There is a "lifeline" around the neck to understand the four major diseases caused by cervical spondylosis

Guide: There are countless children's shoes, and it should be heard that there are "life-saving straws" in people's hands. In fact, there is also a "lifeline" in the position of people's neck, and its health is in charge of people's lifeline. If you have symptoms of cervical spondylosis, you should pay attention to the following hazards.

There is a "lifeline" around the neck. What is its function?

1. Blood supply to the brain

From the back of the head to the clavicle above the shoulder, it belongs to the "territory" of the neck. Carotid artery is distributed on both sides of it, and together with vertebral artery, it is responsible for the blood supply to the brain. The carotid artery provides more than 80% blood supply to the brain, and we can feel its beating about 5 cm on both sides of the protruding part of the throat.

2. Form an immune defense line

Dense lymph nodes and nerve trunks are distributed in the neck. Viruses and bacteria are most likely to invade the respiratory tract and mouth. When infected lymph flows back, the first stop is the neck.

The nerves in the neck regulate the whole body.

Nerves from the brain all descend through the neck, among which 8 pairs of spinal nerves dominate the movement and feeling of the human body.

4. Adjust the cranial nerves

Blood pressure, respiration and gastrointestinal peristalsis; Sympathetic nerve can make people's heart beat faster, blood vessels in limbs contract, and make people sweat. The excitement of parasympathetic nerves will slow down and weaken people's heartbeat. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the neck is also the junction of the whole body's meridians, and the points behind the neck, such as Fengchi, Fengfu and Dazhui, are all "points" for health care.

Among them, the cervical vertebra plays the role of supporting these important arteries in the neck and is an important "lifeline". Once injured, it will trigger a series of chain reactions. In addition to common symptoms such as neck pain and dizziness, cervical spondylosis may also cause some unexpected problems.

What diseases can cervical spondylosis cause?

hypertension

Cervical spondylosis may cause the rise and fall of blood pressure, especially the increase of blood pressure. This is related to sympathetic nerve in spinal canal of cervical hyperplasia. This kind of hypertension is something special. In the early stage of the disease, the patient's blood pressure rises or falls, which is often synchronized with the onset of cervical spondylosis. According to statistics, this kind of hypertension mostly occurs in 40-50 years old, with more males than females.

gastrosis

Some patients with cervical spondylosis have cervical spine spurs that will * * * visceral nerves, which will make the brain mistakenly think that the human body is eating, promote gastric acid secretion, and cause symptoms similar to gastric ulcer such as increased appetite, heartburn, acid regurgitation and pain when hungry. If the nerves that inhibit gastrointestinal secretion and peristalsis are stimulated by cervical vertebrae, there will be a series of symptoms such as not thinking about eating, bloating, belching, dull pain in the upper abdomen, and even nausea and vomiting.

visual disorder

More serious cervical spondylosis may cause vision loss, blurred vision, sore eyes, fear of light and tears. Many patients have poor head and neck posture for a long time, which will lead to visual impairment.

* * * swelling and pain

At first, the patient will feel intermittent dull pain or tingling in one pectoralis major muscle, which is most obvious when turning his head to one side, and sometimes the pain is unbearable. The high incidence of cervical pain includes female white-collar workers who have been working at their desks for a long time, female workers who have been burdened with shoulders for a long time, and female athletes who are vulnerable to trauma.

In addition, cervical spondylosis may also cause arrhythmia, dysphagia and other problems. Most of these problems are alleviated or even disappeared after cervical spondylosis is effectively treated. Therefore, if the above symptoms are found and can not be effectively relieved by conventional treatment, it is recommended to ask a doctor for diagnosis to see if there is cervical spondylosis.