Do you need a pillow when sleeping with cervical spondylosis?

Cervical spondylosis is also called cervical spondylosis syndrome. In recent years, more and more people have been suffering from the disease. For patients with cervical spondylosis, they should pay more attention to their health and make sure to use a pillow when sleeping. Not using a pillow will violate the physiological curvature of the human cervical spine and cause excessive stretching of the muscles in the cervical spine, which will aggravate the condition of cervical spondylosis. Therefore, using a good pillow is also part of the treatment of cervical spondylosis.

Do you need a pillow when sleeping with cervical spondylosis?

It is not good not to use a pillow if you have cervical spondylosis, but you must use a pillow because many cervical spondylosis are caused by bad living habits. However, not using a pillow will violate the physiological curvature of the human body and over-stretch the neck muscles. Not using a pillow for a long time will cause damage to the cervical spine!

Secondly, let us understand how to self-treat cervical spondylosis? When we talk about self-treatment of cervical spondylosis, most people think it is acupoint massage and gymnastics exercises. In fact, in addition to these two, the most basic thing is to develop good living habits, cooperate with treatment, and achieve the goal of recovery.

Pay attention to keeping warm. In summer, the air conditioner is turned on very low. The blood circulation of the exposed neck muscles is slow and the metabolism slows down, which can cause local swelling. The neck muscles are stimulated by the cold air, and the local muscles will contract protectively to avoid excessive heat dissipation. In this way, the tension in the neck will increase, causing an imbalance of force, leading to narrowing of the cervical intervertebral space and compression of nerves and blood vessels, which increases the risk of cervical spondylosis.

Correct and change improper posture at work. A. Adjust the height and inclination of the desktop to suit your body. B. Constantly change the position of your head and neck to avoid maintaining one posture for a long time. C. When working for a long time, look into the distance regularly.

Adjust your pillow and sleeping position . A. Choice of pillow. If the cause of cervical spondylosis is the thickening and invagination of the posterior ligament of the spinal canal, which causes compression on the posterior spinal cord, you can raise the pillow. The shape of the pillow should preferably be in the shape of a gold ingot. If the cause of cervical spondylosis is intervertebral disc herniation or bone spurs on the posterior edge of the vertebral body, the pillow can be slightly lower. B. Sleeping position. You can lie on your side or on your back, but not on your stomach. Keep your chest and waist in a natural curvature, and your hips and knees bent.

Self-massage Self-massage refers to changing the techniques on different acupoints to achieve the purpose of relieving cervical spondylosis. A. Massage techniques are divided into pushing, holding, kneading, pressing, tapping, rubbing, rubbing, one-finger pushing, kneading, etc. Among them, kneading is mostly used for self-massage. B. Acupoints include Fengchi, Dazhui, Neiguan, Waiguan, Hegu, etc.

Gymnastics exercise This multi-finger neck exercise strengthens the neck muscles through constant changes in head posture. But be careful not to shake your head violently or do the rice character exercise