Is it serious if the cervical spine becomes straight?

As the times change, we have entered an era of speed and convenience, but the workload has increased and the fast-paced life often makes us live a very hard life. Because of the hard work, people often suffer from soreness, such as neck fatigue, eye fatigue, finger stiffness, back pain, etc. When everyone feels helpless and panicked about these fatigues, they are always worried that there will be big problems. So this time, let us first explain to you whether cervical straightening is serious.

The straightening of the cervical curvature is mostly caused by improper posture. The straightening of the cervical curvature is also called the disappearance of the cervical curvature or the reverse cervical curvature.

Straightening of the physiological curvature of the cervical spine

Due to long-term sitting and sleeping postures, as well as dehydration and degeneration of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc, the lordosis of the cervical spine may gradually disappear, and may even become straight or hyperextension curved, that is, convex backwards, becoming one of the more important diagnostic bases for cervical spondylosis on X-rays.

In the acute stage of radicular cervical spondylosis, the affected small joints are acutely inflamed, the joint periosteum and joint cysts are swollen, and the nearby nerve roots are irritated. Most patients have tension in the neck and shoulder muscles and significantly limited mobility, which can cause the physiological curvature of the cervical spine to straighten.

Diseases of the cervical spine, such as tumors, tuberculosis, and purulent infections of the cervical spine, can cause neck pain, muscle spasms, limited cervical spine movement, and straightening of the physiological curvature. These are all reasons that can easily induce the straightening of the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, which requires everyone to try their best to avoid in daily life. Some people may not have any symptoms, while others may experience numbness of the hands (radiculopathy), neck pain and discomfort, etc. due to compression of the nerve roots. In more serious cases, symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, and dizziness when walking may occur. Cervical spondylosis is a disease that seriously endangers the health of desk workers, and its manifestations are varied. The main symptoms are neck and back pain, upper limb weakness, numbness of fingers, dizziness, nausea, and even blurred vision and swallowing.

I hope everyone can maintain a good posture in daily life. We have all recognized the dangers of a straight cervical spine. If you feel tired in your cervical spine, please walk around or turn your body around, do some yoga or exercise appropriately, which will help prevent and maintain good health.