What are the symptoms of cervical spondylosis in children?

With the accelerated pace of life, many young people or children suffer from cervical diseases due to bad living habits, and they do not pay necessary attention to them. Over time, cervical spondylosis becomes more and more serious. This is one of the reasons why cervical spondylosis is becoming younger and younger. So, now I will tell you how to prevent the occurrence of cervical spondylosis.

How can I know if I have cervical spondylosis?

Typical symptoms: Neck stiffness, numbness, pain

Since cervical spondylosis poses such a serious threat to our healthy life, let us first get to know this enemy lurking around us. Cervical spondylosis, commonly known as cervical bone hyperplasia and cervical bone spurs, is a common bone and joint disease. It is a series of symptoms caused by degenerative changes of the cervical spine, which leads to deformation and stenosis of the cervical spinal canal or intervertebral foramen, stimulation and compression of the cervical spinal cord, nerve roots, and sympathetic nerves, affecting the blood supply of the vertebral arteries.

If you have the following symptoms, I can only tell you with regret, "You and cervical spondylosis are destined to be together in this life, and she has chosen you."

Symptom A: Neck stiffness, discomfort, pain, and inflexibility

Symptom B: Numbness, pain, and weakened grip in the palms or fingers

Symptom C: Migraine, dizziness, chest tightness, chest pain, and each dizziness attack is related to the rotation of the neck

Symptom D: a series of sympathetic nervous system symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, numbness of hands, tinnitus, tachycardia, and precordial pain

In addition to the obvious symptoms mentioned above, there are some symptoms that are often mistaken for other diseases, which can be called "secret love", and more attention should be paid.

Why do you get cervical spondylosis?

Long-term bad posture is the main cause

Although there are many causes of cervical spondylosis, the following factors play an important role in both its occurrence and recurrence and require our sufficient attention.

Chronic strain. This refers to the damage to the neck tissue that occurs over the long term in life. Chronic strain without obvious trauma

, which is easily overlooked, is the main factor causing cervical joint degeneration. Incorrect sleeping posture, bad posture when reading or watching TV, and working with the head bent over a desk for a long time are very likely to cause cervical spondylosis.

age. As we age, the wear and tear of various organs in the human body increases, and various degenerations of the cervical spine will also occur.

Head and neck trauma. Trauma in all parts of the body will affect the cervical spine, but trauma to the head and neck has the greatest impact. According to statistics, 90% of cervical spondylosis patients are related to trauma.

Congenital malformations. Various congenital malformations, such as congenital vertebral fusion and skull base indentation, can easily induce the occurrence of cervical spondylosis.

Chronic infection. The main ones are pharyngitis, followed by caries, periodontitis, otitis media, etc. Inflammation of these parts will stimulate the soft tissue of the neck or cause lesions of the soft tissue of the cervical occipital region through the lymphatic system.

What should I do if I have cervical spondylosis?

Change your lifestyle and do exercises to strengthen your neck

Since cervical spondylosis is mostly caused and aggravated by an unhealthy lifestyle, we can prevent and delay its development by changing our lifestyle.

When reading, watching TV, or operating a computer, be sure to maintain the correct posture of your head and neck, look straight ahead, do not tilt your head or shrug your shoulders, and keep your spine straight. Sit less and move more as much as possible. Take some time every day to exercise, especially the shoulder and neck muscles. Do more flexion, extension and rotation exercises of the head and arms.

The editor suggests that we should exercise more in our daily lives, such as hiking, swimming, etc. Pay attention to the combination of movement and stillness. Stand up and move your limbs and cervical spine every hour or so to eliminate neck fatigue. Pay attention to keeping your shoulders and neck warm, eat a balanced diet, do not be picky eaters, do not have irregular satiety and hunger patterns, do not eat raw, cold or overheated food, and quit smoking and drinking.