Symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis can occur at any age, but the risk will increase after 25 years.The earlier treatment begins, the more chances of blocking the disease in the bud and avoiding complications.
Symptoms of cervical vertebrae
Signs of the cervical spine in the initial stages of the disease can be lubricated, manifested as occasional manifestations, and the patient will not be immediately alerted.
Osteochondral disease- It's not just the vertebrae deformation of the spine associated with the degenerate (destructive) process, making it happy in it.
The reasons may be different:
- Continuous physical overload, uneven muscle stretching, staying in a static position for a long time (sitting on a computer, driving a car);
- Neck injury;
- Improper nutrition, fat, salty, acute food dominates;
- alcoholism and cigarettes;
- Metabolic and endocrine diseases.
At risk are those who are burdened with genetic, overweight and rheumatoid arthritis.Simultaneously, severe stress can cause the intensification of cervical osteochondrosis.
Under the influence of external or internal factors of the spine, pathological processes related to changes in the shape and position of the vertebrae, the refinement of cartilage, and the formation of bone growth begin.
All of this leads to clamping of blood vessels and nerve ends.The brain's nutrition is disturbed, painful and uncomfortable.
Symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis include:
- Headache and dizziness;
- Weakness, prefabricated condition, fainting;
- a general feeling of discomfort, weakness, and persistent fatigue;
- Pain on the neck, nape of the neck, shoulder belt, tightening when turning.
At the same time, vision can be reduced, hearing worsens, and patients complain about noise in the ears and the "flies" in front of them.The symptoms are the result of neurological disease.
Long-term violation of the blood supply to the brain can lead to migraines, nutrition-vascular diseases, respiratory pathology and cardiovascular system.
The vertebrae in the cervical area migrates highly, is small in size, and the neck muscles are relatively weak.The cervical spine is negatively affected by static and high physical exercise.
Disease degree
There is 4 degrees of cervical osteochondrosis.Each of them corresponds to their own symptoms, but in some cases, experts cannot simply make an accurate diagnosis.
- The deformation of the spine is still in its infancy, and the changes are almost insignificant in cartilage and bone tissue, and emerging symptoms are occasional.The patient associates pain and discomfort with fatigue, stress, and physical fatigue;
- The shape and height of the disc may violate its integrity.At this stage, the pain on the neck and the shoulder straps become constant.He may get numb and have a headache.
- Vertebral hernia, which squeezes nerves and blood vessels, causes severe headaches, weakness, dizziness, pre-made and fainting conditions.The patient feels fatigue, pain in the back of the head, and noise in the ears.
- The vertebrae deforms, and bone growth occurs - bone plants clamp the nerves.The vertebrae in the adjacent department was affected, and the usual movement was disturbed and reduced in amplitude, each accompanied by severe pain in the neck, shoulders, and clavicles.
Treatment of cervical bone and chondropathy
In men, cervical osteochondrosis is less common than in women, and later started, but the symptoms are more obvious and the disease develops faster.In the first signs of home illness, it is necessary to start affordable treatment:
- Daily gymnastics for the neck include simple exercises that develop spinal and muscle instruments that improve blood circulation (the neck rotates in a circular shape, tilts toward the shoulders, tilts back and forth);
- Alcohol and oil compression, salt heating pads (not used in the acute phase) will help relieve neck pain;
- To relieve the symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis, it will help with the use of drugs - Spasmias, painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs.
In the first sign of the deformation and regression process in the cervical area, you need to seek medical help.Typically, conservative treatment is prescribed:
- physiotherapy;
- Massage (must be - professional!);
- Taking medications that not only relieve symptoms of the disease, but also helps to restore cartilage tissue - a cartilage protector in tablets or injections.
Cervical osteochondrosis is easier to warn than cure.
In preventive measures, reject harmful salty and acute foods, adhere to the regime of work and rest, and balance physical exercise.