Is it possible to wear a neck brace to treat atlantoaxial subluxation?
The treatment of atlantoaxial subluxation is called atlantoaxial subluxation when any part of the two lateral joints of the atlantoaxial joints and the anterior and posterior joints of the odontoid process are displaced under the action of infection, trauma, strain, and other factors and cannot be reset by itself, and produces symptoms of irritation of the blood vessels and nerves locally or in a group, which is called atlantoaxial subluxation. The causes of atlantoaxial subluxation include: congenital, inflammation, neurological, visual, auditory, mental, medical, traumatic, and other triggering factors. Clinical features: the main manifestations are cervical root pain, limited cervical rotation, and neck tilt . It may be accompanied by headache, dizziness, weakness, insomnia. Atlantoaxial subluxation treatment: cervical traction, manipulative therapy, cervical brace therapy, immobilization: after traction, manipulation to achieve the reset, cervical brace immobilization, restriction of mobility, surgical American chiropractic manipulative therapy can be corrected atlantoaxial spine through the abnormal anatomical displacement and biomechanical relationship, reduce or eliminate local traumatic inflammatory reaction, restore the internal and external balance of the joints, to eliminate the role of pressure, so that the sympathetic nervous tension reduction, reflex cause vasodilation, restoration of the atlantoaxial spine, and restore the balance of the internal and external joints. It can also reduce the tension of sympathetic nerves, reflexively cause vasodilatation, restore the elasticity of blood vessel wall, make the metabolism of tissues vigorous, increase blood flow, and improve the blood supply of brain tissues, which is conducive to symptomatic relief, and thus achieve the therapeutic purpose. The form of the neck brace, the use of time must be in the spine physician, rehabilitation physicians and orthopedists under the guidance of the choice to carry out.