Collar of the osteochondrosis is a disease of the intervertebral discs of the cervical spine (usually c5, c6 and c7), and use the other hand, degenerative nature, and is characterized by increase of bone in the cervical region of the spine. Form in the vertebrae, the osteophytes (salt deposits, growths) are irritating to the muscles, which causes a reflex compression and increased pressure on the vertebrae. As a result of the spinal discs are compressed, their thickness is reduced, which also contributes to pinching of the vertebral artery and the loss of the nerve endings in the curves of the head.
For these reasons, the osteochondrosis neck is a very dangerous disease. Interrupts the blood supply to the brain and causes hypoxia parts of the brain to possible complications.
The danger of the degenerative disc disease cervical
Collar of the osteochondrosis — a serious disease, the symptoms are not limited to the sensations of pain in the cervical area during the movement of the head. In the absence of treatment with the development of the disease the patient faces many complications, that are the significant discomfort and can be the cause of various dysfunctions of the body.
The violation of the arteries that occurs because the vertebrae are deformed and approach, give rise to the call of the column vertebral-basilar syndrome. The lack of income from the blood to the brain becomes the cause of balance disorders, dizziness, regular, or permanent impairment of sight, the appearance of noise in the ears, in a semiconscious state and loss of consciousness. Depending on the degree of displacement of the artery cervical of the spine, and the general characteristics of the body, the effects can manifest themselves in different degrees of severity and combined between themselves.
The breach of the occipital nerve of the cervical spine osteochondrosis becomes the cause of constant headaches that occur in the neck and on the temples. The most dangerous is the violation of the spinal cord and nerves of appendages. Experience serious dysfunction, consisting in the infringement of coordination of the extremities, decreased sensitivity, loss of strength. Also the patient may have difficulties with control of bowel and bladder, often experience cramps, uncontrolled movements of the feet.
Without the treatment of the osteochondrosis of cervical can result in complications such as propellant and the hernia of the intervertebral discs of the cervical spine. This also contributes to the onset and development of vascular diseases that cause a variety of alterations of the brain, to the death of some of their plots.
The causes of the degenerative disc disease cervical spine
While traditional medicine considers the degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the cervical region of the disease, from the point of view of osteopathy is only a manifestation of the most profound of violations in the body.
Therefore, the true causes of the degenerative disease of the cervical disc are:
- The violation of posture. Scoliosis, stoop, round back, kyphosis, and other disorders of posture, even if they are mild in nature, causing serious problems with the balance of the spine. As a result of the load on the spinal discs is distributed unevenly, which causes their deformation and wear. The vertebrae begin to converge, causing an impairment of nerve of appendices, a fairly rapid development of a collar of the osteochondrosis. Similar effects have and disorders of posture, caused by a change in the natural position of the rib.
- Muscle spasms. Spasmodic reaction of the muscles of the back, the chest, the press can make certain parts of the body are very tense. In consequence, it alters the total balance of the position of the body, causing the change of the position of the spine. The deformation can touch the area of the cervical region or from other parts of the spine, causing the osteochondrosis thoracic, cervical, lumbar.
- Circulatory disorders. As well as vertebrate units do not have a direct relationship with the system of the circulation of the blood, the power that they receive from the surrounding tissues. Circulatory disorders in the cervical region, causes the discs do not receive a sufficient amount of fluid for rehydration (recovery of the shape through the absorption of moisture), the update of cartilaginous tissue. As a consequence of its wear and tear is accelerated, it is observed a decrease of the distances between the bones of the cervical spine, which leads to osteochondrosis.
- The violation of the innervation. The reduction of the sensitivity of the nerve root leads to a change in its structure and, in consequence, the displacement and deformation of the cervical vertebra remains unnoticed by the patient. Since the sensations of pain when they don't exist due to disorders of sensitivity.
- Diseases of the internal organs. In the wrong position of the internal organs, their translocation and descent due to the various dysfunctions that leads to alterations in the overall balance in the body. As a result of this more affects the position of the spine — neck, lumbar vertebrae move and deform, giving rise to the types of osteochondrosis.
In general, the osteochondrosis of cervical develops due to the impacts of external factors that disturb the natural balance of the position of the spine and other systems of the human organism. Often these disorders are observed not immediately, and osteochondrosis cervical progresses, leading to serious consequences. That is why it is important to go to an osteopath, that is capable of correcting precisely causes that led to the osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebra, and does not prescribe the treatment of the symptoms, as does traditional medicine.
The signs of the degenerative disc disease cervical
Depending on which vertebrae are surprised neck osteochondrosis the symptoms can manifest itself in different ways. But if you have at least one, it is worth the suspicion of the existence of the osteochondrosis cervical, so it makes sense to get a specialist to perform comprehensive assessment and diagnosis. The main symptoms of the degenerative disc disease of cervical spine:
- The sensations of pain. The first symptom is pain, which in the early stages manifests itself only when it rotates and tilts the head. The unpleasant sensations, usually located on the left or the right side of the plot in the cervical region, the symptoms sometimes include and the surrounding area. With the development of the degenerative disc disease cervical pain radiating into the occipital and front of the head, acquires the character of a migraine.
- The deterioration of the organs of the senses. Basically, you begin to experience vision problems. Bright symptoms: increase in turbidity, double vision, dark coloration in the eyes, use regular in nature, often, ringing in the ears.
- Vertigo. Almost always the osteochondrosis cervical accompanying features vertigo which arise when sharp movement or turn of the head, slopes, the change of posture. In this case, may occur nausea and vomiting.
- Fainting. In semiconscious state and loss of consciousness are a common symptom in the latter stages of osteochondrosis cervical. Some patients these symptoms may occur during the initial development of the disease;
- Cardialgia. Along with other symptoms are often seen sensations specific to attacks of angina pectoris;
- Disorders of sensibility. Depending on the manner in which the vertebrae are affected by a strap to the neck of the osteochondrosis, a sign of the presence of the disease becomes a partial loss of sensation in the occipital and parietal areas of the head, frozen in the matter, on the forearm. In some cases, the numbness may extend from the neck of the hand to the pinky finger or the thumb, respectively, on the outer or on the outer side of the limbs;
- Disorders in speech. It is not a common symptom, and occurs due to the loss of control over the language, due to the tightening of the nerve roots of c3 and c4. You may also experience difficulty breathing.
The symptoms normally, which is characterized by osteochondrosis cervical, manifest very bright, both individually and as a group. So that the diagnosis can be even to yourself. When the first symptoms appear, it is recommended to consult a specialist-the osteopath, for which the osteochondrosis of cervical, symptoms and treatment — one of the areas of professional activity.
Osteopathic treatment of the osteochondrosis of the cervical spine
Today osteopathic treatment of the osteochondrosis of cervical is the most effective. It is aimed at removing the cause of the problem, and not only is struggling with the symptoms that manifest in the form of deformation and a champion of the intervertebral discs.
Before the band to the neck osteochondrosis, the osteopath and specialist diagnoses the disease and its location in the department of the neck, that is to say, determines what vertebrae are skewed and distorted. This can be done as guided by the symptoms of degenerative disc disease, as through the manual of the survey of the patient.
The initial phase of the treatment of the osteochondrosis of cervical — abuse of the sensations are painful. Often, his reason is neck spasm, which treatment and is performed by the specialist. Spasmodic reaction of the muscles of the cervical region in response to a violation of general balance in the body, causes a pinching of the nerve root. In consequence, and experience the sensations of pain in the cervical area (osteochondrosis).
Often, the solution of the spasms by itself is quite effective in the treatment of the cervical spine. By eliminating the muscle tension, osteopathic medicine not only relieves the sensation of pain, but normalizes the position of the spine. Cervical region with the proper treatment comes in the equilibrium position, and unloaded.
Already after several sessions the osteópatay the signs of the degenerative disease of the cervical disc are minimized or disappear at all. This is related to the normalization of the circulation of the blood, which often prevent know muscle spasms. Collar of the plot of the spine and discs of the spine receive good nutrition along with the blood, and as a result of osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebra moves out.
In advanced stages of the disease, the violation of which are global in nature and often affect other organs, you can take more of a difficult and long-term treatment. When this specialist cure not only for the osteochondrosis of the spine, but also of disease and erectile dysfunction, including the displacement of the internal organs, cerebral hypoxia, the deprivation of appendices of the spinal cord, etc
Despite the severity of the disease, the osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, pretty well is precisely that techniques of osteopathy. But to consolidate the progress achieved, as well as in the prevention of complications and the recurrence rate of the disease of a specialist, it is recommended that additional methods — lfk, correction of diet, moderate exercise, massage, and physical therapy procedures.
Depending on to what extent the expression and what are the reasons that you have the osteochondrosis, and treatment is is a professional individually. Depending on the outcome of treatment may be adjusted and complemented with other processes, which helps to quickly and effective for the treatment of the osteochondrosis of the division.
The prevention of the degenerative disc disease cervical
If the diagnosis of osteochondrosis of cervical", the treatment can last for a long time. It is much easier to prevent this disease at all, leading a healthy lifestyle. To avoid a long and complex treatment of degenerative disc disease (which is usually the last stage) is relatively simple prevention methods.
The education of the correct posture from an early age helps to avoid the treatment of osteochondrosis in adulthood. Very often this disease suffer office workers, leading the sedentary life style and are held for a long time in the same posture. To prevent osteochondrosis of the vertebrae, you should make regular warm-up exercises, changing the position of the body, to make inclinations and turns of the head, moderately the load balancing of the shoulders.
For the practice of activities aimed, in total, the strengthening of the muscles, the joints, the bones of the skeleton, reduce in an important way the probability that the degenerative disc disease, cervical or lumbar.
Even if you already have the osteochondrosis (its symptoms manifest pretty bright), prevention of exercises will help to mitigate the course of the disease. But you have to remember that in themselves are not the treatment. You must undergo a course of specialist-osteópatay. Follow-up of the prevention of the same will be the guarantee that the signs of the degenerative disc disease as do not manifest the disease will not return.