What is the best treatment for shoulder pain caused by cervical spondylosis compressing the nerves?

Now let me explain the best treatment for cervical spondylosis compressing nerves and causing shoulder pain. I am happy to be able to help you. Let's start with the explanation. What are the best methods for treating cervical nerve compression? "Cervical nerve compression can be quite severe, and it may cause dizziness, nausea, tinnitus, numbness in the hands, and radiating pain in the shoulders and back. In such cases, conservative treatment can be done first. Medications such as dexamethasone can be used to reduce nerve swelling, and oral medications like Ge Tai and Si Wei Pu can be taken to relieve pain and reduce swelling. In addition, mannitol dehydration can be used to alleviate symptoms. Physical therapy measures, such as soaking in traditional Chinese medicine, can also be combined with these treatments..."

Cervical spondylosis compressing the nerves can cause pain in the right shoulder and arm. What should I do? What medicine should I take to get relief quickly? Analysis of the problem: Considering the general symptoms of neck and shoulder pain and discomfort, severe symptoms may include dizziness, headache, and nausea. It can generally be diagnosed through cervical spine CT or magnetic resonance imaging.

Recommendation: It is suggested to use medication application combined with traction therapy. The medication application can include safflower, peach kernel, rosin, Chinese angelica, pinellia ternata, rhizoma atractylodis, radix aconiti kusnezoffii, rhizoma seu radix notopterygii, radix angelicae dahuricae, borneol, and asarum sieboldii. These ingredients should be ground into a fine powder, heated with alcohol, and applied to the affected area. This treatment should be combined with sitting or lying traction therapy. It is recommended to follow the doctor's advice for specific targeted treatment. To prevent the neck from getting cold, avoid using high pillows, and it is best to use pillows that are no higher than four inches.

Cervical spondylosis shoulder pain how to treat it? Suggestion: In work and daily life, when sitting for more than 30 minutes, please stand up and move your neck, shoulders, and waist to prevent the degeneration of the spine. Here are eight self-care movements for shoulder periarthritis for reference by patients:

(1) Elbow flexion and shaking: Patients stand with their backs against the wall or lie on the bed, keep their upper arms close to their bodies, bend their elbows, and use the elbows as support points to perform external rotation movements. (2) Finger crawling on the wall: Patients stand facing the wall and slowly crawl their fingers upward along the wall with the affected hand, raising the upper limb as high as possible, making a mark on the wall at the highest point, and then slowly moving back down to the original position. Repeat this gradually increasing the height.

(3) Pulling hand from behind: Patients stand naturally, with the affected upper limb in an internally rotated and extended position, the unaffected hand pulls the affected hand or wrist, gradually pulling towards the unaffected side and upwards. (4) Arm extension: Patients stand with their upper limbs naturally hanging down, arms straight, palms facing down, slowly extend the arms outwards, lift them up with force, hold for 10 minutes at the maximum point, then return to the original position, and repeat.

(5) Back touch: Patients stand naturally, in an internally rotated and extended position with the affected upper limb, bend the elbow and wrist, touch the spinous process of the spine with the fingertip of the middle finger, gradually move upwards to the maximum point, hold it there for 2 minutes, then slowly move back down to the original position. Repeat this gradually increasing the height.

(6) Combing hair: Patients can stand or lie down, the affected side elbow is flexed, the forearm is extended forward and upward, and rotated forward (palm facing up), try to use the elbow to wipe the forehead, simulating the motion of wiping sweat. (7) Head pillow with both hands: Patients lie on their backs, cross their fingers with both hands, palms facing up, and place them on the back of the head (occipital region). First, try to bring both elbows as close together as possible, then try to spread them apart as much as possible.

(8) Shoulder rotation: Patients stand, the affected limb hangs naturally, elbows straight, and the affected arm draws circles from front to back, gradually increasing the range of motion, repeat several times. Please note that the above eight movements do not have to be completed every time. You can choose alternating exercises based on your specific condition, 3-5 times a day. Generally, do about 30 repetitions for each movement, and there is no limit to doing more. As long as you persist, it will be beneficial for the prevention and treatment of shoulder periarthritis. You can also use traditional Chinese medicine topical medicinal solutions for external application and penetration therapy. If you have any further questions, you can add me for consultation! I wish you a speedy recovery.

How to treat shoulder pain caused by cervical spondylosis? If shoulder pain is caused by cervical spondylosis, it should be considered as a radicular type of cervical spondylosis. First, conservative treatment can be actively performed, such as intermittent traction with inflatable cervical orthosis, dehydration and reducing swelling treatment with intravenous mannitol, application of anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs such as sodium loxoprofen, paracetamol and tramadol, and injection of flurbiprofen ester. Mecobalamin tablets can be used for neural-nutrient drug treatment. If conservative treatment is ineffective, surgery should be considered. Massage therapy should not be performed.

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