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Effective methods for the treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical region

Does your neck and head often hurt, and the pain is given to the arm and shoulders?Perhaps you have cervical osteochondrosis of the treatment of which should be carried out as soon as possible?How to diagnose the disease and, which doctor to contact?And also how to provide first aid for osteochondrosis of the neck?Read more about this and much more in the article.

Features of the disease

To begin with, recall what kind of illness it is.So, osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebra is a disease of the intervertebral discs of the cervical region, which are the most mobile.In most cases, the lesion occurs at the vertebral level C5 - C7.The symptoms of the disease also depend on which vertebra has touched.More detailed about this a little later.

pain in the cervical spine with osteochondrosis

The reasons for the appearance

In order to understand how to treat cervical osteochondrosis, you must first understand what causes of its appearance exist.To begin with, let's say that the disease is more and more often found in recent years.A century of risk from 25 to 40 years.There may be many reasons that caused the disease.The most common include:

  • work at the computer, as well as frequent and prolonged driving a car;
  • sedimentary;
  • Blows of salt in the cervical region;
  • disturbed metabolism;
  • poor nutrition;
  • neck injuries;
  • rheumatism;
  • heredity;
  • hormonal malfunctions;
  • Strong hypothermia, etc.
Healthy spine and osteochondrosis

Symptoms

The disease has a number of symptoms that can manifest both together and separately.It all depends on the affected area of the neck.So, in order to know how to treat osteochondrosis of the cervical region, you need to find out what is affected and what consequences can be.First, consider the general signs of cervical osteochondrosis.

  • Pain.Pain syndrome is observed in the neck, nape, shoulder of the back.The pain can also be given into the hand.In 30% of all headaches, this disease is to blame.All due to the fact that with osteochondrosis, blood vessels can be experienced.Thus, the flow of blood into the brain decreases and severe headaches appear accompanied by rapid fatigue.
  • Crunch.When turning the head and its inclinations, a characteristic strong crunch is felt.
  • Numbness.It may occur in the area of the shoulder blades, accompanied by strong "bastards."Also, the neck itself can be not to do, while in the area of the arms and legs there will be a tangible unpleasant tingling tingling.
  • Weakness and dizziness.Frequent fainting can happen to all this, drowsiness and general fatigue can be observed.
Osteosondrosis pain

If the treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine is carried out at home, then you also need to know how to accurately determine the area of damage.Here you just need to know what symptoms will be if one or another nerve root near the vertebra is affected.In total, such processes in the cervical section 8 and they are designated C1 - C8.

  • C1 - with its defeat, impaired sensitivity in the back of the head is observed.
  • C2 - there are pains in the back of the head and crown.
  • C3 - infringement is accompanied by severe pains in the area where it happened.The sensitivity of the neck decreases.The taste sensitivity of the tongue is disturbed.Speech problems may be observed.
  • C4 - pain in the liver and heart.Numbness and pain in the shoulders and between the shoulder blades are also observed.
  • C5 - pain and decrease in sensitivity in the upper part of the shoulder.
  • C6 - a site, including the neck and shoulder blades.The pain spreads to the shoulder and gives it to the hand, reaching the thumb of the hand.
  • C7 - the symptoms are similar to C6, but the pain extends to the back of the shoulder, and to the entire hand, affecting the remaining fingers, except for the little finger.
  • C8 - similarly to C7.In addition, numbness and pain reached the little finger.

Types

You are wondering if it is possible to cure osteochondrosis of the cervical spine at home?Then you need to find out what stage of the disease you have.After all, only the first degree can be treated at home.In total, 3 degrees of disease can be distinguished based on its progression.

  1. The first - it proceeds almost imperceptibly and you still do not even start thinking about how to deal with cervical osteochondrosis.But it is at this stage that the development of the disease is possible.Symptoms include periodic numbness of the neck and area between the shoulder blades with prolonged sitting.The pain is rare, but it can accompany numbness, fatigue increases.
  2. The second type is the progression of the disease.The intervertebral discs were quarreled and deformed, but it is still possible to resume them.With any movement of the neck, crunch and pain are felt, while the movements are limited.It is required to see a doctor immediately.
  3. The third type is a neglected stage of the disease.Here the integrity of the disks is broken.Pain in the neck, head, shoulders are almost constant.Pain is given even into their hands, up to the fingers.The appearance of such a disease as a hernia is possible.With further deformations and improper fusion of the vertebrae, the fight against the disease can continue only with surgical methods.

Where to turn for help?

So, you have some signs of the disease, and you decided not to sit, lay down, but turn to a specialist for help.The question is that "which doctor treats cervical osteochondrosis?"Well, it all depends on what stage of the disease you have.So, a specialist in therapeutic gymnastics or masseur can be engaged in the treatment of sores of the 1st degree.This also includes alternative medicine, namely, such a direction as osteopathy.

Osteochondrosis of the 2nd degree of the cervical region already requires observation by a doctor in a clinic.Here, manual, physio or reflecttotherapists can engage in a sore.Also, a consultation with a neuropathologist will not be superfluous.Osteochondrosis of the cervical region of the 3rd degree requires more professional medical treatment.Here a neuropathologist should initially be engaged in the disease, since there are quite a few nerve endings in the cervical region.In a neglected case, osteochondrosis of the cervical surgeon is treated with a neuropathologist.

Appeal to a specialist for cervical osteochondrosis

Diagnostics

Before treating the neck osteochondrosis, you will have to go through an examination.The attending physician will carry out palpation of the neck, make several manipulations and interview you.Be sure to prescribe an X -ray of the cervical spine.Additionally prescribed a general blood test.For a more detailed idea of the disease, they can be directed to MRI or CT.

How is treatment?

To begin with, let's answer the question, "Is it possible to cure cervical osteochondrosis?"Yes, it is possible, but you can completely cope with the disease only in the early stages.So how to defeat cervical osteochondrosis?For this, there are different methods of treatment that are described later.

Medication

Preparations are the most effective methods of treating cervical osteochondrosis 2 and 3 degrees.There is a comprehensive treatment.So, some drugs should remove the pain syndrome tortured you.Other drugs fight inflammation.The third - relieve swelling, the fourth drugs restore blood circulation and supply the diseased area with nutrients.All of them can be both in the form of tablets, and in the form of injections and injections.With osteochondrosis of the cervical ointment, the ointments will be ineffective.

Medicines for cervical osteochondrosis

All treatment of cervical osteochondrosis in women and men is divided into 3 stages.

  1. The first - drugs should quickly defeat pain, relieve swelling and have an anti -inflammatory effect.
  2. At the second stage, each tool should cause a restorative therapeutic effect.
  3. The third stage is recovery.This includes vitamins, therapeutic gymnastics and massage.

Since osteochondrosis tortured you and you decided to go to the hospital, please do not self -medicate and follow all the instructions of the attending physician.

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy can answer how to cure osteochondrosis of the cervical spine.The most commonly used methods include:

  • magnetotherapy;
  • electrotherapy;
  • laser treatment;
  • UFO;
  • Balneotherapy is different.

Surgical intervention

Sometimes, only a surgeon can answer how to get rid of cervical osteochondrosis.The operation is prescribed after consulting with a neuropathologist.Then the surgeon should try as much as possible so that osteochondrosis who defeated you retreats.After the operation, get ready for a long recovery rate.

Traditional medicine

And what will folk medicine say to all this?There are enough methods and means to treat such a disease here.However, remember that you act at your own peril and risk, so only you are also responsible for the consequences.So, how to deal with osteochondrosis with the help of folk remedies.

  • The first method is compresses for cervical osteochondrosis from a sheet of Indian onions.To do this, you need to take a sheet of plants and rub them with sore regions, and then attach the remains as a compress at night.The therapeutic effect should be observed the next morning.
  • Another compress at night is prepared from cottage cheese sprinkled with vinegar.It is done for several nights in a row until the treatment with the treatment.
    • compress for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosp
  • Similarly, horseradish leaves are used.We take a freshly dried leaf of the plant, rinse it in boiling water and apply to the sore spot at night, after wrapping it with something warm.
  • And how to cure cervical osteochondrosis with a shovel?And here everything is quite simple.The fact is that we do not need the whole shovel, and only part of it is needed by a cutter in a length of more than a meter.To make it a miracle, you need to take it with both hands and tuck it by the neck.Further, with movements up and down we massage sick areas.The procedure should be done several times a day, at least a week.

Contraindications for treatment

Sometimes a difficult question arises, "what to do with cervical osteochondrosis is possible, but what not?"Not all therapeutic procedures are detected always have only a therapeutic effect.Sometimes they can greatly harm the patient.Therefore, it is worth treating only with the recommendations of the attending physician.So, this includes the following procedures that are used to treat osteochondrosis:

  1. acupuncture;
  2. Therapeutic gymnastics or exercise therapy;
  3. massage.

Acupuncture is done with osteochondrosis, if you are 75 or more years old, as well as pregnant women.The remaining points of contraindications in this procedure are identical with massage.This is included:

  1. Blood diseases.
  2. Any type of bleeding.
  3. Increased mental excitability.
  4. The presence of any breathing difficulties.
  5. Problems with the digestive system.

Exercise therapy or physiotherapy complex, with such a disease as osteochondrosis, also has contraindications.The most common include unhealed injuries, severe bruises, hematomas.Also, contraindications here include:

  • sharp exacerbation of the disease;
  • weak heart;
  • manifestation of tachycardia or arrhythmias;
  • heavy forms of diabetes;
  • tendency to bleeding;
  • infectious sores;
  • There are diseases associated with the vestibular apparatus;
  • Availability of vision problems;
  • Neurological symptoms that lead to the loss of coordination.

How to provide first aid?

If osteochondrosis found you by surprise at home, then first aid will be as follows:

  1. Take the painful in your dose normal for you.
  2. Call the doctor at home, because more radical methods and other drugs may be required.
  3. Try not to make sudden movements either with your head or body.
  4. Remove the blanket from the bed and lie down, comfortably putting a small pillow under your head.If the mattress is soft enough, then lie on a bench or floor.
  5. Try to relax and think about something good, so that the analgesic acts faster.If the doctor lingers, do not lie in one position for a long time.