Many people self-medicate because they have misdiagnosed themselves. Very often friends or acquaintances can hear the phrase: I have cervical osteochondrosis. However, not everyone really understands what cervical osteochondrosis is. But all the same, not all crunches in the neck should be considered a disease.
Cervical osteochondrosis is a disease associated with a violation of the articular cartilage and bone tissue of the cervical spine.
Cervical osteochondrosis is a disease associated with a violation of the articular cartilage and bone tissue of the cervical spine.
Modern doctors believe that this disease is degenerative-dystrophic in nature, since it is manifested by deformation of the intervertebral discs, their separation and a change in height.
Very often, cervical osteochondrosis accompanies - vegetative-vascular dystonia (VVD). To understand where these friendly neighbors come from, let's consider the reasons why cervical osteochondrosis manifests itself.
Causes of disease
Common causes of this issue:
- segmental circulatory disorders;
- various injuries;
- individual predisposition;
- advanced age.
Moreover, the causes of this disease lie in the sedentary lifestyle of modern people. >It is not uncommon for the onset of cervical osteochondrosis to be preceded by hypothermia and overeating. But the most common causes of this condition are poor desk posture and acquired scoliosis.
Cervical osteochondrosis develops due to a decrease in the impairment of the intervertebral disc, as well as a violation of the fibrous ring.
How does cervical migraine manifest?
Cervical osteochondrosis has a special symptomatology. Signs of such a disease are always:
- tearing, cutting and sometimes constricting pains in the back of the head, neck, shoulder;
- sensory disturbances in the affected area;
- numbness of the hands;
- sharp vision;
- constant tinnitus;
- pain in the region of the heart.
However, even if all these symptoms are inherent in a particular person, you should not rush to conclusions, you should definitely consult a doctor after passing the appropriate diagnosis.
Disease detection methods
Diagnosis of cervical osteochondrosis is carried out by magnetic resonance, computed tomography, radiography.
Diagnosis by means of tomography makes it possible to identify such disorders as failures in the formation of cartilage, to assess the condition of the paravertebral muscles, joints and intervertebral discs.
X-ray diagnosis contributes to the correct diagnosis, since the image accurately reflects the nature, as well as the degree of damage to a certain area.
Also, the diagnosis of such a disease includes duplex ultrasound of blood vessels, which allows to assess the condition of the arteries passing through the cervical region.
What is a dangerous disease
Osteochondrosis of the cervical region is fraught with unpleasant consequences. With osteochondrosis of the 1st degree, the following consequences appear:
- dizziness;
- blurred vision or poor vision;
- hypertension;
- loss of consciousness.
Cervical osteochondrosis of the 2nd degree is always accompanied by vegetative-vascular dystonia (VVD). This disease is manifested by severe headaches due to lack of oxygen in the brain. VVD is also manifested by difficulty in breathing, attacks of fear, numbness of the palms and feet, poor sleep, fatigue, increased irritability. Moreover, the consequences may not be foreseeable. For example, patients may completely lose their sight.
VVD and cervical osteochondrosis have similar symptoms. Therefore, the methods of treating VVD and cervical osteochondrosis are very similar.
Treatment methods
There are several ways to cure the consequences of osteochondrosis of the cervical region, as well as VSD.
- Medical therapy.
- Alternative treatment.
- Physiotherapy.
Medical treatment
This therapy for cervical osteochondrosis and VVD includes the use of analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, myotropic antispasmodics, steroid drugs and chondroprotectors.
Analgesics help cure the disease by eliminating spasms. With such ailments, you can use warming ointments and gels.
Thanks to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, these diseases can be cured by suppressing swelling and inflammation.
Chondroprotectors help to cure cervical osteochondrosis due to chondroetin and glucosamine which are part of these drugs.
alternative therapy
This type of treatment includes a set of physiotherapeutic procedures aimed at eliminating pain, inflammation and restoring the whole body.
Thanks to magnetotherapy, osteochondrosis can be cured by exposure to a magnetic field directed at the affected area.
With the help of electrotherapy, you can quickly and for a long time recover from a cervical migraine. This is possible thanks to increased blood circulation, facilitated by an electric current.
You can also get rid of pain and inflammation in cervical migraine with the help of acoustic waves. This treatment is called shock wave therapy.
With the power of healing mud, you can save yourself from VVD and cervical migraine. Mud soaked in mineral waters relieves swelling, relaxes muscles, eliminates pain. The name of this treatment is balneotherapy.
Physiotherapy
Such therapy involves a special complex of physical activity, including swimming, walking in the fresh air and simple physical exercises. This complex can be performed by children and the elderly. By implementing all the recommendations, you can get rid of VVD and cervical migraine, as well as eliminate their consequences effectively and quickly.