What is the cause of accelerated osteochondrosis in the cervical region? What is the manifestation of your specific symptoms? How can you cure cervical osteochondrosis on your own, in a calm home? Many people who suffer from osteochondrosis want to hear the answer to these questions.
Osteochondrosis of the cervical region is the most common and unpleasant disease that affects modern young people from thirty to thirty-five years old. Cervical osteochondrosis develops due to a long stay in incorrect and tense postures - when working at a personal computer throughout the day, and also from the habit of holding the phone over the shoulders. Often this disease appears due to prolonged exposure to vibration, or rather, if powerful construction equipment or frequent driving during work is used. In addition, this disease develops with improper posture, uncomfortable beds, sedentary lifestyle, hereditary predispositions and other factors. Most of the time, in people with this condition, the back of the neck hurts.
Osteochondrosis of the neck is considered a degenerative and dystrophic lesion of the intervertebral discs of the cervical spine. It appears due to metabolic disorders in the cervical spine, in connection with which there is a change in the structure of the intervertebral disc, that is, a special joint between the vertebrae.
The symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis are significantly different from osteochondrosis in other areas. This is one of the most dangerous types of osteochondrosis as the nerve root of the spinal cord is violated and the blood supply to the brain is disturbed as a result of the compression of blood vessels. The reason is the peculiarity of the structure of the spine in the neck.
The large artery that feeds the brain is vertebral and passes into the opening of the cervical vertebra process. A pathological change leads to the growth of bone and fibrous tissues and compression of the artery. Due to the displacement of the spine, the normal functioning of these arteries is also interrupted.
The structure of the cervical spine is slightly different - the vertebrae are in close contact with each other. Even with small pathological changes, the normal functioning of all departments is disturbed - nerves and vessels are pressed and displaced. As a result, functions are disturbed - skin sensitivity is disturbed, signs of dizziness are observed. You will have ringing in your ears, headache, severe fatigue will appear, your vision and hearing will deteriorate and you will stagger when walking.
The most important symptoms are:
- Pain in the neck, shoulders and arms. You will feel muscle weakness, crushing your neck when you turn your head.
- Sensation of a pulling pain in the heart. You will feel pain in your left hand. You will feel burning and pain in your shoulder blades.
- Don't be surprised by occasional headaches and increased fatigue, as well as feelings of weakness.
- The pain is hurting. Difficulty moving the head.
- Neck pain radiates to the arm, which can lead to numbness in the fingers.
- Hearing and vision will deteriorate, pain in the hands will occur, the work of the heart and lungs will be disturbed, dizziness, nausea, numbness of the tongue and face will appear.
Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis
At first, osteochondrosis takes a mild form and does not cause a person any discomfort. Drug treatment is not necessary at this stage, it is only necessary to carry out preventive measures to avoid more serious complications. It is necessary to improve working conditions, review the lifestyle and abandon bad habits.
Stay active, get morning exercise, stick to a diet, stop smoking, and avoid lifting weights. Maintain an upright posture, take the correct posture in sitting and lying position. Sign up for a therapeutic gymnastics course.
Over the years, cervical osteochondrosis can progress and flow into a more complex form. Then treatment is carried out using a conservative method. At this stage, you will need to wear special collars, do physical therapy, have a massage.
In the most severe cases, drug therapy will be necessary, that is, treatment will already be with the help of analgesics, antispasmodics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.