Why does the back of my head hurt?

Our country's economy is developing rapidly, some prosperous metropolises are beginning to rise, and some workers who were born for this purpose are also slowly arriving. In the city of Beijing, 40 percent of the people are white-collar workers. They sit in front of computers or on benches for a long time, twenty-four hours a day without moving. Then the disease comes, and they often feel uncomfortable all over, especially the pain in the back of their head. Why is this? Why does the back of the head hurt?

Pain in the back of the head is usually a precursor to cervical spondylosis. The following are the groups that are most susceptible to cervical spondylosis:

1. People who bow their heads to read books or sit in offices for a long time: Keeping the head and neck in a single posture for a long time will lead to local excessive movement, damage to local intervertebral discs, ligaments, etc., and are prone to cervical spondylosis.

2. People with head and neck trauma: Head and neck trauma does not directly cause cervical spondylosis, but it is often an aggravating factor of the symptoms of cervical spondylosis. Some patients have cervical spinal canal in a critical state of stenosis due to cervical bone hyperplasia, cervical disc bulging, soft tissue lesions in the spinal canal, etc., and neck trauma often induces symptoms and even paralysis. Paralysis has also been reported following inappropriate neck massage.

3. Bad posture: such as lying on the bed watching TV, reading, using a high pillow, sleeping in a sitting position, etc.; sleeping in a sleeper car, the muscles are poorly protected when sleeping, and neck injuries are easy to occur when braking.

4. Hypoplasia of cervical vertebrae structure: Congenitally small spinal canal is also the basis for the disease. Cervical central vertebral canal and nerve root canal

The hazards of cervical spondylosis are as follows:

1. Stroke: According to incomplete statistics, more than 90% of stroke patients have cervical spondylosis, but many people do not pay attention to it and do not know it until after the stroke, especially many doctors do not understand it;

2. Persistent insomnia and neurasthenia: Clinical observation shows that more than 70% of people with this disease have cervical spondylosis. But many patients and doctors just blindly treat insomnia;

3. Recurrent dizziness: This is mainly caused by vertebral artery compression. If you suddenly faint while working at heights, walking by the river, driving, or operating machinery, it will have very serious consequences.

4. Some are accompanied by dizziness and room spinning. Severe cases are accompanied by nausea and vomiting and are bedridden. A few may have vertigo and cataplexy. Severe memory loss;

5. The most serious cases may even cause loss of control of urination and defecation, sexual dysfunction, or even paralysis of the limbs.

This is what cervical spondylosis is like. It’s not a big deal, but it’s not a small deal either. So how do we prevent cervical spondylosis? The first thing to do is to leave the computer, put down the mobile phone, go for a walk in the nearby parks, and walk more. This combination of work and rest is the best way. If you have already suffered from cervical spondylosis, go to the hospital for treatment or go to the pharmacy to buy some plaster.