Cervical spine massager has a certain effect on some patients with cervical spondylosis, which can alleviate the soreness and pain of the muscles. Cervical spine massager through the massage of the muscles at the back of the neck, relax the muscles, increase muscle blood supply, etc., so that muscle relaxation to get a rest, relieve the symptoms of cervical spondylosis. For the milder cervical spondylosis patients have some help, but for the more serious cervical spondylosis, combined with spinal stenosis patients should be used with caution, especially herniated discs have been serious compression of the nerve, or has led to spinal stenosis, such patients in the use of cervical spine massager may be due to the vibration of the massager or over-massage, affecting the function of the nerves, but lead to aggravation of the symptoms.
Whether the patient can use the cervical spine massager, it is recommended to go to the hospital to do the routine examination, such as cervical spine magnetic **** vibration, to determine the degree of cervical spine disease light, heavy. For the lighter cervical spine disease patients, cervical spine massage instrument is helpful, for the heavier patients, cervical spine massage instrument sometimes not only does not help, but may be harmful.
The cervical spine massager is more effective for some patients with cervical muscle strain, and it can significantly improve the symptoms of neck pain and neck muscle weakness, and it is suitable for the treatment of cervical muscle strain or sympathetic type cervical spondylosis, which can help the recovery of the condition, but it is not effective for the following types of cervical spondylosis:
1. Neurogenic cervical spondylosis, the herniated disc oppressing the nerves is obvious. The symptoms of numbness and weakness of the upper limbs, at this time for massage instrument massage there is a disc further protrusion, and lead to the possibility of disease aggravation.
2, spinal cord cervical spondylosis, is due to intervertebral disc compression of the cervical spinal cord nerves in the cervical spinal canal, massage instrument massage induced disc herniation obviously, leading to further aggravation of symptoms and even paraplegia may be.
3, esophageal cervical spondylosis, the disc forward protrusion, compression of the esophagus in front of the cause, massage will lead to local protrusion, aggravate the condition. Therefore, the choice of massage instrument also needs to be careful, according to the individual physical condition decision.