Cervical osteochondrosis – a disease of the spine, which causes degenerative changes in intervertebral discs. In the first stage the symptoms are almost imperceptible, but with the spread of the pathological process, the patient's condition s is deteriorated.
The causes of the disease
Osteochondrosis arises as a result of the uneven on the load of the spine. Predisposing factors:
- heavy physical effort;
- the use of the wrong shoes;
- the malnutrition;
- the problem with the processes of change;
- nervous and emotional exhaustion.
Can produce The disease during the execution of a child. Risk a large en multiple pregnancies. The pathological process can be determined genetically.
I Stage photos
The development of osteoarthritis and slow. There are 4 main stages of disease:
- In the first stage. The patient is sent discomfort original work of art long of called walks I stay in the same position. Begin to form in the seals vertebral clubs.
- In the second stage. The pain is produced. The doctor prescribes manual therapy and pain relievers.
- In the third stage. Hi marked degenerative changes in intervertebral discs.
- The fourth stage. The final phase of the disease that affected nearly all parts of the spine.
In the last stage of the conservative treatment will be ineffective. The doctor prescribes surgery, which will require recovery of a long.
The most common symptoms
Low back pain can cover the un or more of the spine. Most often affects the cervical vertebrae. Clinical symptoms these deviations are directly related to the activity of the brain. Principles In mind the symptoms of this disease.
Pain in the neck, the neck and the neck area
Patients usually have pain in the neck, occipital area and neck area. To do This, because of the insuficient supply of blood to the brain. Deformation of the vertebrae leading to the compression artery of the vertebral. On the background of these degenerative processes pot on the hernia.
Along with the pain, there are un the risk of serious complications. For example, alterations in blood pressure or persistent impairment of hearing and vision. Sometimes patients to have panic attacks and anxiety. That can last from 30 minutes. A condition called diencephalic syndrome.
Another cause of the pain and the spasm of the muscles, which leads to the reduction of blood flow. The patient may lose temporarily the ability to move the neck. The strong strain leads to the fact that the pain of the neck begin to flow into the head and can continue to spread head. In these processes, the patient suffers from the un serious migraines.
Noise, ring, a of stuffiness sensation in the ears
This set of symptoms is called the cochlear or cochlear. Doctors are not always capable of these deviations associated with the development of cervical degenerative disc disease.
The noise and the ringing in the ears occurs when you change the position or a long stay in one position.
Dizziness
The cervical vertebrae are very fine, so that there are no retention subject to heavy loads. Most Are susceptible to deformation of the vertebrae of the thoracic. As a result of the deviation will produce dizziness, which can be:
- System. There are un sense of the movement of the circular body and the objects that surround us. Occurs due to the malfunction of the apparatus, vestibular as the muscles and receptors in the joints.
- Not the system. Patient with feeling presents a of faintness, he was surprised and uncertain of the state in an upright position. The sense of rotation of circular lack.
If you have these symptoms you should consult immediately with a doctor. Causes for emergency hospitalization of the patient:
- numbness of the shoulder;
- paralysis of the facial muscles;
- loss of consciousness;
- severe headache.
Displaced vertebrae and the muscle spasm leads to a pinched piegaro that feed the brain. Because of the lack of oxygen have dizzy spells. Initially, the oxygen deficiency occurs in the posterior part of the head, as and the centre of the apparatus vestibular com.
The lack of air
The lack of air in osteochondrosis can be of several types: problems with the breathing and lack of oxygen. Difficult breathing in the background of pinched piegaro that transmit signals from the pharynx to the esophagus.
The lack of air occurs because of a pinched nerve. The result of the un spasm of the muscles of the diaphragm, which may result in changes of the depth and rhythm of breathing. The patient becomes stuffy and difficult to breathe.
This offers an un-serious symptoms such as shortness of breath osteochondrosis dangerous development of some other complications. In this case, the doctor prescribes un drug.
Nausea
Of neck of uterus and the more sensitive, since in its structure there are a large number of nerve fibers and blood vessels. Passes through the neck of the artery that transports oxygen and brain nutrients, al., With cervical osteochondrosis formed protrusion and herniated discs.
To the rear of the structures of the brain receive sufficient amount of blood pressure. This causes compensatory reactions. Narrowing of the arteries leads the un to increase blood pressure. The patient from feeling nausea.
If you do not restore blood flow to the legs of the structures of the brain, the patient develops vomiting and loss of consciousness. Long stroke increases the risk of developing stroke, and more disability.
Problems with vision
Osteochondrosis of the neck, the patient may experience double vision, floaters and flashing. Indicate the emergence of serious diseases that appear in the background of osteochondrosis. These include the following diseases:
- glaucoma;
- cataract;
- disease of Claude Bernard-Horner.
And very important to monitor the changing state of the eye. This and a important symptom indicates that health problems.
Jumps in blood pressure
Initially it may seem like it jumps and the low blood pressure, back pain, not have nothing en Marta. However, it and not. Degenerative changes of the spine affecting the autonomic nervous system.
Jumps are observed during the day. For this disease is characterized by prolonged hypertension.
Salt dynamics of the day-to-day uretralnoe hypertension occurs when the reflex irritations of the nervous terminations and momentary spasms krovenosnyh vessels.
The symptoms of high blood pressure in cervical osteochondrosis:
- headache;
- peaks original work of art pressure of tension or muscle strain;
- pain in the extremities: arms, legs, etc.;
- low sensitivity in the cervical area.
Sudden fainting or syncope
Sudden fainting may occur as a result of a brief cessation of blood flow in arteries vertebral. If the patient's consciousness loses, it has to be applied so that they were the feet of over his head. S activates the flow of blood to the brain. Original works of art of fainting problems you may experience with the speech and movements.
Pharyngeal problems
Sometimes the appearance of degenerative processes in the cervical vertebrae, can only declare pharyngeal symptoms. That are manifested through:
- difficulty swallowing;
- un sore throat;
- foreign body sensation in the throat;
- the itching.
These are the characteristics associated with an injury to a neuro-vascular trunks, which go from the spinal cord. However, these symptoms s observed not only in osteochondrosis, but I also the inflammation swelling.
The object of the extension of the body temperature
With cervical osteochondrosis increase of the body temperature. Symptom This occurs when the following injuries:
- artery vertebral syndrome;
- disk output;
- stenosis of the spinal canal.
Fever can be caused by neurosis, neurological zabolevaniem and fibromyalgics syndrome. Sometimes there are destinations conditions that pathological aggravate the symptoms of degenerative disc disease.
Manifestations depend on the stage of the disease
- In the first stage of the disease development, the symptoms may not be observed. The first signs of the onset of degenerative processes: headache, slight limitation of physical activity neck, headache, discomfort in the neck and arms. These signs to be pronounced tilting rotate or the head.
- In the second stage of development begins for the exit of the spinal nightclubs, brain cracks begin to decrease. The pain becomes more intense, there are un-ringing in the ears and sleep disturbances.
- The third stage is characterized by the destruction of the ring fibrous of the disc. There are dislocations displacements and those of the vertebrae, herniation of the cervical spine.
- In the fourth stage, the most degenerative changes are irreversible.
Arise in the brain?
The symptoms in the brain or pronounced can be minimal. Brain deviations will occur if a strong compression of the artery vertebral bony outgrowths. As a result, there are problems with the access of the blood into the brain, and this causes spasms of the small blood vessels and hypothalamic dysregulation.
With cervical osteochondrosis can cause the following syndromes:
- Hypothalamus. It can be neurological and physical.
- Syncope and leave the syndrome. Appear that the patient be sent to weakness in the legs I lose consciousness for a few minutes.
- Vestibular to as-stem. Dizziness Observed in the head turns.
As a result of these degenerative processes, try to avoid examine the patient to public places. So he had reasonable fears and depression.
The Differences in women and housing
The symptoms of cervical chondrosis men and women are virtually indistinguishable. Degenerative changes in the cervical vertebrae are more common in women, and due to this, if the structure anatomical of the neck. In the housing, the musculature cervical is better developed.
Chondrosis of the vertebral column in children and adolescents
Chondrosis of the vertebral column in children and adolescents and is caused by a General delay of development of connective tissue. It can be the result of genetic abnormalities or disorders of the metabolism mineral. We are intervertebral discs vulnerable to different pathological processes.
The disease and the caused by a sedentary lifestyle, long sitting at the computer and the availability of the excess weight. The symptoms of this disease are similar to symptoms of osteoarthritis in adults. With the submarine of the uterus of the patient is experiencing pain in the neck, dizzy spells and migraines.
Diagnosis
Before diagnosis and treatment, the doctor will perform destinations diagnostic test. And external examination assessed posture I could study the muscles.
Computed tomography
Computed tomography allows you to see the bone in 3D projection. In accordance with the principle of carrying out this procedure similar to an x-ray. However, this diagnosis makes it possible to observe the layers of the image.
This procedure is not available for children and pregnant women, because we are a high dose of two rays x-irradiation. Among the contraindications include lack of patient capacity to remain in a position that is stationary for several minutes.
X-ray
The two rays X – a process that classic and assigned to the diagnosis of degenerative disc disease. And virtually harmless, and allows you to evaluate the degree of degenerative changes. With this technique one can identify the disease in the early stages.
X-ray does not allow to obtain cross-sectional images of the affected tissues. There is a un number of more modern methods and the informative review. X-ray and suitable only for the initial diagnosis.
Osteochondrosis and dangerous an illness that the sense of timely treatment can lead to irreversible degenerative changes and disability. In the initial phase can only be un slight physical discomfort. With the development of the pathological process, the symptoms becomes more intense. When the first signs of lesions of the spine consult should immediately with a doctor.