Symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis can occur at any age, but the risk increases after 25 years.The earlier the treatment begins, the more chances to stop the disease in the bud and avoid unpleasant complications.
Symptoms of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine
Signs of the cervical spine in the early stages of the disease can be lubricated, manifest themselves episodically and do not immediately alert the patient.
Osteochondrosis-How more than the deformation of the vertebrae of a spine, which is associated with degenerative (destructive) processes that are happy about it.
The reasons can be different:
- Constant physical overload, uneven muscles, stay in a static position (sitting on the computer, driving a car);
- Neck injuries;
- Improper nutrition with a dominance of greasy, salty, acute food;
- Alcohol abuse and cigarettes;
- Metabolism and endocrine disorders.
Endangered people who have burdened inheritance, overweight and patients with rheumatism.Syneal, severe stress, can provoke a deterioration in the cervical osteochondrosis.
Under the influence of external or internal factors in the spine, pathological processes, which are associated with a change in the shape and position of the vertebrae, begin the refinement of the cartilage and the formation of bone growth.
All of this leads to priests of blood vessels and nerve endings.The diet of the brain is disturbed, pain and symptoms appear.
The symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis include:
- Headache and dizziness;
- Weakness, prefabricated condition, fainting;
- A feeling of general malaise, weakness, constant tiredness;
- Pain in the neck, neck, shoulder girdle, crunch when turning the head.
At the same time, visual acuity can decrease, the hearing worsens, the patients complain about noise in their ears and "fly" in front of their eyes.The symptoms described are the result of innervative disorders.
A long-term violation of the brain blood supply leads to migraines, vegetative-vascular disorders, breathologies and cardiovascular systems.
The vertebrae of the cervix region with a small size are strong mobility and the neck muscles are relatively weak.The cervical spine is negatively influenced by static and high physical activity.
Illness
There is 4 degrees Cervical osteochondrosis.Each of them corresponds to their own symptoms, but in some cases a specialist can not only make a precise diagnosis.
- The deformation of the spine is in the infancy, in the cartilage and bone tissue the changes are almost not noticeable, the occurring symptoms are episodic.Patients associate pain and symptoms with revision, stress, physical exertion;
- The shape and height of the intervertebral disc gang changes, their integrity can be violated.In this phase, the pain is constant in the neck, the shoulder girdle.He can become deaf, his head hurts.
- Intermediate vertebrae who press nerves and blood vessels cause severe headaches, weakness, dizziness, before -production and fainting.The patient feels tiredness, pain in the back of the head, noises in the ears.
- The vertebrae are deformed, bone growth occur on them - osteophytes are nerve -wracked.The vertebrae of the neighboring departments suffer, the usual movements are disturbed, their amplitude is reduced, every movement is accompanied by severe pain in the neck, the shoulder and the colarbone.
Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis
In men, cervical osteochondrosis is less common than in women, it starts later, but the symptoms are stronger and the disease develops faster.At the first sign of the illness at home, it is necessary to start affordable treatment:
- The daily gymnastics for the neck includes simple exercises that develop the vertebral and muscle apparatus that improve blood circulation (circular rotation of the neck, tilt to the shoulders, the back and forth).
- Alcohol and oil compresses, salt heating pillows (in the acute phase cannot be used) help to alleviate pain on the neck.
- In order to relieve the symptoms of a neck osteochondrosis symptoms, the use of medicinal products -cramps, pain relievers, anti -inflammatory medication helps.
At the first signs of deformation degenerative processes in the cervix region, you have to search for medical help.As a rule, conservative treatment is prescribed:
- Physiotherapy;
- Massage (necessarily - professional!);
- Taking medication that not only relieve the symptoms of the disease, but also to restore cartilage tissue - chondroprotectors in tablets or injections.
A cervical osteochondrosis is easier to warn than to heal.
The preventive measures include the rejection of harmful salty and acute food, compliance with the regime of work and calm, balanced physical activity.