How to exercise the cervical spine better

Nowadays, many people are under great pressure at work. They usually need to sit at work, and sit all day long. This is quite harmful to our cervical spine, which is also an important reason why cervical spondylosis is rampant in the workplace. There is no need to say much about the harm of cervical spondylosis. The best way to solve cervical spondylosis is to take good exercise methods to prevent it before the disease occurs. So, how to exercise the cervical spine better? Let’s take a closer look below.

Relax your cervical spine when working

Don't keep your head down for long periods of time while working, and relax and take breaks frequently during work. When working at a desk or using a computer, you must stand up and take a break every two hours, move your shoulders and neck, and do some chest expansion exercises. This will not only prevent cervical spondylosis, but also relax your body and mind, killing two birds with one stone.

It must be noted that patients with cervical spondylosis should not do large-scale neck rotation movements with their eyes closed to prevent compression of the vertebral artery and cervical nerves, which may cause symptoms such as headache, fainting, shoulder and arm pain, and numbness of the fingers.

In my spare time, I fly kites, play badminton and swim.

Strengthen neck exercises. Kite flying, swimming, badminton and yoga are all suitable sports. However, table tennis, which requires frequently lowering the head, is not suitable for people at high risk of cervical spondylosis. For people who have already developed symptoms of cervical spondylosis, they must listen to the doctor's advice when exercising and avoid exercising too vigorously.

Experts say: The main symptoms of cervical spondylosis include neck and back pain, upper limb weakness, numbness of fingers, lower limb weakness, difficulty walking, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and even blurred vision, tachycardia and difficulty swallowing.

The clinical symptoms of cervical spondylosis are related to the site of the lesion, the degree of tissue involvement and individual differences. Experts introduce self-exercise treatment for cervical spondylosis:

1. Neck exercise: Tilt your head forward ten times, tilt it back ten times, tilt it to the left ten times, and tilt it to the right ten times. Then slowly shake your head, turning left ten times and right ten times.

2. Shake your upper limbs: shake your left arm twenty times, then shake your right arm twenty times.

3. Practice your fingers by grabbing the air; stretch your arms out and flex and extend the five fingers of both hands. You can do this 50 times.

4. Local massage: You can find tender points, nodules or muscle tension near the neck, Dazhui point and Fengchi point, and rub, press, push and pinch these reaction points.

5. Remote acupoint pressing: look for tender points on the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the anterior and lateral sides of the buttocks, and the outer sides of the calves. Apply acupoint massage on this reaction point.

Many people regard cervical spondylosis as a minor problem, but they don’t realize that if cervical spondylosis is allowed to develop, the consequences may be serious. Bad living habits are the main culprits of cervical spondylosis, such as "burying your head in work" for a long time, or being addicted to massage and acupressure. Relevant experts pointed out that there are three main factors for the high incidence of cervical spondylosis.

I believe many people know the dangers of cervical spondylosis, especially for office workers, the chance of occurrence is quite high. Therefore, it is very necessary to master how to exercise the cervical spine. After all, it does not require difficult movements. Just make appropriate adjustments in daily life. This can help prevent cervical spondylosis, which is quite good.