Osteochondrosis of the cervical column is a degenerative and dystrophic disease that affects the intervertebral discs of the neck.This pathology is the most common pathology of the spine.
Symptoms of the disease
As the disease progresses, characteristic symptoms appear.They include the following demonstrations:
- Weakness
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Noise in the ears
- Modification of the function of the vision organ (decrease in its severity, flickering the flies in front of the eyes)
- Increased sensitivity in the hand
- Numbness
- So a person can usually stop moving their hand
- Sensation of stiffness in the articulations of the upper limb
- Crack in the neck
- A feeling of stiffness and pressure in the chest.
The causes of the disease
The main causal factors of osteochondrosis of the cervical column are as follows:
- Small mobility of the neck, which leads to the fact that the intervertebral disc loses liquid, it also leads to a loss of elasticity of the cartilage
- Loaded inheritance, which determines the reserve of the force of the intervertebral disc
- Microtraumation of the cervical column with net turns, the tilt of the head, etc.
- Metabolic disorders which negatively affect the condition of cartilage in the intervertebral disc.
Diagnosis
The diagnostic research of osteochondrosis of the cervical column includes the following studies:
- X-ray
- Computed tomography
- Nuclear magnetic resonance
- Electromyography.
Each of the above studies includes certain diagnostic information.The first three allow you to identify the changes directly in the spine, characteristic of osteochondrosis.The latest study allows you to diagnose the complications of osteochondrosis, which consist in damaging the nervous trunks.
An X-Ray examination is carried out in various plans, and the views are also made for a more precise detail of the characteristic changes.This study reveals calculations in the ligament system of the spine, a change in the height of the intervertebral discs, the deformation of the cervical region, etc.
CT scan and nuclear magnetic resonance allow you to obtain the most reliable information, it is therefore recommended to use it in complex diagnostic cases.
Electromyography studies the ribbing fiber conductivity, which very often with osteochondrosis of the cervical column is reduced.This is due to the fact that with a decrease in the height of the intervertebral discs, conditions are created for the compression of the nerve roots.Therefore, clinical symptoms such as increased sensitivity, paresis and paralysis appear.
Complications
The lack of timely treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical column can lead to the development of the following complications:
- Paralysis and paresis of the upper limb on one or two sides
- Ischemic stroke of the brain.
Disease treatment
The objectives that the treatment of osteochondrosis pursues are as follows:
- Reduce the severity of pain syndrome
- Prevention of the progression of pathological changes.
The following methods are used to implement these objectives:
- Manual therapy is carried out
- Acupuncture
- Medical physical education
- Gymnastics
- Swimming.
The goal is indicated in parallel:
- Chondroprotector, which increases cartilage resistance and allow it to recover
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that reduce the severity of pain.
Unique treatment methods
- Applied kinesiology
It is a method of diagnosing and processing diseases of the spine, joints and nervous system as a function of muscle tests.The doctor with the help of hands studies the condition of tissues and organs.
- Treatment with strap
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- Reflexology
Acupuncture helps to cure osteochondrosis, radiculitis and other diseases of the spine and joints.Procedures relieve pain, heal the body and strengthen immunity.
Risk group
In the risk group, the following categories of persons must include:
- With loaded inheritance
- Movers
- Have fundamental pathological processes.
Prevention
The preventive measures to prevent osteochondrosis from the spine are as follows:
- Correct posture during the session
- Alternating loads and rest
- Exclusion of weighting weights (in this case, it is better to give preference to a backpack)
- Regular underlying medical examinations for a neurologist and orthopedist for early detection of osteochondrosis of the cervical column.
Diet and lifestyle
In case of osteochondrosis, it is necessary to make certain adjustments to the lifestyle.They are as follows:
- Treatment of the background pathological process, which led to osteochondrosis if it was detected
- Wosting exception
- Nutrition normalization - rejection of fat, fried, acute, salty, increase the content of vegetable fibers and products with chondroitin (jelly, jelly) in the diet
- A sufficient pace of physical activity.