Osteochondrosis is a serious disease of the spine that leads to disability. There are three types of diseases: thoracic, cervical, lumbar. Each has symptoms.
A dystrophic disorder in the articular cartilage affects the space between the vertebrae. Osteochondrosis destroys the cartilage tissue and causes its thinning. Everything around him is inflamed, including nerve fibers. Gradually, the vertebrae are displaced, the nerves are pinched. In each section of the spine, it leads to certain symptoms and consequences. The neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis are considered important and serious.
The main symptoms of osteochondrosis
The main symptoms that occur with the types of diseases:
- Pain in the focus of the disease, which worsens at rest.
- Weakness in the body, present upon waking, throughout the day. Caused by lack of oxygen.
- Sudden increases in blood pressure. It is characteristic of cervical osteochondrosis, it is found in other types of disease.
The disease has generalized and vague main symptoms, requiring 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 in the neck. Due to progressive disease, there is severe displacement of the vertebrae. The symptomatology is pronounced. The disease is common. Younger adolescent children are often affected.
Neurological manifestations of dystrophic disorders in the cervical spine:
- Cervicalgia is present in all stages of cervical osteochondrosis. It is expressed by a dull pain in the deep tissues of the neck. Patients complain of a "tail on the neck" sensation. The discomfort is present throughout the day and worsens at night.
- The inflammation of the scalene anterior muscle is expressed by pain in the lateral part of the neck, which palpably radiates to the corresponding arm. Cramps in the fingers when waking up. 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 syndrome of burning pain in the crown, above the eyebrows. Even strong pain relievers often cannot calm down.
- Coclevestibular sensations are expressed by pain in the ears, cracking. Manifestations of cervical osteochondrosis require an urgent visit to the doctor. Lack of oxygen is the culprit.
Cervical osteochondrosis has manifestations of neuralgia that require medical supervision. There are many arteries in the neck. The disease reduces blood flow, causing alterations, alterations. The main symptoms of the disease are listed from the neurology side.
The manifestations of the disease are not obvious, it is about 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 - back pain. The person leans forward. There is a feeling of fatigue in the back, unbearable heaviness in the upper part.
- The plexuses around the clavicle and ribs swell. Causes discomfort when turning your back. The swelling is palpable under the scapula.
- In the atrium area, a person experiences pain. Often there are no cardiac pathologies, the point is in the xiphoid process, which becomes inflamed due to a disease of the back. The symptom is considered bright, generalized. Neurologists are faced with complaints from patients with heart pain. The disease does not affect the work of the heart.
These are the main symptoms of the manifestation of thoracic osteochondrosis in terms of neurological changes in the body. Symptoms are expressed in intense discomfort, pain. Pain relievers, pain relievers, psychotropics used in serious illnesses.
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 of the general state, neurology. Osteochondrosis refers to a neurological disease, a neuropathologist is involved in the treatment. Manifestation of dystrophic disorders in the articular cartilage of the lumbar spine from the side of neurology:
- Lumboischialgia is low back pain that radiates to the leg. It manifests itself after a long time in an uncomfortable position. It has a chronic subacute form. Chronic lumboischialgia is common. A common symptom of lumbar osteochondrosis in the second stage.
- Lumbago is low back pain in the lower back, worse at night. There are types of lumbago. Each type differs in the nature of the pain.
- Nerve root disorders. Lower back disease is associated with nerve roots in the back, which become inflamed and disrupt motor activity in the body.
Lumbar osteochondrosis is a common type of osteochondrosis. One in three patients suffers from dystrophic disorders of the articular cartilage. Sometimes it appears in women after childbirth. It is associated with injuries in the lumbar region, pelvis, which occurred during the transport of a baby, during delivery.
An exacerbation of the disease is possible during subsequent delivery. Treatment is carried out comprehensively, completely. Most medications are contraindicated for breastfeeding. The doctor must find a way out of the situation by developing a scheme based on suitable drugs. Physiotherapy and traditional medicine are often taken as the basis. A complete 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 pain in the inflamed area.
Subacute disease lasts up to three months. This is followed by a chronic course lasting more than a year. Untimely and incomplete treatment threatens serious problems in physical activity. Osteochondrosis can lead to disability, treatment must be taken seriously.
Therapy to get rid of osteochondrosis is compiled by the attending physician - a neuropathologist. Self-treatment is excluded: the probability 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.