Chinese New Year's Eve, in addition to eating Chinese New Year's Eve meals and watching the Spring Festival Gala, there is also a carnival ---- grab red envelopes.
Whether it is Chinese New Year's Eve before holding a mobile phone around the world to find "fu", or bombing red envelopes in the later group, the most annual flavor of the Spring Festival is everyone's WeChat group.
For the joy and fun of grabbing red envelopes, many people are happy in it.
However, it is precisely because of the need to frequently bow their heads and grab red envelopes, many people are prone to cervical spine pain after Chinese New Year's Eve night, and the orthopedic clinics of the hospital have gradually increased.
Although the cervical spine is small, the role it plays is very important. The cervical spine not only plays the role of supporting the head, but also has many important blood vessels and nerves distributed in the cervical spine.
Once the cervical spine has problems, in addition to causing shoulder and neck pain, as the condition continues to worsen, it is likely to lead to visual impairment and confusion.
Some people feel that the neck is uncomfortable, they will choose the method of "shaking the neck in a circle" to alleviate the discomfort of the cervical spine.
But in fact, the structure of the cervical spine is more complex, if the operation is not appropriate, not only will not relieve fatigue, but also is not conducive to the stability of the cervical spine, resulting in dizziness, nausea, pain and other symptoms.
Therefore, if you want to improve the cervical spine problem, you can also simply do some cervical spine exercises, but the premise is that the cervical spine is serious, vertebral artery and spinal cord cervical spondylosis patients are best not to try.
First, head-neck confrontation exercises
This exercise is a great way to help the cervical spine maintain normal physiological curvature and avoid deformation of the cervical spine due to prolonged bowing.
The specific method is to place the ten fingers of the hands behind the neck, and then while the head is thrown back, the hands are pushed forward to form a confrontation.
If you feel that it is more difficult to hang your arms in the air during exercise, you can replace the palms of your hands with towels, which can also achieve the same exercise effect.
Second, turn the workout
This is done by turning the head in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, and trying to reach the maximum rotation limit of the head in every direction.
Rotation exercises can relax the neck muscles very well and avoid excessive fatigue of the cervical spine.
For people who often bow their heads, it is advisable to do 1 to 2 minutes of rotation exercises every once in a while, which can well prevent cervical discomfort.
Third, the rice word exercise
Rice stroke is the most common neck exercise trick to protect the cervical spine, which means to imagine the chin as the tip of a pen, and then turn the head and neck to make it draw rice characters in the air.
In the practice of rice character exercises, the range of motion of the head and neck is relatively small, so there is basically no problem of aggravating cervical spine pain, which can be applied to all groups.
Fourth, the rotation of the shoulders
For patients with cervical spondylosis, the discomfort of the cervical spine often spreads to the shoulder, which is often referred to as shoulder and neck pain.
For patients who often experience discomfort in the shoulders and neck at the same time, shoulder rotation is the best exercise option.
The specific method of shoulder rotation is to put the palms of both hands down and straight on the chest, and then turn the shoulders forward or backward, each exercise time does not have to be too long, control in 3 to 5 minutes.
Fifth, move back and forth
This is done by bowing your head forward, lowering your head to the lowest point and then pausing for three seconds, then raising your head back and pausing for three seconds after reaching the highest point.
Take this as a group, and practice 10 to 15 groups each time. Although the practice of before and after exercise is relatively simple, we must pay attention to grasping the strength during the practice, especially not to cause head and neck injuries due to excessive backing.
If the cervical spine pain is severe, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time
If you find that you have electric shock-like radiation pain on one side of your limb, it may be considered a manifestation of radiculopathy cervical spondylosis;
If you find that you have symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, and visual rotation at the same time, you may consider vertebral artery cervical spondylosis;
If you find that your fingers are numb, especially the numbness of both fingers, it may be that the important structures of the spinal cord are compressed.......
In short, if the condition is serious, it is recommended to seek medical examination in time, and it is necessary to avoid bowing your head for a long time in your daily life and correct your sitting posture.