Unfortunately, today, due to cervical osteochondrosis, the symptoms of headache and neck pain are familiar to almost all adults.And in 70% of the population in more than 25 years (possibly previous), these symptoms occur periodically.Doctors diagnose: cervical osteochondrosis and prescribe treatment, depending on the stage and nature of the disease.

What is cervical osteochondrosis?
These are degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs of the spine of the spine, appear due to an irregular load in the spine.The bodies of the vertebrae, the first or seventh cervical region, are gradually deformed, exhausted and destroyed.The main and main symptom of cervical osteochondrosis is headache, while pain sensations can be reflected in the neck, chest, as well as on the shoulder and other parts of the spine.The cervical spine is associated with all its departments: breast, lumbar, sacral and kopchikov.All vertebrae are sequentially interconnected vertically.And any violation of the vertebrae in the cervical region affects the work of the entire column.
Why can headaches be considered the main symptom of cervical osteochondrosis?
The cervical region is the most mobile of all parts of the spine and the most vulnerable.It contains very small vertebrae, much thinner than the vertebrae of other departments.Also, the neck should support all the time with the right.The tension of the neck muscles leads to a constant approach to the vessels of the head and neck.Therefore, the headaches that occur from time to time, or consuming for hours and days.A large amount of muscles connects the back of the head to the neck.Eight deep short muscles provide the connection of the occipital bone with the first and second cervical vertebrae.Two deep muscles connect the back of the head to each of the seven cervical vertebrae.The longest muscles of the neck and head connect the back of the head and each vertebra with each other.The tension and spasm of any of the muscles can cause headache and neck pain.Therefore, you need to combat a headache, starting with the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis.
Other causes of cervical osteochondrosis
The causes of cervical osteochondrosis can be called the following factors:
- Hereditary predisposition
- A sedentary lifestyle
- overweight
- Heavy loads in the spine
- Stress and nerve shocks
- Metabolic disorders
- Wearing inadequate shoes
- Inflamable nutrition
- The pregnancy period
As you can see, there is no specific cause leading to the development of cervical osteochondrosis.The process of degenerative changes in intervertebral discs usually occurs slowly and imperceptibly.
Cervical osteochondrosis development stages
Often, a person does not suspect that the presence of a disease such as cervical osteochondrosis symptoms of sensation and headache and neck pain prefers not to pay attention or just take medications to paint.However, the development of osteochondrosis occurs at various stages:
- In the first stage, neck discomfort begins with a long run, sitting on the computer or driving in a position.In intervertebral discs, small seals begin to form.Degenerative changes in the vertebrae at the early stage.
- In the second stage of the development of osteochondrosis, prolonged pain occurs in Nape, in the temporal part of the head, in the neck.There may be a touch of the ears, pain when tilted and turning your head.The mobility of neck vertebrae begins to decrease, the protrusion of intervertebral discs is possible.
- In the third stage, headache attacks are pronounced.One person feels dizziness, shortness of breath, shortness of breath.Shoulder pain and different parts of the spinal spine may be present.Neck mobility is limited.The fibrous ring of intervertebral discs is destroyed, the core east loses its elasticity.Degenerative changes in vertebral discs are pronounced.
- The last step in the development of cervical osteochondrosis is characterized by the presence of intervertebral hernias.The most destructive changes are irreversible.Almost all parts of the spine are affected.Treatment is possible only through surgical intervention.
Cervical osteochondrosis symptoms
Together with headache and neck pain, depending on the stage of development of the cervical osteochondrosity process, various symptoms accompanying this disease can be called:
- Feeling of gravity on the head
- Clicking on the vertebrae when turning or tilting your head
- Sensation of crispness in the neck
- Noise in the ears and the feeling of congestion
- Dizziness
- Numbness on the shoulders or omplates
- Chest pain
- A feeling of shortness of breath
- Throat
- Nausea
- Hanging in the eyes, flies before my eyes
- Improving body temperature
- Increasing blood pressure
Symptoms may occur suddenly or have a regular character.Often the pain in the neck and the occipital part of the head sit at night.The many hours of immovable session in a position affect.The vertebral arteries that carry blood to the brain are squeezed and spasm.As a result of the manifestation of blood circulation, the brain suffers mainly.Often the spasm of arteries and smoke in the neck leads to limited mobility.A person temporarily, or most of the time, for a long time cannot turn his neck.Dizziness, noise and tap the ears, the feeling of congestion also occurs as a result of a decrease in the blood flow of the vertebral arteries in the head.Dizziness can be systemic and not systemic.With systemic dizziness, a person has a feeling of circular rotation of objects around him.With non -systemic dizziness, there is no sense of circular rotation, but there is an uncertain state when the body is standing, the presence of nausea can also be observed.

Often, with cervical osteochondrosis, nerve tightens occur.This condition is due to the displacement of the vertebrae in any direction of the spine of the spine.The distracted vertebrae squeezed the nerve endings, this leads to spasms of the blood vessels, a feeling of shortness of breath.With a prolonged lack of oxygen, a person can start shortness of breath.Far heartbeat, squeezing pain in the heart area, increasing the concomitant symptoms of blood pressure - frequent in damage to intervertebral discs of the cervical spine.
Consequences and complications of cervical osteochondrosis
In case of violation of normal blood flow in vertebral arteries, the autonomic nervous system suffers.Spasm of blood vessels and heels in blood pressure can lead to a fainted state.In case of fainting, you should immediately provide first aid to a person.It is necessary to place the body so that the legs are above the head, this will lead to normal blood circulation in the neck and activate the flow to the brain.Sometimes, with the aim of developing cervical vertebrae and kneading a frozen neck with a long -term body body in one position, a person begins to twist hard and quickly twist his head to the left and right.As a result, the vertebral artery is spasmodic and, instead of a state of relief, a person begins to feel dizziness, a touch to the ears, a severe headache, which can also lead to an increase in blood pressure and a passed state.
The main and common complication of cervical osteochondrosis is the appearance of intervertebral hernias and protrusions.A hernia of the spine is the result of the degradation and destruction of the intervertebral disc.With hernias and protrusions, squeezing and projecting the contents of the fibrous ring in any direction.At the same time, a person feels constant pain due to the friction of intervertebral discs squeezed against each other.The most severe complication of cervical osteochondrosis is disease - myelopathy, in which the spinal cord is destroyed.Myelopathy is more often located in the cervical spine.In this disease, a person feels numbness or tingling in limbs, weakness and involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body, chest pain, and the shoulder blades appear.
Diagnosis and detection of cervical osteochondrosis
In the presence of one or more symptoms indicating the occurrence of cervical osteochondrosis, you should consult a doctor.A neuropathologist or orthopedist will examine the patient with an assessment of the pain and mobility of the cervical spine, will reveal concomitant symptoms and recommend the necessary diagnostic measures.The most reliable in our time is magnetic resonance imaging (RM).As a result of the patient examination, the presence of cervical osteochondrosis, as well as protrusion or hernia, can be detected with 100% precision.As against the diagnosis of magnetic resonance imaging, the presence of a pacemaker in a patient can be attributed.Children's age and pregnancy to against -indications are not applied due to the fact that during magnetic resonance imaging, there is no radiation of X -ray. Unlike an X -ray image, where only the skeleton bones are visible, with magnetic resonance imaging, all soft tissues, muscles, ligaments, discs, spinal cord in neck and nerve fibers are visible.X -ray, as a method for detecting cervical osteochondrosis, is applicable only in the early stages of the disease.The advantage of this exam method can be considered speed, availability and low cost.Using an X root, only the degree of changes in intervertebral discs can be detected, excluding the examination of soft tissues, muses and nerve fibers in the neck.
Prevention of cervical osteochondrosis
As a prevention of cervical osteochondrosis, some tips can be listed:
- Avoid lifting gravity.If necessary, increase the heavy, you need to properly distribute the load throughout the column.
- Avoid prolonged seats in one position, delete many hours of view of television programs without changing the position of the body.
- The bed and pillow to sleep and rest should be convenient.The orthopedic mattress and an anatomical orthopedic pillow are desirable, selected in an individual size.
- It is necessary to observe the rules that prevent the curvature of the posture.The correct and uniform position of the head, neck and back when walking and sitting provides health not only of the cervical spine, but from the entire spine.
- Proper nutrition with a large amount of protein products, cereals, fruits and vegetables will provide the body to the necessary vitamins and tracking elements.
- Inclusion in the diet of foods such as jam, jam, sea fish and collagen seafood will undoubtedly be useful for skeleton bones, ligaments and cartilage.
- Proper and sufficient use of simple pure water will prevent the drying of the content of the intervertebral discs and the occurrence of cervical osteochondrosis.
- Exercise and physical activity at any age are very important.In addition to walking fresh air, running cowardice, swimming, aquaerobika, yoga and pilates are very useful.
Treatment.Sensation of cervical osteochondrosis symptoms
For the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis, medicines, physio - massage procedures, special exercises and gymnastics are used and, in extreme cases, surgical intervention is not excluded.Analgesics are successfully used to relieve pain.To relieve the inflammatory process, non -esteroid drugs are indicated.With muscle cramps, doctors recommend relaxing.With regular spasms of the neck muscles, a special orthopedic necklace is required.Anti -inflammatory ointments are used to reduce pain.With slow cervical osteochondrosis, physioteca procedures are prescribed outside the exacerbations.They proved well in the treatment of osteochondrosis of Oster: Magnetotherapy, Electrophoresis, UHF and shock wave therapy.During the procedures -the inflammatory processes in the body are reduced, the blood supply in the cervical spine improves.The usual massage is also suitable for osteochondrosis.
Among the exercises for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis, 5 main ones are widely used in slow pace.Repeat exercises three to five times.
- The first exercise.It consists of slow twists from head to left and right.The shoulders remain real.
- Exercise is the second.It is necessary to press the forehead with the palm of the hand, striving the neck muscles a little.
- Exercise is the third.It consists of the inclinations from head to left and right, while, when leaned to the left, you should lower your head as low as possible and touch the left shoulder with the left ear and when tilted to the right - tap the right ear on the right shoulder.
- Exercise in fourth.It is recommended to press with the left palm to the temple on the left side of the head, similar to the right palm against the temple on the right side of the head.
- Exercise in fifth.Slowly tilt your chin to your neck as you rotate your head first to the left and then to the right.
These simple but effective exercises can be performed every day, with 10 to 15 minutes of free time in stock.
Conclusion
In our body, the column has five departments.The cervical spine deserves special attention.In view of complex symptoms, the presence of many related diseases and the lack of sufficient control, the occurrence of cervical osteochondrosis is a serious problem.Beginning with the common discomfort of light on the neck, without proper treatment, intervertebral discs begin to undergo degenerative changes, causing a person to be very inconvenience.Dizziness, pain in the occipital and temporal parts of the head, neck pain, touch and noise in the ears - the main ones, but not the only symptoms of manifestations of cervical osteochondrosis.In order for cervical osteochondrosis in the phase of occurrence to move to irreversible changes and consequences, you must adhere to simple nutritional rules and water regime, engage regularly in exercise, monitor the posture and head position while walking, standing or sitting.The prolonged discovery of the body is strictly against -indicated.