Osteochondrosis of the cervical column

Cervical osteochondrosis are some distribution changes in intervertebral discs in the neck.

Not only the discs themselves, but also the vertebrae, the soft and cartilage fabric are exposed to negative effects.The main characteristic of the cervical region is the fact that its vertebrae does not have the most reliable structure compared to other departments, which makes this area very vulnerable.The vertebrae here are in the immediate vicinity of the other, as well as the arteries that work with the human brain.

If the displacement of the vertebrae occurs, then the probability of tightening the nervous rays and the arteries is high, which will inevitably go to the occurrence of a hernia between the vertebrae and the protuberance, that is, the changes in the structure of the spinal disc.

What is it?

The osteochondrosis of the cervical column (osteohondroz) is a degenerative-devophistic lesion of the intervertebral discs, which damage the wheels, the vertebrae and the joints of the cervical region, there is a decrease in the height of the intervertebral discs.The disease progresses if it is not, and can cause headaches, circulatory disorders and even hernias.Like osteoporosis, the disease occurs due to a violation of mineral metabolism, as a result of which bones and joints become less durable.

Osteochondrosis can cause instability of the cervical column (symptoms and treatment are similar to condrosis, but have a series of characteristics), which is often accompanied by a displacement of vertebrae.In turn, this accelerates the development of osteochondrosis, destroying vertebrate.

Stages

The attending physician should determine the degree of development of cervical osteochondrosis, based on an anamnesis, as well as the patient's exam.There are only four degrees:

1. The first grade.The disease is in the rudiment itself, the patient has a slight neck pain, which may be more intense if a person begins to turn his head.
2. The second grade.The patient may complain about very intense pain in the cervical region, which can be located in the upper limbs.The clinical image shows that at this stage of the development of the disease there is a pinch of nerve beams, which causes intense pain.Head pain, weakness and discomfort is also observed.
3. The third grade.The pain becomes almost incessant, also giving the shoulder or the arm.In some patients, a hernia of intervertebral discs is diagnosed, which leads to a loss of sensitivity of the upper extremities.When examining a doctor, there is a remarkable decrease in the mobility of the cervical column, as well as palpation pain.
4. The fourth grade.At this stage of the disease, the intervertebral disc is almost completely destroyed.Instead, connective tissue appears, which leads to deterioration in the patient's condition.Start feeling pain, head noise, as well as bad orientation in space.This suggests that the artery becomes pinch, which interferes with the natural nutrition of the brain.

Symptoms of osteochondrosis of the cervical column

The important symptoms of the osteochondrosis of the cervical column are dizziness, headaches and blood pressure.

The diagnosis of the disease is difficult, the pain is sometimes not manifested and the symptoms are erased in nature, in addition, the un controlled use of strong analgesics masks the signs of the disease.A patient who does not feel pain is considered healthy, and thus 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 especially widespread in the female population.It may be difficult to determine the cause of headaches and, especially, connect it with spine injuries.Around 14 different causes of headache in humans were detected.

The most common causes of headaches in the pathology we describe:

1. Brain spasms;
2. Pellizco of nerve roots;
3. Increase in intracranial pressure.

The headache for cervical osteochondrosis may resemble sensations with arterial hypertension, angina pectoralis or stroke.In addition, in intermediate and elderly people, as a rule, there are risks of developing brain spills or heart attacks.

It seems that pain can be paroxysmal, constant, pulsating and silly.

With heart pathologies, patients complain of unpleasant sensations in the chest area, accompanied by deteriorated rhythm of cardiac activity.Only a qualified doctor can determine the cause.In case of headaches, combined with nausea, dizziness and cargo pains, an ECG is necessarily made.

Dizziness for cervical osteochondrosis

This condition does not always clearly indicate the osteochondrosis of the cervical column.

Dizziness can be a consequence:

1. Inflammation in the middle or internal ear;
2. Brain spasms;
3. Violations of nerve impulse transmission;
4. Problems with the vestibular device;
5. Cardiovascular system diseases.

There are no clear criteria for dizziness for osteochondrosis.However, there are systemic and non -systemic dizziness, they have clear differences.

It is recommended to know the differences of systemic and non -systemic dizziness, this will help to determine independently the causes of an unusual state:

1. Systemic dizziness is a sensation of circular movement of surrounding objects or body, which is a consequence of a violation of the vestibular device, visual analyzers and receptors in the joints, muscles and epidermis (osteocondrosis of several etiologies);
2. Non -players is a feeling of censorship, a feeling of deafenor, an uncertain state in a vertical position.With non -systematic dizziness, there is no sense of circular rotation, and this is an important difference between the comparative signs.

A person who feels the dizziness of one of the specified types must be examined by an experienced doctor, a neuropathologist or (if there are suspicions of the ear and nasopharynx disease) aidolaryngologist.

The reason for emergency hospitalization that is not associated with the osteochondrosis of the cervical column is to detect such characteristics in the patient (except dizziness) as:

1. Facial muscles and numbness paralysis from the shoulder waist;
2. Strong headache in the context of a deterioration in the well;
3. Movement coordination violations;
4. Loss or extinction of consciousness.

Blood pressure with cervical osteochondrosis

For a long time, the connection of cervical osteochondrosis has been established with jumps in blood pressure.Cervical vertebrae have important nerve endings and blood vessels.

Pressure waves are characteristics during the day.Hypertension for a long time is not characteristic of this disease.The reflex irritation of nerve endings and short -term cramps of blood vessels cause abruptly daily dynamic of arterial hypertension.

A distinctive characteristic of the increase in pressure on cervical osteochondrosis is a combination with the following symptoms:

• Headache;
• Pain in the limbs and chest;
• Decrease in sensitivity in the necklace area;
• The appearance of pressure jumps after stress, muscle tension, long -term permanence in an awkward position and other similar situations.

These signs must be taken into account the independent differentiation of the hypertension of several genesis.

The acute jumps of blood pressure and the rapid deterioration in the well are the basis for seeking emergency medical help.

Osteochondrosis syndromes

The clinical image of cervical osteochondrosis is placed on several syndromes.The syndrome is several symptoms that occur together.

Osteochondrosis consists of the following syndromes:

1. VertebralIt is also called vertebrae, indicating that bones and cartilage tissue are involved in the pathological process.This leads to the formation of such symptoms: restriction of the motor activity, pain in its shifts, radiological changes in the image of the cervical column.It is the simultaneous appearance of these signs that is a vertebral syndrome.A similar set of clinical signs with myositis (muscle tissue pathology) and painful movements of many other pathologies are observed.
2. Vertebral artery syndrome.It appears when the vascular beams are involved in the process, which are responsible for the blood supply to the tissues of the central nervous system.Symptoms suggest that brain tissue has stopped receiving an adequate amount of nutrients.How to recognize this syndrome?The first signs are dizziness, a sense of noise in the ears, the differences in blood pressure, the appearance of a "veil" in the eyes.This suggests that one of the vertebrates is in a strangled state.Each ship has its own nerve endings.If it squeezes those who innervate the vertebral artery, migraine, numbness, short -term decrease in vision, on the one hand, appears.As a result, changes in the glass lead to the fact that the brain needs oxygen.At this time, a person feels sleepiness, short -term violations of consciousness, loses attention and control, works worse and remembers the information.With such a clinical image, it is necessary to differentiate cervical osteochondrosis with atherosclerosis of the vertebral arteries and tighten the tumor or inflammation.
3. Cardial syndrome.It is manifested by burning in the chest area, the appearance of difficulty breathing.A person feels his frequent beat, tired and irritable.This image is also characteristic of cardiological pathology, for example, for angina pectoralis, coronary syndrome, heart attack.The exact conclusion about the causes of such symptoms can be done after the patient passes the ECG.
4. Rook syndrome.The department of Cervical Innerva 8 pairs of nerves, each of which has roots of the nerve exit of the vertebra.When they are involved in osteochondrosis, the patient feels a decrease in sensitivity or vice versa of severe pain.There may be numbness about whether your pain, a decrease in the sensitivity of the tongue, the freezing area, pain in the supraclable region can be observed.Sometimes there are swallowing disorders, movements in the upper limb belt, fingertips of fingers.

First aid at home with exacerbation of osteochondrosis

With severe pain syndrome, analgesics can be used, such as Analgin, Tempagin or Baralgin.If previous drugs do not bring relief, you can take the NSAIS (Nise or Diclofenac).

Often, the "distracting" media are used, for example, a pepper patch that they do not heal, but only listens to an inflamed area and distract from pain.In the case of edema in the inflammation zone, the patient can drink herbal infusion or a diuretic for 3-4 days.Is it possible to cure osteochondrosis with such methods?These measures are only temporary;For the treatment of causes, you must consult a doctor.

It should be noted which doctor treats osteochondrosis.If the suspicion arises that the causes of pain in the cervical column is the appearance of osteochondrosis, it must resort to a neuropathologist.It is this specialist who is dedicated to diseases of this type.In some medical institutions there are narrow minimum specialists involved in precise diseases of the spine.If your clinic has a vertebrologist, you must address the question of how to cure this disease, immediately to it.

How to treat the osteochondrosis of the cervical column?

In the initial development stage, osteochondrosis can be cured without medications, it is sufficient to review the diet, the daily regime and regularly perform a complex of special exercises.With advanced diseases of the disease, effective treatment is only possible if the use of several medications that help suspend degenerative changes in vertebrae.

The therapeutic measures complex necessarily includes physiotherapy: electrophoresis with medications, ultrasound, magnetotherapy, laser therapy.These methods help face pain, inflammation, tissue swelling, improve metabolic processes and blood circulation.

Drug treatment

The main methods to treat the osteochondrosis of the cervical column are pharmacological treatment, physiotherapy, the massage of the cervical viber zone, therapeutic gymnastics for cervical osteocondrosis is especially effective.The main groups of drugs used for this disease include:

Name	The principle of action
Non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).This is Voltaren, Nise, Movalis, Ketonal, Ketanov, Diclofenac, Nimesulide and others	Reduce pain syndrome, help relieve aseptic inflammation and the edema of the damaged nerve root.
Drugs that improve the rheological properties of blood and blood flow.This is Eufillin, treal.	Improve the nutrition of damaged nerve roots and improve blood flow to the brain.
Group V vitamins are Kombilipen, only, Milgamma, Neurobion.	Improve metabolic processes in nerve tissue.
Musorelaxantes.This is Midokalm, Sirdalud, Tizalud, Tizanidine, etc.	These are drugs that relieve muscle spasm.
Condroprotectors.This (glucosamine and chondroitin) is Arthra, Theflex, Doppelgerz, Zhabius Stone, Condronov, Structure, Alfltop.	These are medications that restore cartilage tissue, even on the damaged intervertebral disc.

By accepting the tablets of osteochondrosis, it should be remembered that the significant effect of pharmacological treatment with tablets will be only combined with other methods, including exercises.It should also be taken into account that the treating doctor must prescribe that treating the disease based on their stage and other signs.