Cervical osteochondrosis- It is a disease that is a process of disorder of nutrition or gradual destruction of cartilage tissue of the intervertebral joints and neck discs.
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If you find it difficult to turn your head when your name is on the street, if your neck does not literally keep your word and causes you only pain, then it's time to check for osteochondrosis.
It is the cervical part that is the most smaller to injuries, as it is the most mobile and at the same time has a weak muscle corset. On small movable vertebrae the body creates a large load. And the spinal canal itself is quite narrow. It is easily pressed with any pressure on it.
Thousands of people feel the weight in the back of the head or tingling in their hands. And, without suspecting the danger, they call similar physiological manifestations with fatigue and nearby common cold. Many blood vessels and nerve endings are concentrated in the neck. With osteochondrosis, the spinal artery is squeezed, which provides cerebellum feeding, the brain and the back of the brain. As a result, the coordination of a person's movements fails, a loss of a sense of balance is possible, the vision falls, the auditory worsens and sometimes this phenomenon leads to a stroke.
Fact. According to WHO statistics, people between the ages of 30 to 40 suffer from cervical osteochondrosis. Doctors explain this tendency with a massive reduction in physical activity. And the spread of this disease in industrialized countries is 60-80%.
Syndromes and symptoms of osteochondrosis
- Stenosis (spinal canal narrowing syndrome): Squeezing the spinal cord vessels of the hernia of the intervertebral discs, osteophytes (bone tissue growth) or the bold vertebrae. As a result, the circulation in the affected area is impaired. One begins to feel limited, experiences noticeable pain in the cervical spine. Tingling and numbness have been found in the upper and lower limbs
- Rook syndrome: Squeezing the intertbral nerve roots. This leads to a headache expressed in pain, burning or pulsating pulses, sometimes the sensations are similar to the symptoms of hypertension. In this syndrome, speech defects and impaired odor, hypertrophy of the facial muscles, damage to the sensitivity of the language muscles, there may be a feeling of "clogging" of the throat with lumps. Breathing becomes interruption, one suffers from snoring, he often, it would seem unfounded, "put" his nose.
- Vail Arttery Syndrome: Formed during compression (compression) of the vertebrae. Its main satellite is a pulsating pain. Attacks can capture the parietal share, the area above the eyebrows, temporary and back shares.
- Carden syndrome:It looks like angina attacks, but their duration is much longer. The pain is reflected in the diaphragm. In some individuals, this phenomenon is accompanied by high blood pressure, arrhythmia.
The main causes of the disease development
- Malfunctions in metabolism;
- Low -motor lifestyle life;
- Hereditary predisposition;
- Attached to age bone;
- Muscle brackets, resulting in the stand;
- Lack of fluid and vitamins in the daily diet;
- Long stay in the uncomfortable position, which increases the pressure on the discs and spine;
- Overweight or overloading to the spine due to wearing heels;
- All types of spinal injuries transmitted;
- Regular weight lifting;
- Autoimmune diseases (the process of self -destruction of the immune system) that lead to degeneration of cartilage tissue;
- Stress that leads to muscle spasms and a disorder of blood flow to intervertebral discs;
- Hypothermia.
Diagnosis of cervical osteochondrosis
The starting diagnosis of "osteochondrosis of the cervical-fat department" or simply the cervical compartment may make a doctor already during the initial examination of the patient. The expert will determine:
- Type of physics of a person;
- Stand;
- Line of spinical processes;
- Cervical side contours and angle of location of shoulder blades;
- Localization of the points of pain and the level of pain;
- The amplitude of the flexibility of the spine
- Muscle relief.
All this will tell you exactly how the disease is going. In addition, the doctor will send a number of examinations:
- Digital radiography;
- CT (computed tomography);
- MRI (magnetic resonance);
- Ultrasound Doppler of the main arteries of the brain: a special ultrasound sensor determines the condition of the blood flow and the walls of the blood vessels.
The methodology of treatment for osteochondrosis of the cervical spine
The doctor will help you choose the most optimal solution to the problem. And he will offer various treatments: medicines in combination with physiotherapy or prescribe surgery that is sparing for your body.
Conservative treatment- This is, first of all, drug therapy. It relieves pain, relieves muscle tension and extinguishes inflammation. Non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and analgesics are prescribed for such purposes. Chondroproprotectors also fall within the list of recipes to activate the processes of recovery in the cartilage tissue of the joint, as well as vitamins of group B and external medicines: gels and ointments containing NSAIDs.
Physiotherapy. The doctor will also write exercises for therapeutic gymnastics - to strengthen the muscle corset and the development of the flexibility of the ligamentary apparatus. You can conduct an introductory lesson with you so that you do the exercises properly.
Surgical treatmentIt is appropriate if the medicine and physical effects cannot be distributed. He is turned to him if the patient has a spinal canal, catastrophically narrow. Surgical intervention is called anterior cervical discoctomy. The surgeon immobilizes the affected spinal segment and removes the intervertebral hernia, which pressure of the spinal nerve. Over time, the vertebrae, between which the disc is removed, are fed. This is called spondylodesis. For more of them, a specialist can perform a cell stabilization surgery - that is, the intervertebral space is filled with an artificial insert.
After 3-5 days, the operated is prescribed by the hospital for outpatient treatment. Rehabilitation takes about 3 months on average and depends on the established implant and professional activity of the patient.
What is the best way to build a human lifestyle with a diagnosis of osteochondrosis of the neck?
Daily routine should include mandatory walks, while jumping and running are better to avoid. It is contraindicated for a long time to spend time sitting, swimming is useful - it not only strengthens muscle tone, but also relieves spasms that limit the body. In the evening it will not be unnecessary to take a hot shower (except for the treatment of the cervical region during the exacerbation of the disease). It is important to follow the diet. Use products saturated with magnesium and calcium - nuts, dairy and seafood, legumes. We will have to abandon alcohol.
Is it possible to visit the sauna during the exacerbation of osteochondrosis?
Usually heating is useful for the patient, but after increased praise you will need to refuse to immerse yourself in cold water. You can't run out of freezing. Otherwise, there will be an exacerbation of the disease. Cervical osteochondrosis is sensitive to any temperature differences, including climate. For example, autumn cooling can negatively affect a person's well.
What complications can occur after osteochondrosis of the cervical region?
If, after a time, when the first signs of the disease appear, not to start a course of treatment, then the neck may stop submitting you in the literal sense of the word. And the complications of this disease are quite serious. There is a risk of convexity - the so -called "convexity" of the intervertebral disc outside the spine, which is subsequently able to take the shape of the hernia. Nerve roots in the neck can be injured. Or osteophytes (vertebral bone growth) will appear. Words often weaken muscles or paresis - a condition when the head begins to hang from the side or forward. In this department, in the processes of the cervical vertebrae are the spinal arteries that feed the brain with blood. Disruption of this circulation is one of the most serious phenomena. The reluctance to treat can lead to neuralgia, deafness and even loss of vision. But if you deal with the solution to the problem even in the early stage of its development, then the disease can be prevented.
Why do you need a chantsis collar?
It is an orthopedic lock made of flexible material that is used to immobilize the neck in the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis. But it is impossible to wear such a neck fixation device for a long time, as the muscles can weaken over time and you will get used to the head of the sides without additional support. CHANSA reset does not allow the vertebrae to be displaced and preserves the corrective effect after the massage session. He takes the weight of the head and distributes it equally to the clavicle and base of the neck. At the same time, the head remains in the right position.