Many people deal with the lack of physical activity today.Monotonous work in the office, a long stay on TV at home, as well as improper food - these are the main causes of many diseases.One of them can be called osteochondrosis in the cervical region, one of the most mobile segments of the human spine.It is in it that a huge amount of loads is daily, because its main function is to hold the head.
This disease brings significant discomfort to patients' lives and is equally common among women and men.The disease is considered progressive, associated with degenerative-distribution disorders of intervertebral discs and, therefore, requires timely treatment for qualified medical care.
The reasons for the development of the pathology
Osteochondrosis can affect all departments, but in view of increasing the activity of the cervical region, it often develops in it.
The disease is divided conditionally into 4 main stages:
- The first is associated with the initial disorders of vertebral discs, which are accompanied by unstable characteristics, and symptoms are little pronounced.
- The second - in which the gaps between the vertebrae are reduced and the destruction of the fiber ring begins, violation of nerve roots and, as a result, pain, is possible.
- The third - When the destruction of the ring is already in the final stage, intervertebral hernias can form and often there are signs of spine deformation.
- The fourth is the most severe stage when bone growths occur and any movements become very painful and almost impossible, which in the absence of treatment can cause disability.
Currently, there is a significant detection of osteochondrosis in young people, including the cervical region.If previously this disease was considered age -related and was found in patients with 40 years, today 18 to 30 years old are also found with this problem.
The causes of the disease are as follows:
- overweight problems;
- violation of posture and curvature of the spine;
- Metabolic processes late in the body;
- Various trauma of the spine;
- Heavy physical work and systematic survey of significant weights;
- Classes of some sports, violation of the training process;
- Weak general physical training, in particular, the weakness of the muscle corset of the back;
- systematic hypothermia;
- Transferred infectious diseases;
- Lifestyle sitting, lack of physical effort.
The reasons for limiting the mobility of the cervical region are also typical.They are muscle cramps, deterioration of blood supply, squeezing nerve endings, narrowing the holes between vertebrae and the development of dystrophic processes in vertebrae and intervertebral discs.
Symptoms of the disease
The characteristic symptoms and signs of cervical osteochondrosis are mainly the result of a violation of blood supply in the head and brain.This is due to the fact that the cervical region is saturated with blood vessels and thanks to them that the human brain is fed.
The characteristic symptoms of the cervical department pathology are as follows:
- The headache, which, depending on the degree of the disease, may be severe enough and systematic;
- The dizziness of cervical osteochondrosis is often accompanied by a loss of consciousness;
- The presence of a characteristic touch in the ears, usually a decrease in hearing;
- Violation of Movement Coordination, March;
- vision vision;
- High skin temperature and sometimes a total high body temperature;
- The voice changes, for example, hoarseness of the voice or the presence of hoarseness;
- unsatisfactory condition of teeth;
- A feeling of numbness of the fingers, cooling and a feeling of weakness of the hands;
- Pain in the neck, throat, pain in contact with the skin of the head, sometimes even toothache;
- Pain spreading to the hand, shoulders and its strengthening with various laps or movements of the neck and head;
- Nausea or even vomiting that can accompany serious pain.
Headache, limitation of mobility and other symptoms may be present in the complex and separately, as well as have a different degree of intensity.As a rule, it depends directly on which specific object is affected by the disease.In this base, the disease is classified into called root syndromes, vertebral artery syndrome, spinal cord compression, radical syndrome, reflex syndromes and others.
Treatment of cervical spine osteochondrosis
If the treatment of cervical spine osteochondrosis is absent, patients may suffer typical symptoms of an untreated disease (headache, memory deterioration, temperature, dizziness, etc.) and then find quite unpleasant consequences.For example, this may be a violation of brain circulation that occurs due to the aggravation of blood flow through the vessels.
To avoid this, a patient who noticed the first signs of pathology, it is necessary to seek qualified help.
To provide first aid to the patient, you can use painkillers and anti -inflammatory drugs (tablets, ointments, injections).You can also apply disturbing medications, for example, heating ointments with snake poison or based on bee poison before visiting a doctor before visiting a doctor.When edema is formed, diuretics should be used or swelling with folk remedies, for example herbal decoctions.As for visiting a doctor, it should be mandatory, regardless of the patient's relief during self -mate.
We do not heal prolonged cervical osteochondrosis.
Cervical spine osteochondrosis is usually diagnosed based on patient complaints.To confirm the diagnosis, methods such as radiological examination, CT or RM are used.
After confirming the diagnosis, the expert prescribes treatment, depending on the stage of the disease, the individual characteristics of the patient's health as a whole.It is worth noting that you can get rid of the problem with the help of medicine only in your early stages.In the treatment of pathology at the beginning of its development, treatment with folk remedies can be quite effective.
As for the most advanced stages of cervical osteochondrosis, their treatment is reduced to a decrease in the discomfort, pain and physical suffering of patients.With an competent and integrated approach, it is possible to eliminate the main symptoms of the disease and avoid possible exacerbations, as well as suspend the development of pathological processes in the spine.
The comprehensive treatment of the disease involves the use of traditional medicine and non -traditional methods.In addition, at the stage of remission, additional treatment with folk remedies is allowed.
Among the most common methods of disease treatment, the following can be noted:
- vacuum therapy;
- Drug Treatment;
- acupuncture;
- laser therapy;
- Electrical stimulation;
- Dry traction;
- Treatment with magnets;
- Therapeutic gymnastics classes;
- The course of therapeutic massage, etc.
To remove pain syndrome, as a rule, it is sufficient for the patient to pass 1-3 treatment sessions.To consolidate positive therapeutic success, about 10 to 15 therapeutic sessions may be required.After removing the acute stage, they resort to gymnastics and therapeutic massage.This will help restore blood circulation and strengthen the muscles.