One of the most common diseases of the intervertebral discs is cervical osteochondrosis.Spine diseases affect 85% of people in the world.
The first signs of the disease can appear at the age of 25 to 40 years.Osteochondrosis often causes headaches.If the disease is left to chance, it will cause intervertebral protrusion, and as a result, a hernia.
In the recent past, cervical osteochondrosis most often occurred in people over 40 years old;today, the age of those suffering from it has decreased significantly.Signs of the disease can appear in adolescents at the age of 12.
Precisely because of frequent mobility, the cervical spine becomes more sensitive to injuries and painful changes.The neck, like the spine, consists of vertebrae, discs and ligaments.The cervical vertebrae communicate more closely with each other, and therefore even the smallest loads can cause them to move and narrow blood vessels and nerves.
Reasons
The main cause of osteochondrosis in the cervical spine can be a sedentary lifestyle, for example, associated with long driving, sewing, working in the office at the computer, etc.Increased stress can also become a catalyst for the disease: sharp turns, flexion and extension, sudden movements in any direction negatively affect the spine.
- Hereditary predisposition;
- Susceptibility to infections, intoxications, metabolic disorders;
- Insufficient or excessive nutrition, overweight;
- Bruises and fractures;
- Scoliosis, lordosis, kyphosis;
- Frequent hypothermia.
Treatment
As a rule, experts prescribe conservative methods for the treatment of such degenerative diseases of the spine.Anti-inflammatory drugs are usually used for pain, NSAIDs are used for moderate pain, and injections are used at the beginning of treatment.Then the doctor can prescribe physiotherapeutic methods of treatment: magnetophoresis and laser phoresis.They affect the spine with low-frequency currents and magnetic fields, resulting in improved blood circulation and reduced pain symptoms.
Also, with osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, therapeutic massage and physical exercises, electrical neurostimulation and a specialized diet can be prescribed.For detailed information, please contact an expert.
Effective and safe treatments are massages and physiotherapy, which are available at the medical center.A competent physiotherapist will choose an individual course of procedures.