How can I know if I have cervical spondylosis?

How can I know if I have cervical spondylosis?

Cervical spondylosis can cause neck pain, especially after fatigue, a cold or long-term bowing. In addition to cervical pain, there may also be discomfort in the neck, shoulders, back and hands, and sometimes numbness and dizziness. This is obviously related to long-term desk work and playing with mobile phones. If this happens, you need to rest and relax, or go to a regular hospital for a check-up to see if you have cervical spondylosis.

Sympathetic nerve type, in addition to neck symptoms, is also accompanied by independent neurological symptoms such as facial flushing and swelling, palpitations, chest tightness, sweating, etc. Cervical spondylosis is a very common clinical disease.

What medicine should I take for cervical spondylosis and neck pain?

Especially after cervical spondylosis occurs, if there is obvious neck pain, you can take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, nimesulide, nozicon, ibuprofen and other drugs orally. Oral administration can relieve neck pain and improve neck movement.

Patients can also take drugs to promote blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis. For example, patients can take Duyi dispersible tablets, blood circulation promoting and pain-relieving capsules to promote local blood circulation and improve symptoms. Patients with cervical spondylosis and neck pain can try taking some Chinese patent medicines orally.

Symptoms of cervical spondylosis compressing the spinal cord

Patients with cervical spondylosis compressing the spinal cord generally experience unstable lower limb walking, like cotton. Patients often feel unsteady on the ground, drift when walking on stairs, limp, and fall easily. The upper limbs mainly show fine movements, and actions such as picking up vegetables and tying shoelaces cannot be completed. This is a common clinical symptom of cervical spondylosis.

There is a type of cervical spondylosis called cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is mainly caused by calcification of our intervertebral disc or posterior longitudinal ligament, which includes symptoms of spinal cord pressure, unstable walking, pyramidal tract signs, Babinski signs and ankle clonus.

The main symptoms of spinal cord compression after cervical spondylosis are cervical spondylotic myelopathy. After this type of cervical spondylosis occurs, the main symptoms in the early stage are numbness of the soles of the feet and a sense of restraint in both lower limbs.