Cervical osteochondrosis: symptoms and home treatment

Osteochondrosis is most often observed in the cervical spine, which is due to the anatomical features of the structures of this department. First, the cervical vertebrae are very tightly located with one another. And second, the neck muscle frame is poorly developed. It is for these reasons that cervical vertebrae and compression of the nerve roots, blood vessels are so easily the lower cervical vertebrae is affected more often than the upper ones.

Cymptoms of cervical osteochondrosis

The clinical symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis are extremely different. Many people do not even suggest all kinds of symptoms (pain in the hands, dizziness, etc. ), can be associated with neck pathology.  In general, all symptoms that occur with cervical osteochondrosis can be considered within three syndromes:

Compression-brown syndromes; Irritating-reflex syndromes; Vail artery syndrome.

Korean syndromes

Despite the backdrop of cervical osteochondrosis, intervertebral hernia, as well as osteophytes, can form. These structures compress the nerve roots, which leads to the appearance of radiculitis symptoms. The compression of each spine is associated with specific reflex, motor, sensitive disorders:

When compressing the spinal cord of C1, pain appears, as well as impaired sensitivity (decreased sensitivity, numbness, sensitive sensitive skin, sensation of goosebumps) in the parietal area; When compressing the spine of C2, the pain develops, as well as a change in sensitivity in the parietal and consuming area of the head; When compressing the spine of C3, the pain is noticed as well as the change of sensitivity in the neck. Moreover, a person may be disturbed by the feeling of swelling of the tongue on the one hand, the difficulty of language movements and damage to speech. When compressing the S4 spine, pain is observed as well as a change in sensitivity in the clavicle. Icote, dysfonia can occur. Since the diaphragmatic nerve fibers pass into the back, with compression of the spine, breathing, heart pain can occur. When compressing the spine of C5, the shoulder pain develops, as well as a change in skin sensitivity to the outer surface of the shoulder. When compressing the space of C6, the pain spreads from the neck to the shoulder blade, as well as the outer surface of the shoulder, forearm and thumb of the brush. There is a violation of skin sensitivity in the area. The two -headed muscle is exaggerated, the reflex is reduced. When compressing the spine of C7, the neck pain spreads under the shoulder blade, on the outer surface of the shoulder, forearm and fingers II -II of the hand. There is a violation of skin sensitivity in the area. The three -headed muscle is exaggerated, the reflex is reduced. When compressing the spine of C8, the neck pain spreads to the small finger. The sensitivity of the skin in this area is disturbed. Hypotrophy and a decrease in the reflex from the three -headed muscle occur.

For radical syndrome, acute pain and its strengthening when moving their heads are characteristic.

Irritant-reflex syndromes

The early stages of osteochondrosis are characterized by the appearance of reflex syndromes.  With cervical osteochondrosis, the following options for reflex syndromes may occur:

Cervicalgia is an intense painful neck pain, which is as pronounced as possible as you wake up in the morning, as well as when you turn your head, cough and even laughter. Cervicobrachialgia - the pain focuses on the neck and nape. Cervicobrachialgia - neck pain, shoulder and forearm.

A cervical neck can occur with muscular-tonic, vegetative-vascular and neurodizstrophic manifestations. Muscle tonic syndromes are the result of reflex muscle spasm.  The following muscular-tonic syndromes are distinguished:

Low oblique muscle syndrome - manifested by persistent pain pain in the neck and the back of the head on one side, which intensifies significantly during the curves of the head; Shovel-skewer-re-reflectors syndrome itself with painful neck pain and the upper angle of the scapula and even on the shoulder or even on the lateral surface of the chest. A characteristic feature is an increase in pain when pronouncing the brush open from the lower back.

Neurodystrophic syndromes include shoulder -filled periartrosis, epicondyles shoulders, shoulder syndrome. Shoulder periartrosis - characterized by pain in the shoulder joint, intensifying during shoulder movements or raising your hand up. Pain can radiate to the arm, neck. The skin at the shoulder joint is swollen. For the shoulder syndrome, the presence of signs of a spatular periartrosis in a combination of vegetative-vascular changes, trophic in the wrist and brush is characteristic. The brush skin becomes edematous, its color changes, the local temperature rises. Shoulder epicondyles is a neurodizstropophical change in the shoulder rod, at the site of many muscle attachment. It manifests itself, constant pain in the rod area, intensifying in the application of sudden movements to the elbow or brush.

Vail artery syndrome

The vertebral artery is done in the canal formed by the processes of the cervical vertebrae. The ship provides blood supply to many brain structures. The vessel narration is possible because of its reflex spasm and mechanical compression.  When narrowing the ship, vertebral artery syndrome is formed, which are characterized by the following symptoms:

Cranial: pain, constant headache more often, visible, visible, intensifying with head movements. The pain spreads from the back of the forehead. Removing the head, defined with a slight touch even when combing the hair. Violations of Kohlevestylarnyi: manifested by dizziness, tinnitus (bell in the ear), a slight drop and a violation of balance. Disordishes visual disorders: Darkness, flies flying in front of my eyes. Neurasthenic syndrome: irritability, emotional endurance, sleep disturbance. Vegetative symptoms: heat, chills, hands cold. Fluctuations in blood pressure. With the compression of the vertebral artery caused by a sharp twist of the head, a person may lose consciousness. This option is also possible: a person falls as if it starts, but at the same time it is aware. Such a violation is called falling attack.

Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis

It is very difficult to fight osteochondrosis in an advanced form. Various medicines are used to eliminate the symptoms of the disease.  A no less important role is played by therapeutic gymnastics, as well as physiotherapy, massage. In some cases, wearing a special collar is very useful. Folk remedies will help meet treatment.

Wearing a cervical collar

Wearing a collar helps relieve muscle tension from the neck, and also gives the right position the spine, thereby eliminating the compression of the vertebral artery and nerve roots. Cervical collars are solid (shants collar) as well as inflatable. Shanz Collar is a dense frame that is fixed to the neck. He takes all the severity of his head, thus relaxing the tense neck muscles. Inflation collars are a device to be put on the neck, and then with the help of a pear attached, pump air. The swollen cough pulls the spine. The collar is not worn all day, but a few hours a day. On average, the length of the device's coating is one month. Please note: the need to use the collar is determined by the doctor. In no case do you put it on your own without a doctor's prescription. In some cases, the collar can prevent vessels and nerves, which can provoke serious consequences.

Exercises for cervical osteochondrosis

Therapeutic gymnastics is recommended for all patients with osteochondrosis in the absence of contraindications. The performance of physical exercise during irritation of the disease is contraindicated. Therapeutic gymnastics can be done after the pain is reduced. Regular exercise performance allows you to strengthen your muscle frame as well as reduce the load on the intervertebral discs. Regular physical activity contributes to improving the blood supply to the neck and as a result of normalizing the metabolic processes that occur in the intervertebral discs. A rough set of exercises for cervical osteochondrosis:

Sit in a chair. Turn your head to the right and left. Tilt your head down, touching the seizure of the chest. Pull your neck back while drawing a beard. Put your palm on your forehead and press it while it is important to glue your head forward, resisting. Palma should need to be applied to temples and absolutely as in the previous exercise to establish resistance to one -hand head movement. Raise your shoulders as much as possible, count ten. Then lower the shoulders and rest. After ten seconds, do the same manipulation.

All exercises must be repeated ten times.