Is hot water bag good for cervical spine?

Cervical spondylosis can be divided into six types: cervical type, vertebral artery type, sympathetic type, nerve root type, spinal cord type and mixed type. Among them, cervical type, nerve root type and spinal cord type account for the vast majority. In the early stage, it can cause spasm and pain of peripheral muscles due to nerve compression. Vertebral artery type can also cause blood supply stenosis due to neck curve problems. This type of patient can relax muscles through hot water bag external application, which can expand the surrounding blood vessels and improve the circulation state around the neck, thus alleviating the pain and nerve compression symptoms of cervical spondylosis. But also pay attention to distinguish the type of disease, not blindly use. At the same time, pay attention to control the temperature of the hot water bottle, use time, beware of skin burns.