Osteochondrosis is a serious disease of the spine that leads to disability. There are three types of disease: chest, cervical, lumbar. Each has symptoms.
A dystrophic disorder in the articular cartilage affects the space between the vertebrae. Osteochondrosis destroys cartilage tissue, causing thinning. Everything around is inflamed, including nerve fibers. Gradually the vertebrae are displaced, nerves are pinched. In each section of the spine, it leads to certain symptoms and consequences. Neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis are considered important, serious.
The main symptoms of osteochondrosis
The main symptoms that occur with types of disease:
- Pain in the focus of the disease, worsening at rest.
- Weakness in the body, present on waking, throughout the day. Caused by oxygen deprivation.
- Blood pressure surges. It is characteristic of cervical osteochondrosis, it is found in other types of the disease.
The disease has vague, generalized main symptoms, therefore, requires careful diagnosis. Consider the neurological side of the symptomatology.
Neurology for cervical osteochondrosis
Cervical osteochondrosis is a type of dystrophic disorder that affects the vertebrae of the neck. Due to the progressive disease, there is a serious displacement of the vertebrae. The symptomatology is pronounced. The disease is common. Children of adolescence, younger are often affected.
Neurological manifestations of dystrophic disorders in the cervical spine:
- Cervicalgia is present at all stages of cervical osteochondrosis. It is expressed by a dull pain in the deep tissues of the neck. Patients complain of a "cola in the neck" sensation. Discomfort is present throughout the day, and worse at night.
- Inflammation of the scalene anterior muscle is expressed by pain in the lateral part of the neck, palpably radiating to the corresponding arm. Cramps in fingers upon waking. It is caused by inflammation of the nerve fibers, the roots of the C5-C7 vertebrae.
- Cranialgia is characteristic of severe osteochondrosis of the neck. It is expressed by a burning pain syndrome in the crown of the head, above the eyebrows. Even powerful pain relievers are often unable to calm down.
- Cochlevestibular sensations are expressed by pain in the ears, cracking. Manifestations of cervical osteochondrosis require an urgent visit to the doctor. Oxygen starvation is to blame.
Cervical osteochondrosis has manifestations of neuralgia that require medical supervision. There are many arteries in the neck. The disease reduces blood flow, causing disturbances, disruptions. The main symptoms of the disease from the side of neurology are listed.
The manifestations of the disease are not obvious, it concerns the initial stage. Most go to the doctor when the disease has a second or third stage.
Neurology for thoracic osteochondrosis
Neurological manifestations of thoracic osteochondrosis:
- Aching pain under the scapula - dorsalgia. The person leans forward. There is a feeling of fatigue in the back, unbearable heaviness in the upper part.
- Plexuses near the collarbone, ribs swell. Causes discomfort when turning the back. The swelling is palpable under the scapula.
- In the area of the atrium, a person experiences pain. Often there are no heart pathologies, the point is in the xiphoid process, which becomes inflamed due to back disease. The symptom is considered bright, widespread. Neurologists are faced with complaints of patients with pain in the heart. The disease does not affect the work of the heart.
These are the main symptoms of the manifestation of chest osteochondrosis in terms of neurological changes in the body. Symptoms are expressed in severe discomfort, pain. Pain relieves pain relievers, pain relievers, psychotropic drugs used in severe disease.
The listed symptoms highlight the manifestation of the disease in the thoracic region.
Neurology for lumbar osteochondrosis
The manifestations of osteochondrosis of the spine are from the general condition, neurology. Osteochondrosis refers to a neurological disease, a neuropathologist is involved in treatment. Manifestation of dystrophic disorders in the articular cartilage of the lumbar spine from the side of neurology:
- Lumboischialgia is a lumbar pain that radiates to the leg. It manifests itself after a long time in an uncomfortable position. Has a chronic, subacute form. Chronic lumboischialgia is common. A common symptom of lumbar osteochondrosis in the second stage.
- Lumbago is a lumbar pain in the lower back, worse at night. There are types of lumbago. Each type differs in the nature of the pain.
- Disorders in the nerve roots. Disease in the lower back is associated with the nerve roots in the back, which become inflamed and disturb the motor activity of the body.
Lumbar osteochondrosis is a common type of osteochondrosis. Every third patient suffers from dystrophic disorders in the articular cartilage. Sometimes appears in women after childbirth. It is associated with injuries in the lumbar region, pelvis, which occurred during the carrying of a baby, during childbirth.
An exacerbation of the disease is possible during subsequent childbirth. The treatment is carried out comprehensively, fully. Most medications are contraindicated for breastfeeding. The doctor should find a way out of the situation by drawing up a scheme based on suitable medicines. Physiotherapy and traditional medicine are often taken as a basis. A full-fledged treatment without medication will not work, but the weakening of the effect of the disease on the body of a young mother is guaranteed.
The course of osteochondrosis
Having indicated how osteochondrosis manifests itself, we note the stages of the course of the disease, characteristic of the varieties of the disease.
The acute course of the disease lasts 4 weeks. The patient feels mild soreness in the inflamed area.
Subacute illness lasts up to three months. This is followed by a chronic course that lasts more than one year. Untimely, incomplete treatment threatens with serious problems in physical activity. Osteochondrosis can lead to disability, treatment should be taken seriously.
Therapy for getting rid of osteochondrosis is compiled by the attending physician - a neuropathologist. Self-treatment is excluded - the likelihood of positive dynamics without competent self-treatment is small.
After the main therapy, the body will need time to recover. The doctor will prescribe a course of physiotherapy, the use of traditional medicine methods. Traditional medicine recipes will shorten the recovery period if used wisely. There are many plants, natural components that help the body to consolidate the result after healing.