Is it useful to bring a neck brace for cervical spondylosis? What kind of neck brace is suitable?

Who would have thought it? Cervical spondylosis is no longer a specific occupation that older people will suffer from…
Play cell phones every day, lying down to play cell phones, crazy play cell phones.
More and more young people’s cervical vertebrae are as stiff as if they were carrying several pounds of weight.
Then the question arises, suffering from cervical spondylosis
But life goes on. A neck brace is probably the most suitable rehabilitation tool for everyone.

woman suffering from neck, shoulder pain using mobile phone too long with bad posture, internet addiction concept

There are many types of cervical spondylosis! Wearing a cervical brace appropriately will affect the patient, but it is not recommended to wear it for a long time, even for some types of cervical spondylosis.
The late stages of cervical spondylosis all require training in neck stability, and the muscles are helpful to advance and recede. In contrast, if you wear a neck brace for a long time, it will cause the muscles in the neck to atrophy and have the opposite effect.

First, let’s talk briefly about cervical spondylosis!

With the prevalence of electronic products, cervical spondylosis has come along with it in recent years! The cervical vertebrae are located between the more fixed thoracic vertebrae and the skull. In the case of weight-bearing, both frequent activities and the need to maintain the balance of the head, the cervical vertebrae have the smallest volume in the spine but the greatest activity and are prone to strain injury.

Some bad habits or frequent head down to play on cell phones, cervical spine pressure is too much, cumulative injury, resulting in disc bulge or protrusion, vertebral body upper and lower edge of the ligament attachment to produce pulling bone superfluous. These bone superfluous and herniated discs proliferated synovial joints, and hooked vertebral joints can irritate or compress nerve roots, spinal cord, and vertebral artery and, in severe cases, cause damage to the spinal cord or nerve roots, with corresponding clinical symptoms and signs.

So, what can a neck brace do?

1. limit the movement of the cervical spine, reduce the repeated friction and bad stimulation of the compressed spinal cord and nerve roots, and help the edema and inflammation of the spinal cord, nerve roots, joint capsule, muscles, and other tissues to subside.
2. enlarge the vertebral space and intervertebral foramen, reduce or even release the irritation and compression of nerve roots.
3. Release muscle spasms, restore the cervical spine’s balance, reduce the intervertebral disc’s internal pressure, and cushion the pressure of the intervertebral disc to the surrounding area.
4. to open the small joint space, release synovial imbrication, and restore the normal sequence and interrelationship between the cervical vertebrae.
5. Straighten the distorted vertebral artery between the transverse foramina and improve the blood and oxygen supply to the vertebral artery.
6. elongate the longitudinal diameter of the cervical spinal canal, stretch the spinal cord, flatten the ligamentous folds and increase the volume of the spinal canal.

What are the types of cervical braces?

There are three main types of cervical braces in use today:

1. Split soft neck brace is made of polymer foam or polymer rubber material. The front part of the neck brace is short. The size is suitable for the shape of the jaw, “supporting” the cheek so that the head, jaw, and neck area are in a mildly flexed position. The back part is high and reaches the pillow, which can be used as a reminder when touching to prevent the head from being tilted back and avoid the neck from being overextended.

2. Inflatable neck brace is made of soft plastic, which is inflated and worn on the neck when used. The amount of inflation depends on the size of each person’s neck. Because many people have different neck sizes and contours, this kind of neck brace makes up for this defect.3. Hard neck brace: It is made of hard plastic; some of them have metal support or adjuster attached, its fixation and restriction are larger, and it is mostly used for an acute and serious neck injuries, such as cervical spine fracture and dislocation fixation.

Because many people’s neck size and contour are different, this neck brace makes up for this defect.

3. Hard neck brace: It is made of hard plastic, some with metal supports or adjusters; it has a greater fixation and restriction effect and is mostly used for acute and serious neck injuries, such as the fixation of cervical fractures and dislocations.

Finally, be sure to pay attention to the prevention of cervical spondylosis!

Avoid neck trauma: wear seat belts and avoid sleeping in the car when going out by car to avoid injury to the cervical spine due to relaxation of the neck muscles when braking sharply. Do not screw your head and neck with each other in jest to avoid screwing the cervical spine; when neck, shoulder, and arm pain occurs, after a clear diagnosis and excluding cervical spinal stenosis, gentle massage is feasible, avoiding overly heavy rotation techniques to avoid damage to the intervertebral disc.

Good posture: avoid long-term low posture, avoid prolonged low head, or fix a work direction. The posture should be changed after about one h of work.

Avoid wind and cold humidity. In summer, pay attention to avoid fans, especially air conditioners blowing directly on the neck. Do not blow cold wind directly after sweating; rinse the head and neck with cold water, or sleep on a cool pillow. And please Keep to the warmth of the neck.

Choose the right pillow: the appropriate height of the pillow is 1.5 times the height of your fist. Pillow fillings should not be too soft; it is best to use a breathable and affordable substance such as buckwheat hulls, rice hulls, mung bean hulls, etc., as a pillow core. Then rehabilitation, daily attention to cervical health is more simple.