Causes, symptoms and treatment of osteoarthritis of the cervical spine

Cervical bones and dizziness, fear and depression - condition, at first glance, unrelated, but this is not so.Very often, physical condition significantly affects the psychological state of the patient.

Osteochondrosis

Statistics confirm this position - Spinal diseases in more than 65% of cases causing depression in patients.In addition, similar statistics show that in patients with osteoarthritis, depression twice as developed compared to other diseases (diabetes, stroke, heart attack).

In addition to depression, patients with osteoarthritis often have panic attacks.This is an absurd and sudden feeling of fear.The attacks are short and the result of stressful reactions.There is evidence that panic attacks often occur with cervical joint disease, such as dizziness, fear and depression.If the patient notes the appearance of this condition up to 4 times in a month, this requires thorough examination and treatment.

Causes and forms of the disease

Osteochondrosis cervical is a chronic and progressive disease.The cartilage fabric of the disc is destroyed as a result of inflammatory processes.The cause of the disease is as follows:

  • hereditary;
  • scoliosis and improper posture;
  • Cervical injury;
  • hormonal imbalance;
  • Rheumatism and system lupus;
  • Lower body heat.

In its development, bones and joints pass 3 stages.The first is characterized by the beginning of the deformation process of the discs.There is a little discomfort and mild pain in the neck.In 2 stages, the destruction of the continued disks, the vertebrae of the cervical area are dislocated.The patient was pursued by a constant pain in the position of inflammatory damage.The disease begins to become chronic.The third stage comes with symptoms such as headache and reducing the sensitivity of the above limbs.Intervertebral cartilage fabric of disks is completely destroyed, as a result of hernia and protruding.

depression

One of the clinical signs of cervical joint disease is the Royshold syndrome, manifested in the form of severe pain in the neck, given to the lower back, shoulders, and shoulder blades.Such syndrome is formed by the bump of the nerves of the cervical spine.Patients also have vertebral artery syndrome.He may complain about a headache from behind his head to the temporary area.Heart syndrome also indicates cervical joint disease.It manifests itself in the form of heart pain, while such pain is not removed with nitroglycerin.

Cervical fibrosis is manifested in the following symptoms:

  • increase sensitivity at the back of the head;
  • numb neck;
  • numbness in collar or shoulder;
  • Heart attack with enhanced breathing;
  • Pain spread to shoulder belt;
  • impaired sensitivity of the upper and lower limbs;
  • Violating the sensitivity of the finger;
  • back and lower back pain;
  • Purple ball on the legs and arms;
  • visual impairment;
  • Dizziness and fainting.

The relationship of osteoarthritis and depression

The development of depression in osteoarthritis is due to the influence of certain factors.First, patients can cause depression in patients that osteoarthritis is a chronic disease.A continuous pain or acute pain periodically, exhausting the human body's resources, acting as a source of stress, thereby increasing the risk of depression.According to research, depression will occur less often if the patient will feel relieved within 6 months after treatment.If during this period, the patient's condition does not improve under the influence of treatment, then the ability to manifest depression is much higher.

Pain, is the main syndrome of osteoarthritis, significantly limiting important activities, sometimes bringing isolation - a person who is limited in motion, and therefore he does not have the opportunity to participate in labor activities and have a familiar lifestyle.This causes some discomfort, and the result is social passivity and isolation.

The next factor that causes depression in patients is such a pain syndrome.Even when you receive a certain liberation and get rid of the pain, such patients are concerned that the decline may occur at any time.This certainly affects the emotional state, which is a source of stress.

hereditary

The treatment can also be one of the causes of depression.This is explained as follows:

  1. Taking pain medications affects depression for osteoarthritis, increasing it.
  2. The reception of anti -inflammatory drugs is not, or rather, side effects from them, manifested in the form of increased pressure, stomach and liver pain, poor health can cause the appearance of depression.
  3. The reception of corticosteroids and anti -hypertension drugs prescribed for cervical joint disease can also cause depression.This happens under the influence of side effects of these drugs.

Depression is manifested in symptoms such as sleep disorders, poor health, losing interest in life, indifference, depression, unable to focus, reduce self -esteem, pessimism, inhibition in general.

Special symptoms for cervical joint disease

Typically, cervical joints are accompanied by noise in the ears and dizziness.These symptoms significantly affect the quality of the patient's life.The performance decreases, the patient becomes too uncomfortable due to lack of good rest.

Dizziness occurs after a night sleep and can stay throughout the day.It is often accompanied by darkness in the immediate future, violating coordination and orientation in space.Such symptoms are usually constant.Dizziness for osteoarthritis is due to brain circulation violations, as a result of oxygen starvation and lack of nutrients.This condition is caused by the following reasons:

  • The vertebra is compressed by bone cells formed in the cervix area;
  • Muscle tension and vertebrae movement;
  • violating the vestibular apparatus;
  • squeeze the blood vessels and form the nerves in the cervical area;
  • Limit spine.

The noise in the ear is due to the lack of normal blood circulation in the vessels of the cervical spine. In addition, the blood supply to the brain with the middle and the inside is disturbed.This is facilitated by different factors, including ear and head injuries, viral infections, cardiovascular disease.

Treatment of noise at the head with cervical bone for normalization of blood circulation in the cervix.This can be achieved by using special therapeutic massage of the collar and head. Massage will contribute to relaxation at the nerve ending place.Physiotherapy measures and drugs must be prescribed by a doctor will help eliminate outside noise in the ear.

Dizziness treatment for osteoarthritis of the cervical spine is often symptomatic, as this is the secondary manifestation of the disease.The doctor will prescribe the drug will improve the supply of brain blood and will help reduce the permeability of blood vessels, while eliminating the signs of lack of oxygen.Should perform special exercises will help eliminate this symptom.However, it should be noted that their implementation should be slow and careful, without sudden movement.

An effective remedy helps to eliminate spasms and squeeze nerves, causing dizziness, and homemade.

It will be especially effective if the ointment is used at the same time, as they help boost the processes in tissues.

Treatment method

massage

How to treat cervical bone?Drug treatment includes drugs of different orientation groups to eliminate the symptoms and causes of the disease.

The treatment approach should be complicated and include:

  • anesthesia;
  • Improve blood circulation at inflammatory position;
  • slow down in the process of destroying cartilage fabric;
  • Food on cartilage tissue with vitamin preparations.

Treatment of osteoarthritis of the cervical spine is performed according to symptoms.Because the main symptoms are pain, painkillers are used to eliminate it.They will contribute to reducing the sensitivity of nerve ends, and thanks to this pain syndrome will quickly expand.The effect of pain relief is also achieved by the use of hormonal drugs and anti -inflammatory drugs.Their actions aims to eliminate the edema of nerves and reduce soft tissue.Pain syndrome is also caused by muscle cramps, which reduces disturbed muscle fibers.In this case, muscle relaxants are used, they eliminate such cramps, and thus achieve anesthesia effect.

If the patient cannot cope with pain with conventional drugs, the use of injection and blockade is recommended.They will help quickly and pain for a long time.Their appointment is only done by a doctor.For cervical joint disease, different groups of groups are used to eliminate pain.With the help of the drug, the deformation and destruction of the bones and cartilage tissue of the spine are slowing down.

Treatment of osteoarthritis is not completed without the appointment of chondroprotors.They contribute to recover and slow down the destruction of cartilage, due to the disease itself occurs.One of their use is at least six months.The main activity of these drugs is sulfate.Often prescribed by this group is a drug produced in tablets and ointments.

Can osteoarthritis can be cured at home?

In the absence of clinical symptoms that are clearly manifested, the treatment of cervical bone at home is quite acceptable.

Such treatment must be performed under the supervision of the doctor and it includes the following procedures:

  1. Medical physical education.
  2. Massage and yourself.
  3. Use special equipment.
  4. Take medicine as prescribed by a doctor.

The use of drugs as prescribed by a doctor may be performed by patients independently.Media physical education for osteoarthritis of the cervical spine is an integral part of treatment.It helps improve blood circulation, strengthen muscle corset, restore neurological ending.However, with all its useful properties, exercises have certain contraindications, including arrhythmia and tachycardia, myocardial infarction and aortic aneurysm, Neoplasms and acute infectious diseases.The species of the proposed exercises, the patient will get acquainted with the expert.

For massage and itself, their effects are sometimes beyond drug treatment.Carrying out massage processes to relax the muscles of the neck and shoulders, help eliminate pain and blood circulation in the cervix area improved, and the pressure is normalized.Massage motion should be kneaded, rubbing and caressing.

Class

Among the special devices to treat osteoarthritis, the application tool of Kuznetsov, is a needle massage machine, used.It is a similar type of acupuncture and can be used at home.If you deal with it daily for 30 minutes, you can get the desired effect.

In addition, with cervical joint disease, a chantze collar is often regulated, evaluating that they say that this is a very effective tool.A chanstz collar is an orthopedic, the use helps restore blood supply to the brain and cervical spine.It holds the neck vertebrae in the right position, achieving positive effects.