How to treat cervical spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis is a common clinical disease. Different patients have different symptoms. The same patient may show multiple symptoms. Therefore, there are many treatment methods, which are generally divided into three categories. The first category is traditional conservative treatment, such as traction, massage, and drug therapy; the second category is interventional treatment, such as plasma radiofrequency ablation, ozone intervention and other methods, which use special mechanisms to shrink the fiber ring of the intervertebral disc, reduce pressure on nerves, blood vessels or spinal cord, and thus relieve symptoms; the third category is surgical treatment, which is suitable for more serious cervical spondylosis that cannot achieve ideal results with non-surgical treatment or interventional treatment, especially spinal cervical spondylosis. However, it has certain risks and trauma, and patients are in pain. Patients should be discovered and treated in time.

What department should I go to for cervical spondylosis?

The symptoms of cervical spondylosis are relatively complex and similar to those of some other diseases, so many patients are misdiagnosed. Patients with cervical spondylosis may experience headaches and dizziness, but some internal medical diseases such as hypertension, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, and hypoglycemia can also cause these symptoms. Patients with cervical spondylosis may experience pain, numbness, and weakness in the limbs, but cerebral infarction and other brain lesions can also cause these symptoms. Some patients may have special symptoms that can be caused by more specialties. If a patient has symptoms of cervical spondylosis, he should first undergo examinations by the neurology and cardiology departments. If it is ruled out that the cause is a medical disease, he should go to the orthopedics department for examination, such as the massage department or spinal surgery department.

What are the cervical traction devices?

There are many types of cervical traction devices, mainly including the following: 1. Direct traction, that is, a manual traction device, which is tied with a belt and then manually operated to apply tension to the cervical spine according to the weight that the patient can bear; 2. Electric traction. With the development of society, the traction weight and duration can now be controlled by a computer; 3. Airbag traction, which uses an airbag to lift the head and traction the cervical spine.