One of the most common diseases of the intervertebral discs is cervical osteochondrosis.Spinal diseases affect 85% of people worldwide.
The first signs of the disease can appear between the ages of 25 and 40.Osteochondrosis often causes headaches.If the disease is left to its own devices, it will cause intervertebral protrusion and, as a result, herniation.
In the recent past, cervical osteochondrosis most often occurs in people over 40 years old;today, the age of those suffering from it has significantly decreased.Signs of the disease can appear in adolescents as young as 12 years old.
It is because of the frequent mobility that the cervical spine becomes more vulnerable to injuries and any 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 their displacement and narrowing of 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 an office at a computer, etc.Increased stress can also become a catalyst for the disease: sharp turns, flexions and extensions, sharp movements in any direction negatively affect the spine.
- Hereditary predisposition;
- Tendency to infections, intoxications, metabolic disorders;
- Insufficient or excessive nutrition, overweight;
- Bruises and fractures;
- Scoliosis, lordosis, kyphosis;
- Frequent hypothermia.
Treatment
As a rule, specialists prescribe conservative methods for the treatment of such degenerative diseases of the spine.Anti-inflammatory drugs are usually used for pain, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used for moderate pain, and injections are used at the beginning of treatment.After that, the doctor can prescribe physiotherapeutic methods of treatment: magnetophoresis and laserphoresis.They affect the spine with low-frequency currents and magnetic fields, which leads to improvement of blood circulation and reduction of 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 consult a specialist.
Effective and safe treatments are the massages and physiotherapy offered at the medical center.A competent physiotherapist will choose an individual course of procedures.