Cervical osteochondrosis is a disease of intervertebral discs in the cervical spine (usually C5, C6 and C7), which is degenerative-distribution in nature and characterized by bone tissue growth in the cervical spinal column.Osteophytes formed in the vertebrae (salts, growth) irritate the muscles, which leads to reflex compression and increased pressure on the vertebrae.As a result, intervertebral discs are compressed, their thickness is reduced, which also helps to squeeze the vertebral artery and infringe nerve endings with head curves.
For these causes, cervical osteochondrosis is a very dangerous disease.This interrupts the blood supply to the brain and causes oxygen hunger from brain areas with possible complications.
The danger of cervical osteochondrosis
Cervical osteochondrosis is a serious disease, whose symptoms are not limited to pain in the cervical area when the head moves.In the absence of treatment with the development of the disease, the patient faces numerous complications that cause significant discomfort and can cause various body dysfunctions.
The violation of the artery that arises due to the fact that the vertebrae are deformed and close leads to the so-called vertebro-collage syndrome.Insufficient blood flow to the brain becomes the cause of a violation of balance, dizziness, regular or constant impairment of the vision, the occurrence of noise in the ears, the semi -Folk state and the loss of consciousness.Depending on the degree, the transmission of the cervical spine artery and the general characteristics of the body can manifest to varying degrees of gravity and combine.
Violation of the occipital nerve with cervical osteochondrosis becomes the cause of constant headaches, giving the neck and temple.The most dangerous is the violation of the spinal cord and its nerve processes.At the same time, serious dysfunction can be observed, which consist of violating limb coordination, a decrease in their sensitivity and loss of strength.The patient may also have difficulties with bladder and intestine control, and unconteed leg spastic movements are often observed.
Without treatment, cervical spine osteochondrosis leads to complications - for example, the protrusion and hernia of the intervertebral discs of the cervical spine.This also contributes to the occurrence and development of vascular diseases that cause various brain disorders to the death of their individual areas.
The causes of cervical spine osteochondrosis
Although traditional medicine considers degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs of the cervical region, the disease, from the point of view of osteopathy, is only a deeper disorder manifestation in the body.
Thus, the true causes of osteochondrosis in the cervical region are:
- Violation of posture.Scoliosis, balcony, round, kyphosis and other posture disorders, even if they are insignificant, cause a serious violation of the spine spine balance.As a result, the load on intervertebral discs is distributed unevenly, which causes its deformation and increased wear.The vertebrae begin to approach, causing violation of nerve processes, cervical osteochondrosis develops rapidly.Similar consequences have posture violations caused by a change in the natural position of the ribs.
- Muscle cramps.The spasmatic reactions of the back muscles, breast and press can lead to the fact that individual parts of the body are very tense.As a result, the overall position of body equilibrium is disturbed, causing a change in the position of the spine.Deformations may affect the cervical region region or other parts of the spine of the spine, causing osteochondrosis of the chest, cervical and lumbar parts.
- Violation of blood supply.Since vertebrates do not have a direct connection with the circulatory system, they receive nutrition from surrounding tissues.Infringement of blood supply to the cervical spine leads to the fact that the discs do not receive sufficient liquids for rehydration (the restoration of the form due to the absorption of moisture) and the renewal of the cartilage tissue.As a result, its wear is accelerated, there is a decrease in distances between the vertebrae of the cervical region, which leads to osteochondrosis.
- Inforestation of innervation.A decrease in the sensitivity of nerve roots leads to pathological changes in its structure, as a result of which the displacement and deformation of the vertebrae of the cervical region remains unnoticed by the patient.After all, pain is absent due to sensitivity disorders.
- Internal organs diseases.The wrong position of the internal organs, their displacement and lowering due to various dysfunctions lead to a violation of the general balance in the body.As a result, this sharply affects the position of the spine of the spine - the cervical, the lumbar vertebrae are displaced and deformed, leading to the corresponding types of osteochondrosis.
In general, cervical osteochondrosis develops due to the effects of adverse external factors that violate the natural equilibrium position of the spine and other human body systems.Often these disorders are far from immediately not immediately, and cervical osteochondrosis progresses, leading to serious consequences.Therefore, it is so important to regularly visit an osteopath that can correct the causes of cervical vertebra osteochondrosis and not prescribe the treatment of symptoms such as traditional medicine.
Signs of cervical osteochondrosis
Depending on which vertebrae affect cervical osteochondrosis, symptoms may manifest differently.But if you have at least one, it is worth suspecting osteochondrosis in the cervical region, so it makes sense to contact a specialist for an examination and comprehensive diagnosis.The main signs of cervical spine osteochondrosis:
- Pain.The first symptom is pain, which in the early stages manifests only by turning and tilting the head.Unpleasant sensations are usually located in the right or left area of the cervical region, sometimes symptoms cover nearby areas.With the development of cervical osteochondrosis, pain radiates to the occipital and frontal parts of the head, acquires the character of the migraine.
- Deterioration of sensory organs.Basically, vision problems begin to be observed.Bright symptoms - cloudy, duality, darkening in the eyes, which is regular in nature, noise in the ears is observed.
- Dizziness.Almost always, cervical spine osteochondrosis is accompanied by characteristic dizziness that occurs during a marked movement or head turnover, inclinations and a change of posture.In this case, nausea and vomiting may occur.
- Fainting.The state of half -pimincture and loss of consciousness are a common symptom of the late stages of cervical osteochondrosis.In some patients, these signs can also be observed with the initial development of the disease;
- Cardialgia.Along with other symptoms, the characteristic sensations of angina attacks are often observed;
- Sensitivity disorders.Depending on which vertebrae are affected by cervical osteochondrosis, a sign of the presence of the disease is a partial loss of sensitivity in the occipital and parietal areas of the head, in the shoulder region, the forearm.In some cases, numbness may spread from the neck on the arm to the little finger or the thumb, respectively, on the outside or outer side of the limb;
- Speech violation.It is not a very common symptom and occurs due to loss of control over language, due to the transfer of nerve roots C3 and C4.In addition, breathing difficulties can be observed.
Normally, the symptoms that characterize osteochondrosis of the cervical region manifestly manifest themselves vividly - both separately and in the complex.Therefore, you can even diagnose yourself.In the first signs, it is recommended to consult a specialized osteopath, for which cervical osteochondrosis, symptoms and treatment are one of the spheres of professional activity.
Osteopathic treatment of cervical spine osteochondrosis
To date, osteopathic treatment of cervical osteochondrosis is the most effective.I aimed to eliminate the root cause, not just symptom fights, which manifest themselves in the form of deformation and protrusion of intervertebral discs.
Classification with cervical osteochondrosis, an osteopath specialist diagnoses first the disease and its location in the neck, ie determines which vertebrae are displaced and deformed.This can be done by both osteochondrosis symptoms and the patient's manual examination.
The early stage of cervical osteochondrosis treatment is pain relief.Often, they are the cause of cervical spasm, whose treatment is performed by a specialist.The spasmodic reaction of the cervical region muscles in response to a violation of the general balance in the body, leads to compression of nerve roots.As a result, pain occurs in the cervical area area (osteochondrosis).
Often the elimination of spasms itself is a very effective treatment for the cervical spine.Removing the muscle tension, the osteopath not only interrupts painful sensations, but also normalizes the position of the spine spine.The cervical department with proper treatment reaches the equilibrium position and is discharged.
After several osteopath sessions, cervical osteochondrosis signs are minimized or completely missing.This is due to the normalization of blood circulation, which is usually interfered with accurate muscle cramps.The cervical spine and intervertebral discs receive normal nutrition along with the blood and, as a result, osteochondrosis of the vertebra cervical retreats.
In the posterior stages of the disease, when disorders are global and usually affect other organs, more complex and prolonged treatment may be required.At the same time, the expert treats not only spine osteochondrosis, but also concomitant diseases and dysfunctions, including the displacement of internal organs, oxygen hunger from the brain, violation of the spinal cord process, etc.
Despite the severity of the disease, cervical spine osteochondrosis is very well treated precisely by osteopathy methods.But to consolidate the results achieved, as well as the prevention of complications and recurrences of the disease, additional methods are recommended by specialized therapy - exercise, nutritional correction, moderate physical activity, massage and physiotherapeutic procedures.
Depending on the extent that osteochondrosis is pronounced and what the causes are, treatment is individually selected by a specialist.Depending on the result, treatment can be adjusted and supplemented by other procedures, which helps to cure effective and quickly cure department osteochondrosis.
Prevention of cervical osteochondrosis
If you are diagnosed with “cervical region osteochondrosis”, the treatment may take a long time.It is much easier to avoid this disease, bringing a healthy lifestyle.Prolonged and complex treatment of osteochondrosis is possible (which is usually for late stages) with very simple prevention methods.
The education of proper posture from an early age helps to avoid the treatment of osteochondrosis in adulthood.Often office workers who carry a sedentary lifestyle and spend a lot of time in the same position suffer from this disease.To avoid osteochondrosis of the vertebrae, it is necessary to regularly make one -up, changing the position of the body, performing inclinations and curves of the head, moderately carry the shoulder strap.
Sports, intended for the general strengthening of the muscles, joints, skeleton bones, significantly reduce the likelihood of osteochondrosis of the lumbar or cervical region.
Even if you already have osteochondrosis (your symptoms appear quite well), preventive exercises will help soften the course of the disease.But it should be remembered that they themselves are not treatment themselves.You should take a course with an osteopath specialist.Subsequent prevention will become a guarantee that signs of osteochondrosis will no longer show themselves and the disease will not return.