Improper posture, prolonged work on your computer, insufficient or too soft bed, the habit of keeping your phone shoulder when your hands are busy - any of these factors can cause osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebra.
Usually this disease affects people over 40, but recently it has spread significantly to young people.
Signs of cervical osteochondrosis
- Chondrosis of the cervical vertebra is usually accompanied by pain in the nape, as well as in the lateral parts of the neck (if this is not neglected the stage of the disease).In this regard, patients have problems with head movement: turn, slope and any other movements cause an increase in pain.In this case, it already exceeds the cervix and spreads over the arm, creating the effect of shock.
- In addition to the pain, cervical osteochondrosis manifests itself in the vision of vision, weakening of the hearing aid and impaired work of small (refusal of taste receptors) and large (tingling of the tongue and face) of parts of the body.
Symptoms of the initial stage of the disease
The process of separation of water molecules from the pulpulated nucleus begins in the body, that is, the reaction of dehydration takes place.As a result, the cervical vertebrae are planted and after them the elasticity of the ligament and muscle tissue is lost, becoming a "hanging position".This is the result of reducing the level of the spinal disc in the neck: the muscles approach the connections of the adjacent disc, which disrupts the integrity of the design of the cervical vertebra.Such defects lead to a malfunction of the cervical vertebrae engine: they lose their fixation, displace and become movable.
Neck discomfort
The most obvious sign of the disease is pain or acute periodic neck pain.From the back, they are transmitted to the clavicle, the shoulder, and sometimes to the breast, which can cause a patient with suspicion of angina.The pain is exacerbated by tilting and rotating the head, as well as with a deep breath, most often at night.
Violation of sensitivity
As a result of a violation of the vegetative-vascular system, the level of sensitivity to the skin in certain areas of the shoulders, shoulders, arms decreases.This symptom is accompanied by numbness, weakness, cool.
It's a dumb pain
The third in the list of signs of the initial stage of osteochondrosis is a diseased pain, which occasionally calms down.It usually increases at night and when it tilts the body below 45 °.The place captured by this pain: the neck itself, the shoulder and the forearm.
Acute period of the disease
In the last, neglected stage, cardinal changes are observed in the intervertebral discs: their protrusions and prolapse is formed.The vertebrae segment begins to operate unstable, unstable: its functions cease to perform.Unko-disc and intervertebral joints are defined such as arthrosis and subluxation.
All these changes cause the body's protective reaction: in order to normalize the increased vertebral motility and to restore the support and protective functions of the spine, the defenders begin to "place" the segment of the vertebrae motors, limiting its further movements.
Acute, penetrating neck pain
Acute neck pain, more often in the back, as a result of muscle surge, hypothermia, great physical activity or an awkward position during sleep.That is, all the causes of the disease itself are directly related to defects in the cervical region.It can walk independently every day and can last longer if osteochondrosis develops at an accelerated pace.
Headache
Headache spread from the back of the neck to the crown, forcing the patient to feel a crack and squeeze.The pain is accompanied by many other symptoms: paresthesia, impaired visual and auditory organs, constant discomfort in different parts of the body - all these signs, including painful pulsations of the head, are related to the spinal artery.When canceled backwards, turning the side or slope sharply, these signs begin to put pressure on the patient with a new, greater force.
Dizziness
Dizziness can be constant, but weak and can last for several hours and be so strong that the balance is completely lost and a person falls, while the likelihood of further injury that is not related to the vertebrae is high.
If the head is damaged at the fall, then the disease will reach the ultimate degree of danger and the chances of recovery will quickly become zero.In order to prevent a fatal result, it is necessary to periodically massage the damaged area in the initial stage of osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebrae, improve blood circulation and get rid of stupid and/or acute pain.
Tinnitus
Chronic "background" noise, ringing and sometimes pulsating ear pain causes the nervous system's failure: the brain ceases to adequately perceive the environment and circumstances.
The patient with cervical chondrosis becomes an irritable, aggressive, inoperative person, loses the ability to think wisely and get rid of obsessive thoughts.That is, the vacation becomes almost impossible and it causes a person in depression.
It is only after a while that consciousness is lost, thus providing the patient with at least a little rest.But this does not affect the body's work.
Again, to prevent such deviations from the norm, you need to massage the area of the collar, neck and head.Exercises must be complicated to cover all areas to be restored.The purpose of the massage is to resume proper work of the cervical vertebra, strengthen and stretch the muscles of the cervix and shoulders.
Treatment of osteochondrosis
The first stage of the disease
At the initial stage, osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebra is not dangerous.It does not require medication or intensive treatment.Only prevention is needed, namely ::
- active and healthy lifestyles;Useful products containing the necessary elements of muscles and bones and a moderate number of calories;
- regular morning exercises and better - active or at least feasible sports;
- alcohol rejection, tobacco and excess caffeine;
- avoiding the rise of heavy objects (many times more mass of the patient with osteochondrosis);
- constant monitoring of the stand (it must be direct when standing up and sitting);
- The right comfortable bed that repeats the turns of the body;
- Special neck exercises.
The progressive stage of the disease
When osteochondrosis begins to flow in serious forms, the therapeutic process is to wear special collars, exercise therapy, physiotherapy and massage.
If the disease has already managed to develop in a complex form, it is time to resort to medication.Effective agents: anzasmodes, analgesics and NSAIDs.Physiotherapy procedures using paraffin, drug electrophoresis and other medicines can also have a positive effect.
Chronic character
The last stage of osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebra is chronic.In this case, chondroprotectors and vitamins B6, B12 are used.As ancillary medicines -outer medicines: ointments, gels, creams with the content of non -steroidal anti -inflammatory components and tissue regeneration drugs.
Clinics for the treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebra, offer various therapeutic procedures:
- vacuum therapy;
- acupuncture;
- laser therapy;
- Manual therapy (postsometric relaxation);
- dry grip;
- Pharmacopuncture;
- Electrical stimulation;
- Magnetopuncture.
These methods are effective at every stage in the development of the disease, including the latter.The procedures themselves are performed on an outpatient basis, they are based on comprehensive programs aimed at delivering both the symptoms of the disease and its causes.
The course of full treatment includes from 10 to 15 sessions, and the elimination of only a specific syndrome that delivers discomfort lasts 1-3 sessions.
Like most diseases, osteochondrosis requires a preventative approach.Already at the onset of the disease one must "evaluate anxiety" and participate in treatment.After all, there is no guarantee of the progression of the disease, so you should remember that victory over any disease is a healthy lifestyle and treatment even before the symptoms of pain.