Osteocondrosis is often called the disease caused by the transition of a person to a direct walk, a disease of a civil world. In fact, the load on the spine in modern people is almost never distributed evenly and osteochondrosis is characterized by damage to intervertebral discs. Every year this disease suffers more and more than the population from all over the world. At any age, a person can start suffering from pain, convulsions and other manifestations of osteochondrosis, which, among other things, also causes a series of other diseases. The development of the disease is influenced not only by hereditary factors or age -related changes, as once, but also a worsening of the environmental situation, food products that cause more damage to the benefits and other living conditions of people in the 21st century. The most common type of osteochondrosis is the lumbar, the second place is occupied by the osteochondosis of the cervical column (cervical osteochondrosis).
The main causes of osteochondosis of the cervical region
The modern world, despite the progressive methods of treatment, the development of science and medical technologies, still deals with various types of diseases associated with the spine. Among the important causes of osteocondrosis, the following can be called:
1. Causes of an objective nature, in the presence of which special attention should be given to your backbone
- Hereditary predisposition: osteochondrosis can be inherited. If relatives have suffered from this disease, it is necessary to adopt all possible preventive measures to prevent their development
- Age changements: with age, the body itself produces less and less useful substances, which should also maintain a spine in a healthy state. In order for osteochondrosis to develop more slowly, you should already take care of its conditions in young people
2. The reasons associated with a person's way of life. They are easy to eliminate if they are not stable and even better to immediately follow the principles of a healthy lifestyle
- Nutrition: What a person eats directly on his health. A remarkable quick improvement brings the refusal of salt, sugar, flour and fatty dishes, from the consumption of products, which include preservatives and dyes, from chocolate and alcohol. And, on the contrary, you should include those products in the diet that help in the construction of bones and cartilage (for example, acid milk products)
- Excess weight: the natural consequence of malnutrition is an increase in weight, which leads to an increase in the load on the vertebrae
- Hypothermia: any type of hypothermia, the drafts should be avoided. If this happens, it happened quickly for the treatment, bringing it at the end
- The spinal lesions inevitably in the end will influence his condition
- Hypodynamia: small mobility negatively affects the operation of all parts of the spine
- The intoxication also affects intervertebral discs, prevents the absorption of useful micro and macro elements. Smoking and alcohol are the main reasons for body intoxication
- Stress: it would seem that lack of sleep, depression, a negative emotional state is not related to the discomfort that is tested with the osteochondosis of the cervical column. However, that's not the case
Symptoms of osteochondosis of the cervical column
The treatment of the osteocondrosis of the cervical column must be started as soon as possible. Like any disease in an advanced form, it is treated much more hard and the consequences influence the entire body. Sometimes the symptoms of osteocondrosis are attributed to other diseases. In case of deviations from the standard, it is necessary to immediately consult a doctor and review your lifestyle. The symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis include:
- Pain, mainly in the occipital region, between the shoulder blades, in the neck
- Feel
- Numbness of the fingers (mainly during sleep)
- If, due to the development of the osteochondosis of the cervical column, brain circulation is disturbed, a person often dizzy, so called "flies" flashes in front of his eyes
- Angina Pectoris's feet can prove to be false - with osteochondosis of the cervical hotel, false pectoris often occurs
- Heachache
- In some cases, with osteochondosis of the cervical region, there is even a deterioration of vision
- Noise, congestion, ring in the ears. In some cases, hearing deterioration is possible
- Due to the pain of the head of the head are limited
- Lack of oxygen, which can be expressed in the absence of breath, snoring and increased effort
- Nausea and sometimes vomiting
- Fluctuations in blood pressure
In the absence of adequate treatment, symptoms can take more acute forms: for example, paralysis of the higher ends can occur, hernia often appears in the cervical region, sleep is disturbed due to pain, memory worsens.
Methods of treatment and prevention of osteochondosis of the cervical column
Diet. An important factor that leads to the success of the treatment of osteochondosis of the cervical region is the observance of a diet, which does not mean abandoning most of the products with osteochondosis, on the contrary, mono-tie, scarce nutrition are contraindicated. To reduce weight, it is necessary to adhere to the fractional power 4-5 times a day.
Which products are important for the restoration of the cartilage tissue:
- meat (low fat, not fried)
- Fish and seafood
- Lattiero -Caseari products, including cheese, cottage, kefir
- olive oil
- Vegetables and fruit, whether fresh, not in canned or subject to some other processing. Broccoli, vegetables, dates are particularly rich in so necessary for football osteochondrosis
- Group
- Walnuts and seeds
- egg
- Magnesium can "provide bananas, cucumbers, oatmeal, dry apricots, legumes
Products from which, with osteochondosis of the neck, you will have to refuse:
- Bakery and dessert
- fatty, acute, salty food
- canned food
- Carbonized and alcoholic beverages
- Fast Food products
- lard and sausages
- Strong tea and coffee
With osteochondrosis, you should drink 2, 5 - 3 liters of clean water, the remaining drinks, the soups are not considered.
Physiotherapy procedures. This type of treatment has long been affirmed as an excellent method to reduce pain and edema, improve blood microcirculation, relaxation and removal of toxins. Among the physiotherapy procedures in modern medical practice, a series of opportunities: 
- Electrophoresis and galvanization
- ultra -proquencies procedures (UHF)
- Magnetotherapy
- ultraviolet
- Paraffin and mud baths
- Massage of the collar area
Medicines. With severe pain, drugs that can reduce them to relieve inflammation are taken. To reconstitute the lack of micro and macroelements in the body, it is recommended to take vitamins and food additives capable of restoring the necessary balance, which in these days is difficult to obtain only using food products. A good impact on the cervical region has designed ointments to reduce inflammation and pain
Medical physical education. The movement offers the opportunity to take a different position. Since a modern person is inactive and more often spends time in a sitting or lying position, gymnastics for strengthening the spine is simply irreplaceable. The exercises should not cause pain, discomfort and, moreover, hurt. With osteochondrosis of the cervical region, physiotherapy exercises aim to strengthen the muscles of the neck:
- lying on the stomach, gently raises the head (straight back), keep it in this position for 1-2 minutes, lower it
- In the same position, he turns his head left-right
- Exercise, which is easy to perform during the working day, sitting at the table: with the palms of the palms, resting on the forehead, resists forever ("ass"), then crosses the arms on the back of the head and also rests the head in the palms of the hands, resisting.
- Even this exercise does not require special conditions to satisfy: turn your head to the left and right, tilting your head in both directions towards the shoulders, inclinations of the head and backward head and the rotation of the head. It is better to do these seated exercises, slowly, during dizziness, stop
- Since the cervical region is directly related to other parts of the spine, it is important to strengthen your back: for this you have to lie on your back, tighten your legs to your chest and roll (you should be run on a hard surface); Lie on the back, put your feet on a chair and pull your head on your knees; kneeling, tightening his hands behind his back, trying to put his knees with his forehead
It is recommended to perform the exercises regularly, at least a few minutes a day, otherwise the effect of them will be minimal. You should also correctly organize a place for sleep: the suitable mattress (not pushed, with a flat and solid surface) and, which is extremely important with the osteochondosis of the neck of the collar area, a special hard pillow of a certain shape for the correct position of the head and neck during sleep, should lie on the bed.
Popular remedies. Despite the fact that osteochondosis is a scourge of a modern person, people have suffered for a long time of this disease and therefore traditional medicine has many prescriptions to remove pain, edema, the improvement of general conditions and prevention:
- For external use at home, it is possible to make ointments and rubbing: the red elderberries are poured with 2/3 with alcohol and are worth it for a week - so this rubbing can start to be used; The hops of hops are rubbed of butter and rubbed in the collar area
- For internal use, decorations are made, infusions are prepared, the herbal teas are prepared: it is recommended to be produced based on the must of San Giovanni, the bell, the hops - 2 tablespoons of grass for 0, 5 liters of water are generally prepared for 5 minutes, so the mixture is infused for half an hour, filtered and taken in different techniques during the day.
Adopt measures to treat osteochondosis of the cervical column, do not forget that the prevention of the disease is increasingly effective. In addition, any disease requires an integrated approach to treatment, since the effect should be provided on the entire body as a whole.