Cervical spine degeneration

Introduction The degeneration process of cervical spondylosis is a gradual process. The cervical vertebrae develop muscle strain prematurely, followed by degeneration, and then cervical spondylosis is formed step by step. It may be related to changes in the way you work and work. There is a tendency to rejuvenate the spine. Many people work in front of the computer for a long time. They drive for a long time and take the car for a long time. This causes the burden on the cervical vertebra to be too heavy, prematurely degenerate or aging, and the cervical spine is young. A problem has arisen, which has led to an increase in the incidence of cervical spondylosis.

Cause

It may be related to changes in the way you work and work. There is a tendency to rejuvenate the spine. Many people work in front of the computer for a long time. They drive for a long time and take the car for a long time. This causes the burden on the cervical vertebra to be too heavy, prematurely degenerate or aging, and the cervical spine is young. A problem has arisen, which has led to an increase in the incidence of cervical spondylosis. From the types of diseases of these young patients, the proportion of nerve roots and sympathetic types may be larger.

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After the cervical disc begins to degenerate, it gradually leads to secondary changes such as disc herniation, intervertebral space stenosis, bone hyperplasia, ligament calcification, and various symptoms. Cervical vertebrae are sometimes the source of various diseases, such as dizziness, headache, vision loss, limb numbness, weakness, walking instability, fine motor function loss or loss, etc., may be caused by increased cervical spine degeneration.

General diagnosis

The main symptoms of cervical spondylosis are pain in the head, neck, shoulders, back and arms, stiff neck and neck, and limited activity.

According to the following two methods, we can initially determine whether there is a problem with our cervical spine:

1. Check the cervical vertebra activity: Slowly rotate the head to all directions to see if there is pain in the neck.

2, check the location of the cervical vertebrae out of the problem: slightly bowed, starting from the most prominent seventh cervical vertebrae, gently press the cervical vertebrae and left and right sides.

If there is tenderness, or if you touch a bar-shaped, sand-like lumps, it may be the problem of the cervical spine.

Dizziness when the head and neck rotate is the characteristic of this disease, also known as cervical vertigo. This is because the rotation of the skull is mainly performed between the necks 1-2, where the vertebral artery is most susceptible to compression when turning.

1. Cervical vertebral artery twist test: The patient's head is slightly tilted back, and the patient's head rotates left and right. If the patient has dizziness, it is positive.

2, cervical X-ray, CT and MRI examination found that cervical vertebrae joint hyperplasia, narrow intervertebral foramen, vertebral instability, cervical disc herniation, etc.; vertebral artery angiography can see vertebral artery stenosis or distortion.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of cervical spine degradation:

1. Cervical vertebrae deformation: Cervical vertebrae deformation is one of the symptoms of cervical spondylosis. Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical vertebra syndrome, is a general term for cervical osteoarthritis, proliferative cervical spondylitis, cervical nerve root syndrome, and cervical disc herniation. Diseases based on degenerative pathological changes

2, cervical vertebrae has been significantly degenerative changes: cervical degenerative lesions are an aging phenomenon of humans. When people are over 30 years old, aging will gradually appear. The cervical vertebra will also produce various aging, which is characterized by cervical edge degeneration, bone hyperplasia, increased brittleness, joint capsule elasticity, cervical disc degeneration, etc. The blood vessels are compressed and stimulated, and the nerves in our head are from the cervical nerves. If the cervical spine undergoes degenerative diseases, the nerves passing through this area will be affected, causing headaches.

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