Is cupping useful for cervical spondylosis? It is effective in relieving discomfort.

Many people now suffer from cervical spondylosis, especially white-collar workers who often sit in the office. They always keep their heads down, which can easily cause cervical spondylosis. It will be very uncomfortable when cervical spondylosis occurs. Cupping can be effective in alleviating cervical spondylosis.

1. Cupping can relieve cervical spondylosis

In summer, in order to dissipate heat, the pores of the human body are in an open state. However, when the autumn wind blows, the neck muscles are exposed and are easily stimulated by the cold autumn wind, causing the local muscles to contract protectively, resulting in increased neck tension, imbalance of neck strength, and tension and spasm of the neck muscles, which in turn compress the nerves and blood vessels, causing neck pain and discomfort. Experts say that patients with cervical spondylosis caused by cold and dampness blocking the meridians are more suitable for cupping therapy to improve their symptoms.

2. Adaptation symptoms

Headache, pain in the back of the head, stiff neck, difficulty turning the neck, numbness and soreness in one or both shoulders, back and fingers, or headache extending to upper back pain, chills and heat in the neck and shoulders, and swollen nodules can sometimes be felt next to the cervical spine.

3. Other effective methods to relieve cervical spondylosis include

1. Cervical traction

For patients with symptoms such as neck discomfort, numbness and pain in the shoulders, back, arms and fingers, traction is one of the best ways to relieve symptoms. The method to relieve cervical spondylosis is traction, which can limit the movement of the head and neck, retract the intervertebral space, and facilitate the reduction of the protrusion in the intervertebral space, thereby alleviating the compression and stimulation of the nucleus pulposus on the nerve roots and related blood vessels.

2. Tuina and massage

Tuina and massage are also one of the effective methods for treating cervical spondylosis, especially the cervical type and nerve root type, which have better early effects. Some people performed massage on patients with vertebral artery type disease whose main symptom was vertigo, and then measured it through electroencephalogram. It was confirmed that this method of relieving cervical spondylosis confirmed that gentle and appropriate massage can increase the blood supply to the vertebral artery, thereby improving symptoms. However, patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy who already have symptoms of adverse lower limb movement should not undergo massage.