Can I use air conditioning if I have cervical spondylosis?

Everyone uses air conditioning for a long time in the summer. Whether at home or at work, air conditioning is almost a must. However, using air conditioning for a long time can cause great harm to everyone, especially it can have a great impact on everyone's bones. Many patients with cervical spondylosis suffer from long-term use of air conditioning. So, can people with cervical spondylosis use air conditioning?

As the weather gets hotter, more and more homes and places are using air conditioners. "Air-conditioning disease" is no longer a new term. I believe many people have had this experience: if you stay in an air-conditioned room for a long time, you will feel dizzy and have a dry mouth. If the air conditioner is too cold, you will feel tight all over, your hands and feet will be cold, and you will have back pain after a long time. Experts point out that these are all manifestations of "air-conditioning disease".

Is it the air conditioning that caused cervical spondylosis in summer?

The number of patients seeking treatment for cold cervical spine has increased significantly. Unlike in the past when most patients with cervical spondylosis were middle-aged and elderly people, the "culprit" among the patients with cervical spondylosis seen in hospitals recently is mainly air conditioning. Staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time will cause the sweat glands to close, affecting normal metabolic secretion. Sitting still for a long time will also cause imbalance in the neck movement, affecting the neck muscles, nerves, spinal cord, and blood vessels, which will eventually lead to cervical spondylosis. Due to their busy work, white-collar workers tend to be tolerant of any physical abnormalities. For example, if they experience shoulder discomfort or neck fatigue, they will pound or massage their shoulders with their hands, or pat or rub each other to relieve the pain. Even if they do not have cervical spondylosis, white-collar workers may experience symptoms of cervical discomfort from time to time.

If symptoms of cervical spondylosis have already appeared, experts recommend that you actively go to a specialist hospital for diagnosis and treatment to avoid serious secondary diseases. If cervical spondylosis is severe, the pain can be very severe.

According to relevant data, the incidence of cervical spondylosis in my country is increasing year by year. About 10% of the people in the country suffer from cervical spondylosis, and the age of onset is getting younger and younger. The clinical symptoms of patients with cervical spondylosis are related to sudden changes in temperature, and this is one of the most common diseases among urban white-collar workers.

The main cause of cervical spondylosis is that the outdoor temperature is relatively high in summer, and the human body is exposed to the sudden attacks of air conditioning, cold wind and cold water. After the neck muscles are subjected to long-term cold stimulation, in order to avoid excessive heat dissipation, the local muscles undergo protective contraction, causing stimulation to the nerve roots. In addition, the tension in the neck increases, causing an imbalance of force, which leads to narrowing of the cervical intervertebral space and compression of nerves and blood vessels, thus producing corresponding clinical symptoms. Depending on the degree of stimulation and compression, cervical spondylosis can cause forearm pain, neck and shoulder discomfort, upper back pain, joint discomfort, numbness of hands and feet, dizziness, heavy neck, and back pain. In severe cases, it may also lead to periarthritis of the shoulder. Most of the shoulder pain comes from the neck, because the nerves in the shoulder are emanating from the cervical vertebrae. Therefore, the root cause of most cases of frozen shoulder is cervical spondylosis. The key to treating frozen shoulder is to cure the cervical spondylosis.

It is reported that the number of young and middle-aged people suffering from cervical spondylosis is increasing. Especially for some young people who need to work at a desk for a long time, keeping their head down for a long time makes the muscles in the neck and back tense for a long time, leading to cervical vertebra strain. If they then face the air conditioner, the wind and cold will take advantage of the opportunity to invade the body, causing the cervical vertebra, shoulders and back to get cold, which can easily cause symptoms such as neck spasm and back tightness.

Experts remind that cold stimulation and long-term bad posture are the two main causes of inducing and aggravating cervical spondylosis. You should pay attention to it in your daily life and work. You cannot work with your head down for a long time. You need to move your neck frequently. When working or studying in a low-temperature air-conditioned room, do not expose your neck directly to cold wind.