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Cervical osteochondrosis - Causes, Signs and Treatments

Osteochondral disease in the cervical area

Osteochondrosis in the cervical area is a disease of the intervertebral disc, including the development of pathological and metabolic diseases.When the pulp that pulp that acts as shock-absorbing begins to harden due to the active process of ossification, the kneading of the nerve roots can cause discomfort.

If not treated promptly, osteochondrosis in the cervical area will affect serious consequences of normal life.You need to know what symptoms start to sound an alarm.

Osteocartilage of the neck - Classification

The problem with the disease is inappropriate.The patient has classic neurological manifestations - headache, dizziness, eye flies, shortness of breath, neck, chest pain.The patient may numb the limbs because he will visit a cardiologist, neurologist, therapist, or orthopedic without realizing the real cause of the discomfort.

The disease has physiological properties because the human spine is in a vertical position and is forced to withstand long static loads.As you age, bone tissue weakens, which can negatively affect spinal health.Destructive and deep processes are developing, leading to the emergence of osteochondrosis.Neckal bone chondropathy occurs more frequently because the neck is well motivated, which makes the department vulnerable to trauma.

This disease is the most common type of spinal disease.Osteochondrosis also tends to lower age.If people aged 40 to 60 complained about back pain 20 years ago, people aged 30 to 40 are more likely to complain now.This adverse change is associated with worsening health indicators, which are caused by sedentary lifestyles, obesity and reduced nutritional quality.

Pathology is not only related to adverse physiological changes, but also to the pathological state of the body.Physiological processes are caused by destructive processes that occur in the context of body aging and cartilage aging.As time goes by, there are natural adverse changes that cannot be prevented - metabolic processes are disturbed and calcium reserves are depleted.Pathological factors - Destruction and wear of intervertebral cartilage associated with an unhealthy lifestyle.

Similarly, the pathological course of ossification of intervertebral disc wear and elastic content may be complicated by the pathological wear of ligament instruments, the pathological wear of the vertebrae (spondontic disease), pressure (the development of hernia type), and the formation of calcium salt deposition.

Symptoms of cervical vertebrae

In the early stages, since the symptoms are paroxysmal, they sometimes pass completely.For those who use regular pain medications, diagnosis is often difficult.As the sensitivity to pain decreases, the disease is disguised and it becomes more difficult to diagnose the disease through external signs.Usually, the patient does not think he has a problem until the disease reaches its end.In addition to neck and head pain, dizziness and blood pressure jumps can occur.

Dizziness in osteochondrosis occurs regularly, but is not always specifically indicated for this disease.Usually, this can be observed through the development of the ear inflammation process, spasm of the cerebral blood vessels, and the background to the background.Sometimes, such a state is associated with a disease of the cardiovascular system, impaired coordination of exercise or anemia.If the patient is dizzy regularly, accompanied by a dirty feeling, lack of air and weakness, medical help must be sought.

Signs that occur in the context of dizziness are the reasons for the patient's emergency hospitalization:

  1. The numbness of the upper shoulder belt on one side is accompanied by parallel paralysis of the facial muscles.
  2. Migraine attack, which is a very serious headache, for general discomfort background.
  3. Movement coordination issues.
  4. Violating consciousness will lead to losses.

Headache is one of the most common and nonspecific signs that occur in the context of cervical bone cartilage.Most commonly, women experience nervous headaches.This condition is associated with characteristics of the hormonal background (compared to men) and vascular weakness, which is also associated with hormonal status (progesterone increases blood vessels, relaxes blood vessels, and makes it less durable).

In osteocartilage, due to frequent cramps in the brain blood vessels, there are more and more indicators of intracranial pressure in the context of the pinching of nerve roots and intracranial pressure.Myocardial pain attack is usually similar to hypertension, IBS, or stroke attack (it is important to consider older people, the higher the pathological risk).

If the patient has other diseases associated with impaired myocardial function, heart pain will also be observed as the osteochondrosis attacks.Often, angina, elevated blood pressure, outside the chest cavity, arrhythmia, and pain in the chest area occurs in people with cardiovascular disease.If the patient does not get better when first aid medication is used and the attack lasts for a long time, it is urgent to call an ambulance to take the patient to a hospital to a cardiologist.

Pain syndrome of osteochondrosis

In addition, the characteristics of the disease pain syndrome should be described.Unpleasant feelings do not always appear in the occipital area or on the head.There are some attacks, and the pain is often located in completely different places.Cervical pain usually radiates to the hands or shoulders.A unique sign of unpleasant feelings is the immediate discomfort after waking up or taking a sudden exercise.An example is a sneeze or laughter.Even with this mild physiological reaction, the onset of pain syndrome can occur.

If the pathology is not too overlooked, the unpleasant feeling will quickly disappear, and discomfort is usually accompanied by increased tightening of the cervical spine.This disease usually occurs in patients with cervical spondylosis - a pathophysiological condition associated with increased neck flexibility.This may happen if a person raises his head frequently.The more advanced the pathological condition, the worse the patient's feelings are, because the pain will recover over time, intensify, and bring about increasingly powerful torture.

Patients most often describe sensations and signs in pain:

  1. The pain starts from the “deep” of the neck.
  2. When you turn your head to the side, you will see a tightening or strong crackling sensation.
  3. When unpleasant sensations are observed, the patient is stiff in the cervical area, accompanied by muscle weakness.

According to statistics, the disease usually affects the 6 and 7 cervical vertebrae.The disease also occurs in any part of the vertebrae located in the neck.

Development of arterial hypertension through cervical osteochondrosis

There is a clear link between a specific disease and increasing stress.The cervical vertebrae is also penetrated by nerve ends and blood vessel channels.If calcification is performed on the surface of the vertebrae, pathological compression of the nerve ends and blood vessels occurs.As a result, micro-auditation occurs and the patient's characteristics in the wellbore deteriorate.

There are specific differences in the hypertension that occurs in the context:

  1. Continuous acute headache is the most characteristic of Shokh.
  2. Pain in the chest and discomfort in the limbs when inhaled.
  3. Reduce sensitivity in the clavicle area.
  4. After nerve tension, muscle overvoltage or staying in an ant position for a long time, the rapid pressure will increase rapidly.

Causes of neck osteochondrosis

In most cases, this disease is associated with natural aging processes and pathological development of the musculoskeletal system.It is worth noting that not all elderly people suffer from osteochondrosis.Often, this disease outweighs the obese sedentary lifestyle.

The causes of pathology include:

  1. A sedentary lifestyle, including low dynamics.
  2. Career of uncomfortable postures associated with long, static stress.An example is sitting on a long table without maintaining proper posture.
  3. Obesity or overweight.High weight is not always associated with fat deposition.In bodybuilders or large athletes, an index of weight gain is often observed.Exceeding the recommended weight will not only be confusing by premature wear of the spine, but also overload the cardiovascular system.
  4. Chronic stress associated with nerve transition.
  5. Previous head injury or neck dislocation.
  6. Local hypothermia - blow your neck.
  7. There is a pathological autoimmune process in the body, which has a negative impact on the state of cartilage and bone tissue.An example is rheumatoid arthritis, which leads to the development of this disease, such as Shokh.
  8. Congenital abnormalities exist in the cartilage spinal structure.

Dosages of physical fatigue, proper nutrition and rejection of bad habits are the best ways to minimize the aggravated risk associated with osteochondrhea.

Disease development stage

There are several stages of development of pathological state, which are related to the manifestation of osteochondrosis symptoms:

  1. The preclinical stage is the first.In the initial stage, it is difficult to notice the signs of this disease, as there are still no specific symptoms.The only thing experienced experts may notice is the smoothness of the cervical spine.Due to this slight change, minimal discomfort may occur, and the neck turns sharply to the side.Over time, tension, pain in the waist area and muscles in the back may occur, as the cervical band usually pulls the waist.If the patient is lucky and has discovered osteochondrosis early, you can change dietary changes and correct lifestyles so that pathology can continue to develop.Patients often ignore this stage because discomfort rarely leads to major changes in the body.
  2. If the preclinical degree is successfully ignored, a second phase occurs.Usually at this stage, there are signs of instability in the cervical region.At this stage, the patient is already worried about pain syndrome.Hands with upper straps usually give unpleasant feelings.The sharp tilt and the pain of the head turning were felt more intensely.Since pathological settlement of the distance between the discs is already taking place, the nerve ends are pinched, leading to the development of the patient's neurology.As a result, the patient's symptoms were accompanied by reduced symptoms including fatigue, manifestations, distraction and headache.
  3. The third degree.At this stage, pain syndrome becomes more pronounced than before.This pain is not possible to be ignored, so even the most persistent patients have been forced to consult a doctor for proper diagnosis.The pain usually spreads on the limbs and shoulders, while in the morning, the muscles of the hands are weak.At this stage, a hernia with the disease - intervertebral disc may occur.In the morning, the patient felt stiff, which also indicated worsening of the activity of the cervical area.In patients, dizziness and severe weakness were observed.
  4. Terminal osteochondrosis, stage 4.At this stage, destruction of the intervertebral disc is observed.The disc itself is replaced by the time of connective tissue.Enhanced pathological processes can already affect other parts of the spine, including the chest and waist areas.In such patients, quality of life suffers a great impact - coordination of exercise worsens, headaches and dizziness become unbearable, noise in the ears also occurs, and other serious diseases - vascular diseases, respiratory problems.

Syndrome of cervical osteochondrosis

The danger of untreated symptoms lies in further progress.If the patient continues to ignore the pathology, various types of syndrome-symptom complexes will occur.There are types like this:

  1. Vertebrae or vertebrae.
  2. Vertebral artery.
  3. Heart or kindness.
  4. Rook syndrome.

The combination of these signs usually develops into the overall picture of osteochondrosis manifestations.

Vertebral syndrome develops frequently.In patients, over time, the activity of the cervical spine is destroyed.First, stiffness occurs after awakening.In the future, pathology will continue to emerge.Also, pain occurs when trying to turn your neck to the side.In X-rays, some deterioration is also fixed.One characteristic of vertebral syndrome is the presence of all the above signs.If there is no sign, this is an exception or axiom.The complexity of diagnosis is that vertebral syndrome is often confused with other inflammatory diseases in the cervical area - myositis, injury and stretching.

Vertebral artery syndrome is associated with pathological artery processes that occur during compression.If blood flow is lacking due to partial overlap of vertebral arteries in the cervical region, the following signs will occur:

  1. Inadequate venous blood flow is manifested by this sign - noise in the ears, dizziness, pressure jumps, vomiting or nausea.
  2. Stimulation of nerve endings occurs, which manifests as migraine or severe headache.Usually, a numbness or temporary feeling of vision can be recorded in a patient through one eye.
  3. Oxygen starvation caused by arterial compression.The patient has signs of hypoxia - shortness of breath, heartache, fainting, dizziness and weakness, under the slightest physical pressure.

Similar conditions are also characterized by atherosclerosis and oncology.

Furthermore, the symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis are characterized by the development of the syndrome of the heart type.The patient's signs are similar to myocardial disorder.Many signs are similar to heart attack or coronary artery disease.During the intensification period, the patient felt burning and squeezing myocardium, weakness, shortness of breath and increased tachycardia attack.To rule out cardiac syndrome in the context of osteochondrosis, you need to do cardiac echo, ECG.If there is no sign of heart disease, it is a cardiac syndrome, which occurs because osteochondrosis in the cervical spine continues to move forward.

Rooser syndrome is associated with the main disease - assholes in the spine and limb areas.The reason is the metastasis of nerve endings.During the intensification, patients must observe the bed to rest and use painkillers.Treatment of pathology with neurologic drugs.Preventing epilepsy is designed to improve blood circulation, perform physical therapy and physical therapy.Rotor syndrome is a risk of complications.If even the small nerves are completely clamped, this will be filled with fixation of the limbs, damaged nerves of the fingers and hands.

Diagnosis of neck osteochondral disease

To determine the pathology, you need to contact a therapist.The doctor conducted a preliminary examination, filled out the patient's hospital card, and sent the patient to a stenosis specialist - a traumaist or neurologist.The doctor then examined the patient, made the primary diagnosis during the examination, and must be confirmed using a laboratory test.

Which diagnostic method is recommended to suspect cervical bone and cartilage:

  1. X-Thunder.This is a quick and general choice for the preliminary examination required to assess the status of the distant spinal bone system.If the patient has osteocartilage, the distance to the spinal plague area will be reduced.
  2. To find out some of the diagnoses, you can do a magnetic resonance tomography.MRI is the most accurate diagnosis method.The device will take into account bone structure and cartilage, soft tissue.You can notice any disease - the stage of nerve tightening, the stage of intervertebral hernia and the degree of development of osteochondral disease.
  3. Computed tomography.If the presence of vertebral hernia is not suspected, the research method is suitable.
  4. Ultrasonic double scanning.If the patient's venous blood is suspected, such studies are performed.If there is physical disorder, this diagnosis will help identify them.

Treatment of cervical bone and chondropathy

Treatment of spinal cervical osteochondrosis is designed to eliminate symptoms.There is no radical way to change pathology.It must be understood that the essence of the disease lies not only in pathological development, but also in the natural physiological degeneration and destruction.

Treatment of osteochondral disease in the cervical vertebrae with drugs

Medication is the best way to relieve pain during pain attack.Typically, prescription medications for treating osteochondrosis based on symptoms:

  1. NSAIDS or pain medication.Nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs are useful for stopping the onset of headaches, which is often observed in women.Appointment of a specific drug depends on the cause of the pain.One example - If a woman has a headache due to vasospasm, write analgesics or anti-spasm.If the pain occurs in the neck and is accompanied by inflammation, NSAID with significant anti-inflammatory effects is required.It is best to clarify the specific trademark name of the attending physician.
  2. musorelaxant.These drugs are effective in treating similar diseases associated with damage or damage to bone cherry tissue.These diseases include hernia, protrusions and rheumatoid arthritis.Recent studies have shown that muscle relaxants not only show relaxation effects, but also effectively anesthetize.A set of drugs was prescribed because of their excessive muscle spasms associated with their overload, which is caused in the context of osteochondrosis.These drugs do not actually affect the activity of the central nervous system and can therefore be taken during the day.The treatment process lasts about 4 weeks.
  3. If pain syndrome is caused by the pinching of nerve roots, B vitamin B combined with high doses of vitamins B1, B6 and B12 showed analgesic effects.Used in combination with painkillers requires long-term courses.If an aggravated attack occurs, it is recommended to observe the bed to remove the pain area as much as possible.According to the instructions, use the injection of the drug within 2-3 weeks and then drink the tablet for 1-2 months. 
  4. Cartilage protector.This medication is necessary in the presence of a degenerate process in the cartilage.If the enhanced destructive effects have begun, the cartilage protectant will not eliminate them.Long-term use of injectable forms can slow the return of cartilage destruction, not anymore.The minimum usage time is 3-4 months.
  5. Lowering agent.If the patient regularly increases towards increased stress, use medications that lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure.Use the medication carefully only according to the doctor's regulations.TYTA blockers or calcium channel blockers are usually prescribed.
  6. sedative.If neurological disease occurs in the context of autonomous diseases, SEDDDING agents are required.For example, anxiety, insomnia, or sleep disorders.In the initial stage, plant sedatives are suitable.With more serious illnesses, prescription drugs are prescribed.
  7. Anti-anxiety.It is necessary if the patient has a mild heart disease associated with insufficient air.
  8. Calcium and vitamin D3 preparations.In order to support the bone fortress during active regression, it is necessary to take mineral complexes.Calcium is a necessary building material, and without calcium it becomes porous and cracked.D3 is a vitamin without normal assimilation of calcium.In combination, these substances strengthen bone tissue well.Drinking other minerals regularly to support the musculoskeletal system – the health of silicon, sulfur, zinc, magnesium and boron is also useful.
  9. Vitamin mineral complex.In addition to specialized additives, polyvit protein must also be taken seasonally to maintain the overall health of the patient.The rest time is 2-3 times a year, lasting 1-2 months.
  10. External funds.To put your neck on your neck when you feel stiff, you can use warm or therapeutic ointments that can help improve blood supply.It is precisely in some ointments that heal a persistent stiffness, but using a small amount of external remedies before going to bed will relieve the condition in the morning.

Conservative treatment

During recovery, people with osteochondrosis should use conservative treatments to support their bodies when acute pain subsides:

  1. Treatment gymnastics.Special exercises performed regularly improve joint mobility and temporarily accelerate blood circulation.As time goes by, the patient feels improvement.The main rules of exercise therapy are the regularity and order of actions.If you have physical education every day, the neck muscles will be upregulated, greatly reducing the burden on the spine.
  2. massage.The surgery is performed during an acute period to improve blood flow and relax muscles.The contact effect is fully combined with the process of muscle relaxant, thereby enhancing the effect of the drug.As the finger body is exposed, local temperatures in the warm muscles rise, thus improving blood flow.Massage causes relaxation of the clamped part of the back.
  3. Physical therapy.Hardware processing is designed to improve blood flow in damaged areas.Use the device and exposed to low-frequency currents or magnetic fields, and administer the drug through the skin.These funds are fully absorbed without systematic results.Examples of program therapy, electrophoresis, laser effect, shock wave therapy.

In neglected cases, when conservative treatment is ineffective, the patient is proposed to undergo surgical intervention.In particular, when there is a spontaneous disease of the condition, radical treatments are effective in the presence of a hernia or protrusion.The indication for this procedure is the loss of limb sensitivity and unbearable pain.