How to prevent cervical spondylotic myelopathy? Keep your neck in the right position

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Although the incidence rate of cervical spondylotic myelopathy is not as high as that of other types, it brings no harm to patients. Therefore, in order to avoid the drag of the disease in the future, we should do our best to prevent it.

How to prevent cervical spondylotic myelopathy? Keep your neck in the right position

First: maintain the correct neck posture: for example, in the sitting position, the neck should be slightly forward, do not always hold your head down for a long time to operate the computer or fiddle with the mobile phone, it is best to regularly move the cervical spine, so that it can get temporary anti loose. Usually at home, do not lie in bed or nest in the sofa watching TV or reading, sleep at night with the pillow height and hardness should be appropriate, otherwise it is easy to lead to cervical physiological curvature straight, so as to stimulate the spinal cord and induce symptoms.

Second: to prevent neck injury: do not sleep when taking the bus, so as not to damage the neck soft tissue when braking, resulting in disc herniation and compression to the spinal cord. In addition, in peacetime exercise, we should also pay attention to the protection of the cervical spine, especially in running, do not suddenly turn back, so as not to hurt the cervical spine. At the same time, we should also avoid the impact of external forces on the cervical spine.

Third: proper neck functional exercise: if we can insist on daily neck functional exercise, it will enhance the stability of cervical spine and its surrounding ligaments and other tissues, so that we can effectively prevent damage when we move the cervical spine. But the specific exercise time and intensity, we can according to their own arrangements or expert advice reasonable development.

matters needing attention

If there is discomfort such as stepping on cotton due to poor prevention, we should go to the regular orthopedic hospital for examination as soon as possible to confirm whether we have cervical spondylotic myelopathy. After suffering from cervical spondylosis, we should actively treat it.