Neck brace - you should know it

How to use the cervical collar correctly?

① After wearing the cervical collar, the cervical spine should be fixed in a neutral position, and the tie should not be too tight. It is too tight to feel breathless, too loose to fix it, adjust until the patient feels comfortable.

② The neck brace should be continuously worn during the treatment, and it can be used after getting up and taken off at night when sleeping.

③ During the use of the neck brace, other treatments can be used to play a complementary role.

④ Many patients have discomfort when they start to use the neck support when they first wear it, and they need to adapt.

⑤ During the use of the cervical collar, if the patient's symptoms worsen, he should return to the hospital as soon as possible, and be checked by a spine surgeon in time to analyze the reasons for the worsening of the symptoms.

The long-term application of the cervical support is not only beneficial, but also harmful. Therefore, the wearing of the cervical collar should not be too long, especially after the neck soft tissue damage is generally not more than 3 weeks, conservative treatment patients are recommended to wear 2 months, the longest More than 3 months. After the symptoms are gradually relieved, remove the cervical collar and exercise the neck and shoulder muscles in time.

Long-term use of the neck brace will cause:

① Disused atrophy of neck and back muscles;

② muscle contraction with continuous contraction;

③ joint capsule tissue thickened, joint stiffness:

④ The patient's dependence on the foam neck collar may make traumatic neurosis worse.