The tendency to foster degenerative-spinal-distribution lesions continues to grow every year, and all due to hypodynamia and acute hypodynamic problems due to urbanization.Damage to the neck spine often causes, various intensity of headaches and stiffness in the neck and forearm.Today our topic is the cause, symptoms, and treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical area.
The reason for the development of cervical osteochondrosis
Talking about the causes of degenerative damage to the neck, genetic, toxic, metabolic, endocrine, contagious and others can be registered.However, in the first place you can place a settling lifestyle and sit on a computer, table, and driving.
Often the pressure that accidentally makes posture, which causes violations of blood vessels in the neck of the nerve, helping this pathology.
Symptoms of pain in the neck should not be ignored, because this causes the development of diseases and the development of complications such as periartrosis containing shoulder, vertebral artery syndrome, anterior ladder syndrome and roying syndrome.
About anatomical structure
Now let's see what the anatomical and physiological features of the neck spine structure contribute to the development and development of osteochondrosis:
- The cervical department is the most cell phone of the spine.Because all types of movements are possible in it, this increases the risk of subluxation and frequent violations;
- Vertebral arteries occur in the channel formed in the vertebral transversal process hole.This is bloodsuvering the brain, organ auditory, nerve spinal and cerebellum.With the development of degenerative-distribution-distribution changes, arteries and nerves can clamp in this department.
- In the cervical area, intervertebral discs are not anywhere between the vertebrae.In front, the vertebra is connected by a connection, which can provoke connection subluxation.
- Hole in three lower cervical vertebrae has a triangular shape, and with the growth of bone tissue with osteochondrosis, nerve roots can be violated.
- In all cervical departments, vegetative ganglia is located.
These features will help us present a mechanism for the development of osteochondrosis complications in the neckbone.
The mechanism for the development of a neck spine change
The pathological process begins on the intervertebral disk with the loss of humidity with the porridge disk core.Disk fiber ring gradually becomes thinner, its elasticity is reduced, and microwave appears.
As a result, the disk loses its ability to improve, shrink and support.The burden on the lower vertebrae gradually increases, after which the vertebra itself is involved in the process.
Small defects appear in it and osteofit (excessive bone growth) grows to withstand increased loads.
With the growth of bone tissue, nerve roots are pinched along the back wall of the vertebral, and if on the side surface, the vertebral arteries are violated.
Subluists in the joints arise due to violations of stability between vertebrae.This causes the tension of the compensation of the neck muscles, which help maintain the cervical vertebrae in a normal position.
When the muscles become tired, the burden on the vertebral increases again, which leads to the development of the disease.Thus, the vicious circle is formed in which spasmodic muscles and damaged vertebrae affect each other and cause a decrease in the patient's condition.
Based on pathological mechanisms, the symptoms of the disease are formed.So, squeezing nerve roots is manifested by strong paroxysmal pain along the nerve violated.
And when pressing the vertebral arteries, symptoms associated with decreased blood flow in the brain, namely: noise in the ear, dizziness and headaches, appear in the first place.
The main symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis.
The main symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis are divided conditionally into 3 groups:
First Symptom Group - Pain
It manifests itself in the form of:
- Local pain behind the head/neck;
- The pain that illuminates, which stretches into the right or left hand, and can also go to the fingers, to the brush, to the forearm and even localize in the shoulder joint.
This pain can be painful and constant, annoying and spread throughout the neck or hand.Or that is a more acute local photo shoot that appears as a result of nerve root pinches.
The second group of symptoms are motor disorders
First of all, it is the stiffness of the neck muscles and the nape of the neck, as a result it is impossible to turn or tilt the head normally, or make any movement in the neck spine.
In addition, this is the limitation of mobility in the shoulder joint, called the periartrosis syndrome have -have.It is also possible to spread throughout the hand, including the numbness of the fingers, numbness of the hands and numbness along the side of the surface of the shoulder or forearm.
The third group of symptoms are veget-vascular manifestations, manifestations of vessels
In this process, both blood vessel spasms or pinching the spine occurs.As a result, the symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis like that can appear as a headache, dizziness, blinking from "flies" in front of the eye.
There may also be hearing loss - noise in the ears and feelings of "sulfur plug", where someone does not hear well.These symptoms are included in the vertebral artery syndrome.
Traditional treatment methods of cervical osteochondrosis
Modern drugs offer many methods for treating degenerative-spinal lesions.Among them, they distinguish: treatment of drugs, manual therapy, people's medicine, therapeutic physical culture (sports therapy), and in far cases that use surgical treatment.The effectiveness of therapy depends on what stage the treatment and complex of the chosen method have begun.
Treatment must be first -first must be normalized by cervical muscle tone.Other ways of action are intended to eliminate inflammation and pain in the field of pathological change development.
An important point in the treatment of osteochondrosis is a comfortable dream, which according to experts uses orthopedic pillows.
In the early stages of disease development, the use of massage in specialists and experienced self -ssage will be effective.This method will help relax the spasmodic muscles and stop the development of the pathological process.
Medical physical education
Treatment of osteochondrosis must include physiotherapy exercises in the form of therapeutic gymnastics or morning hygienic.When doing complex maintenance exercises, obey the following recommendations:
- wearing comfortable clothes and shoes;
- so there is no shortness of shortness of breath, ordinary breathing exercises;
- The burden must increase gradually, and if during the lesson you begin to mark complaints from the cardiovascular system, then stop exercise and seek advice from the doctor;
- If the pain appears in the neck spine during the lesson, then replace it with relaxation and stretching exercises;
- During the lesson, control your overall welfare, breathing, and pulse;
- If exercise with your hands and burden causes you to express pain, then for a while, leave them;
- The therapeutic exercise complex must be agreed upon with a doctor.
The following effects are expected from physiotherapy exercises:
- Strengthen the muscles of the neck,
- Blood flow restoration;
- Increased vertebra mobility;
- Increase the volume of movement in the cervical area;
- Getting rid of pain and restoring nervousness;
- Prevention of exacerbations.
Drug care
Most neuropathologists and other experts do not represent the treatment of neck spine osteochondrosis without drugs.The most popular is a drug from a group of non -sateroidal anti -inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are used in the form of injections, tablets, gels and ointments.
Anti -inflammatory drugs Non -steroidal relieve pain, inflammation and alleviate swelling, as a result, the tone of the neck muscles is restored, metabolism in the affected area, and the nerve and blood vessel roots are freed from compression.
It is recommended to use drugs from a group of muscle relations, which also effectively relieve muscle spasms and at the same time restore their tones.However, drugs must be used with liver, especially on allergies.
Preparation from the corticosteroid group has received a good review in the treatment of osteochondrosis of the neck spine.
Injection drugs are very popular because of the anti -inflammatory and neuroprotective effects.
If the treatment described is ineffective, then they use the use of paravertebral blockade with painkillers or steroids.
How to treat cervical osteochondrosis by non -traditional method
Supporting non -traditional maintenance methods can use the following treatment methods.
- AcupunctureThis helps to save patients from pain, relieve swelling and relax the spasmodic muscles, and eliminate functional extortion of nerves and arteries.If the fingers numb in the hand, it is recommended to put the needle at the active point biologically on the arm and ear sink;
- Manual therapyThis helps restore normal blood flow in the neck, reduce muscle spasms and free the pinched nerve.The stretch of the spine must be done by a specialist who is skilled with very carefully;
- Hirudotherapy (Leech Treatment)This is a cheap and effective maintenance method.This procedure consists of placing leeches for biological active points, which must be repeated by 10 sessions.This method helps restore blood circulation in the cervical area, alleviate swelling and inflammation;
- The highest massageIt consists of the effect of the finger on the biological active point and helps eliminate muscle spasms, increase blood circulation, relieve swelling, pain and inflammation;
- PEOPLE TREATMENT METHODYou can successfully use it at home.These are various stew and infusion that can be prepared by yourself (worm wood infusion, lilac infusion, garlic infusion).Therapeutic baths made of mint, chamomile, sage, rhizome calamus have a good effect.
After the method of treatment and introduction above with the mechanism of disease development, make a decision to whom you yourself contact your problem: to a neurologist or private clinic.