Cervical osteochondrosis is a chronic aseptic inflammation affecting the skeletal-muscular system, in particular, intervertebral discs in the neck and sternum.
This disease leads to the growth of bone tissue of the vertebra and narrowing the lumen of the intervertebral disc.Cervical spine lesion and thoracic with osteochondrosis is often due to damaged processes in the cartilage cartilage.The disease also has a chronic course, a person feels systematic, in some cases insignificant, cervical back pain and chest.In the presence of such symptoms, the patient should contact a neuropathologist immediately, but the most optimal treatment is complex therapy, including gymnastics and manual effects on the affected areas.
Reasons for the development of cervical osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis has a large number of causes of occurrence, but often, they are somewhat associated with the patient's inattention to their health and ignore the predecessors of the disease.Among the etiological factors that begin the mechanism for the development of this disease include:
- Pathological disabilities in behaviors that occur due to the systematic curvature of the spine (bent in a sitting position or when walking), while the neck and sternum are involved in the pathological process.
- Excess weight.Excess weight exerts strong pressure on the skeletal-muscular system, intervertebral discs, as well as other bone and cartilage elements that cannot withstand the pressure over time and undergo dystrophic changes.
- Inactive life of living.A very sedentary person often suffers from various diseases, such as osteochondrosis, so the lack of even minimal physical exercises contributes to a deterioration in the overall condition of the human body.
- Improper food.It is scientifically proven that a person's overall condition depends on the proper nutrition.A person should take sufficient amounts of useful substances daily, especially when it comes to serious illness.
- Violations of the hormonal background caused by the use of various steroid drugs.The hormonal inequality of the body is one of the possible sources of damage to the intervertebral discs for osteochondrosis.
- Spinal injury.A person who has suffered traumatic damage associated with the spine automatically falls into the risk group of muscle disease.The risk level depends on the nature of the damage.
This is far from a complete list of all kinds of reasons for the emergence of cervical and breast osteochondrosis, but includes the most common etiological factors.Therefore, with any doubt about the pathology of the spine, in particular that affects the cervical spine, an immediate consultation of specialists such as a neurologist, osteopath and exercise therapy is needed.
Cervical osteochondrosis: Symptoms of disease
Symptoms of cervical and thoracic spine osteochondrosis are often represented in the form of complexes of symptoms, such as:
- Vail artery syndrome.It occurs when compressing the spine vessels that movement towards lack of blood supply to the human body.This complex of symptoms is one of the root causes of dizziness, damage to visuals, migraines, various effects of ear noise and prolonged eye pain.Such symptoms of osteochondrosis of the cervical and thoracic spine often manifest during physical exercise, turning their heads, tendency, etc.
- Vertebral syndrome.At the same time, osteochondrosis is manifested by diverse pain in the neck and between shoulder blades.
- Rook syndrome.This syndrome develops in relation to compression of cerebrospinal roots or destruction of vertebral discs with thoracic osteochondrosis.The most common symptoms are coughing and systemic sneezing.
- Spinal syndrome.For such a syndrome with cervical osteochondrosis, manifestations of a neurological nature are characteristic.The patient has acutely exposed disorders of the body's motor functions against the background of muscle hypotrophy.
Symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis are manifested by many pathological processes, while pain affects not only the cervical spine but also other organs and systems.As a result, the patient has frequent shortness of breath, even with minor physical exercises, changes the color of the skin (marked a shade of gray), pulse, systematic dizziness, insignificant but periodic chest pain, tired appearance and pronounced migraines are observed.Moreover, with damage to the spine of the chest and cervix, there is a sharp release of hormones, which affect the sharp change of the patient's mood.
Manifestations of thoracic osteochondrosis are often associated with hernia extension of the intervertebral discs in the sternum.Moreover, Interdiscus hernia can occur with regular major physical exercises and other different pathologies in the skeletal-muscular system, therefore, in the presence of a hernia of this localization, it is appropriate to make a diagnosis.
The clinical manifestations of dystrophic changes in the back combined with a hernia depend on the localization and type of hernia.In the case of a lateral hernia, a systematic pain is marked in a certain location of the formation of a hernia.He also noticed pain in the abdominal cavity.When the middle hernia occurs, constant pain is observed, which have severe reaction to drugs.
The cervical spine is filled with many blood vessels, which is why most signs of cervical osteochondrosis are caused by insufficient blood supply, ie, a violation of blood circulation in the area.
The most common symptoms of this disease include:
- Systemic headache.
- Pronounced dizziness, which leads to periodic loss of consciousness.
- A sharp (even insignificant) hearing injury.
- Decreased vision.
- Voice change, appearance of breathing.
It is important to remember that the human body requires constant attention and proper care, so you should visit your doctor systematically and check your body for possible diseases.Moreover, cervical osteochondrosis can be expressed completely different and have different effects on one person.Also, timely treatment of the disease will increase the possibility of complete patient recovery.To significantly reduce the risk of developing this disease, it is recommended to perform a number of different exercises with the load on muscle structures and spine daily.
Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis by osteopathic methods
So far, the treatment of almost any serious illness associated with the skeletal-muscular system can be performed not only with the help of surgery and medication, but also in a safer way.Osteopathic techniques are actively practiced.
Once the diagnosis is made, the patient begins to take medication to eliminate the pain and normalize all the internal processes in the human body.Along with the treatment of medicines, an osteopath is choosing a group of manipulations that eliminate the cause of the disease and pathological processes in the cervical spine and thoracic spine.At the same time, the patient is recommended for physical therapeutic culture (exercise therapy), thanks to which he will be able to restore and normalize his health.
Treatment of osteopathy helps the patient get rid of the pain, normalize health and get rid of osteochondrosis.Osteopathy, through physical influence on the human body restores the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid, normalizes blood circulation in the affected areas, performs a number of complex manipulations, which allow you to gradually restore parts of the cervical cervix of the spine.Timely treatment with osteopathy helps prevent the development of the disease.