Hood sign: this simple test will show if you have osteochondrosis

Cervical osteochondrosis usually manifests itself after 40 years, but it can make itself felt even earlier if you lead a sedentary lifestyle, often use a smartphone, stare at the screen or are hostage to sedentary work.

All the symptoms of the disease do not allow to accurately determine what exactly is the problem. Sometimes pinches in the spine can manifest as a headache that cannot be eliminated with pills, discomfort in the hands and even shortness of breath.

With regard to such cases, there is an elementary way to determine whether you have osteochondrosis or whether the problem is actually something else. It is also called the hood symptom. Now we will explain what its essence is, and you will understand where such a name came from.

Hood symptom: how to easily determine if you have osteochondrosis:

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Why is this way of defining disease called the hood symptom? Because people act the same way when a hood is put on their head: it restricts movement and turns them sideways with their whole body at once.

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