Cervical osteochondrosis is characterized by degenerative-dystrophic intervertebral discs in the cervical spine.Metabolic disorders in the intervertebral disc, which, in fact, is a special "gasket" between the vertebrae in the cervix, causing the development of nerve root and blood vessels.This is one of the symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis.It is caused by this special anatomical structure of the spine.
One of the severe complications of cervical osteochondrosis may violate the spinal artery, which anatomically occurs in the cervical vertebral hole.The growth of bone and fibrous tissue caused by dystrophic changes in the intervertebral disc can lead to violations of this artery work.
Special anatomical devices of the cervical spine, in the form of a closer vertebral arrangement of each other, leads to the fact that even a small violation of one vertebra causes violations throughout the department.
The nerves and blood vessels are pressed and switched, more frequent and more than other locations of the osteochondrosis process.The result of such compression is the development of some symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis, which we will discuss below.
At what age do people develop cervical osteochondrosis?
Cervical osteochondrosis is a regular regenerative disease of the spine, which in recent years is "young".More and more often, the diagnosis of osteochondrosis of the cervical area is made by people ages 25 to 40.
Doctors describe one of the reasons for the early appearance of the spine that is damaging by the fact that many young people spend most of the day in uncomfortable pose while working on a computer.
In addition, the predisposing factors for the development of the disease work with vibration mechanisms, hypothermia, which accompany metabolic system disease, work with construction equipment, improper posture, inactive lifestyle, uncomfortable beds and pillows, hereditary factors.
Recently, doctors have been reduced in a number of predisposing factors, training process in athletes, sudden reduction in the amount of training or cessation of training, infectious diseases, stress and nerve advantages, and traumatic back injuries.
Stage of cervical osteochondrosis
Among the stages of the development of cervical osteochondrosis, they distinguish:
Stage 1
It is characterized by the main wounds of the intervertebral disc and is expressed in the form of an unstable system of "vertical" system.
Level 2
The feature of this stage is the disc protection of the disk (the prominent nucleus of the pulpoic disc relative to the vertebral column in the cerebrospinal canal with the fibrous ring phenomenon).Between the vertebrae, the cracks are reduced, the fibrous rings begin to collapse.Nervous pinching causes the development of symptoms of pain.
Stage 3
At this stage, the fibrous ring is eventually destroyed.The result of such destruction is an intervertebral hernia.There is a serious spinal deformation.
The 4th stage
Characterized by the difficulty of movement.Anyway, even a small movement in the neck carries severe torture, making it difficult to move the patient freely.The quality of his life dropped significantly.This condition can be improved periodically, symptoms -symptoms are smooth against the background of the intervertebral bone growth, which limits the possibility of movement.
Symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis
The main symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis, the following should be listed:
- Symptoms of pain in the neck, nape, shoulders and hands.Pain, as a rule, pain;
- The difficulty of moving around the neck, accompanied by a joint crisis.The deficiency is very clearly shown during rotation or neck tilt.After the problem, relief is often felt, in the form of a decrease in the symptoms of pain, the patient says that "the neck has increased";
- Weakness in hand;
- Pull the pain on the left side of the chest, which often gives it to the left hand;
- Burning sensation between shoulder blades;
- Periodic headache;
- Increased fatigue;
- Radiation of pain characteristics (distribution).It can often reach the shoulder zone to hand;
- Complaints about "overthrowing and passing electric current" in the hand and (or) feet at the time of the neck bending;
- Feelings of general weakness;
- Hearing, worse vision, ringing in the ear, deterioration of teeth, night snoring, disorders of heart and lung work, dizziness, nausea, face and tongue numbness, double and circle in front of the eyes.
These symptoms are caused by nerve abuse.
Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis
At the main stage, cervical osteochondrosis does not require special steps for its treatment, as she does not cause any specific difficulties to the patient.It is easy to adjust with the help of observing special precautions.
It is necessary to improve the working condition.Check your lifestyle and rest better, alter the water regime (the small flow of water in the body causes a "dryness" of the intervertebral disc, leading to their quick deletion), changing the attitude to dependence that can be a degenerative-dystrophic provocator change in bone
In heavy stages that usually develop over time, osteochondrosis requires treatment.For this, conservative therapy methods are used:
- Massage,
- Lfk,
- Wearing social collar,
- Physiotherapy effects.
Drug therapy should be connected in severe cases, disease suppression:
- Analgesic;
- Non -anti -anti -anti -anti -inflammation drugs;
- Antispasmodics;
- Electrophoresis, paraffin application.
Chronic osteochondrosis levels require long hondoprotectors, which lasted for many years.
Also, in cervical spinal osteochondrosis therapy, vitamin injection (a group of vitamin B), various ointments, creams, gels, which are a boost of regenerative processes, or containing local lifting materials have proven themselves.
IMPORTANT!Any information on the methods and methods of treating cervical osteochondrosis, which you collect in this article is not a guide for action.The therapy protocol for osteochondrosis should be developed by an experienced doctor, based on the clinical picture of the disease, the symptoms, and the general condition of the patient.Don't meditate.