What Should I Do If My Neck Has an Abnormal Lordosis?

Neck reverse bow is a common type of cervical spondylosis. We know that the cervical spine has a normal physiological curvature, which is a manifestation of forward bending. If it bends in the opposite direction, it is called neck reverse bow. There are many reasons for this condition, such as improper use of pillows, which can easily cause this manifestation. So what should we do with neck reverse bow? Let's take a brief look at it below.

1. How to deal with neck reverse bow? Firstly, the most important thing is to correct bad habits in life, such as reducing the time spent on mobile phones and computers, avoiding bending your head for too long, holding your head up and chest out when walking, and looking up more often. Strengthening the exercise of shoulder and neck muscles, such as doing the "rice" word exercise before going to bed every day, putting a U-shaped pillow under your neck to let your head hang upside down at the head of the bed for 10 minutes every day. Choosing a pillow that suits you, as too high or too low a pillow can affect the health of the cervical spine.

The above are things that you need to pay attention to in your daily life. Of course, if you can go to a good local hospital for traction, acupuncture, and massage, it will be more effective for the recovery of the cervical spine.

2. The most common cause of neck reverse bow is the use of a "high pillow". A high pillow causes the head to flex forward, increasing the stress on the lower cervical spine and potentially accelerating its degeneration. Bad habits such as reading in bed with a high pillow, watching TV with a high backrest, surfing the internet for a long time, or playing mahjong can put continuous pressure on the "weak" connections of the cervical spine, leading to a gradual reduction in its forward curve, straightening, or even reverse bowing. The bone and joint tissues related to the cervical spine may also develop hyperplasia, bone spurs, ligament hypertrophy, and disc herniation due to compression, which can compress the spinal cord, nerve roots, and vertebral arteries in the neck, causing a series of physiological and pathological changes and related clinical symptoms of cervical spondylosis, such as pain in the neck, shoulders, and arms, dizziness, insomnia, forgetfulness, and so on.

3. Neck reverse bow can cause many diseases. Firstly, compression of the cervical arteries can lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain. Secondly, nerve compression can cause nerve root lesions or sympathetic and nervous system diseases. Common symptoms include limb numbness, nausea and vomiting, dizziness and headache, and in severe cases, it can even lead to paralysis.