Symptoms and treatment of cervical bone disease

Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine is the result of a sedentary and malnourished lifestyle.The first signs of the disease may appear at the age of 25, if you do not start treatment, serious complications will occur.In the therapy of the disease, an integrated method is used - treated with drugs, diet therapy, physical therapy and physiotherapy.

Causes of cervical spine osteoarthritis

The changes of cervical bone disease in the disc, joints, leading to a decrease in the ability to exercise, the appearance of severe pain syndrome.The main reason for the development of the disease is to violate mineral metabolism, so bones and joints become less powerful. 

Why is there cervical disease:

• overweight, sedentary lifestyle;
• Violation of posture, scoliosis;
• Rheumatism;
• Flat feet;
• VSD;
• Nutrition is not suitable.

Investing in the deformation of the neck vertebra can cause injury, bruises, excessive physical activity, stress.In women, osteoarthritis often occurs during pregnancy, menopause - in the basis of hormonal changes, calcium decreases, bone tissue becomes fragile.

General symptoms and signs

With a constant increase in loads on the neck vertebrae, muscle spasms, the vessels of the cervical spine are compressed, the circulatory process is disturbed, malfunctions occur in metabolic processes - the structure of the disc changes, they are deformed, starting to exceed the spine.

What is the osteoarthritis of the cervix manifest:

• Rook syndrome - on the background of the compression of nerve ends, pain occurs, spread from the neck to the tongue of the shoulder, forearm, and the front wall of the chest;
• Muscle weakness in the hand, notable of the neck;
• When the head moves, a characteristic crunch is heard;
• Weaknesses, chronic fatigue, blood pressure change;
• Violating coordination, heads are often dizzy, attacks accompanied by nausea and vomiting;
• Vision of vision and hearing, noise, resounding in the ears;
• paralysis of limbs, language;
• Regular migraine often;
• In women aged 45, 65 years old, the pain appears during sleep, numbness, tingling in the upper limb, attacks can be repeated many times in the night.

With cervical joint disease, nutrition and blood supply to the brain is disturbed, neurological disorders occur - anxiety, discomfort, mood change, sleep disorders.

Cervical bone classification

When Osteochondrosis develops, some development stages have passed, each stage has specific characteristics.The spine is affected at different stages, you can see in the image.

The level of disease development:

1.  Osteochondrosis is at level 1 - the initial stage does not have a particularly pronounced symptom, a person is concerned about rare and small pain when returning and tilting his head, the rear muscle quickly tired.
2.  Osteochondrosis of level 2 - The vertebrae becomes unstable, compression of nervous and discomfort in the neck has a clear characteristic, bringing it on the shoulders, hands.Additional symptoms are increased fatigue, regular headaches in occipital areas, distracting.
3.  Osteochondrosis of level 3 - Pain has a chronic characteristic, covering the upper back, arms, and pronounced muscle weaknesses, the numbnesses, Intervertebral hernia and dizziness often occur.
4.  Osteochondrosis of level 4 - There is a complete destruction of the discs, they are replaced by connective tissue, the pathological process includes some segments of the spine.There is a combination violation, very rapid dizziness to increase and noise appears in the ear.

Acute Osteochondrosis - the consequences of the form of chronic diseases, characterized by a strong attack of strong pain, occurred suddenly after awakening.

Which doctor to contact?

When the signs of cervical joint disease appear, it is necessary to see a neuros, in some hospitals there is a more clinical doctor - an accurate treatment of spine diseases.

Diagnostic method

The forms of osteoarthritis have a clear clinical picture, allowing you to make an initial diagnosis during the initial test.The diagnostic method will help determine the degree of changing degeneration in the vertebrae.

Main tests for osteoarthritis:

• X -Ray - The method is only effective in the early stages of pathological development;
• MRI - On the screen, the structure of the bone structures, the size and development direction of the Intervertebral hernia, the condition of the spinal cord;
• CT - This method is less effective than MRI, because it does not provide accurate information about the presence and size of hernia;
• Scanning - allowing you to see blood flow disorders;
• Electronics - showing the presence of pinches, inflammation, and other lesions for nerves;
• Rheoorphalogram - Regulating violations of blood supply to the brain.

For the target and thorough study of the condition of certain vertebrates, the disk is done - a contrast environment that is put into the disc, allowing you to see the smallest changes in tissues, to distinguish Cicatricial changes from hernia.

How to treat osteoarthritis of the cervical spine

In the initial development stage, Osteochondrosis can be cured without drugs, it is enough to modify diet, daily diet and regularly perform a special exercise.With advanced forms of the disease, effective treatment is only possible if the use of different drugs helps suspend changing degeneration in the vertebra.

The complexes of treatment measures must include physiotherapy - electrophoresis with drugs, ultrasound, from chemotherapy, laser therapy.These methods help deal with pain, inflammation, swelling, improve metabolism and blood circulation.

Medical physical education

LFK is specified in the recovery process, in the process of severe causes of osteoarthritis, physical exercises are contraindicated, very simple gymnastics, it can be done at home, you need to do it regularly.

Bubnovsky gymnastics for cervical bone treatment and prevention:

1. In the standing position, lower hands along the body.Your head tilt is forward, trying with your chest with a chin, fixing the position into your account 3. Your first tilt comes back, chin looks up, counts up to 3.
2. In the standing position, turn to the right, on the left, at each extreme point to fix the position for a few seconds.Repeat 3 times in each string.
3. In the standing position, tilting his head to the right, on the left, trying to touch the shoulder with the ear, holding the position for 30 seconds.Perform 6 repetitions in each direction.
4. Standing, hands on the waist, chin parallel to the floor, extending forward.Turning his head, his chin lived on his shoulders, turned his body a little, lingering for half a minute.Perform 6 repetitions in each direction, a little pain in the spine may occur.
5. In the sitting position, straight back, hands on the knee.Dilute your arm straight to the sides, slightly back, and tilt your head back, return to the original position, repeat 5 times.
6. In a heading position to turn right to the right, the left palm to live on the right shoulder, elbows parallel to the floor, the right hand lies on the knee and returns to the original position.Perform 6 repetitions in each direction.
7. In the sitting position, raise your hand on your head, connected, bend your elbows a little, turn your head to the side until you appear mild pain, fix the position at the extreme point for a few seconds.Repeat 6 turns in each direction.

Between exercises, 30 seconds off.Before starting gymnastics, you need to bathe warm water, make a few times tilting your head in different directions to heat muscles.After completing the charging, a prolonged light will help avoid the appearance of discomfort the next day.

Drug treatment

Drug treatment for osteoarthritis aims to eliminate discomfort, restore the ability to move the vertebrae, slow down the degenerative change in tissues.The sharp attacks of pain are removed by injecting NSAID or Corticosteroids, the chronic form of the disease treated with ointment and medicine.

How to treat osteoarthritis:

• NSAID, they are manufactured in the form of tablets and means to use outside, eliminate edema, pain;
• Corticosteroid - stop acute pain syndrome;
• B vitamins, restore metabolism in tissues;
• Chondroprotors - contributing to the recovery of cartilage fabric;
• drugs to improve blood flow and nutrition of the brain;
• Nootropics - Improving brain function, memory;
• Musorelaxants - eliminating muscle spasms;
• For topical treatment, ointment and gel with anti -inflammatory, warming effects are used.

For effective drug treatment, it is necessary to combine it with exercise therapy, follow a diet, otherwise, no drug will help eliminate osteoarthritis.

Folk remedies

Common treatment must be used as a supplement for drug therapy and physical education, unconditional methods will not completely get rid of the disease.

What to do with cervical joint disease at home:

1. Pour the fresh horse with boiling water, cool down, attach to the neck inside, fix it with a thin natural cloth.Perform procedures before going to bed, let compress all night.
2. Bake rough potatoes on smooth squeezing, mixed with equal ratio with warm liquid honey.Using the mixture for compression, the process is done 1-2 times a week.
3. Mix a raw egg with 100 ml of sunflower oil, 20 ml of vinegar and 20 g of powder, remove the mixture in the dark for 48 hours, remove the membrane from the surface.A means to smear the inflamed area before going to bed, stored in the refrigerator.
4. In May, collecting buds up to 2 cm long, cut into thin circles, folded into a dark glass box.For 1 part of raw material, take 2 parts of sugar, remove drugs in the dark for 2 weeks.Take 5 ml of the mixture three times a day, do not swallow immediately, hold for 2-3 minutes in the mouth.The duration of the course is 15 days 20 days, repeating 2-3 times a year.
5. Crush 150 g of peeled garlic and 400 g of cranberry, fold the mixture in a glass container, add 800 ml of honey after 24 hours, mix.Take 5 ml of medicine three times a day before meals.

To deal with intense pain, to extend the excess salts will help a cabbage sheet of honey fat, a compression to fix the neck on the neck with a warm towel, leaving for the whole night.

Massage with cervical joint disease

Massage helps to increase muscle increase, improve blood circulation in tissues and experts to conduct sessions in serious bone and joint forms.With the diseases of the disease, it will help prevent - treat at home.

Massage technique:

1. Warm muscles - with both hands, spend a lot of parts along the side, the neck of the neck from top to bottom.Heating time - 2 minutes.
2. Press the edge of the palm to the bottom of the neck, move moving to the hair development area, then to the shoulder joint.
3. The fingertips of both hands make the circular movement in the occipital area from the hair development line to the forearm - from the spine to the ear and back.
4. Smdle the cervical muscles from the bottom up, then in the opposite direction.
5. Stroking from the back to the shoulder blades - done after each type of exercise.

Consequences and complications may occur

In the cervix, the vertebrae lies close to each other, the height of the disc is small, so the various complications of osteoarthritis occur even with negligible degenerative changes in bone tissue.

What is the dangerous bone and joint area of the cervical area:

• Regular migraine;
• Heart rate, atherosclerosis;
• Similarly, Intervertebral hernia, river bones;
• serious brain disease;
• Narrowing of the vertebra artery, leading to the development of VSD, hypertension of the brain, and defects;
• Spine stroke.

Contraindicated for cervical joint disease

To have a full lifestyle for osteoarthritis, it is necessary to avoid actions that can cause the appearance of pain, worsen the disease.

What cannot be done with cervical bone disease:

• Sleep on a very hard or soft mattress, on a high pillow;
• Enhance weight if you need to increase something heavy, you need to do this with a straight back with a curved knee;
• Wear a bag on a shoulder;
• With the severity of pathology, perform positive movements of the head and neck;
• smoke, drink alcohol;
• Walking without a towel in cold weather, sitting in a draft, near the air conditioner;
• For a long time to stay in an uncomfortable position, a seating position;
• Wearing high shoes;
• Your neck crying.

Thermal process - Warming, visiting the bath, warming with blue lights, can only be performed during the relief stage of the disease.With seriousness, heat will only relieve pain in a short time, but soon, the discomfort will return, their level of expression will increase.

Prevention of disease

To maintain the health of the spine, it is enough to comply with simple preventive rules.

How to avoid cervical joint disease:

• Eliminate excess weight;
• Every morning doing gymnastics, swimming, yoga, dance;
• More time saved in fresh air, walking in the morning is especially useful;
• Eating properly, controlling the amount of salt, observing the diet;
• When sitting at work every hour, warm the neck, monitor posture;
• Keep your neck warm;
• Farm, avoid overwork, mental and emotional.

Osteochondrosis cervical is a chronic disease, slow progression, the signs of the disease are not manifested immediately.A competent combination of traditional and folk treatment methods, gymnastics and diet will help deal with unpleasant symptoms, and simple prevention measures that can avoid pathological recurrence.