In the world there is a little bit of the disease, which belong to the person just because he is a man. For example, the defeat of the vessels and deposition in their walls, cholesterol is found and in the animal world. The symptoms of degenerative disc disease in the neck may be confused with symptoms of other diseases. Increase in blood pressure is common to all warm-blooded animals. Poor diet can lead to malnutrition and deficiency of proteins and vitamins, and chicken, and the elephant, and clam, and the fighter in the free style. But the osteochondrosis of the spine refers to diseases that can be proud of that just man: even his closest relatives, primates such disease is almost non-existent. We're going to see in the manifestations of symptoms and the treatment of degenerative disc disease, cervical spine.
Collar of the osteochondrosis, then what is?
The osteochondrosis of the cervical spine is a disease of the bone and the cartilage, which refer to the dystrophic — degenerative. Based on the dystrophy (eating disorders in the cartilage), and then its destruction or degeneration. In fact, the osteochondrosis is the primary suffers the cartilage, intervertebral discs m? s, and then "snowball" is complemented with the reaction of bone (osteophytes), the appearance of the protrusion and hernias, the root of the sintomatologa, the onset of instability in the cervical region, as well as severe headaches and chronic muscle spasm of deep muscles of the neck with a disorder of the circulatory system. The cause of the degenerative disc disease of the intervertebral discs of the cervical spine or in sheyno – the division of only one: it is historically accumulated in the vertical position of the person. Or cats, or cows or hippos there are no such constant the axial load in vertical position located in the part of the back, the spine is in a relaxed, sagging" of the state, and the intervertebral discs m? s feel comfortable. The man himself, the development of the degenerative disease of the cervical disc may predispose to the following factors:
- Rare to find in upright position;
- Injuries and sudden movements, blows to the head, for example, on the low ceilings;
- Placing the burden on the shoulders, in some countries – in the head;
- The lack of active movement. It leads to the muscle weakness of the corset, which is of fundamental importance in the cervical region of the spine.
Also, other factors include the use of winter bass necks and skin hats with the aim of "to serve the fashion", low fluid intake, therefore, produced the primary of the dehydration in the cartilage tissue. This increases the fragility of discs and are called to "the fallen" (narrowing of thickness), reducing elasticheskie properties. In his youth osteochondrosis can cause the posture on the written work and the computer. Defects changes of the spine, for example, the scoliosis deformation in the division. It must be remembered that the higher is the department of the backbone, the stronger will be the impulse that can have damaging action, by analogy with the "whiplash" injury. Therefore, the failure or violation of the mechanisms of compensation, the protection of our skull of excess that move, also leads to osteochondrosis in the cervical region of the spine. Here these reasons:
- Flat feet, both longitudinal and transverse directions. The arch of the foot, devoid of amortization, unable to protect intervertebral discs m? s in the cervical region of the commotion and destruction;
- Underlying the osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine. If the elasticity in the lower part of the back broken, not worth ğsemántica a good protection of the cervical region.
The symptoms of degenerative disc disease, cervical spine
The signs of the degenerative disc disease cervical spine are very diverse, but all of them can be grouped into local and remote demonstrations. The symptoms of the degenerative disease of the cervical disc are:
- Pull and plaintive laments muscle aches, low-intensity, the increase in the after a long seat, for example, when working in the office and on the computer;
- The creaking the movement of the neck. The stronger you feel when you are running the morning of gymnastics, in the case that plugging the ears with fingers. Then bone conductivity of sound exceeds the air, and if you turn the neck cracking sound is heard well. This symptom of the test of the appearance of osteophytes which violate the consistency (with precision adjustment) of the cartilages and of the vertebrae;
- Pain in the neck, as in movement (mainly acute). These pains are called the Service, by analogy with "shot" in the lower part of the back, which is called lumbago. Similar pain already belong to the root of the manifestations of the degenerative disc disease. Occur because of the concussion of the nerves, that occurs when laughing, coughing, sneezing, effort. This pain reminds postherpetic neuralgia, and is similar to a hit of electric current of its power and surprise. Often occurs in the division of the spinal column;
The boundaries of the highlights are:
- Headaches to osteochondrosis. Occur in an imperceptible way, we are reminded of the "helmet" or "helmet", they tend to be symmetrical. The intensity of your bass, can be related to the movement, but not necessarily. Often "jump" to the head, the nape of the neck, and accompany the sedentary life.
- Homing disorders of sensibility. Often occurring at night – awake, the man feels that he has numb fingers. More often is our shipping and half of the anonymous of the fingers, on the side of the little finger. To recover the sensitivity, it is necessary to move the hands, neck and posture change.
This occurs as a result of the breach of the roots of the plexus cervical in the places of output of nerves. It is important that the loins are prejudiced in their most spasserovannye the muscles of the neck, which prilezhat to the. Collar of the osteochondrosis, the symptoms that we have learned, can be affected by the instability of the cervical spine. When the height of all intervertebral discs in the cervical region is divided smaller, and the neck acquires "patalgico painful mobility", or the tendency to the occurrence of pain and the different deformations during the movement. In this situation occurs frequent the occurrence of the violation of nerve roots and increases the risk of developing protrusion and hernias.
The role of the muscle spasms
There is a secondary spasm, which is called myofascial — tonic syndrome. This condition can appear in to the different departments of the vertebral column, in all parts, where there is cross-striped muscle. As a result of the reduction of the height of the intervertebral discs and the expansion of the border osteophytes, the muscles to "catch up", and the blood supply to your gets worse. In consequence, decreases the venous reflux. This situation leads to the inflammation of the muscles and chronic muscle spasms, which manifests with pain and stiffness in the neck and back.
The diagnosis of osteochondrosis of cervical
In the typical cases of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine passes with symptoms described above. Therefore, the stage of diagnosis has been and continues to be the identification of the patient's complaints, the determination of the existence of concomitant muscle spasm through the palpation of the muscles along the spine. Confirm the diagnosis of degenerative disc disease by x-ray examination:
- "X-ray" of the cervical spine, yes even with the samples in the flexion – extension does not show the cartilage, as its fabric leaves to pass x-rays.
Despite this, according to the location of the vertebrae can be to draw general conclusions about the height of the intervertebral discs, the total of flare to the physiological curvature of the neck – lordosis, as well as on the presence of provincial growths in the vertebrae prolonged irritation of their surfaces fragile and dehydrated intervertebral discs. Functional tests allow you to confirm the diagnosis of instability in the cervical region of the spine;
- The resonance and magnetic resonance tomography shows to clarify the internal structure of the cartilages and of the education of the protrusion and hernias.
So exactly is removed, the diagnosis of the complications of the disease, and the result of the ct scan is an indication to operative treatment of hernia in the neurosurgery department.
The treatment of the degenerative disc disease cervical, medications
The treatment of the osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, has always been complex: first remove the acute pain with the aid of drugs, then, when the neck of the osteochondrosis (decrease the pain) returns, coalesce physiotherapy and massage techniques, and after the outrage of this exacerbation begins the phase of the secondary prevention, your task gets to avoid the recurrence of exacerbations. Sometimes the patient is assigned to sanatorium treatment. The main groups of drugs for edema, the acute pain are:
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Cropped inflammatory component;
- Muscle relaxants of central action . Reduced tone, spasm of the muscles, reduces pain, stiffness in the muscles;
- The vitamins of the group – contribute to the improvement of the trophic nervous tissue;
- Drugs for the improvement of the microcirculation of the capillary blood — improves reflux and normalizes the function of muscles.
These funds are allocated within or out, or by intramuscular injection for greater efficiency. The objective is the removal of a sharp pain syndrome. Then after 2-3 days go on the contraceptive pill, actively apply ointments or gels that are rubbed on the neck and back. In the second stage, together physiotherapy methods of electrophoresis with vitamins and hydrocortisone, massage, diving, to apply traction and hydro-massage shower, iglorefleksoterapevta of the methodology. Sometimes medicines are prescribed – chondroprotectors, but to get inside their effectiveness has not yet been proven. Only intra-articular introduction of a replacement of the joint of liquid which enables to reduce the crunch, to facilitate the circulation and eliminate the pain. But to osteochondrosis this method, developed in large joints, almost does not apply. The surgical treatment is done when it is expressed from compression of the protrusion, or hernia of sensor or motor of your spine. The indication for surgery is refractory expressed pain in the period of a month, intractable to treatment, or progression of the weakness in the muscles of the hand, the extension of the area of decrease in sensitivity, as well as the confirmation of the diagnosis of the propeller and the repair of the hernia with the help of magnetic resonance imaging or a ct scan.
Gymnastics the osteochondrosis of cervical
The gym to the osteochondrosis of the cervical spine is not otherwise, as the management of compliance of motor activity and a healthy lifestyle, as the osteochondrosis is common in all of them, without exception, from childhood, and even in some places it is considered "normal". Because there is no such person, especially in adulthood would not have had evidence of degenerative disc disease, the goal of gymnastics is to leave only the objectives, x-ray signs of the disease, and to eliminate all the complaints. It is known that even the old man and the old man can not complain about your neck and back, but just in case that if you dedicate enough time to the prevention.
The prevention of the degenerative disc disease cervical
Perhaps, in the example of the degenerative disc disease, you can show the principles of prevention, which shows each and every one, and in consequence we obtain the rules of a healthy life style. Here they are:
- The free movement, without the need of weights, exercises without load, with only the weight of your body.
- Drink lots of pure water, since with age occurs the dehydration in the cartilage tissue;
- The conservation or the normalization of the mass of the body;
- Lesson such types of load, which reduces the load on the back (swimming);
- The rejection of bad habits;
- The rotation of the load of mental work physical. Through every hour and a half of intellectual work, it is recommended to change physical activity in the workplace;
- Prevention of hypothermia in the neck, back and lumbar area, especially in the spring – fall.
Only if you comply with these simple recommendations osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, the symptoms and the treatment that is dismantled, you will not be bothered for the next few years.