How to treat cervical pain

In today's society, with the development of the economy and the advancement of science and technology, people are spending more and more time on work. The work intensity has increased, the working hours have lengthened, and everyone is working hard. But when they finally have some free time, they start playing with their phones again. The number of times and the time we raise our heads in a day are pitifully few, which is the main cause of cervical pain, and it brings a lot of trouble to our lives. So how do we treat cervical pain?

1. Traction therapy

In the past, "traction" was one of the preferred methods for treating cervical spondylosis. However, in recent years, it has been found that many patients with cervical spondylosis have not had their cervical spondylosis alleviated but aggravated after using "traction", especially those who have used "traction" for a long time.

Traction not only fails to promote the recovery of the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, but on the contrary, traction straightens the cervical spine and weakens the physiological curvature of the cervical spine. Therefore, traction therapy should be used with caution for cervical spondylosis.

2. Manual massage therapy

It is a more effective treatment for cervical spondylosis. Its therapeutic effect is to relieve tension and spasm of the cervical and shoulder muscles, restore cervical spine activity, and loosen nerve root and soft tissue adhesions to relieve symptoms. Gravity massage and reduction are generally prohibited for spinal cervical spondylosis, otherwise it will easily aggravate the symptoms and may even lead to paraplegia. Even if the early symptoms are not obvious, surgical treatment is generally recommended.

3. Physical therapy

In the treatment of cervical spondylosis, physical therapy can play a variety of roles. It is generally believed that iontophoresis, ultrasound, ultraviolet light or intermittent current can be used in the acute phase; after the pain is relieved, ultrasound, iodine ion penetration, induction electricity or other heat therapy can be used.

4. Warm and hot compress

This treatment can improve blood circulation, relieve muscle spasms, and eliminate swelling to reduce symptoms, and help stabilize the affected vertebra after manual treatment. This method can be used for local external application with hot towels and hot water bottles. Warm compress treatment is not suitable for patients in the acute stage when the pain symptoms are severe.

5. Surgery

Severe cases of nerve root or spinal cord compression may require surgical treatment if necessary

Having said that, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of cervical pain and its treatment, and I hope it will be helpful to friends who are troubled by cervical pain. In fact, the cervical spine is a very important part of the human body, but also a very fragile part. We need to take good care of it. In daily life, we should do exercises that are beneficial to the cervical spine, look up and look far away more in our spare time, etc., instead of sticking to our mobile phones. This is the only way to have a healthy cervical spine.