Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine

Cervical osteochondrosis is several dystrophic changes in the neck in the intervertebral discs.

Not only the wheels themselves, but also the vertebrates, soft and cartilage tissue are subject to negative effects.The main feature of the cervical region is the fact that its vertebrates do not have the most reliable structure compared to other departments, which makes the area very vulnerable.The vertebrates here are located near each other, as well as in the arteries that feed on the human brain.

If the spine is moved, then the likelihood of weakening of the nerve beams and arteries is high, which inevitably passes between the vertebrates and the protrusion of the hernia, that is, changes in the structure of the spinal disc.

What is it?

Cervical spine osteochondrosis (osteohondrosis) is a degenerative-dystrophic injury to the intervertebral discs that damage the wheels, spine and cervical joints, and the height of the intertebral discs is observed.The disease develops if it is not treated and can cause headaches, circulatory disorders, and even hernia.Like osteoporosis, the disease occurs due to impaired mineral metabolism, resulting in less durable bones and joints.

Osteochondrosis can cause cervical spine instability (symptoms and treatment are similar to chondrosis but have many properties), which is often accompanied by the movement of the spine.In turn, it accelerates the development of osteochondrosis, the destruction of the spine.

Stages

The attending physician should determine the degree of development of cervical osteochondrosis based on anamnesis, as well as for the patient's examination.Only four degrees:

1. First degree.The disease itself is in Rudent, the patient has a slight pain in the neck, which may be more intense if the person starts to.
2. Second degree.The patient may complain of very intense pain in the cervical region, which can be localized in the upper extremities.The clinical picture shows that at this stage of disease development is nerve beam molding, causing severe pain.Headache, weakness and general hardship are also noted.
3. Third degree.The pain becomes almost continuous, as well as on the shoulder or arm.In some patients, the hernia of intervertebral discs is diagnosed, causing loss of sensitivity to the upper extremities.When examining a doctor, there is a noticeable decrease in cervical spine mobility as well as pain in palpation.
4. Fourth degree.At this stage of the disease, the intervertebral disc is almost completely destroyed.In its place, the connective tissue appears, causing deterioration of the patient's condition.It begins with pain, noise in the head, as well as bad orientation in space.This suggests that the artery is hidden, which interferes with the natural nutrition of the brain.

Symptoms of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine

Significant symptoms of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine are dizziness, headache, and blood pressure.

Diagnosis of the disease is difficult, pain sometimes does not appear, and the symptoms are discharged by nature, in addition, the uncontrolled use of strong analgesics masks the signs of the disease.A patient who does not feel pain is healthy, and continues until the development of irreversible processes in the tissues of the neck joints.

Headache for cervical osteochondrosis

This is one of the most common non -specific signs of many human diseases.Headaches are particularly common in the female population.It may be difficult to determine the cause of headaches and especially to associate with the spine.About 14 different causes of headaches have been identified in humans.

The most common causes of headaches in our pathology:

1. Cerebral spasms;
2. Pinking nerve roots;
3. Increase in intracranial pressure reflex.

Headaches for cervical osteochondrosis may lose sensations with arterial hypertension, angina or stroke.Moreover, in the middle and elderly, there is usually a risk of stroke or heart attack.

It feels like the pain can be paroxysmal, constant, pulsating and mute.

With cardiac pathologies, patients complain of unpleasant sensations in the chest, accompanied by a decreased rhythm of cardiac activity.Only a qualified doctor can determine the cause.In the case of headaches, nausea, dizziness and pain, electrocardiography necessarily occur.

Dizziness for cervical osteochondrosis

This condition does not always clearly indicate cervical spine osteochondrosis.

Dizziness can be the result:

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

There are no obvious criteria for dizziness for osteochondrosis.However, there are systemic rather than systemic dizziness, they have clear differences.

It is advisable to know the differences of systemic rather than systemic dizziness, this will help to determine the causes of the unusual condition independently:

1. Systemic dizziness is a sense of circular motion of the surrounding objects or body, which is the result of a disruption of the vestibular apparatus, visual analyzers and receptors in the joints, muscles and epidermis (osteochondrosis of various etiologies);
2. Dizziness dizziness is a sense of censorship, a sense of deafness, an uncertain condition in a upright condition.With unsystematic dizziness, there is no sensation of circular rotation and this is a significant difference between the signs.

A person who feels one of the specified types of dizziness should be examined by an experienced physician, first of all, a neuropathologist, or (if there are ears for ear diseases and nasopharynx) an otolaryngologist.

The cause of urgent hospitalization, which is not related to cervical spine osteochondrosis, is the detection of such characteristics in the patient (except for dizziness) as:

1. Palacia of facial muscles and shoulder belt piece;
2. Severe headaches in the wake of worsening of wells;
3. Disruption of coordination of movements;
4. Loss or extinction of consciousness.

Blood pressure with cervical osteochondrosis

The connection of cervical osteochondrosis with blood pressure has long been established.Cervical vertebrates have significant nerve endings and blood vessels.

During the day, the pressure increases is characterized.For a long time hypertension is not typical of this disease.Reflexive irritation of the nerve endings and short -term seizures of blood vessels cause sudden daily dynamics of arterial hypertension.

A distinctive feature of increased pressure in cervical osteochondrosis is a combination of the following symptoms:

• Headache;
• Pain in the limbs and chest;
• Reduce sensitivity to collar area;
• Pressure after stress, after muscle tension, long -term stay in uncomfortable condition and other similar situations.

These signs should be taken into account with the independent differentiation of hypertension of different genesis.

The sharp jump of blood pressure and the rapid deterioration of wells is the basis for the search for an ambulance.

Osteochondrosis syndromes

The clinical picture of cervical osteochondrosis is located in several syndromes.The syndrome is a few symptoms that are found together.

Osteochondrosis consists of the following syndromes:

1. Spine.It is also called vertebrates, indicating that bones and cartilage tissue participate in the pathological process.This causes such symptoms: restricting the motor action of the neck, in turn pain, radiological changes in the cervical spine.It is the simultaneous appearance of these signs, which is the spine syndrome.A similar set of clinical signs is observed in myositis (muscle tissue pathology) and painful movements of many other pathologies.
2. Spine artery syndrome.It seems that when the vascular rays are involved in the process, which are responsible for the supply of blood to the central nervous system.According to symptoms, brain tissues have cut off the proper amount of nutrients.How to admit this syndrome?The first signs are dizziness, a sense of noise in the ears, the differences of blood pressure, the appearance of the "curtain" before the eyes.This suggests that one of the vertebrates is in a tense state.Each ship has its own nerve endings.If you reduce those who have a spine artery, migraine, fist, a short -term vision reduction on one side.As a result, changes in the vessel cause the fact that the brain needs oxygen.At this time, a person feels drowsiness, short -term abnormalities of consciousness, loses attention and control, works worse and remembers information.With such a clinical picture, it is necessary to differentiate cervical osteochondrosis with atherosclerosis of the spine and weakening of the tumor or inflammation.
3. Cardial syndrome.It manifests itself in the chest, shortness of breath.The person feels his frequent heartbeat, becomes tired and irritated.This image is also characteristic of cardiological pathology, such as angina pectorator, coronary syndrome, a heart attack.The exact conclusion of the causes of such symptoms can be made after the patient undergoes an electrocardiogram.
4. Map syndrome.The cervical section of the cervix worry about 8 pairs of nerves, each of which has a nerve exit from the spine.When they participate in osteochondrosis, the patient feels a decrease in sensitivity or vice versa, severe pain.There may be bumps, whether it can be observed, the sensitivity of the tongue, the freezing area, the pain in the Suprakling region.Sometimes there are swallowing disorders, movements in the upper limb belt, finger bumps.

First aid at home with exacerbation of osteochondrosis

Painkillers, such as analgin, tempalgin or baralgin, can be used with severe pain syndrome.If the above medicines do not bring relief, you can get NSAID (Nise or Diclofenac).

Often, "attention" remedies are used, such as pepper patch, which does not heal, but only hears the inflammatory area and focuses on the pain.In case of swelling in the inflammation zone, the patient can drink herbs or diuretic agents for 3-4 days.Is it possible to cure osteochondrosis by such methods?These measures are only temporary;You should consult your doctor for the causes.

It should be noted which doctor treats osteochondrosis.If there is doubt that the causes of pain in the cervical spine are an osteochondrosis, you should consult a neuropathologist.It is a specialist who is involved in these types of diseases.In some medical institutions there are narrow specialists involved in the spine precisely in diseases.If your clinic has vertebrates, you should ask the question of how to cure this disease immediately.

How to treat cervical spine osteochondrosis?

In the early stages of development, osteochondrosis can cure without medication, it is enough to review the diet, daily regimen, and regularly perform a special exercise complex.In advanced forms of the disease, effective treatment can only be treated if different medications that help stop degenerative changes in the vertebrates.

The complex of therapeutic measures necessarily includes physiotherapy - electrophoresis with medicines, ultrasound, magnetotherapy, laser therapy.These methods promote pain, inflammation, tissue swelling, improved metabolic processes and blood circulation.

Treating the drug

The main method of treating cervical spine osteochondrosis is drug treatment, physiotherapy, cervical-vibration zone massage, cervical osteochondrosis therapeutic gymnastics.The main groups of drugs used for this disease include:

Name	The principle of action
NSAIDs (NSAIDs).These are Voltaren, Nise, Movalis, Ketonal, Ketanov, Diclofenac, Nimesulide and others	Reduce pain syndrome, help relieve aseptic inflammation and swelling of the damaged nerve root.
Medications that improve the revological properties of blood and blood flow.It is euphiline, trental.	Improve nutrition of damaged nerve roots and improve blood flow to the brain.
Group V vitamins are kombilipen, unigma, Milgamma, neurobion.	Improve metabolic processes in nerve tissue.
Musorelaxants.These are midokalm, sirdalud, tizalud, tizanidine, etc.	These are medications that relieve muscle spasms.
Chondroprotectors.This (glucosamine and chondroitin) is the arthra, Theflex, Doppelgerz, Zhabius Stone, Condronov, structure, alflutop.	These are medications that restore cartilage tissue, including the damaged intervertebral disc.

When taking osteochondrosis tablets, it should be remembered that tablets will be a significant effect on drug treatment only if it is combined with other methods, including exercises.It should also be noted that the attending physician should prescribe rather than treat the disease on the basis of its stage and other signs.