Osteochondrosis from the 2nd stage of the cervical area of the support pole is a pathology faced by different people.Many ignore the symptoms of the early phase of the disease, degenerative and dystrophic processes continue to be more active, pain arises.
Doctors advise paying attention to signs of osteochondrosis in the cervical zone.Do not wait until the cartilage between the disc is destroyed, which will destroy the patient into persistent pain, breaking the neck mobility.It is important to know: with severe degradation of discomfort, the brain hypoxia develops, harmful cerebral disorders arise, and the risk of ischemic stroke increases.
General information
The first stage of the disease runs almost without symptoms: sometimes weak pain in the neck appears, with palpation you can feel small muscle tension.If you start treatment in time: gymnastics, analgesic intake, chondroprotectors, vitamins, massages, then it is enough to stop the onset of degeneration.
In the absence of adequate treatment, the disease lasts.The second stage of the spinal cervical osteochondrosis is often detected by doctors in patients with headaches complaints, unpleasant sensations when tilted and changed heads, movement constraints, muscle tension -neck and shoulders.
Important points at 2 degrees osteochondrosis in the cervical region:
- Cracks of fibrous rings appear, cervical spinal instability develops;
- Criminals in the spread process, which ensure full nutrition of the intervertebral disc, affects the condition of the cartilage, the destruction of the important element begins.In violation of the amortization of amortization leading to decrease the height of the disc, the vertebra approaches each other, the movement of the head and neck causes pain;
- Pressure on the nerve roots increases, periodic pain appears.They can be eliminated with analgesics, but unpleasant sensations quickly return after the expiration of the drug;
- In the second stage of the disease, there is no active compression of the vertebral artery, but the patient feels other pathological signs: fatigue, sleep disorders, increased fatigue, decreased performance levels;
- With cervical osteochondrosis, the pain is localized not only in the problem area, but also spread to the back of the head, upper back, shoulders.The progress of the disease to the background of the adjacent departments of the department causing cerebral complications;
- In the absence of treatment, maintaining a negative factor action, the pathology goes to 3 degrees with active damage to the fibrous ring and placing Hyalin.Investigations are protrusions and intervertebral hernia, persistent pain during vertebral friction, problems with cervical zone mobility, and exposed neurological disorders.
Reason -Secondary Development of Pathology
Osteochondrosis in the cervical region develops with the background of the following factors:
- hypothermia;
- Posture violations;
- Deficiency of calcium and vitamins;
- The habit of sitting, bowing, bending his head is low;
- old work on the computer;
- genetic tendency;
- cervical injury;
- Excessive load on the neck zone, too active head movements;
- Incorrect mineral metabolism for various pathological backgrounds;
- endocrine disease;
- In the process of performing professional tasks, the head is often removed.
Osteochondrosis degree 2 cervical department code according to ICD - 10 m42.
Symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis
The development of neck osteochondrosis shows an increase in pain syndrome, deterioration in well -being, unpleasant sensations in the back, especially after pressure or prolonged in one position.The closer the vertebrae from each other, the more active the ligaments, the muscle tension seems to maintain the optimum position of the support pole.
Vertebra subluxation in combination with the decrease in the influence of muscle frames increases discomfort in the affected area.Elastic placement transplantation causes pain while switching, bending and extending the neck.
The disc protection changes the correct position of the neighboring bone structure, the violation of posture appears.If you do not start treatment, continue taking uncontrolled painkillers, then you can soon have a negative symptom of 3 degrees cervical osteochondrosis.
Diagnostics
This treatment is performed by a vertebrologist.You can also contact a neurologist.
To make a diagnosis, a profile specialist explains the clinical picture and anamnesis, setting the x -ray cervical and MRI department.With severe muscle cramps, electromilography is required, if the patient complains of clear cerebral disorders, then the vessel dopplerography will be needed.
Note!After diagnosis, doctors often notice that patients develop a third level of disease, but active development of the process can still be recognized using instrumental studies.If you immediately do not start treatment, the symptoms of compression of the vertebral artery, followed by the affected cerebral circulation, the development of important organ hypoxia, will be completely emerged.
An effective field of therapy
After diagnosis, doctors recommend eliminating the factors in which the disease is ongoing.If degeneratively stopped - dystrophic changes in the cartilage, then the pathological process will soon affect the bone and blood vessels, a set of negative features will appear.With severe pathological levels, it is difficult to stop the process of cartilage destruction, damage to fibrous rings, doctors reveal protrusion and disc hernia.
Medication
The doctor chose several groups of drugs:
- Chondroprotectors.The composition stops the destruction of Hyalin gaskets, activating the process of regenerating cartilage tissue.The course is 3 months.
- Nsaid.Eliminates inflammation in the nerve root, reduces pain and swelling, increases the mobility of the problem area.Drug forms: transdermal plaster, capsule, suspension, tablet, gel, ointment.
- Musorelaxants.They help with painful muscle cramps, facilitate movement, relieve muscle fibers.
- B Vitamins.Neurotropic materials are essential for the recovery of the transmission of nerve impulses when pinching a sensitive structure to the background of the development of osteochondrosis.
- Analgesic.With headaches, discomfort to the background of muscle tension, damage to the intervertebral disc, normal analgesics should be taken.Keep in mind: painkillers only reduce discomfort, but without the treatment of osteochondrosis, unpleasant sensations in the cervical zone, shoulders, headaches, cerebral disorders will increase as orthopedic pathology lasts.
- Sedative.Sleep disorders, headaches, discomfort in head movements negatively affect the condition of the nervous system.Patients get angry, insomnia looks more frequent.Plant compounds and synthetic drugs help: desert tincture, soothing phytosbor, valerian in tablets and root -based tinctures, boiling mint, lemon balm.
Corticosteroids and spinal cord restrictions in 2 degrees of discogenic pathology in most cases are not required: the dystrophic and degenerative process in the intervertebral disc, the adjacent tissue is not active to cause painful pain.To facilitate the complex conditions of these drugs.It is not possible to use strong analgesics without prescribing a doctor: with 2 degrees of disease, there is sufficient preparation for moderate exposure effects.
Another method of treatment
Patients should be remembered: solely with medications it is impossible to stop the development of cervical osteochondrosis.Complex therapy is a prerequisite for restoring depreciation structure, reducing pain, eliminating muscle cramps, and normalizing neck mobility.
Effective methods:
- Neck massage, including points;
- use of lyapko and many kuznetsov ipplitors;
- Hirudotherapy;
- acupuncture;
- Physiotherapy: Ozokokitic, Mudlet, UHF, Electric and Phonorophoresis applications with effective analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs;
- Physiotherapy training and special training for cervical osteochondrosis;
- manual therapy;
- Wear shants collar.
The possibility of complications
Without complex therapy, osteochondrosis lasts, brain dysfunction appears to the background of the vertebral artery compression, the nerve root of the pinch.The longer the patient puts a visit to a neurologist or vertebrologist, the more active intervertebral disc is destroyed, the risk of severe cerebral disorders increases.
The advancement of cervical osteochondrosis often causes a variety of pathologies and harmful conditions:
- Dizziness for cervical osteochondrosis in combination with nausea and faint;
- ischemic stroke;
- Scoliotic changes;
- the development of low -oriented cones in the neck, which is generally called "bump widow";
- Pain syndrome in the neck zone, nape.Discomfort is enhanced by changing weather conditions, head movements;
- jumping in blood pressure;
- more dangerous appearance and pathological forms with rupture of fibrous rings, bright pain syndrome - intervertebral disc hernia;
- severe headaches, including properties such as migraines;
- The stupidity of the cervical area, shoulders, unpleasant tingles, pain and decreased hand sensitivity.
For the prevention of cervical osteochondrosis, inhibit a worse 3 degree pathological transition, the patient must perform a doctor's prescription, take drugs, do gymnastics for the neck, attend a massage session, affect the problem area using transdermal patches.It is important to leave smoking, eat properly, do not bend, more often change the head position during the working day, but avoid movements suddenly.Treated refusal, inconsistency of procedures, reduction in the journey of chondroprotectors, frequent pressure, hypothermia, hypodynamia are factors that increase the risk of development of cervical osteochondrosis.