The 55-year-old Mr Ho has had neck pain for several years, but usually the symptoms are not obvious and did not care. Recently, Mr He felt tired after work, neck discomfort, his wife then elbow for his shoulder and neck massage relief. Not two minutes, Mr He suddenly felt the right hand numbness, a tingling sensation. At that time just stop massaging, did not expect two or three days after his right hand palm naturally drooping, and several fingers can not be stretched out, which panicked.

　　In the Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Department of Spinal Surgery, Dr Yan Bo found that Mr He's right upper limb weakness, numbness, finger fine movement is limited. Imaging examination showed multiple cervical spondylosis, cervical disc herniation, secondary to the corresponding spinal stenosis. Dr Yin Ganghui, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Spine Surgery I, explained that Mr He's condition was a cervical spinal cord injury with severe aging and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical vertebrae, leading to hand ptosis and paralysis of the earthworm muscles of the four radial fingers. Surgical treatment can create conditions for recovery of the incompletely injured spinal cord.

　　Subsequently, Yin Ganghui's team developed a surgical plan for Mr He to decompress the spinal cord from the posterior approach. Mr He was able to regain a little movement in his right hand on the next day after surgery, and it was basically back to normal three days later.

　　Spinal problems should not be used lightly

　　"Massage" to solve

　　Doctors remind, cervical spondylosis in daily life is very common, many people in the cervical spine uncomfortable time like to go to the massage, but not all cervical spondylosis can be used in the way of massage to relieve discomfort. Some cases of massage will not only aggravate the condition, and may even have more serious consequences.

　　For example, the acute stage of nerve root type cervical spondylosis patients, due to cervical spondylosis leads to nerve root compression, manifested in the shoulder, arm, hand and other parts of the numbness or radiating pain, the pain can be extended to the fingers, there is a feeling of electric shock, once compressed, the patient may be manifested in the neck and shoulder pain, numbness of the hands, muscle weakness, etc., so massage is not recommended.

　　Spinal cord cervical spondylosis patients also can not massage. Spinal cord type cervical spondylosis patients massage may cause spinal cord injury, may also appear incontinence, serious and even lead to paralysis.

　　Spinal cervical spondylosis can cause spinal cord compression and ischemia, causing spinal cord conduction dysfunction, like a "time bomb" in the body. Yin Ganghui said, suffering from spinal cord cervical spondylosis, the initial stage of the general will have limb or trunk numbness, do not listen to the command, holding objects sometimes unconsciously fall, urinary and faecal disorders and other symptoms, these symptoms are always "one after the other", and after resting to reduce significantly, some patients think they should not be a problem, do not pay attention to the delay in the condition.

　　Symptoms

　　Cervical spondylosis

　　The more common clinical symptoms of cervical spondylosis are stiffness and pain in the neck, shoulder and back pain, soreness, numbness and pain in the upper limbs, and in severe cases, weakness of the limbs, limitation of fine hand movement, unsteady walking, feeling of stepping on cotton, and even dysfunction in urination and defecation.

　　Yin Ganghui suggested that if these symptoms need to be alert to the occurrence of cervical spondylosis, serious spinal problems, must be timely to the regular hospital consultation, can not be delayed. Timely figure out the situation of the spinal canal, otherwise there is a possibility of falling, collision or ride in the car emergency braking, etc., will lead to serious consequences.

　　It is especially worth reminding that cervical spondylosis patients need to be careful with massage, in the original existence of the spinal cord, nerve compression, external forces are very easy to cause spinal cord, nerve damage, the consequences are unimaginable. Every year there are patients with cervical spondylosis because of massage massage leads to paralysis cases.

　　In addition, Yin Ganghui also reminded, dizziness, headache, most of the cervical spondylosis is not caused by, if simple dizziness accompanied by tinnitus, should be to the ear, nose and throat. If the dizziness is only simple, the first choice of neurology.