Osteochondrosis refers to the degenerative diseases of the spine, including
Disregard, deformation and gradual erasing of vertebrates.This can lead to pain, some uncomfortable consequences and in advanced cases - even disabled.It is important to pay attention to your health and consult your doctor in a timely manner when suspicious symptoms appear.
The cervical and thoracic spine are less common than the lumbar, however, the occurrence of osteoarthritis in these areas can have serious consequences.Due to the proximity of the cervical region, a violation of blood supply to the brain sometimes develops to the head, which entails many complications.In addition, changes can lead to damage to the roots of the nerves - as a result, the patient feels severe pain and numbness.
Reasons for the appearance
Osteochondrosis occurs in a very large number of people, especially today, when citizens massively lack adequate physical activity, nutrition and proper posture.Possible reasons for the development of osteoarthritis of the cervical and thoracic region include:
- changes related to age;
- genetic tendencies;
- Little sedentary lifestyle, hypotension;
- posture disorders;
- Severe weight gain;
- injury;
- overload;
- Flat feet and other imperfections of the musculoskeletal system;
- stress and bad habits;
- Step back and prolong your stay in the cold.
Recently, osteoarthritis has increasingly begun to be observed in young people, which is mainly associated with the wrong lifestyle.
Symptoms of cervical joint disease
Like most chronic diseases, osteoarthritis of the cervix and chest is quite covertly and does not appear immediately.In the early stages, the patient may not notice anything but periodic discomfort in the spine, but the progression of the disease leads to aggravation of the symptoms:
- Pain in the head or neck, sometimes descending to the shoulders and upper limbs and, depending on the course of the disease, can be acute and painful or painful, mute, manifesting periodically;
- dizziness, impaired vision and hearing, coordination of movements;
- numb, burning or tingling in the upper limb;
- weakness, fatigue, loss of normal working capacity;
- intercostal neuralgia, heart pain, pressure changes.
Most negative symptoms are due to the deformed areas of the spine pinching blood vessels and nerve roots, so their normal function is interrupted.After that, such complications can lead to serious disorders in the body and even disabled if not treated promptly.
Diagnosis and treatment
The doctor began to suspect the patient with osteoarthritis based on his complaints and the medical history collected.In order to confirm or reject the diagnosis, a specialist appointed diagnostic measures, mainly X -ray of the spine in the front and side projection.For more detailed information, CT and MRI are made: they help monitor complications in time.
For bone necrosis in the cervical and chest spine, complex treatment is prescribed.As a rule, it includes a number of main areas:
- Treatment with drugs is mainly painkillers and anti -inflammatory drugs that help relieve pain;In addition, muscle relaxants are often prescribed to reduce muscle spasms, cartilage protection drugs to enhance cartilage and B vitamins to improve the condition of nerve tissue;
- physiotherapy includes massage and other procedures (ultrasound, magnetic therapy, etc.) aimed at improving the condition of the spine and eliminating limitations in mobility;
- physiotherapy allows you to activate blood flow, strengthen muscles, thereby eliminating excessive stress on the spine, toning the body and correcting posture;It also helps reduce pressure on nerve roots.
The procedure of spinal stretching is used periodically to bring it back to its original shape.