Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine

Cervical osteochondrosis are some dystrophic changes in the intervertebral discs in the neck.

Not only the windows themselves, but also the vertebral, soft and cartilage tissue are exposed to negative effects.The main feature of the cervix region is the fact that its vertebrae does not have the most reliable structure compared to other departments, which makes this area very vulnerable.The vertebrae here are in the immediate vicinity of each other and for the arteries that are driven by the human brain.

When the vertebral shift occurs, the likelihood of squeezing the nerve rays and arteries is high, which inevitably the appearance of a hernia between the vertebrae and the lead, i.H. Changes in the structure of the back window.

What is that?

Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine (osteohondroz) is a degenerative-dystrophic lesions of the intervertebral discs, which damage the wheels, vertebrae and joints of the cervix area, a decrease in the amount of the Grand Cell.The disease continues if it is not treated and can lead to headache, circulatory diseases and even hernias.Like osteoporosis, the disease occurs due to a violation of the mineral metabolism, according to which the bones and joints become less durable.

Osteochondrosis can cause an instability of the cervical spine (symptoms and treatment are similar to chondrosis, but have a number of characteristics), which is often accompanied by a shift in the vertebrae.This in turn accelerates the development of osteochondrosis and destroys the vertebrate.

Level

The doctor present must determine the degree of development of the cervical osteochondrosis based on an anamnesis and the examination of the patient.There is only four degrees:

1. The first degree.The disease is in the rudiment itself, the patient has a slight sore throat, which can be more intense when a person begins to turn his head.
2. The second degree.The patient can complain about very intensive pain in the cervix region, which can be localized in the upper limbs.The clinical picture shows that in this stage of the development of the disease, nerve rays clamped, which causes intensive pain.Headaches, weakness and general discomfort are also found.
3. The third degree.The pain becomes almost incessant and also gives the shoulder or arm.In some patients, a hernia of the intervertebral discs is diagnosed, which leads to a loss of sensitivity of the upper extremities.When examining a doctor, a noticeable decrease in the mobility of the cervical spine and pain during palpation is observed.
4. The fourth degree.At this stage of the disease, the intervertebral disc is almost completely destroyed.The connective tissue appears in its place, which leads to the patient's deterioration.He begins pain, noises in his head and poor orientation in space.This indicates that the artery is trapped, which affects the natural diet of the brain.

Symptoms of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine

Important symptoms of osteochondose of the cervical spine are dizziness, headache and blood pressure.

The diagnosis of the disease is difficult, sometimes the pain does not manifest and the symptoms are deleted in nature.In addition, the uncontrolled use of strong analgesics mask the signs of the disease.A patient who does not feel painful looks at himself healthy and continues until the development of irreversible processes in the tissues of the joints of the neck.

Headache for the neck osteochondrosis

This is one of the most common not specific signs of many human diseases.Headaches are particularly widespread in the female population.It can be difficult to determine the cause of headache and to connect it with lesions of the spine.About 14 different causes of headache in humans were found.

The most common causes of headache in the pathology we described:

1. Cerebral cramps;
2. Clamp nerve roots;
3. Reflexive increase in intracranial pressure.

The headache for cervical osteochondrosis can be similar to sensations with arterial hypertension, angina pekectoris or a stroke.In addition, there are usually risks to develop strokes or heart attacks in medium and older people.

It feels as if the pain can be paroxysmal, constant, pulsating and stupid.

In the heart of pathologies, patients complain about unpleasant sensations in the chest area, accompanied by an impaired rhythm of cardiac activity.Only a qualified doctor can determine the cause.In the case of a headache in combination with nausea, dizziness and load pain, an EKG is necessarily carried out.

Dizziness for cervical osteochondrosis

This disease does not always show the osteochondrosis of the cervical spine.

Dizziness can be a consequence:

1. Inflammation in the middle or inner ear;
2. Cerebral cramps;
3. Violations of the transfer of nerve impulses;
4. Problems with the vestibular apparatus;
5. Diseases of the cardiovascular system.

There are no clear criteria for dizziness for osteochondrosis.However, there are systemic and non -systemic dizziness, they have clear differences.

It is recommended to know the differences in the systemic and non -systemic dizziness.This will help to determine the causes of an unusual state independently:

1. Systemic dizziness is a feeling of the circular movement of surrounding objects or body, which is a result of a violation of the vestibular apparatus, visual analysis devices and receptors in the joints, muscles and epidermis (osteochondrosis of different etiologies).
2. Do not play swindling is a feeling of censorship, a feeling of deafening, an uncertain state in an upright position.With unsystematic dizziness there is no feeling of circular rotation, and this is an important difference between the compared signs.

A person who feels the dizziness of one of the specified types should be examined by an experienced doctor, first a neuropathologist or (if there is suspicion of ear diseases and nasopharynx) Otolaryngologist.

The reason for the emergency hospital rescue, which is not connected to osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, is that the patient (except dizziness) as:

1. Paralysis of the facial muscles and deafness of a part of the shoulder girdle;
2. Severe headache against the background of a deterioration in the borehole;
3. Violations of the coordination of movements;
4. Loss or extinction of consciousness.

Blood pressure with cervical osteochondrosis

The connection of cervical osteochondrosis with blood pressure jumps has long been established.The cervical vertebrae have important nerve ends and blood vessels.

Pressures are characteristic during the day.Hyperture is not characteristic of this disease for a long time.Reflexiencies of the nerve ending and short -term cramps of the blood vessels cause daily dynamics of arterial hypertension abruptly.

A characteristic feature of increased pressure with cervical osteochondrosis is a combination with the following symptoms:

• Headache;
• Pain in the limbs and chest;
• Acceptance of sensitivity in the collar area;
• The occurrence of pressure after stress, muscle tension, long -term stay in an unpleasant position and in other similar situations.

These signs should be taken into account under the independent differentiation of the hypertension of different origins.

Sharp blood pressure and rapid deterioration of the fountain are the basis for the search for medical emergencies.

Osteochondrosis syndromes

The clinical image of the cervix osteochondrosis is placed in several syndromes.The syndrome is several symptoms that occur together.

Osteochondrosis consists of the following syndromes:

1. Wirk.It is also referred to as vertebrae, which indicates that bones and cartilage tissue are involved in the pathological process.This leads to the formation of such symptoms: restriction of the motor activity of the neck, pain in its curves, radiological changes in the image of the cervical spine.It is the simultaneous appearance of these characters that is a vertebral syndrome.A similar sentence of clinical signs is observed with myositis (pathology of muscle tissue) and painful movements of many other pathologies.
2. Wirting artery syndrome.It appears when the vascular rays are involved in the process, which is responsible for the blood supply to the tissue of the central nervous system.The symptoms suggest that the brain tissue has stopped getting an appropriate amount of nutrients.How do I recognize this syndrome?The first signs are dizziness, a feeling of noise in the ears, the differences in blood pressure, the appearance of a "veil" in front of the eyes.This indicates that one of the vertebrates is in a strangled state.Each ship has its own nerve end.If you press those who inner the vertebral artery, migraines, deafness and short -term decrease in eyesight on the one hand.As a result, changes in the ship lead to the brain needs oxygen.At this point, a person feels drowsiness, short -term violations of consciousness, loses attention and control, looks worse and remembers information.In such a clinical image, it is necessary to distinguish cervical osteochondrosis with atherosclerosis of the vertebrae arteries and to press the tumor or inflammation.
3. Cardial syndrome.It manifests itself by burning the chest area, the appearance of shortness of breath.A person feels his frequent heartbeat, becomes tired and irritated.This picture is also characteristic of cardiological pathology, for example for angina pectoris, coronary syndrome, a heart attack.The exact conclusion about the causes of such symptoms can be drawn after the patient's passage.
4. Rook syndrome.The cervix department innovates 8 nerve pairs, each of which contains the roots of the nerve output from the vertebrae.If you are involved in osteochondrosis, the patient is a decrease in sensitivity or vice versa.There can be deafness whether its pain, a decrease in the sensitivity of the tongue, the freezer area, pain in the supra -clinking region can be observed.Sometimes there are disorders of swallowing, movements in the belt of the upper extremity, numbness of the fingers.

First aid at home with tightening the osteochondrosis

In severe pain syndrome, pain relievers such as analgin, temporarygin or baralgin can be used.If the medication mentioned above does not make relief, you can take the NSAID (NISE or DICLOFENAC).

"Distracting" means are often used, for example a pepper stain that does not heal, but only hears an inflamed area and distracts from pain.In edema in the inflammatory zone, the patient can drink infusion of herbs or diuretic for 3-4 days.Is it possible to heal osteochondrosis with such methods?These measures are only temporary;You need to consult a doctor to treat causes.

It should be noted which doctor treats osteochondrosis.If the suspicion arises that the causes of pain in the cervical spine are the occurrence of osteochondrosis, you should contact a neuropathologist.It is this specialist who deals with diseases of this kind.In some medical facilities there are closely related specialists who are involved in exactly the spine diseases.If your clinic has a vertebrologist, you should deal with the question of how this disease heals immediately.

How do you treat osteochondrosis of the cervical spine?

In the first phase of development, osteochondrosis can be healed without medication.It is sufficient to revise the diet to revise the daily regime and regularly carry out a complex of special exercises.In the case of advanced forms of disease, effective treatment is only possible if the use of different medicines that are exposed to degenerative changes in the vertebrae are contributed.

The complex of therapeutic measures necessarily includes physiotherapy - electrophoresis with medicinal products, ultrasound, magnetic therapy and laser therapy.These methods contribute to dealing with pain, inflammation, swelling of tissues, improvement in metabolic processes and blood circulation.

Drug treatment

The main methods for the treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine are medicinal treatment, physiotherapy, massage of the cervical viber zone, the therapeutic gymnastics for osteochondrosis of cervix osteochondrosis.The main groups of medication used for this disease include:

name	The principle of action
Non -steroidal anti -inflammatory medication (NSAIDS).This is Voltaren, Nise, Movalis, Ketonal, Ketanov, Diclofenac, Nimesulides and others	Reduce pain syndrome and alleviate the aseptic inflammation and the edema of the root of the damaged nerve.
Medicines that improve the rheological properties of blood and blood flow.This is Eufillin, Trental.	Improve the diet of damaged nerve roots and improve blood flow to the brain.
Group V vitamins are Komillipen, Unigma, Milgamma, Neurobion.	Improvement of metabolic processes in the nerve tissue.
Musorelaxants.This is Midokalm, Sirdalud, Tizalud, Tizanidin, etc.	These are medication that alleviates muscle cramp.
Chondroprotectors.This (glucosamine and chondroitin) is Arthra, Theeflex, double zero, Zhabius Stone, Condronov, Structure, Alflutop.	These are drugs that restore cartilage tissue, including the damaged intervertebral disc.

When accepting the tablets from osteochondrosis, it should be remembered that the significant effect of drug treatment with tablets is only carried out if it is combined with other methods, including exercises.It should also be noted that the appealing doctor must prescribe than to treat the disease based on its stage and other signs.