Cervical osteochondrosis refers to "disease of this century". Its performance most often affects people aged 25 to 40, which brings a lot of inconvenience to their daily lives.
The cervical spine is always in motion, so it will be under severe pressure during the day.
In addition, a large number of nerve endings and blood vessel formation are concentrated here, which is responsible for the correct function of the brain and timely blood saturation.
The problem lies in the dysfunction of the articular cartilage located in the bone tissue.
Acute spondylochondrosis with changes and displacement of intervertebral discs will cause a decrease in blood flow, thereby making the brain hypoxia.Signs of disease
The development of cervical osteochondrosis can be determined early by the neck tightening that occurs during head rotation.
The patient also reported tinnitus and general discomfort in the neck, which manifested as pain (may even appear on the fingers).
Usually pain cannot be located. It all depends on which parts of the cervical spine are damaged. The patients described the failure of the intervertebral disc due to displacement in different ways, but they noticed the pain of stitching.
describes the squeezed joints or injuries caused by friction with the intervertebral disc of the spine in different ways: the dull pain in the collar area is almost continuous, even if there is no sudden movement, it will not be relieved.
How does neck osteochondrosis behave
If you start to experience strange back and neck pain, you should consult a doctor immediately for treatment. This may be all mental illnesses, but this illness is usually confirmed by a doctor.
This is why we formed some excerpts and highlighted the main signs of cervical osteochondrosis:
- Headache and dizziness. This is the most common symptom in all patients. In the spine, additional pressure is generated on the sensitive blood vessels in the head and neck, which slows down the amount of blood needed to fill it. In the general context, efficiency and intellectual activity decline, even for simple tasks, a person will quickly feel tired.
- Dizzy when turning his head to the side. In a short period of time, the passage of blood through blood vessels and capillaries is blocked, which can cause "turbidity" in the activities of the human brain system.
- Chest and arm pain. Usually, the manifestations of this serious disease are confused with the growth of angina or the pain of the myocardium, so you should not make the correct diagnosis and subsequent self-medication by yourself.
- Lumbago is in the cervical area. Back pain is also a common symptom of cervical osteochondrosis. It is similar to electric shock, which may later spread to the elbow joints and fingers.
- Tongue numbness. The lack of blood in the blood vessels restricts the movement of the tongue. If your tone changes or speaking becomes more difficult, please consult a doctor immediately to avoid further development of the disease.
Symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis
In some patients, the disease may manifest in other signs, so if you are not sure what caused the back or neck pain, you are advised to consult a doctor.
Tinnitus, deterioration of teeth and vision-all these can lead to the development of osteochondrosis. Numbness of the fingers may occur at any time of the day, which is related to the sharp compression of the vertebral nerve endings.
Unfortunately, this disease is increasingly appearing in young people who have not attracted enough attention. Over time, the disease may develop chronic diseases due to posture changes, overweight and the development of infectious diseases without obvious causes.
In this case, even experienced doctors can hardly make an accurate diagnosis in the context of different symptoms.
Type of exacerbation
Generally, people's concern about their own health will cause the deterioration of cervical chondrosis. So, what caused the deterioration of the condition?
Nervous
Unfortunately, the stressful situations that everyone encounters in their lives can lead to disc dystrophy.
We didn't even notice that in the intense excitement or overexcitement, we started to exercise chaotically, which led to aggravation of osteochondrosis and subsequent (dizziness, tinnitus, headache).
If you have cervical osteochondrosis, it is recommended to take sedative tablets "Glycesid" and "Novo-Passit", and you must see a neurologist or psychotherapist.
After massage
In most cases, slimming massage will cause the disease to worsen.
Before the meeting begins, you must inform the massage therapist that you have confirmed the diagnosis of cervical osteochondrosis.
Neurologists often recommend that professional massage therapists consider the doctor’s recommendations for massage.
Seasonal
Changes in weather and climate conditions can cause seasonal deterioration of diseases, which has been scientifically proven. Intervertebral discs are sensitive to temperature and atmospheric changes, so pain and other symptoms may occur.
After drinking alcohol
Don't rule out hot people, because they have "warmth", they just forgot to put on warm clothes to expose the nerve endings to hypothermia.
During your use
In women, menstruation is accompanied by a severe drop in estrogen levels, which reduce the integrity of bone tissue in the body.
If the pain in the waist area, chest and neck does not disappear for a long time, this is the reason for seeking medical attention, because they may not be caused by the menstrual cycle and its symptoms, but by the manifestations of cervical osteochondrosis.
Cold
Changes in body temperature during the disease can cause inflammation of the nerve endings located in the intervertebral discs. In turn, the condition can get worse.
What is the danger of cervical osteochondrosis?
Advanced cervical chondrosis can lead to vegetative dystonia, high blood pressure, memory and hearing impairment. In extreme cases, the patient’s hand function is impaired and the forearm continues to be painful.
Hypertension is a social scourge, and it is not unreasonable to call it "silent death". It is impossible for any patient to imagine that untimely treatment of osteochondrosis will lead to the manifestations of hypertension, and the development of hypertension has no obvious manifestations and symptoms.
People should also pay attention to the possible changes in a person's vascular system, because after that, he may develop a series of diseases and complications.
Diagnosis of cervical chondropathy
Use tactile methods to diagnose cervical osteochondrosis. It allows you to evaluate the pain of the spine, the sensitivity of nerve endings and other functions that are essential for correct and accurate diagnosis.
If the doctor cannot accurately diagnose the disease or has other suspicions even after that, a computed tomography scan or MRI scan will be performed. Contrary to radiography, it shows the state of soft tissue well.
Treatment
Traditional and non-traditional cervical osteochondrosis treatment methods are good in their own way, but please don't forget to consult a doctor because he has the ability to prescribe the correct treatment.
Conservative treatment includes:
- Analgesics
- Taking non-steroidal drugs
- Take antispasmodic drugs
The prerequisite for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis is the use of chondroprotective agents to restore the structure and integrity of the damaged intervertebral disc.
The doctor prescribed regular and acupressure massages, and also prescribed B vitamins. In late cases, it may be necessary to wear a Shants collar and perform physical therapy exercises.
Therefore, it is possible to treat cervical osteochondrosis, but it should be done in the early stage of the disease to rule out future occurrences.