Methods of treating cervical spondylosis

Cervical osteosarcomas are asymptomatic as long as the discs can fulfill their decreasing duties. As soon as their thickness begins to decrease, instability occurs. The body compensates for this with the growth of bone cells, resulting in a person feeling a stiff neck, and over time other unpleasant symptoms appear, significantly worsening the quality of life. Treatment of cervical spondylosis must be comprehensive.

This means that drug treatment alone (injections, tablets, ointments) is not enough. In addition, for her, it is imperative to perform special therapeutic exercises, massage, attend hirudotherapy courses (treatment with leeches), and also do basic exercises at the gym. home. In addition to the main treatment, the use of folk remedies is allowed.

Drugs

The doctor's priority is to relieve the patient's pain. For these purposes, the entire drug complex is used:

• non-steroidal anti-inflammatory;
• anesthetics and hormones (for congestion);
• muscle relaxants;
• chondroprotectors;
• tranquilizers and antidepressants;
• B group vitamins.

The groups of drugs listed in the complex act as a potent anesthetic complex for bone resorption, while nourishing the intervertebral discs and restoring nerves:

• NSAIDs reduce inflammation and mild to severe pain.
• Anesthesia and hormonal agents are injected into the painful site (disc or vagal sympathomimetic) - the pain syndrome stops immediately. After that, the patient was put on a neck brace for a while so that he could not move his head strongly.
• Muscle relaxants are used to relax spasmed muscles.
• Chondroprotectors improve the nutrition of the intervertebral disc. Their reception begins at the same time as NSAIDs. Usually the use of chondroprotectors is long and complex. This means that the doctor can prescribe, along with external agents, oral medications, as well as injections.
• Sedatives and antidepressants help people cope with stress, prevent depression, and in turn help fight muscle tension.
• Complex preparations of vitamin B. Deficiency of B1, 6 and 12 adversely affects nerve fibers and nerve cell conduction. First, the drug is prescribed as an injection for a short course, then they switch to supportive therapy and oral medication.

On a note. Most NSAIDs and chondroprotectors are presented in various forms - in the form of tablets, ointments, injections, as well as rectal suppositories (NSAIDs) and patches (NSAIDs).

Gymnastics and massage

As soon as the pain syndrome subsides, it is necessary to gradually increase the motor activities of the cervical spine. If the patient is already in lockdown, the bandages are removed after about a week.

Some doctors think it's always necessary to move. When a patient is prescribed bed rest, it is believed that this helps to combat the disease, but in reality, the patient will have the opposite effect - on one side of the neck, the muscles spasm, otherwisetaking muscle relaxants, remain limited, On the other hand, their slow weakening is observed (slurring or loss of sound). Therefore, returning to the working rhythm, patients with cervical myeloma in a relatively short time will surely face pain, limited movement and muscle spasms again. If you engage in physical education in doses and little by little, but continuously, you can reduce pain with minimal use of pain relievers.

Similar views are shared by physiotherapists and chiropractors. Their techniques are based on movement rather than lying in bed, as 90% of doctors trying to relieve pain for patients with cervical osteosarcoma are active.

Exercises for acute pain

This is a static gymnastics in which the cervical spine does not do any movement. Physiotherapists recommend doing the following 3 exercises to treat headaches, tinnitus, and neck pain:

1. Sit on a chair, straighten your back, look straight ahead. Place your hands on top of each other and place them under your chin. Begin to press your chin with your hands, as if you want to lower your head. At this point, the spine has nothing to do with the muscles, but the muscles in the front of the neck are tense. Press into your hand for 3 to 5 seconds, then lower your arm and relax. Repeat a few times.
2. Continue to sit with your back straight and look ahead. Place the back of your right hand on your cheek. Begin to turn your head to the right, while supporting your hands. The head is motionless. Press for 3 to 5 seconds, then let go and relax. Repeat a few times. Repeat exercise 2 with the other hand.
3. Place one brush on top of another at the back of your head. Imagine you tilt your head back. Fight with your hands. At times of pressure, linger for 3 to 5 seconds. Then lower your arms and relax. Repeat a few times.

You don't have to use all your strength to put pressure on your hands. This will backfire - the pain will increase. Every movement is as smooth as possible, slow, without jerks. The number of visits per day is from 2 to 3 times.

On a note. Static exercises are similar to micromotion techniques. Thanks to that, the muscles are relaxed, the pain gradually disappears.

A set of popular exercises for cervical osteochondrosis

Exercise can be done independently, at home, both during remission and at the time of exacerbations.

The general complex consists of 6 exercises:

1. Stand up straight, feet shoulder width apart, chest wide. Put your hand on your shoulder. Make symmetrical circular movements backward (at least 10 times), then forward (10 times). Body and neck motionless. After finishing the exercise, lower the arms and shake from the shoulders, relax.
2. Continue to stand. Spread your arms out to the sides parallel to the floor, clench your hands into fists. Now imagine shaking dumbbells. Simultaneously, bend your elbows and touch your shoulders with your fists, then straighten them. Repeat 10-15 times. After finishing the exercise, shake your hands off your shoulders and relax.
3. In the starting position. Exercise in motion. Interlace your fingers and place your palm on your forehead. Begin, as in the beginning, bowing forward. Fight with your hands. Hold in the pressure position for 3-5 seconds, then relax. The muscles in the back of the neck work.
4. Perform exercise number 3 from the complex with exacerbation of cervical osteochondrosis.
5. From the starting position, without moving your neck, bring your shoulders forward, hold for 3-5 seconds, then straighten and bring your shoulder blades together and release. Repeat a few times.
6. From the starting position: take a deep breath in through your nose - raise your arms to the sides and up, lower in front of you - exhale completely through your mouth. During the acute phase, raise your arms low - parallel to the floor.

On a note. To completely cure the cervixbone necrosisThese exercises are not enough. However, they are suitable for acute pain relief and restoration of spinal mobility.

Micromovements

A chiropractor has developed a system to help patients with cervical osteochondrosis:

1. Sit on a chair and lean back. Now imagine that you agree with someone - shake your head slightly. You can do this for as long as you like, until you get bored. As soon as a spare minute was given, they sat down and did it. Free refill.
2. The starting position is exactly the same as in exercise 1. It's just that now you don't agree with your interlocutor - noticeably shaking your head left and right. Do as long as convenient. Free refill.

On a note. Exercise sets can be combined. This will give a noticeable effect in a short time - the pain will gradually decrease.

Massage

It is better to leave the cervical spine massage to a specialist. However, in cases of severe pain, if you can painlessly raise and put your hands behind your head, you can try to help yourself. There are many self-massage techniques.

The simplest self-massage is done as follows:

1. Sit on the chair. Raise and place your hand behind your head on the opposite side of the pain.
2. Start stroking the neck in the inflamed area. Do it gently at first, with almost no pressure. Then increase the intensity a bit.
3. Go down the shoulder. As a rule, when the bike is upside down, not only the neck on one side hurts, but the shoulder also hurts. Stretch. This must be done aggressively to warm up the spasming muscles, but self-massage should not cause severe pain.
4. Repeat this process on the other side of the neck. This has to be done, because on the one hand the muscles are contracted, on the other they are relaxed - you need to even out their tone.
5. Place both hands behind the head and place the fingers along the spine (along the spinous process). Carefully, but aggressively enough, work through the field. Do not apply excessive pressure. The neck is the most fragile part of the spine. An awkward move can hurt yourself and make the situation worse.
6. Apply any numbing ointment or gel you have in your medicine cabinet to the warmed cervical spine.

Do not use warming ointments for self-massage. The skin on the neck is very delicate, especially in the area of the arteries and in the front. If the compound heats there, you could get burned.

Hirudotherapy

Treatment with leeches for degenerative bone disease, especially of the cervical spine, is very effective. Hirudotherapy helps:

• pain relief;
• improves blood circulation in the area of the influence of leeches - the flow of arterial blood to the brain and the outflow of venous blood is normalized;
• reduce swelling;
• enhance the effect of the drug;
• improve sleep;
• relieve psychological stress;
• Significant reduction in headaches and dizziness.

Not everyone is allowed to be treated like that. Do not forget to undergo a full examination before treating leech nests. If there are no contraindications, 7-10 procedures are performed. To consolidate results after a month, you can again turn to a high-tech therapist.

Folk methods of treatment

Try the following recipes:

• rub the nape of the neck with a sheet of Indian onion, cover it with something warm and go to sleep;
• self-massage with honey - massage the neck and shoulders with honey, then apply a towel soaked in warm water, after 10 minutes take out the honey residue (if any) and then go to bed, cover the blanket;
• steam but not during exacerbations, then massage with honey and drink herbal tea;
• Use the needle - put the needle disc into the seventh cervical vertebra, if the feeling is tolerable, then sleep with the needle - in the morning you will see a marked reduction in pain.

There are many ways to treat uterine fibroids. In addition to the methods described, an effective method of therapy is acupuncture, yoga, Pilates, rolling ball exercises. Remember, self-medication is dangerous. Make an appointment with your doctor and check your overall health. The specialist will select each treatment and tell you which exercises can and cannot be done, whether self-massage is possible, if leeches help, or can recommend one of the following: alternative medicine methods, such as bee stings.