Have you been experiencing pain around your neck a lot? Chances are you are suffering from cervical spondylosis. It is necessary to get yourself checked from a doctor and confirm it before trying out any treatment on your own.

What is cervical spondylosis?

Cervical spondylosis is a condition affecting the back side of your neck. The neck is made up of seven small bones known as vertebrae. The seven vertebrae have shock absorbing discs in between them. These discs are tough and have a fibrous outer layer with a gel-like core.

These discs are responsible for making the neck move in a positive direction. However, these are easily affected due to cervical spondylosis. Cervical spondylosis refers to the wear and tear of the shock-absorbing discs.

The wear and tear usually happens due to increasing age. With age, these thick shock-absorbing discs become thinner and the vertebrae edge becomes rough. The ligaments, muscles and nerves eventually become irritated due to the changes of disc shape and vertebrae smoothness. This is the beginning of cervicals spondylosis.

While you may feel that medicines can have an effective role in treating these, it won’t always. Once your doctor has confirmed cervicals spondylosis, you may prefer getting in touch with a physiotherapist. The physiotherapists are of great help for treating these conditions.

How can physiotherapy help me? 

If you have been showing the symptoms of cervical spondylosis, reaching out to a doctor can be of great help. The physiotherapist before starting the treatment will analyse your condition. Since cervical spondylosiss varies from being mild to serious, they would prepare a plan accordingly.

Rather than visiting a doctor, cervical spondylosis can be treated at home with the help of a physiotherapist. Different exercises are practised to gain control over your neck muscles.

If the condition is serious, the physiotherapist would also recommend treatments such as
– Massage
– Soft tissue treatment
– Postural or ergonomic advice
– Electrotherapy
– Heat and ice therapy

The physiotherapist is responsible for helping you get your muscles working. The neck muscles are very gentle and thus, gentle massage would be of great help for treating this condition.

What should I do if I have cervical spondylosis?

If you have been feeling a mild pain around your neck, you will need to keep moving it back and forth gently. A physiotherapist too would start from the ground level of helping you move your neck gently before proceeding to tough treatments to help you gain control over neck movement.

Cervical spondylosis is a serious issue and shouldn’t be ignored. If it isn’t taken care of in the initial stages, it would grow and cause a lot of problems. Not seeking treatment from a physiotherapist will make your neck stiff and movement would be very painful.

Pain is one of the most common symptoms of cervical spondylosis. But, there’s more to it. The symptoms of cervical spondylosis would vary from person to person but pain remains common. If you notice any other problem around your neck apart from the pain, make sure to revert to doctor immediately.