Osteochondrosis is a serious spinal disease that leads to disability. There are three types of diseases: thoracic, cervical, lumbar. Everyone 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 the nerve fibers. Gradually the vertebrae are displaced, the 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 the types of the disease:
- Pain in the center of the disease, worsening at rest.
- Weakness in the body, present upon waking, throughout the day. Caused by lack of oxygen.
- Swings in blood pressure. It is characteristic of cervical osteochondrosis, is found in other types of the disease.
The disease has vague and generalized main symptoms, therefore it requires careful diagnosis. Consider the neurological side of the symptoms.
Neurology for cervical osteochondrosis
Cervical osteochondrosis is a type of dystrophic disorder that affects the vertebrae in the neck. Due to the progressive disease, there is a severe displacement of the vertebrae. The symptomatology is pronounced. The disease is common. Children of adolescence, the youngest are often affected.
Neurological manifestations of dystrophic disorders in the cervical spine:
- Neck pain 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 "runny neck" sensation. The discomfort is present during the day and worsens at night.
- Inflammation of the anterior scalene muscle is expressed by pain in the lateral part of the neck, which palpably radiates to the corresponding arm. Cramps in the 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 often fail to calm down.
- Cochlevestibular sensations are expressed by pain in the ears, cracking. Manifestations of cervical osteochondrosis require an urgent visit to the doctor. The fault lies with oxygen starvation.
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.
Manifestations of the disease are not noticeable, 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 shoulder blade - 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 collarbone and ribs swell. It causes discomfort when turning your back. The swelling is palpable under the shoulder blade.
- In the atrium area, a person feels 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 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 severe discomfort, pain. Pain relieves pain relievers, pain relievers, psychotropic drugs used in severe illness.
The listed symptoms highlight the manifestation of the disease in the thoracic region.
Neurology for lumbar osteochondrosis
Manifestations of osteochondrosis of the spine come from the general condition, 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:
- Low back pain is lower 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 low back pain is common. A common symptom of lumbar osteochondrosis in the second stage.
- Low back pain is lower back pain in the lower back that gets worse at night. There are types of low back pain. Each type differs in the nature of the pain.
- Disorders in the nerve roots. The disease in the lower back is associated with nerve roots in the back, which become inflamed and disturb the motor activity of the body.
Lumbar osteochondrosis is a common type of osteochondrosis. One in three patients suffer 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 when carrying a child, during childbirth.
An exacerbation of the disease is possible during the next childbirth. The treatment is carried out comprehensively, comprehensively. Most drugs are contraindicated for breastfeeding. The doctor should find a way out of the situation by working out a scheme based on suitable medications. Physiotherapy and traditional medicine are often taken as a basis. Comprehensive treatment without drugs 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 a slight 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 with serious problems in physical activity. Osteochondrosis can lead to disability, treatment must be taken seriously.
Therapy to eliminate 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 the methods of traditional medicine. Traditional medicine recipes will shorten the recovery period if used wisely. There are many plants, natural components that help the body consolidate the result after healing.