Cervical osteochondrosis is a chronic aseptic inflammation that affects 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 of the lumen of the intervertebral disc.The lesion of the cervical and thoracic spine with osteochondrosis is often due to impaired processes in the cartilage of the intervertebral discs.The disease also has a chronic course, a person feels systematic, in some cases insignificant, pain in the cervical and thoracic spine.In the presence of such symptoms, the patient should immediately contact a neuropathologist, but the most optimal treatment is complex therapy, including gymnastics and manual effects on the affected areas.
The reasons for the development of cervical osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis has a large number of causes of occurrence, but often, they are somehow associated with the patient’s inattention to their own health, as well as ignoring the precursors of the disease.Among the etiological factors that launch the mechanism for the development of this disease include:
- Pathological disabilities in posture that occur due to systematic curvature of the spine (bent back 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 cope with pressure over time and undergo dystrophic changes.
- Inactive lifestyle.A sedentary person very often suffers from various diseases, such as osteochondrosis, so the absence of even minimal physical exercises contributes to a deterioration in the general state of the human body.
- Improper nutrition.It is scientifically proven that the general condition of a person depends on the proper nutrition.A person should receive sufficient amounts of useful substances daily, especially when it comes to serious diseases.
- Violations of the hormonal background caused by the use of various steroid drugs.The hormonal imbalance of the body is one of the possible sources of damage to the intervertebral discs for osteochondrosis.
- Spinal injury.A person who has undergone traumatic damage associated with the spine automatically falls at the risk group of winged-muscle diseases.The risk level depends on the nature of the injury.
This is far from a complete list of all kinds of reasons for the appearance of cervical and breast osteochondrosis, but it includes the most common etiological factors.Therefore, with any suspicions of the pathology of the spine, in particular the affecting the cervical spine, an immediate consultation of such specialists as a neurologist, osteopath, and exercise therapy doctor is needed.
Cervical osteochondrosis: symptoms of the disease
Symptoms of osteochondrosis of the cervical and thoracic spine are often represented in the form of symptom complexes, such as:
- Vail artery syndrome.It occurs when compressing the vessels of the spine that the drive to the lack of blood supply in the human body.This symptom complex is one of the root causes of dizziness, visual impairment, migraines, various noise effects in the ears and prolonged pain in the eyes.Such symptoms of osteochondrosis of the cervical and thoracic spine are often manifested during physical exertion, turning the head, inclination, etc.
- Vertebral syndrome.At the same time, osteochondrosis is manifested by diverse pain in the neck and between the shoulder blades.
- Rook syndrome.This syndrome develops in connection with compressing cerebrospinal roots or destruction of vertebral discs with thoracic osteochondrosis.The most common symptoms are coughing and systematic sneezing.
- Spinal syndrome.For such a syndrome with cervical osteochondrosis, manifestations of a neurological nature are characteristic.The patient has acutely exposed disorders of motor functions of the body against the background of muscle hypotrophy.
The symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis are manifested by many pathological processes, while the 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 small physical exertion, the skin color changes (a gray shade is noted), the pulse, systematic dizziness, insignificant, but periodic pain in the chest, tired appearance and pronounced migraines are noticed.Moreover, with damage to the thoracic and cervical spine, there is a sharp release of hormones, which affect the sharp change of mood of the patient.
Manifestations of thoracic osteochondrosis are often accompanied by herniaous protrusion of the intervertebral discs in the sternum.In addition, interdiscus hernia can occur with regular large physical exertion and other various pathologies in the skeletal-muscular system, therefore, in the presence of a hernia of this localization, it is appropriate to conduct dipdiagnosis.
The clinical manifestations of dystrophic changes in the spine combined with a hernia depend on the localization and type of hernia.In the event of a lateral hernia, a systematic pain in a certain place of the formation of a hernia is noted.Also noticed pain in the abdominal cavity.When the middle hernia appears, constant pain is noted, which have severe counteraction to drugs.
The cervical spine is replete with many blood vessels, which is why most of the signs of cervical osteochondrosis are caused by insufficient blood supply, that is, a violation of blood circulation in this area.
The most common symptoms of this disease include:
- Systematic head pain.
- Pronounced dizziness, which lead to periodic loss of consciousness.
- A sharp (even insignificant) impairment of hearing.
- Reduced vision.
- Changing the voice, the appearance of wheezing.
It is important to remember that the human body requires constant attention and appropriate care, so you must systematically visit the doctor and check your body for potential diseases.Moreover, cervical osteochondrosis can be expressed completely differently and have different effects on a person.Also, timely treatment of the disease will increase the chance of the patient's complete recovery.In order to significantly reduce the risk of developing this disease, it is recommended to daily carry out a number of various exercises with the load on muscle structures and spine.
Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis with osteopathic methods
To date, the treatment of almost any serious disease associated with the skeletal-muscular system can be carried out not only with the help of surgery and medicines, but also in a safer way.Osteopathic techniques are actively practiced.
As soon as the diagnosis is established, the patient begins to take medications to eliminate pain and normalize all internal processes in the human body.Along with drug treatment, an osteopath is selecting a set of manipulations that eliminate the cause of the disease and pathological processes in the cervical and thoracic spine.At the same time, the patient is recommended for therapeutic physical 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 pain, normalize health and get rid of osteochondrosis.Osteopath through physical impact on the human body restores circulation of cerebrospinal fluid, normalizes blood circulation in affected areas, performs a number of complex manipulations, which allow you to gradually restore the cervical-pile parts of the spine.Timely treatment with osteopathy helps to prevent the development of the disease.