The role of cervical spine exercise therapy
I. The role of cervical spine exercise therapy
1. Through relaxing exercises in all directions of the neck, promote blood circulation in the cervical spine area, eliminate blood stasis and edema, and stretch neck ligaments at the same time, relax spastic muscles, thereby reducing symptoms.
2. Strengthen the neck muscles, enhance their tolerance to fatigue, improve the stability of the cervical spine, thereby consolidating the treatment effect and preventing
disease recurrence.
II. Indications and contraindications of cervical spine exercise therapy
1. After the acute phase of cervical spondylosis, the symptoms are basically in a chronic stable state, and then the Do exercise therapy.
2. Exercise is prohibited if there are obvious symptoms of spinal cord compression.
3. Patients with vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis should be gentle and slow when performing neck rotation exercises, the movement range should not be too large, and the rhythm and intensity of the movement should be properly controlled.
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Three, Cervical Spondylosis Health Gymnastics Steps
1, Lifting the Head and Neck
The patient stands with his head slightly tilted back, his hands are crossed behind the head (equivalent to the occipital tuberosity of the skull), and the head and neck are lifted up and relaxed. , to activate the upper part of the spine, thorax, shoulders and other parts to relax the joints.
2, compete with the neck
The patient stands with his hands on his hips, his feet shoulder-width apart, and stands naturally upright. Repeatedly look up at the sky and look down at the ground. When exercising, keep the chest still, lift as much as possible when looking up, so that you can see the objects above the head; when bowing, retract the chin as much as possible. The range of motion is from small to large, from slow to fast, as the patient can tolerate.
3, looking back
Patient standing, hands on hips, feet shoulder-width apart, eyes level , the head and neck are rotated to the left and right repeatedly. The range of activities should be increased from small to large, but don’t force it to increase too much, and the number of times should not be too much, usually 20-30 times. This exercise is not suitable for those who already suffer from vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis, otherwise, it may cause a fall.
4, scoliosis
The patient stands with his hands on his hips and his feet shoulder-width apart. Alternate left and right cervical scoliosis activities, back and forth 20-30 times.
5, reaching forward to explore the sea
The patient stands with hands on hips, feet shoulder-width apart, head and neck in front of Reach out and turn sideways, spy on the front and bottom, just like spying on objects on the bottom of the sea, alternate left and right, and repeat. When practicing, the movements should be natural, consistent and gentle, and the head and neck should always be in a forward flexion position.
6, looking back at the moon
The patient stands with hands on hips, feet shoulder-width apart, head and neck turned back, Watch the moon in the sky behind you. Alternate left and right, so repeated 15-30 times. It can improve cervical spondylosis with limited back and rotation.
7. Golden Lion shakes his head
The patient stands, hands on hips, feet shoulder-width apart, head and neck first Loop a few times clockwise, then a few times counterclockwise, or alternate between the two directions. The speed of shaking your head can’t be fast, and the movement can’t be too big to avoid falling. This method should be used with caution in patients with vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis and after cervical spine surgery. Patients with hypertension, cerebral embolism, anemia, and inner ear vertigo should not exercise with this method.
After the gymnastics, the neck should feel comfortable and not overtired, so as not to aggravate neck strain. The above exercises can be organically combined, or one or two can be selected separately.
