Ask A Doctor: What Are The Do's And Don'ts For A Person With Spondylosis?
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Expert opinion from Saria Mahveen Shareef
MBBS, PGDCC, Spl Cardiology · 6 years of experience · India
Do’s in cervical spondylosis: Always try to practice correct posture while sitting or standing or walking, use a cervical collar, use a firm mattress to sleep on, lay on a bed if you have back or neck pain, exercise regularly that focus on neck strengthening and maintain ideal body weight. Don’ts include: Avoid having wrong posture and position, do not use soft pillows, avoid lifting heavy weights, avoid bending or twisting suddenly, avoid sports, do not slouch. Do’s in lumbar spondylosis: Use a firm mattress for sleeping, keep your back straight, place a roll of towel or a pillow behind your back while sitting on a chair or car seat, sleep on your sides. Don’ts: Do not move a lot and try to restrict your activities, avoid lifting heavy objects, do not bend forward a lot, avoid bending down to lift objects, do not exercise, or perform physiotherapy exercise without talking to your therapist or doctor.
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Expert opinion from Harinath Gundamaraju
MBBS, MD, ANAESTHESIA · 20 years of experience · India
A person suffering from spondylosis may experience radiating pain into arms from neck or into legs from back or loss of bladder or bowel control. They should consult a spine specialist, spine rehabilitation expert. Do’s: 1) Practice correct posture while standing or sitting. 2) sleep on a firm mattress, Take rest by lying on the bed to relax in case of severe back or neck pain. 3)Correct your posture and sit with your back straight on chairs with back support. 4) use a cervical collar while traveling or working. 5) Follow a healthy diet. DONT’S: 1) Don’t practice wrong standing or sitting positions. 2) Ditch your soft, fluffy pillow. 3) Don’t sleep on your stomach. 4). Avoid sudden jerky movements of the back and neck like sudden bending or twisting. 5) Avoid lifting and carrying heavyweight.
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Expert opinion from Marcelle Freire
Doctor of Medicine · 3 years of experience · Brazil
Spondylosis is a degenerative alteration of the spine, which can occur in any part of it (cervical, thoracic, lumbar), resulting from the wear of the vertebral discs or the process of arthrosis of the joints. To delay this calcification process and strengthen the spine, it is recommended that the patient remains active, undergo physical therapy (to better stretch the spine), acupuncture for pain relief and even the use of some medications as prescribed by the doctor. Care must be taken with bad posture, forcing exercise during a pain crisis, overweight, chronic stress.
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