Signs and symptoms of cervical osteochondorosis

stained nerve in spine with cervical osteochondrose

Diseases of muscle-bone system are one of the most common diseases on Earth.A few people who manage to completely avoid them, especially after 40 years, although experts admit that the problems with rump, muscles and joints have become "younger", and very young people are increasingly complaining about pain.

This is due to the way of life that has already become known to many: inactivity, extended stay in one position (most often behind gadgets and monitors), lack of physical activity.As a result, the posture is disturbed, salt and other harmful substances accumulate in the body, the functions of muscle-bone system are disrupted, and as a result, internal authorities may deform.

The most common of these diseases is osteochondrose, which affects both older and quite young, and among osteochondrose - problems with lumboslam and cervix spine.The second most common type of osteochondrose, cervix, is an unpleasant disease, and in addition, it is progressive, no treatment significantly worsens lifestyle, even to the point of disability.This means that you need to immediately recognize the symptoms of this disease and immediately contact an orthopedist or a treatment garden.

How does cervical osteochondrose develop?

If a person leads a sitting lifestyle or, because of his profession, in the same place have been in the same place, then their risk of meeting osteochondrose is very tall.As the disease develops, changes occur in interfaced discs, they become deformed and changing their structure.

Intervertebral discs are located between vertebral, their task is supported by the spine, make it flexible and strong.There are seven vertebrates in the neck, with the help of a head supported and rotated, the neck folds and so on.The vertebra of cervix is found very close to each other, so they are injured and displaced even from smaller physical efforts.The danger of illness lies in the fact that affecting nerve endings of spinal nerves, which harms ships that supply blood into the brain.In return, the brain does not receive enough vital substances, and this can lead to a range of other, more serious diseases that can cause disability, and even patient death.

There are many reasons for the appearance and development of cervical osteochondrosis.Among the most common and more frequent reasons are as follows:

Spine damage due to cervical osteohondrose
  • Founded metabolism in the body, especially in the Grlić region, hormonal imbalance;
  • Salt deposition;
  • low physical activity, sitting lifestyle;
  • remain in one position for a long time (for a computer, car ride, etc.);
  • Bad nutrition;
  • excess weight;
  • injuries and door bruises;
  • body hypothermia.

Osteochondrosis also appears against the background of chronic muscle-bone system diseases, such as scoliosis or rheumatism.

In addition, the genetic predisposition of the body often leads to osteochondrose.

But regardless of the reasons, osteochondrosis must be treated as soon as the first symptoms appear.

Signs of cervical osteochondrose

Osteochondrosis in this part of the spine does not always occur suddenly and unexpectedly.It is usually developed slowly, and the symptoms are intensified over time and their number increases.The more and severe vertebrae damage, and the nervous roots are attached, these are more visible symptoms.

The first symptom you need to pay attention is pain in different forces in the neck spine, which radiates into other parts of the body - the back of the head, forehead, ears, ears, shoulders, chest and so on.If you experience pain, you should contact your doctor to determine whether it is really osteochondrose that is often similar in the symptoms to other diseases.

Other signs of osteochondrose

  • The neck pain increases with the effort or by turning the head;
  • The patient feels stiffness, ignition or tingling in the limbs;
  • Headaches and dizziness, power loss are common, the patient can complain about eclipse and spots in the eyes, tinnitus;
  • Non-deprusive is probable if you suddenly turn your head off.

Cervical osteochondrosis is characterized by:

  • lack of coordination;
  • heartache;
  • Deterioration of vision and hearing.

Types of osteochondrose

Depending on the type of nervous nerve and nature of the disease, doctors differ several syndrome:

  • Radical syndrome;
  • vertebra syndrome;
  • Heart syndrome.

Radicular syndrome is to tighten the first pairs of nervous nerve endings.The pain feels in the neck, radiant on the shoulders, lower back, shoulder and forearm.

With the narterebral artery syndrome, the patient experiences the back of the head or temples, or burning neck pain, back of the head, which is intensified when sleep, and radiating to chest and shoulders.

With heart syndrome, symptoms initially resemble angina pectoris, but pain does not disappear after taking nitroglycerin, lasting several hours and can be intensified with movement and deep breathing.

Symptoms of damage to specific vertebrae

The treatment of osteochondrosis is prescribed on the basis of which the nervous end is damaged.There are eight of them in total, each of them is above the cervical vertebrae.You can specify which tops affected by symptoms that match a particular nerve root.

Damage to the nervous end and its characteristic pain

Normal and damaged spinal disk with cervical osteochondrosis
  • First and second sections: the weakened sensitivity of the back of the head, pain in the parietal and occipital area;
  • Part Three: Stiffness of the door in the ring area, impaired speech, language sensitivity;occurs very rare;
  • Fourth part: Pain and numbness in the environment and / or shoulder, respiratory system disorders, heartache;
  • Fifth part: Shoulder pain, pain in the outer surface of shoulders, damaged limb sensitivity;
  • Sixth and seventh parts: neck pain, shoulders, forearm, back, back, lower back, weakened hand and finger sensitivity;most common lesion;
  • Eighth part: Pain in neck, back, elbow, small finger stiffness of all extremities, cyanosis legs and arms due to poor circulation, lack of sensitivity to the skin, radiating on your feet.

Diagnosis and treatment of cervical osteochondorosis

Rear parts pain different stages of cervical osteochondrose development

To reliably establish a diagnosis of "cervical osteochondrose", you must consult a doctor.Many of osteochondrose symptoms are similar to the signs of other diseases, so it is important not only to start only treatment for osteochondrose, but not miss other pathologies.

If the osteochondrosis is suspected and there are signs of nervous endings, the doctor prescribes the radiograph;If there is insufficient data, calculated or magnetic resonances, Doppler ultrasound and duplex scan.

Based on the research information, the nature of the pain syndrome and the combination of other symptoms, it is possible to determine which discs are damaged and the required treatment that will renew affected spine and nerve roots and prevent osteochondrose complications.

Treatment prescribes a doctor, it is usually complex.First of all, it should be alleviated by symptoms of pain, which in the case of cervical osteochondorosis is sometimes almost unbearable and spread not only on the neck, but also on other parts of the body.

For this purpose, the painkillers in tablets are used, but in the case of too strong pain, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as heating and analgesic fat.

Since medications and fats relieve only pain and other symptoms of osteochondrose doors, but not resolved because of it.Once the pain is declining, the patient is prescribed massage, physical therapy and physical therapy.The patient is prescribed diets, drugs that improve blood circulation and support body body, tablets and injections, as well as hondroprotectors that help protect and restore the intervertebral disk tissue.

In some cases, as an additional treatment of prescribed baths, paraffin baths, reflexology and hyrodotherapy.Traditional methods of cervical osteochondorosis often help the patient's normal lifestyle, but they should only be used with traditional methods, as traditional medicine can have harms, and the use of his recipes can harm the organism that the disease has already weakened.

Complications and disease prevention

neck pain due to cervical osteochondrose

Don't forget: The treatment for cervical osteochondrosis should begin as soon as possible.The longer you wait to see a doctor, the harder to cure the disease, and in the meantime it can cause different complications.Osteochondrosis of the spine of cervix is very dangerous because this section contains many blood vessels and nerve plexuses that supply the brain.

Each disorder may cause problems with cerebral circulation, neurological disorders, including migraines and hypertension and affect the heart, respiratory system, hearing and vision.

If you start osteochondrose, in the form of cerebral ischemia, spinal shock or radiculopathy - a disease in which the form is processed on the affected vertebrae, partially or fully deprivating the body of sensitivity and mobility.But this is not the worst thing, because in severe cases of osteochondorosis, the spinal cord is compressed, which can cause the patient's death.

Therefore, it is very important to listen to the symptoms as soon as possible and contact an expert to help you return to complete life.And to avoid disease such as cervical osteochondrose, you need to move more, not avoid physical activity, monitor your weight, eat a healthy and balanced diet and visit orthopedic or vertebra.