Is it effective to treat cervical spondylosis by tilting your head back?

Cervical spondylosis is a common disease in daily life nowadays. Many people suffer from cervical spondylosis to varying degrees. Cervical spondylosis is generally directly related to the habits in life or work. If you need to sit for a long time and maintain a posture at work, you may increase your chances of developing cervical spondylosis. There is a method of tilting the head back to treat cervical spondylosis, and many people want to know if this method works.

1. What is cervical spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis is also called cervical spondylosis syndrome. There are many reasons for patients to suffer from the disease, such as long-term strain of the cervical spine, bone hyperplasia, herniated disc and so on. Patients with this disease may be suffering from hyperplastic cervical spondylitis, cervical radiculopathy, etc. The general term for these diseases is cervical spondylosis.

2. People who are prone to cervical spondylosis

Patients with cervical spondylosis are generally people who sit in the office for a long time, or people who bow their heads to read for a long time. This type of people will keep their cervical spine in the same state for a long time, and the cervical spine is easily damaged, making them prone to cervical spondylosis. Patients with cervical spondylosis may also be people with bad habits, such as those who often lie in bed reading or watching TV. This type of people has a higher probability of suffering from cervical spondylosis. Moreover, some patients are born with poorly developed cervical vertebrae, which makes them twice as likely to suffer from cervical spondylosis as the average person. If the patient suffers head and neck trauma at this time, the symptoms of the disease will definitely worsen.

3. Symptoms of cervical spondylosis

Patients with cervical spondylosis will experience different symptoms. Some patients will experience pain in the upper limbs, feel weak in the upper limbs, be unable to hold things, and have a reduced sense of touch. Some patients experience weakness in their lower limbs, and their walking becomes unsteady, as if they are walking on cotton. Some patients may also experience blurred vision, tinnitus, difficulty swallowing, and severe patients may lose control of their bladder and bowels, or even become paralyzed.

4. Does the head tilt therapy have any effect on cervical spondylosis?

Some patients with cervical spondylosis will always tilt their heads back, but it should be noted that tilting your head back is a form of exercise, but if you keep this posture, it will be detrimental to your cervical spine. There are five ways you can take steps to treat it in your daily life. The first is drug treatment, which can relieve pain but cannot cure the problem fundamentally. The second is traction therapy. In this case, you must be careful not to perform treatment during the acute phase, otherwise it will aggravate the condition. The third is physical therapy, but the effect of physical therapy is relatively weak. The fifth type is surgical treatment, which is performed only when conservative treatment is ineffective.

5. Notes

In daily life, we must pay attention to protecting our cervical spine and do more beneficial things. There are some self-treatments you can do in your life. The first is to adjust your sleeping position, which can relieve the symptoms. The second is to do some neck exercises slowly. The third is to perform local massage and then find the acupoints for kneading and pressing. And you should pay attention to your diet, such as eating light food and eating more fresh vegetables and fruits.