Cervical osteochondrosis is a disease of the cervical spine, in which destruction of joints and intervertebral discs occurs. This disease affects the population of the world, over 35 years old.
Osteochondrosis of the cervix causes much more suffering than its counterparts from the lumbar, sacral or thoracic region, as it contains more nerve fibers.
Classification of features
The symptoms of this disease are associated with three main systems of the human body.
- The spinal cord is a violation of its integrity and compression.
- Peripheral nervous system - damage to its fibers.
- The vertebral artery is a violation of blood flow and oxygen supply to the brain.
Violation of these systems affects human health. The first symptoms are severe headaches.
Pain syndrome
Frequent radiating headaches in the neck are the first signs of the disease. Sometimes the pain migrates to the back of the head or shoulders. Unlike common migraines, osteochondrosis of the cervical spine can not be eliminated with the help of sedatives alone. This problem requires complex treatment.
Lack of air
Symptoms of shortness of breath often accompany osteochondrosis of the cervix. This occurs due to irritation of the phrenic nerve. It is difficult for a person suffering from migraine of the cervix to breathe deeply, it is especially difficult to breathe. At night, patients may have short pauses in breathing, accompanied by snoring. If the room in which the patient is located is not ventilated, he develops hypoxia, which leads to impaired memory and concentration.
nausea
Symptoms of nausea appear with a disease such as osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, due to impaired blood circulation to the brain. Sometimes the symptoms of nausea are accompanied by vomiting, which appear during walking, turning and tilting the head. This is due to the lack of oxygen in the inner ear - the place where the center of equilibrium is located.
Changing blood pressure
A person who has been diagnosed with cervical osteochondrosis must constantly endure fluctuations in blood pressure. Similar symptoms can be manifested by both hypertension and hypotension. This occurs due to a poor oxygen supply to the vasomotor center located in the oblongata medulla.
Tinnitus and tinnitus
These symptoms are associated with damage to the inner ear, as the vestibular apparatus is checked there. Sometimes there is a general hearing loss. Such symptoms are referred to by doctors as cochlear syndrome.
faint
Loss of consciousness or fainting are common symptoms in people suffering from a disease like osteochondrosis of the cervical spine. The cause of this phenomenon is a pronounced spasm of the arteries, which results from the irritation of the processes of the curved bone bones of the vertebrae, nerve endings.
Pharyngeal symptoms
Similar symptoms manifest as itching, dryness or sensation of a foreign body in the throat. This phenomenon is associated with a lesion coming from the spinal cord of nerve trunks.
Reduced view
The eyes also suffer from the onset of a disease such as osteochondrosis of the cervical spine. Symptoms similar to decreased vision occur due to damage coming from the spinal cord of neurovascular trunks.
Treatment methods
To date, you can be cured of a neck migraine in the following ways:
- drug therapy;
- physiotherapy treatment;
- treatment with folk remedies.
Medical therapy
Such treatment of neck migraine involves the use of tablets and injections of analgesics. This is necessary to eliminate pain in the neck, head and shoulders. Analgesic injections have the advantage of being fast.
In addition, it is necessary to use injections and antispasmodic tablets. These drugs are most effective in getting rid of spasms that appear in the spinal arteries.
Thus, antispasmodic drugs protect the patient from fainting. Furthermore, antispasmodic injections are used to treat pregnant women. Since these injections are safe for mother and unborn baby.
Vascular drug-based treatment is also effective.
They help restore blood circulation to the affected areas of the neck. These injections relieve pain and partially help eliminate other symptoms.
No less effective is drug treatment based on the use of chondroprotectors. These drugs stop the progressive osteochondrosis of the neck, restoring the cartilaginous tissue of the joints. The most effective preparations, which include collagen hydrolysis. Since this substance helps in the regeneration of cells destroyed by disease.
Physiotherapy
Currently, the treatment of neck osteochondrosis with the help of physiotherapeutic procedures is widely used. Most used:
- ultraviolet (UVI) radiation;
- the impact of vibrations;
- electrotherapy.
Ultraviolet treatment helps prevent migraine in the neck, thanks to the analgesic, bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects of the rays. Ultraviolet radiation is used for migraine of the cervical spine in the back of the cervix, in the subclavian region or in the upper part of the shoulders.
Exposure to vibration, as well as UVI, perfectly eliminates osteochondrosis of the cervical spine. Best of all, vibration relieves pain.
Electrotherapy treatment allows you to get rid of pain, improve blood circulation, supply oxygen to brain cells. The most effective procedure is transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation.
Folk remedies
Since ancient times, compresses with mashed potatoes and honey have been used to treat cervical migraine. Also an effective remedy for osteochondrosis of the neck was a mixture of radish juice, aloe and liquid honey.
Many healers prepared an ointment based on hop cones and lard. However, the most effective folk remedy for a disease such as osteochondrosis of the neck is a decoction of oregano, chamomile, parsley, nettle and burdock.
These herbs are poured with boiling water and put in a dark place for 3 days. Drink this decoction a tablespoon, twice a day.
Such an alternative treatment helps to cope with pain, improve blood circulation and saturate the brain with oxygen, which is so necessary for it.