical spondylosis should pay due attention to rest, and those with serious illness should stay in bed for 2-3 weeks. Bed rest plays an important role in relaxing neck muscles, reducing the pressure of muscle spasm and head weight on intervertebral disc and the regression of tissue compression edema. However, bed rest time should not be too long, so as to avoid muscle atrophy, tissue adhesion, joint adhesion and other changes, hindering the recovery of cervical spondylosis. Therefore, in the intermittent and chronic stages of cervical spondylosis, you should take part in the work properly. Don't need a long rest.
(3) About maintenance: The human body is like a complicated machine, which needs to be maintained from time to time. Cervical spondylosis, in particular, is a degenerative disease in itself. It is necessary to protect the neck and try to avoid unnecessary injuries. Whether sleeping, resting, studying and working, or even some daily movements, we should maintain good habits and always remember to protect the cervical spine. At the same time, strengthen the exercise of neck muscles.
(4) About treatment: The treatment of cervical spondylosis can be divided into non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment. The vast majority of patients can relieve symptoms or even cure without surgical treatment. However, each treatment method has its own unique operation, function and indication, which requires the guidance of specialists and a certain course of treatment.