Should I sleep with a pillow for cervical spondylosis? People with cervical spondylosis will feel great pain because the cervical spine is like our second pillar. If there is a problem with the cervical spine, it will have a significant impact on us. So, should a pillow be good for sleeping with cervical spondylosis? Let's take a look at this issue together.
In spring, young people are more prone to cervical spondylosis, which requires surgical treatment. Patients with cervical spondylosis should be warned that improper massage can directly lead to paralysis, so it is important to pay close attention to the massage. Patients with cervical spondylosis should also pay attention to choosing the right pillow while sleeping, which can greatly help with recovery.
Many patients with cervical spondylosis do not use pillows while sleeping after treatment, leading to worsening of the condition. Therefore, experts suggest that cervical spondylosis patients must use pillows instead of pillows when sleeping. The position of the head is lower than the heart, which can lead to excessive blood flow into the head, affecting blood circulation, blood vessel filling, tube wall compression, and waking up feeling dizzy and swollen eyelids, seriously affecting the quality of sleep. Moreover, when sleeping with the head raised, the chest is also slightly elevated, allowing blood from the lower body to flow downstream and reducing the burden on the heart. Meanwhile, sleeping without a pillow can cause cervical spine injuries.
The cervical spine is located at the top of the human spine, wrapped around the neck of the neck, and consists of seven vertebrae. The so-called physiological curvature is a smooth, forward facing arc formed by these 7 vertebrae, and the function of the pillow is to maintain this normal physiological curve. If the neck that should have been bent without a pillow for a long time becomes straight, it will hunch over, causing damage to the cervical vertebrae and affecting the overall health of the spine. Therefore, patients with cervical spondylosis must pay attention to choosing suitable pillows to avoid the invasion of the disease.
What kind of pillow is best for patients with cervical spondylosis to choose when sleeping? Experts suggest that no matter what posture they sleep in, they cannot maintain the normal anterior convexity of cervical spondylosis, which can worsen the condition and even lead to pillowing. Generally, if the pillow is too high, it can cause neck pain, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia and other brain and nerve weakness. However, if the pillow is too low, it can easily cause many situations such as eye and face swelling.
For patients with cervical spondylosis, whether sleeping or doing other things, we need to maintain an accurate posture. Because of your improper posture, not only will it worsen cervical spondylosis, but it will also cause problems with the organs around the cervical spine. So we should not just focus on cervical issues, but also pay attention to other possible diseases that may arise.
