The first signs of cervical osteochondrosis often appear at a young age. Now, tell me, who hasn't had neck pain at least once in their life? And we do not pay attention to this symptom, but find logical explanations: maybe it blew up, I didn’t sleep properly on the pillow, I spent the whole day at the computer, and many others. And since we know the reason that affected the vertebrae, you don't need to show the doctor - after all, it will pass by itself. Most often, after forty years, people turn to a doctor for help with osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, and then for the presence of concomitant pathologies.
Listen to your body
The first signs of cervical osteochondrosis are the appearance of pain in this part of the spine. Its character can be both constant pain and sharp shooting when turning the head, when the vertebra moves along the axis relative to the other.
If a person long ignores the emerging syndrome in osteochondrosis of the spine, then the process of degeneration in osteochondrosis of the vertebrae progresses.
Such a symptom as the restriction of the mobility of the vertebrae in the affected section occurs - this is how the body is protected from unpleasant sensations. And then the unpleasant symptoms subside, and the person thinks that he got rid of the problem, and this is actually an exacerbation of osteochondrosis.
The inability to turn the head left and right to the full extent, as before, does not even bother many. In the meantime, the pathology can go to the stage of irreversible changes in the tissues that make up the vertebrae. With each exacerbation of osteochondrosis, the symptoms return. As a result, a spinal hernia forms, which puts pressure on the nerve roots and blood vessels that run through each vertebra. As a result, there are such signs of hypertension: dizziness, headache, blinking "flies" in front of the eyes.
Signs of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine do not have features characteristic of this pathology. Therefore, with an exacerbation of osteochondrosis of the vertebrae, it is sometimes difficult to guess for what reason the malaise arose. There may be severe headaches in the occipital region, sometimes turning into a migraine, an increase in blood pressure in significant numbers. Symptoms are more pronounced when you cough, turn your head, and sneeze. With an exacerbation of osteochondrosis of the spine, lumbago in the arm or chest can also occur. If the osteochondrosis of the spine proceeds, and the tissues of the vertebrae have changed significantly, then there may be an insufficiency of spinal or cerebral circulation.
When the lower segments of the neck region are affected, symptoms similar to heart problems can occur. Can you tell for yourself whether it is a heart or not? The peculiarity is that the pain in the chest with osteochondrosis increases with the rotation of the body and does not go away after taking nitroglycerin. Sometimes there may be discomfort in the neck area due to osteochondrosis of the spine, but the occurrence of problems with the neck is extremely rare. It is worth noting that discomfort in the throat can be due to problems with the thyroid gland. Sometimes discomfort in the throat can occur with an emotional and nervous shock. And, of course, the most common cause of sore throat and sore throat is inflammation (ARVI, tonsillitis, pharyngitis and so on).
are you very scared
Often, hypertension, vegetative-vascular dystonia (VVD) and cervical osteochondrosis of the spine are best friends.
As a result of the compression of the vessels of the spine, blood pressure increases, which is manifested by headaches, impaired vision and coordination. The extreme symptoms of this pathology of the spine lead to the appearance of a panic attack - this is a tormenting feeling of fear, anxiety, depression.
How can you tell if you have an attack? A panic attack usually occurs suddenly and is accompanied by the following symptoms:
- cardiopalmus;
- increase in blood pressure indicators;
- sweating, chills, tremors in the body;
- dizziness and headache;
- feeling of lack of air;
- an anxiety attack.
Other symptoms of a panic attack include:
- pain and discomfort in the abdomen;
- liquid stool;
- frequent urination;
- may have a sore throat
- trembling in the limbs ;
- impaired movement coordination.
A panic attack usually lasts no longer than half an hour. If the patient first felt all these symptoms of an attack, then there is a fear of death, fear of the presence of an incurable pathology. Numerous examinations of the pathologies of organs and systems reveal nothing, except perhaps the pathology of the vertebrae, to which they may not pay particular attention, so the person begins to believe that their case is serious and unique. However, this condition should be treated properly. The patient should understand that nothing threatens life.
What to do
If you feel discomfort in the cervical spine, panic attacks appear, blood pressure rises, if the symptoms are already annoying and do not go away for a long time, consult a doctor! Perhaps you have osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebrae. Especially when the pain in the affected spine is severe, it will be difficult to ignore. The pathologies themselves do not go away, and many patients tend to think that "everything can go away by itself", but in reality everything is just progressing. A temporary remission becomes a further aggravation of the signs of spinal osteochondrosis. At an early stageit's easier to identify and overcome the problem than to deal with complications!