Osteochondrosis is a serious back disease that interferes with the mobility of the vertebrae, changes their location, and causes pinching of the nerve roots. There are diseases in which cervical osteochondrosis can be considered severe. The symptoms of osteochondrosis of the neck are clear, and the diagnosis of the disease is not difficult.
Cervical osteochondrosis involves the destruction of the intervertebral space in the cervical spine. The location of the vertebrae changes, pinching occurs. The disease has consequences, it is worth knowing its symptoms. All 4 people with back disease have osteochondrosis of the neck. The age of the patients is decreasing.
Symptoms
The main annoying symptom of osteochondrosis is pain. Whenever he comes, it doesn’t pass for days, weeks. The severity and duration of pain syndrome depends on the stage of the disease. In cervical osteochondrosis, the neck hurts at the site of the shift in the focus of inflammation. The disease affects several vertebrae, the pain spreads all over the neck.
Cervical osteochondrosis is different from the varieties, suggesting severe symptoms. It's a headache, dizziness. Osteochondrosis causes pinching of the nerve roots and irritation of the nerve fibers around it. The nucleus of the intervertebral disc was inflamed, as were the surrounding tissues.
There are many arteries and blood vessels in the neck that suffer from osteochondrosis. Inflamed nerves cause cramps in the blood vessels, which negatively affects interoperability. The lumen of the blood in the blood vessels decreases as they narrow, a smaller amount of blood passes through them. The head and brain suffer from oxygen starvation. Therefore, headache, dizziness, fainting, nausea, vomiting.
Headaches, migraines, cause a desperate condition and depression in parallel with neck pain. In order to eliminate the symptoms, the doctors do their best to return the patient to his usual life and rhythm. The patient is exposed to the relief of symptoms, it is worth knowing the methods.
Conservative treatment
Symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis require urgent medical attention. The treatment of back diseases is performed by a neuropathologist. If symptoms of osteochondrosis of the cervicothoracic region occur, consultation with a cardiologist will be required. The treatment of the disease is complex and multifaceted. Don’t expect the disease to go away in a week or two. Improvement should be seen within 2-3 weeks and recovery within 3-4 months if the disease is in the first stage. If a person later sees a doctor, he or she cannot fully recover from osteochondrosis.
Much depends on the professionalism and experience of the doctor. It is worthwhile to put together a treatment complex that addresses different aspects of the disease. Medication plays a leading role. Medicine is advancing confidently in the development of drugs for osteochondrosis, drugs that actively influence the focus of inflammation. The most important thing is to choose the right medicine.
Conservative treatment involves taking the following groups of medicines:
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The purpose of the drugs is to eliminate the focus of inflammation, they work gradually and slowly. For treatment, the patient is prescribed 2-3 courses of NSAIDs with a two-week break. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have side effects that occur if treatment is delayed for more than 10 days. The gastrointestinal tract suffers.
- Symptoms of osteochondrosis of the neck (neck pain, migraine) require the use of analgesics, severe analgesics. They stop the pain for a while. In order not to disturb the pain for a long time, accompanying methods are used: self-massage, physiotherapy exercises, manual therapy.
- Vasodilators are important in the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis. It is used to relieve varicose veins. It is recommended to select carefully, individually. They have many contraindications. Self-selection, medication is not recommended. Illiteracy leads to worsening of the disease.
- Chondroprotectors target the regeneration of damaged connective tissue. Osteochondrosis thins the intervertebral space, destroying cartilaginous, connective tissue. Drug-free regeneration is slow because the microcirculation is damaged and metabolic products do not leave the cells. Chondroprotectors increase microcirculation, remove metabolic products, and stimulate metabolic processes in the cells of the affected tissue. Cell regeneration is faster.
In the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis, drug groups are the main groups, but drugs alone are indispensable.
Therapeutic methods
When prescribing treatment, the doctor relies on important factors. It is worthwhile to find out if the patient is allergic to choose therapy, medications. The presence of chronic diseases was revealed. The treatment regimen, its duration and directions depend on the collected medical history. A history indicates the severity of the disease.
Therapy is not limited to medication. The treatment is supplemented by the following methods:
- Physiotherapy. Includes methods: magnetic therapy, electrophoresis, hydrotherapy, mud therapy, light therapy. Electrophoresis and magnetotherapy are used to treat diseases of the back, musculoskeletal system.
- Massage. We recommend that you trust a qualified massage therapist. Massage the collar zone stimulates the outflow of blood, improves the mobility of the vertebrae, and temporarily relieves pain.
- Physiotherapy. The gym therapist will put together, coordinate exercises that will have a beneficial effect on the body, and will be another way to restore the body.
- Traditional methods. There are many effective recipes in folk medicine for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis. It is worthwhile to approach the treatment with herbs and natural ingredients competently, as the plants cause allergic reactions and side effects. It is recommended that treatment be discussed with your doctor. This will protect you from unwanted consequences and complications.
Treatment for symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis is prescribed by a doctor. Self-medication should be ruled out, a serious illness requires a professional approach. With unsuitable drugs, positive dynamics are minimized.