Cervical osteochondrosis is a disease of the cervical spine in which destruction of the joint and intervertebral discs occurs. This disease affects the population of the world, , over 35 years of age.
Osteochondrosis of the cervix causes much more suffering than its counterparts in the lumbar, sacral or thoracic area because it contains more nerve fibers.
Character classification
The symptoms of this disease are related to the three major 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 disorder of blood flow and oxygen supply to the brain.
Disruption of these systems affects human health. The first symptoms are severe headaches.
Pain syndrome
Frequent headaches on the neck are the first sign of the disease. Sometimes the pain goes to the back of his head or shoulders. Unlike conventional migraine, elimination of cervical spine osteochondrosis is impossible only with the help of painkillers. This problem requires complex treatment.
Lack of air
Symptoms of shortness of breath are often accompanied by cervical osteochondrosis. This occurs due to irritation of the flight nerve. A person with cervical migraine has difficulty breathing deeply, especially with difficulty breathing. At night patients may have short pauses in breathing accompanied by snoring. If the room in which the patient is present is not ventilated, he develops hypoxia, which leads to impaired memory and concentration.
Nausea
Symptoms of nausea are manifested by diseases such as osteochondrosis of the cervix due to circulatory disorders in the brain. Sometimes the symptoms of nausea are accompanied by vomiting, which is manifested when walking, turning and tilting the head. This is caused by a lack of oxygen in the inner ear - the place where the center of equilibrium is located.
Change in blood pressure
A person who is diagnosed with cervical osteochondrosis constantly has to withstand fluctuations in blood pressure. Similar symptoms can occur with both hypertension and hypotension. This occurs due to insufficient supply of oxygen to the vasomotor center located in the medulla oblongata.
Call and tinnitus
These symptoms are related to damage to the inner ear, since this is where the vestibular apparatus is controlled. Sometimes there is a general hearing impairment. Doctors call such symptoms cochlear syndrome.
Blurring
Loss of consciousness or weakness are common symptoms of diseases such as cervical osteochondrosis. The cause of this phenomenon is the pronounced spasm of the arteries, which is caused by irritation of the curved bone processes of the vertebrae, nerve endings.
Pharyngeal symptoms
Similar symptoms manifest as itching, dryness or a foreign body sensation in the throat. This phenomenon is associated with damage to the nerve trunks from the spinal cord.
Impaired vision
The eyes also suffer from diseases such as osteochondrosis of the cervical spine. Similar symptoms, such as impaired vision, occur due to damage to the spinal cord from neurovascular rods.
Treatment methods
At present, you can cure migraine in the neck 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 neck, head and shoulder pain. The advantage of analgesic injections is rapid.
In addition, it is necessary to use injections and antispasmodics. These drugs are most effective in relieving spasms in the vertebral arteries.
Thus, antispasmodics protect the patient from irritation. Moreover, spasmolytic injections are used to treat pregnant women. Since these injections are safe for the mother and not for the unborn baby.
Treatment based on vascular drugs is also effective.
They help restore blood circulation to the damaged areas of the neck. These injections relieve pain and partially help get rid of other symptoms.
No less effective is medical treatment based on the use of chondroprotectors. These drugs stop the progressive osteochondrosis of the neck, restore the cartilage tissue of the joints. The most effective drugs that include collagen hydrolyzate. Since this substance promotes the regeneration of diseased cells.
Physiotherapy
It is currently widely used to treat neck osteochondrosis with the help of physiotherapy procedures. Most commonly used:
- Ultraviolet (UVI) radiation;
- Exposure to vibration;
- Electrotherapy.
Ultraviolet treatment helps to stop migraine in the neck, thanks to the analgesic, bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects of the rays. Ultraviolet radiation is used for cervical spine migraines in the back of the neck, in the subclavian area, or in the upper part of the shoulder blades.
The effects of vibration, like UVI, perfectly prevent osteochondrosis of the cervix. Most importantly, vibration relieves pain.
Electrotherapy treatment allows you to relieve pain, improve blood circulation, supply oxygen to brain cells. The most effective procedure is transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation.
Folk remedies
From ancient times the grated potato and honey compresses were used to treat cervical migraine. A mixture of radish juice, aloe and liquid honey was also an effective remedy for neck osteochondrosis.
Many healers made ointments based on hop cones and lard. However, the most effective folk remedy for diseases such as osteochondrosis of the neck is in the broth of oregano, chamomile, parsley, nettle and burdock.
These herbs are poured into boiling water and boiled in a dark place for 3 days. Drink one teaspoon of this mixture twice a day.
Such alternative treatments help to deal with pain, improve blood circulation, and saturate the brain with oxygen, which is so essential.