According to the Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Cervical Spondylosis 2019 issued by the Cervical spondylosis Professional Committee of the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine, the prevalence of cervical spondylosis in China is 3.8%-17.6%, and the prevalence of cervical spondylosis in young adults aged 20-40 years is as high as 59.1%.
We put the cervical spondylosis from light to heavy is divided into ten levels, together to test what level you have reached?
Cervical spondylosis grade test
Level 1: Sore and stiff neck.
Level 2: Neck, shoulders, back pain, stiffness.
Level 3: Frequent sleepiness.
(Stiff neck is a mild cervical spondylosis)
Level 4: Irritation, pain, numbness in the arm.
(At this level, you need to go to the hospital.)
Level 5: walking flutters and runs astray.
Level 6: Handwriting begins to change.
(Surgery may be necessary from this level on.)
Level 7: Start eating with a spoon, dare not use chopsticks.
Level 8: Walking like stepping on cotton, one foot deep, one foot shallow.
Level 9: urination, stool, sexual function appears unexplained.
(From this point on, surgery may not work well.)
Level 10: Can't get out of bed.
How much does cervical spondylosis kill?
Cervical spondylosis looks insignificant, in fact, the threat to our life and health is very big! Cervical spondylosis can cause at least 70 diseases of the whole body, the following are several common diseases.
dysphagia
When swallowing, there is obstruction, foreign body sensation in the esophagus, and a few people have nausea, vomiting, hoarseness, dry cough, chest tightness and other symptoms.
Visual impairment
Vision loss, eye pain, fear of light, tears, and even blindness.
Bloating and constipation
In some patients with cervical spondylosis, the adjacent cervical sympathetic nerve is stimulated and damaged, so that the gastrointestinal peristalsis of the internal organs controlled by it is slowed down, leading to constipation and abdominal distension.
hypertension
Blood pressure is significantly elevated, known as "cervical hypertension". Because cervical spondylosis and hypertension are common diseases in the elderly, they often coexist.
Chest pain
Unilateral pectoralis major and breast pain may be associated with cervical spine compression of the sixth and seventh cervical nerve roots.
cataplexy
Cataplexy is caused by sudden loss of body support when standing or walking due to a sudden turning of the head.
paralysis
Early manifestations of lower limb numbness, pain, claudication, some patients have defecation, urination disorders, such as frequent urination, urgent urination or incontinence, serious cases may lead to paralysis.
Senile dementia
Once the cervical intervertebral disc herniation leads to the thinning and deformation of the transverse foramina, it will cause insufficient blood supply to the supplied brain area, and chronic cerebral ischemia will cause cognitive function decline such as amnesia, which may lead to dementia in the long run.
Many people think that cervical spondylosis is not a very important disease, rest is good, but the delay, the treatment will be more and more difficult, some even have to do surgery treatment. Therefore, cervical spondylosis should be prevented and treated as soon as possible!
