Cervical spondylosis is a common disease that occurs due to a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, and reduced physical activity.Pathological changes can manifest at a young age, mainly in office workers, people who spend a lot of time at the computer, in front of the TV and ignore the recommendations of experts on arranging a place to sleep and relax.
Cervical osteonecrosis is a degenerative lesion of the intervertebral discs and joints of the cervical spine, leading to compression of nerve endings and inflammatory processes.The result is pain, weakness and dizziness.If the problem is ignored, metabolism is disrupted, the spine is destroyed and there is a risk of hernia.
The Department of Neurology of the Elena Malysheva Clinic invites you to examine and treat cervical spondylosis.If you have signs of medical changes, do not delay seeing a specialist.After all, the quality of life and full functioning of your entire body depends on it.
Symptoms of cervical spondylosis
The main symptoms of osteonecrosis of the cervical spine are:
- feeling of weakness;
- pain in the neck, shoulders, back of the head, arms;
- lack of coordination;
- nausea and dizziness;
- pain and crunching when turning the head;
- hearing and visual impairment.
Symptoms of cervical spondylosis depend on the level (stage) of the disease:
- Degree 1. Pre-clinical phase.Small manifestations.The pain only appears when moving.
- Degree 2. Nerves are compressed when the discs are displaced, leading to severe pain as well as worsening of the general condition.There is a state of absent-mindedness, fatigue, and decreased work performance.
- level 3. Pain spreads to the arm and shoulder, causing dizziness and muscle numbness.
- Degree 4. Destruction of the intervertebral disc leads to poor coordination and a bent posture.
Diagnose
To build a program to help identify signs of cervical spine degeneration, the doctor conducts an initial examination and prescribes subsequent diagnoses.Patients may be referred:
- X-ray.Allows you to see movements in the spine;
- MRI.Create a picture of the development of pathology, scale, direction of development of deviations;
- CT.Helps evaluate the size of changes in the vertebrae;
- UDS.Helps evaluate blood flow rate;
- Urine and blood tests to assess general condition and exclude contraindications;
- Examinations by gynecologists, oncologists, psychologists, therapists, as well as other specialists, help to eliminate contraindications when choosing a method of care for the patient
Based on the diagnostic results, the doctor makes a decision to prescribe treatment.
Treatment of cervical spondylosis
Treatment of cervical spondylosis aims to:
- eliminate pain syndrome;
- reduces tension in the cervical area;
- improves blood supply to the problem area;
- relapse prevention.
To comprehensively solve the problem, the treatment of cervical osteoarthritis uses medication and physical therapy to:
- Reduce symptoms of cervical spondylosis;
- reduces swelling and affects nerve endings;
- reduces and eliminates muscle spasms;
- cartilage tissue recovery;
- accelerate metabolism for recovery;
- improves rheological properties of blood;
Drug treatment of cervical spondylosis in advanced forms of the pathology is carried out using methods that provide rapid analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, providing an overall health-enhancing effect.In this case, the blockade and injection method is used, prescribed by a doctor and performed by special medical staff in the hospital.
To completely eliminate the symptoms of cervical spondylosis, treatment is carried out using physiotherapy (ultrasound, magnetic therapy, electrophoresis), which is prescribed individually for each patient undergoing rehabilitation in the clinic.
Additional ways to eliminate the symptoms of cervical spondylosis and treat them are:
- physical therapy;
- classical and manual massage;
- manual therapy;
- swimming;
- special diet.
A set of methods of treatment of cervical spondylosis is selected by the neurologist based on the patient's complaints, diagnostic results and the general condition of the body.