The symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis may appear at any age, but the risk increases after 25 years.The sooner the treatment begins, the more possibilities of stopping the disease of an outbreak and avoiding unpleasant complications.
Symptoms of osteochondrosis of the cervical column
The signs of the cervical column in the initial stage of the disease can lubricate, manifest episodically and not immediately alert the patient.
Osteochondrosis-No, more than the deformation of the vertebrae of a column associated with degenerative (destructive) processes that rejoice in it.
The reasons can be different:
- Constant physical overload, unequal muscle stretching, long stay in a static position (sitting on the computer, driving a car);
- Neck injuries;
- Inadequate nutrition with a predominance of fatty, salty and acute foods;
- Alcohol and cigarette abuse;
- Metabolic and endocrine disorders.
At risk, people who have charged inheritance, overweight and patients with rheumatism.Sinrealization, severe stress, can cause an exacerbation of cervical osteochondrosis.
Under the influence of external or internal factors in the spine, the pathological processes associated with a change in the form and position of the vertebrae, the refinement of the cartilage and the formation of bone growth begin.
All this leads to pinches of blood vessels and nerve endings.Brain nutrition is disturbed, pain and discomfort appears.
The symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis include:
- Headache and dizziness;
- Weakness, prefabricated condition, fainting;
- A feeling of general discomfort, weakness, constant fatigue;
- Neck pain, neck, shoulder waist, crispy when turning your head.
At the same time, visual acuity can decrease, the hearing worsens, patients complain of noise in their ears and "fly" before their eyes.The described symptoms are the result of innervation disorders.
A long-term violation of the blood supply to the brain causes migraines, vegetative-vascular disorders, respiratory pathologies and cardiovascular system.
The vertebrae of the cervical region are highly mobility with a small size, and the neck muscles are relatively weak.The cervical column is negatively affected by static and high physical activity.
Degree of disease
There are 4 degrees of cervical osteochondrosis.Each of them corresponds to their own symptoms, but in some cases a specialist can not only make a precise diagnosis.
- The deformation of the column is in its childhood, in the cartilaginous and bone tissue, the changes are almost not notable, the emerging symptoms are episodic.Patients associate pain and discomfort with excess work, stress, physical effort;
- The shape and height of the intervertebral disc changes, their integrity can be violated.At this stage, the neck pain, the shoulder girdle becomes constant.It can be numb, your head hurts.
- Intervertebral hernias, pressing nerves and blood vessels, cause severe headache, weakness, dizziness, prefabral and fainted conditions.The patient feels fatigue, pain on the back of the head, noise in the ears.
- The vertebrae are deformed, bone growth appears in them: osteophytes pinched the nerves.The vertebrae of the neighboring departments suffer, the usual movements are altered, their amplitude is reduced, each movement is accompanied by severe pain in the neck, shoulder and clavicle.
Cervical osteochondrosis treatment
In men, cervical osteochondrosis is less common than in women, it begins later, but the symptoms are more pronounced and the disease develops more quickly.In the first signs of the disease at home, it is necessary to start an affordable treatment:
- Daily neck gymnastics includes simple exercises that develop the spine and muscle apparatus that improve blood circulation (circular rotation of the neck, bowing to the shoulders, leaning forward and backwards);
- Alcohol and oil compresses, salt heating pads (cannot be used in the acute phase) will help relieve neck pain;
- To relieve the symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis will help drug use: spasms, analgesics, anti -inflammatory medications.
In the first signs of deformation processes in the cervical region, you must seek medical help.As a general rule, conservative treatment is prescribed:
- physiotherapy;
- massage (necessarily - professional!);
- Taking medications that not only relieve the symptoms of the disease, but also contribute to the restoration of cartilage tissue - condoprotectors in tablets or injections.
Cervical osteochondrosis is easier to warn than cure.
Among the preventive measures are the rejection of salted and acute foods, compliance with the work regime and rest, balanced physical activity.