Many people deal with a lack of physical activity today.I work monotonous 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 these can be called osteochondosis of the cervical region, one of the most mobile segments of the human spine.It is on him that a huge amount of loads is daily, because his main function is to hold his head.
This disease brings a significant discomfort to the life of patients and is equally common between women and men.The disease is considered progressive, associated with degenerative distrusing disorders of the intervertebral discs and therefore requires timely treatment for qualified medical assistance.
The reasons for the development of the pathology
Osteocondrosis can affect all departments, but in view of the greater activity of the cervical region, it develops very often in it.
The disease is conditioned in 4 main phases:
- The first is associated with the initial disorders of the vertebral discs, which is accompanied by unstable characteristics, and the symptoms are not very pronounced.
- The second - in which the spaces between the vertebrae are reduced and the destruction of the fiber ring begin, the violation of the nerve roots is possible and, consequently, the pain.
- The third: when the destruction of the ring is already in the final phase, intervertebral hernias can form and often there are signs of spinal deformation.
- The fourth is the most serious stadium when bone growths occur and any movements become very painful and almost impossible, which in the absence of treatment can cause disabilities.
Currently, there is a significant detection of osteochondrosis in young people, including the cervical region.If previously this disease was considered linked to age and was found in 40 -year -old patients, today young people aged between 18 and 30 often often meet this problem.
The causes of the disease are as follows:
- overweight problems;
- violation of the posture and curvature of the spine;
- Metabolic processes delayed in the body;
- various trauma of the spine;
- heavy physical work and systematic lifting of significant weights;
- Classes of some sports, violation of the training process;
- Weak general physical training, in particular, the weakness of the muscle back of the back;
- Systematic hypothermia;
- transferred infectious diseases;
- Sitting life study, lack of physical effort.
The reasons for the limitation of the mobility of the cervical region are also typical.These are muscle cramps, deterioration of the blood intake, squeezing the nerve endings, narrowing of the holes between the vertebrae and the development of dystrophic processes in the vertebrae and in the intervertebral discs.
Symptoms of the disease
The characteristic symptoms and signs of the cervical osteocondrosis are mainly the result of a violation of the blood supply to the head and the brain.This is due to the fact that the cervical region is saturated with blood vessels and it is thanks to them that the human brain is fed.
The characteristic symptoms of the pathology of the cervical department are as follows:
- The headache, which, depending on the degree of the disease, can be sufficiently serious and systematic;
- The dizziness for cervical osteochondrosis are often accompanied by a loss of consciousness;
- the presence of a characteristic sound in the ears, often a decrease in hearing;
- violation of the coordination of movements, pace;
- vision of vision;
- high skin temperature and sometimes a high total body temperature;
- Changes of the voice, for example, riucendine of the voice or presence of riucendine;
- unsatisfactory condition of the teeth;
- a feeling of numbness of the fingers, cooling and a sense of weakness of the hands;
- neck pain, throat, pain in contact with the skin of the head, sometimes even teeth pain;
- Pain that spreads on the hand, in the back and its strengthening with various curves or movements of the neck and head;
- Nausea or even vomiting that can accompany serious pain.
The headache, the limitation of mobility and other symptoms may be present both overall and separately, as well as having a different degree of intensity.As a rule, this depends directly on which specific object is influenced by the disease.On this base, the disease is classified in the root syndromes so called, the vertebral artery syndrome, the compression of the spinal cord, the radical syndrome, the syndromes reflects and others.
Treatment of the osteocondrosis of the cervical column
If the treatment of the osteochondrosis of the cervical column is absent, patients may experience typical symptoms of an untreated disease (headache, deterioration of memory, temperature, dizziness, etc.) and therefore meet quite unpleasant consequences.For example, this can be a violation of the brain circulation that occurs due to the worsening of blood flow through the pots.
To avoid this, a patient who noticed the first signs of pathology, it is necessary to seek qualified help.
To provide the emergency room to the patient, it is possible to use anti -solorifics and anti -inflammatory drugs (tablets, ointments, injections).You can also apply distracted medicines, for example, by heating ointments with snake poison or bees -based poison before visiting a doctor before visiting a doctor.When the edema is formed, the diuretics should be used or swelling with popular remedies, for example herbal decoctions.As for the visit of a doctor, it must be mandatory, regardless of the patient's relief during the car -medion.
We do not take care of prolonged cervical osteochondosis.
The osteochondrosis of the cervical column, as a rule, is diagnosed on the basis of the patient complaints.To confirm the diagnosis, methods such as radiological examination, CT or magnetic resonance imaging are used.
After confirming the diagnosis, the specialist prescribes the treatment according to 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 its initial stages.In the treatment of pathology at the beginning of its development, treatment with popular remedies can be quite effective.
As for the most advanced phases of the cervical osteochdrosis, their treatment is reduced to a decrease in the discomfort, pain and physical suffering of patients.With a competent and integrated approach, it is possible to eliminate the main symptoms of the disease and prevent possible exacerbations, as well as suspend the development of pathological processes in the spine.
The complete treatment of the disease involves the use of traditional medicine and non -traditional methods.In addition, an additional treatment with popular remedies is allowed in the remission phase.
Among the most common methods for the treatment of the disease, the following can be seen:
- emptiness therapy;
- treatment with medicines;
- acupuncture;
- laser therapy;
- electrical stimulation;
- dry traction;
- Magnets treatment;
- 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 10-15 therapeutic sessions can be requested.After removing the acute phase, they resort to therapeutic gymnastics and massage.This will help restore blood circulation and strengthen the muscles.