Neck pain is known to most people from the school bench.Showing new technologies in our lives, such as a computer, smartphone, tablets, playgrounds, etc.We are sitting in front of the monitor for hours, and the night we play games on our equipment, lowering our heads on the screen.All this led to the fact that a disease such as cervical osteochondrosis was significantly "younger".
What is osteochondrosis of the cervical region?
Cervical osteochondrosis is a degenerative-district spinal disease, which manifests itself in a specific section-cervix.The disease is based on a violation of metabolism and food in the spinal cord cells.Since cartilage and bones are not supplied with blood through vessels, they receive useful substances in a different way - from nearby cells.It happens that for some reason, the cells cease to properly feed the spine.Then the degeneration process begins.
First of all, the intervertebral discs suffer.By nature, they are resilient and bending, have the properties for absorption of the shock, which allows them to effectively divide the beads, distribute the load, soften the strokes, or reduce the tension when lifting weights.If the power is not enough, the intervertebral disk begins to dry, lose moisture.As a result, in the fibrous ring surrounded by the disk, cracks appear, the essence of the disc dries and weakens.After all, the disk ceases to fulfill its function.Further, the process throws it into the beads: without a natural "separator", they begin to pressure each other, as well as on the intervertebral discs themselves.As a result, at one point, the pressure can become critical: the fibrous ring of the disk, the nucleus falls and a hernia forms.
The cervical osteochondrosis consists of complete imbalance in the spine.To compensate for the lack of discs, the brain can "give a command" to form bone-osteofit growth in order to somehow offset asymmetry.However, it does not help, but only brings major problems.
Cervical back osteochondrosis is the most dangerous variety of this disease.In the neck area of the largest number of nerve roots and blood vessels, in this country the vertebral arteries are closer to the vertebral spine, and 30% supply the brain with blood.Due to hernia, displacements, extensions and osteophytes caused by osteochondrosis, nerves and blood vessels may be damaged, which includes serious systemic diseases in the body.
Reason
The main cause of the occurrence of the disease is a sedentary lifestyle, due to which nutrients appear to "stuck" and do not reach the spinal cord.However, there are others:
- As a result, the lack of physical activity and sport, as a result, a corset of poorly developed muscle
- Physical activity
- Smoking and alcohol abuse
- Abuse of very oily and salty foods, "fast" carbohydrates
- Excess weight
- LEGACY
- generic or other injuries
- Initially curved behavior
- Infectious diseases transferred with complications in the spine
- The body's natural aging
Symptoms
There are more than 20 symptoms in the disease, and only a few of them.
- Neck pain, shoulders
- Paroxysmal headache, poorly relieved by painkillers
- Limited movement, inability to turn your head
- Stream
- Symptoms of alleged heart disease: tingling in the heart, shortness of breath
- Dizziness
- Weak
- Nausea
- Decreased visual and hearing sharpness, double effect on the eye and noise on the ears
- Difficulties when swallowed, swelling of the tongue
- Numbness, tingling or tremor in the limbs
- Numbness or pain in the jaw
- Lack of excess muscle or tone tone
- Drying one of the limbs
- Drowsiness, aggression, irritability
Complications
Complications of cervical spine osteochondrosis and their symptoms are usually the cause of the patient seeking the doctor, but this means that the disease is already in the later stages.Cervical osteochondrosis itself can take a very long asymptomatic time or be expressed in mild neck pain.
The cervical spine osteochondrosis causes a change in the geometry and anatomy of the spine: the release of discs or even the beads outside the normal position of the position or the formation of osteophytes.The so -called "primary" complications:
- Intervertebral hernia (fibrous disk ring rupture, its displacement)
- Disk discussion ("Production" of the intervertebral disk beyond its anatomical boundaries)
- Osteophytes formation - spondylosis (with the help of such bone growth, the body tries to compensate the imbalance of the spine)
Moreover, degenerative processes in the spine, which caused displacement or formation of bone growth, most likely to cause nerve roots, vessels or vertebral artery.
This is packed with "secondary" complications:
- Diston-VSONIA-VSD-VSD (Violation of Cerebral Circulation Work)
- Vertebral artery cord, vertebro-gasical insufficiency (vertebral artery compression)
- Radicolor syndrome - radiculi (nerve root violation)
- Cervicobrachialgia (constant pain in the neck and head, poorly relieved by sedatives)
Complications of cervical osteochondrosis are very dangerous, they can cause violations of the circulatory system, blood vessels, change cerebral functions and even cause stroke.
Troubleshooting
The first diagnostic method is inspection, conversation, anamnesis.An experienced vertebologist, from your complaints, will be able to determine if you have cervical osteochondrosis.He will ask - about nature, duration and localization of pain, perform palpation of painful areas, approximately localizing the lesion area.To rule out other diseases, a blood and urine test will be prescribed.Next, it is necessary to confirm the diagnosis of an X -Ray examination.
Basic Diagnostic Methods:
- Computer Tomography (CT)
- Magnetic Resonance Tomography (MRI)
- RACE
To say which method is preferable, your doctor should, depending on the characteristics of the body, the nature of the complaints, for contraindications.The most expensive and informative photo is MRI, soft tissue is visible in the image, so in case of damage to blood vessels, cartilage, nerves, the doctor will be able to localize the diseased area.However, a computer tomographer gives a clear picture of bone tissue, which will allow you to measure the distance between the vertebrae, determine the stage of the disease.The advantage of X -Ray is cheap, the speed (the procedure will last a maximum of 20 minutes), as well as the ability to conduct a study with functional tests (photography is taken at maximum flexion and maximum neck extension).
Treatment of cervical back osteochondrosis
The basic principle of effective treatment is an integrated approach, a combination of many methods, prolonged therapy even after removal of an acute condition.
medicaments
- Antisthetic and non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs will help relieve pain attacks, allow you to switch to further stages of treatment.Injections or oral use are possible.
- Chondroprotectors - medicines that slow down cartilage tissue degradation.
- Musorelaxants - relax the tense muscles.
- Vasodilative drugs.They are prescribed in case of traffic violation.
- Nootropic drugs.They are prescribed if the cerebral system is damaged and it is necessary to improve the activity of the brain in depression due to the nerve roots violated with osteochondrosis and the lack of blood flow.
- Vitamins and antioxidants to generally improve brain functions.
- Diuretics - to control the level of potassium and sodium in the blood.
Physiotherapy
Effective electrophoresis, ultrasound, magnetotherapy, laser therapy, acupuncture, manual therapy are effective.The session pride varies depending on the level of the clinic, specialists and equipment.In total, they will need 10-15 sessions.
Change in lifestyle: physical exercise, massage, swimming.
This stage of treatment should begin after removal of acute pain.It is necessary to increase the spine muscles in order to redistribute the load on it.A massage course and exercise therapy sessions are prescribed.It is more lucrative to buy a reconciliation that includes a visit to the instructor of the pool therapist, massage and exercise.
Dream
The correct dandrra on the orthopedic pillow and the orthopedic mattress.
Proper food
Compliance with diet and some rules: excluding alcohol, tobacco, fats and salty products, decreasing rapid carbohydrates.