How to get rid of cervical osteochondrosis

The osteochondrosis of the cervical region is a degenerative-dystophical disease that affects the cartilage tissues of the intervertebral discs, causing the pathological change in the vertebrae. The need for hospitalization occurs only with exacerbation with a strong deterioration in the well, generally caused by paving the vertebral artery with an enthusiastic vertebra.

In most cases, the treatment of osteochondrosis is carried out at home. The patient is shown the course of condoprotectors, massages and physiotherapeutic procedures, compliance with a terrifying diet. But the main method of therapy for disease is daily medical physical education or gymnastics. Patients for swimming, yoga, long walks in fresh air are also recommended.

Cervical osteochondrosis symptoms

To begin with, remember the most common symptoms of osteochondrosis in the cervical region.

• Neck pain;
• neck muscles cramps;
• headache;
• Cryst when turning or turning the neck.

In fact, there are many symptoms and this once again confirms the seriousness of this disease and the need for a quick response from the patient. In fact, in the future, quality of life will only get worse.

Characteristics of the stages of the disease and symptoms

In the disease development process, experts distinguish 4 stages:

• Stage I. At this stage, there is a change in intervertebral discs, a violation of its stability. In this case, a person can feel muscle tension in the affected area and slight pain. Due to the weakly expressed symptoms, as a rule, this stage is almost imperceptibly.
• Stage II. The destruction of the fibrous ring begins, the distance between the vertebrae is reduced. Symptoms: pain located at certain points and increasing during the inclination or turning the head. Also at this stage, greater fatigue may appear.
• Stage III. The fibrous ring is completely destroyed, a hernia is formed. The spinal column is deformed, the pain becomes much stronger. To reduce discomfort, a person is forced to limit movements. Explicit signs are frequent dizziness, fatigue.
• Stage IV. This stage is characterized by the complete immobility of the damaged area of the spine. Periodically, pain extinction is possible, but later it will necessarily return, intensifying several times.

Disease diagnosis

To identify the cause of the pathology, the patient describes the unpleasant symptoms of the doctor of his condition. After listening to the patient, the specialist sends him to one of the following research methods.

1. Radiography.  Currently, this diagnostic method is considered little informative, especially in the last stages of disease development.  
2. Duplex scan of ultrasound.  This method is used in cases where a specialist implies a violation of blood flow in the arteries that give the brain to food. The study shows the flow of blood and determines whether there are obstacles in its path.  
3. CT (computerized tomography).  This method is more informative compared to radiography, since it not only reveals the problem, but also allows it to determine the presence and size of hernias, although with difficulty.  
4. MRI (magnetic resonance image).  The most informative method for the diagnosis of osteochondrosis, which allows it to distinguish bone structures, the presence of hernias and even the direction of their development.

Methods for the treatment of osteochondrosis at home

The treatment of the osteochondrosis of the cervical column should be complex. Initially, it is necessary to stop pain using ointments, gels, creams, compresses at home. In this case, daily self -stomach exercises, gymnastics exercises are also important in this case. In addition, the lifestyle should completely change: review the nutritional diet, move more, visit fresh air, etc.

With precise compliance with the instructions, a careful attitude towards the advice of a doctor, the patient achieves good results in a short time. Home treatment pursues certain objectives: save the patient from pain; improve the blood supply to the brain; normalize sleep; eliminate anxiety and irritability; Stop the numbness of the shoulder zone; Improve the innervation of the cervical column and neighboring areas.

Therapeutic baths

Another effective form of popular treatment of neck osteochondrosis is the adoption of therapeutic baths. This procedure contributes to relaxation, reducing blood pressure, relaxing the spine. It is impossible to take baths with oncological pathologies, hypertension and heart disease. As main components, you can use needle branches, chamomile, dry mustard, birch leaves. Good results are shown by adding chestnut decoction to the bathroom.

The following bathrooms will help osteochondrosis of the department of Cervical:

1. Dipidar. This method will eliminate the inflammatory process, will provide actions of healing, restoration and absorption. A procedure will require 20-50 ml of pure treason.
2. NeedlesA good medicine for the treatment of osteochondrosis of cervical vertebra. The finished needle extract can be bought in the pharmacy and add it to the bathroom.
3. Chamomile. 300 gr. The dry flowers of the plants are poured with 5 liters of water. The mixture must be boiled for about 20 minutes, then insist for 20 minutes and filter. Take a chamomile bath for half an hour.

Therapeutic gymnastics for osteochondrosis of the cervical column

But it is special therapeutic gymnastics that helps with cervical osteochondrosis. He reviewed your own experience. If you want to defeat this unpleasant disease, there is simply no other way. Thanks to gymnastics, the muscles surrounding the cervical column that surrounds it, which leads to proper support of the joints and vertebrae.

With regular implementation, positive changes are observed. The normal permeability of the blood vessels is restored, which leads to the disappearance of pain, a general improvement in good, restoring the normal functioning of the brain and, therefore, the psyche. Those who wish to get rid of all kinds of mental problems, such as panic attacks, depression, phobias should not forget the body cause of their ailments. And cervical osteochondrosis is just one of this reason.

Gymnastics confirms the fact that for the normal functioning of the column it is necessary to strengthen the muscles associated with it. There are dynamic gymnastics, as well as static exercises. What exercises should be practiced depending on gravity, the characteristics of the disease. But as practice shows to achieve a positive effect, both types must practice.

Dynamic exercises

The dynamic exercises for the treatment of the osteochondrosis of the cervical column are simple movements and head rotation. But this apparent simplicity contains the key to getting rid of cervical osteochondrosis. This practice with regular implementation helps strengthen muscles, restore cartilage tissue, that is, intervertebral discs. In addition, without certain conditions, which we will talk about a little below, the effect of the practice will not only be insignificant, but can even be simply harmful.

1. Tilt his head down, lowering his chin towards his chest. He raises his head and returns it.
2. We bow our heads to the right. The ear bows towards the shoulder of the same name.
3. Turn without leaning to the right, to the left, holding the neck of the neck vertically. That is, we turn our heads to the right and look to our right, also to the left.
4. The rotation of the head in a clockwise and against the clock. (This exercise is careful, not for everyone).

Often, a person simply cannot turn the neck, he says he is painful or not comfortable. Skripes, are heard crackling in the neck, as if the sand was grinding there. But over time, the "sand is smaller", the exercises are easier and easier and after some time, a person forgets that there were problems with the neck. Of course, this does not happen immediately. Someone in a few weeks, months, for someone in six months, a year. Yes, there is no other way out. You must exercise for a long time and regularly, only that there will be a positive effect over time. For the neck to recover the time and naive that expects rapid results, there are no miracles. Having eliminated the pain quickly with pills, it will not get rid of cervical osteochondrosis. To get rid of the disease, you will have to work.

But when applying special conditions, you would like to perform exercises, they will not be a burden for you. The exercises must be carried out slowly, connecting consciousness. Only in this case there will be a positive effect and you will not harm yourself. You must start with a dozen repetitions in each direction and do it slowly, carefully without pain and unpleasant sensations. It is important at this time not to be distracted with strange thoughts, but to direct all attention to sensations in the body. The neck is relaxed, you feel their muscles, they are not tense. During the movement, you feel how the neck stretches, but does not contract. Then turn on the conscience and do not hurt the neck.

During the consciousness, you relax the daily uproar, since your attention is distracted from the fussy thoughts and is in the sensations of the neck. In itself, consciousness is capable of healing miracles. You must perform exercises sitting in a chair, gradually adding one, two movements per day, with about fifty in each direction. In some cases, when there is no pain, it can increase the rhythm. Also remember that you do not need to direct all the attention to exercise. Then you will not feel your neck and you will not have a positive effect. In this case, the number of repetitions must be approximate.

It happens that, as a result of the exercise, he lost awareness, violated the precautionary principle, non -violence to his body and injured his neck. For example, residual pain appeared. It is necessary to stop performing the complex until the pain passes, and also wait a few days to give the neck to recover. Only after that you can practice again. In addition, many do not recommend turning their heads. If you have strong and old osteochondrosis, it is better to exclude the last exercise.

Static exercises

As practice successfully shows the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis can also be static exercises, and often help even better. People, who make them, also after a few weeks, months, six months, one year they got rid of problems such as dizziness, headaches and mental disorders. Static load is the simplest way to strengthen neck muscles without movements. In fact, often with great problems with cervical vertebrae, any movement leads to additional pain and trauma. But if you can't move your neck, you can strengthen the muscles, passively using your weight, and becomes very simple. So what exercises are useful and effective. They are simple:

We get my back, relax. We lift our heads, starting the back of the head of the floor by approximately one centimeter. We hold the head on the weight of the neck with the neck muscles until obvious fatigue. We just look up. We lower our heads. Usually, the first time the exhibition is a few seconds, over time it increases. In any case, time must be selected individually. We do the same lying on the stomach. The hands together, on the front, put our heads in their hands. We start from the head of the floor. We lower our heads. We do the same on the right side and on the left side. To begin with, a repetition is sufficient, over time, the exercise can be repeated up to 5 times.

It is also important to include awareness here. While we hold our heads, we direct the attention not to the neck and imagine how it relaxes, despite the fact that the muscles are tense. This is very important. When we lower our heads, do not hurry to perform the next repetition. Lie for a few seconds, also relaxing the neck, imagining how the pleasant energy extends inside it. The exposure time is the first little one, a few seconds. Over time, it can increase to a minute and even more. In addition, to get rid of cervical osteochondrosis, static exercises are used or standing, when we rest our hands in our heads and try to resist this cutter with the neck muscles.

So, to forget about cervical osteochondrosis and get rid of many unpleasant symptoms that significantly make our lives significantly, you must open your neck with dynamic exercises and strengthen the muscles of the neck with static. To do so regularly for some time. At the same time, do not forget the relaxation of the neck, consciousness, to know the meaning of the proportion. When training the neck muscles, we reduce the load on sore intervertebral discs, we improve blood flow, restores its normal work. It should also be remembered that the exercises for cervical osteochondrosis are used not only for treatment, but also for prevention.

Effective force exercises

The well -known Dr. Bubnovsky, who successfully treats osteochondrosis, recommends, with problems in the cervical column in the spine, to perform such force exercises that strengthen the neck muscles well, as a thrust in the bars and pull the horizontal bar. He personally says that someone who periodically stops in the horizontal bar will not damage cervical osteochondrosis. Of course, strength exercises are not suitable for weakened, older and very sick people. But to get rid of cervical osteochondrosis as an additional method, such people can do them at least with all their strength, not completely. If you have no bars, gather two chairs or just over the furniture and solve the neck muscles with small flexions.

General Information

A characteristic sedentary lifestyle of office workers and those who like to relax in front of the TV or behind the monitor screen often cause osteochondrosis. The first signs of this disease can manifest at the age of 25 and, if not, complications can lead to serious consequences.
In the article we will consider what is the osteochondrosis of the cervical column, the main causes of this disease, its symptoms and stages, treatment methods and answer other questions that occur in patients with osteochondrosis.