How to get rid of cervical osteochondosis

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

In most cases, the treatment of osteocondrosis is carried out at home. The patient shows the course of chondroprotectors, massage and physiotherapy procedures, compliance with a saved diet. But the main method of disease therapy is daily medical physical education or gymnastics. Patients are also recommended to swim, yoga, long fresh air walks.

Symptoms of cervical osteochondosis

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

• Neck pain;
• Cramps of the neck muscles;
• heachache;
• Crystal 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 rapid response from the patient. In fact, in the future, the quality of life will worsen.

Characteristics of the phases of the disease and symptoms

In the disease development process, experts distinguish 4 phases:

• Phase I. At this stage, there is a shift in the intervertebral discs, a violation of their stability. In this case, a person can feel muscle tension in the affected area and a slight pain. Due to weakly expressed symptoms, as a rule, this phase is almost imperceptibly.
• Phase II. The destruction of the fibrous ring begins, the distance between the vertebrae is reduced. Symptoms: pain located in certain points and increasing during the inclination or rotation of the head. Even in this phase, an increase in fatigue may appear.
• Phase III. The fibrous ring is completely destroyed, an 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.
• Phase IV. This phase is characterized by the complete immobility of the damaged area of the spine. Periodically, the extinction of pain is possible, but then it will necessarily return, intensifying several times.

Diagnosis of the disease

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. X -ray.  Currently, this diagnostic method is considered non -informative, especially in the last stages of the development of the disease.  
2. Ultrasonic duplex scan.  This method is used in cases where a specialist involves a violation of the blood flow in the arteries that give the brain to food. The study shows the scope of the blood and determines if there are obstacles in its path.  
3. CT (computerized tomography).  This method is more information than the X -ray, since not only reveals the problem, but also allows you to determine the presence and size of the hernias, although with difficulty.  
4. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).  The most informative method for diagnosing osteochondrosis, which allows to distinguish bone structures, the presence of hernias and even the direction of their development.

Methods for the treatment of osteochondosis at home

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

With accurate conformity with instructions, attentive attitude towards the advice of a doctor, the patient achieves good results in a short time. Domestic treatment pursues some objectives: save the patient from pain; improve blood flow to the brain; normalize sleep; remove anxiety and irritability; stop numbness of the shoulder area; Improve the innervation of the cervical column and nearby areas.

Therapeutic bathrooms

Another effective way for the popular treatment of osteochondosis of the neck is the adoption of therapeutic baths. This procedure contributes to relaxation, reducing blood pressure, relaxing the spinal column. It is impossible to swim with oncological pathologies, hypertension and heart disease. As main components, you can use branches of needles, chamomile, dry mustard, birch leaves. The good results are shown by the addition of the chestnut decoction for horses in the bathroom.

The following bathrooms will help the osteochondosis of the cervical department:

1. Dripidar. This method will remove the inflammatory process, will provide healing, restoration and absorption actions. A procedure will require 20-50 ml of pure terrible.
2. Needles. A good medicine for the treatment of osteochondosis of the cervical vertebra. The finite needle extract can be purchased at the pharmacy and add it to the bathroom.
3. Chamomile. 300 gr. The dry flowers of plants are poured with 5 liters of water. The mixture must be boiled for about 20 minutes, then insist for 20 minutes and filter. Make a chamomile bath for half an hour.

Therapeutic gymnastics for osteochondosis of the cervical column

But it is the special therapeutic gymnastics that helps with the cervical osteochondrosis. Checked for your experience. If you want to defeat this unpleasant disease, there is simply no other way. Thanks to gymnastics, the muscles surrounding the surrounding cervical column, leading to an adequate support of joints and vertebrae.

With regular implementation, positive changes are observed. The normal patency of the blood vessels is restored, which leads to the disappearance of pain, a general improvement of well -being, restoring the normal functioning of the brain and therefore the psyche. Those who want to get rid of all types 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 the reasons.

Gymnastics confirms the fact that for the normal functioning of the spine it is necessary to strengthen the muscles associated with it. There is dynamic gymnastics and static exercises. What exercises should be practiced according to the severity, the characteristics of the disease. But as the practice shows to obtain a positive effect, both types must practice.

Dynamic exercises

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

1. Take your head downwards, lowering the chin on the chest. Raise your head and throw it back.
2. We tilt your head on the left on the right. The ear leans on the shoulder with the same name.
3. Turn without inclination to the right, left, keeping the neck of the neck vertically. That is, we turn our heads on the right and look to our right, even on the left.
4. The rotation of the head clockwise and against the clock. (This exercise is attentive, not for everyone).

Often a person simply cannot turn the neck, he says he is painful or not at ease. Skripes, crackling feels around his neck, as if the sand breaks 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 have to do exercises for a long time and regularly, only then will there be a positive effect over time. In order for the neck to recover the time and naive to wait quickly, there are no miracles. After removing the pain quickly with the pills, you will not get rid of the cervical osteochondrosis. To get rid of the disease, you will have to work.

But by applying special conditions, you would like to perform exercises, they will not be a weight for you. The exercises must be performed slowly, connecting awareness. Only in this case will there be a positive effect and you will not hurt. You have to start with a dozen repetitions in every direction and do it slowly, carefully without pain and unpleasant sensations. At this moment it is important not to be distracted by foreign thoughts, but to direct all the attention on sensations in the body. The neck is relaxed, you feel its muscles, they are not thesis. During the movement, you hear how the neck extends, but does not contract. So activate awareness and don't hurt the neck.

During awareness, you relax by daily confusion, since your attention is distracted by fussy thoughts and is to the sensations around the neck. In itself, awareness is capable of healing miracles. It is necessary to perform exercises sitting on a chair, gradually adding one, two movements per day, bringing about fifty in every direction. In some cases, when there is no pain, you can increase the rhythm. Also remember that it is not necessary to direct all the attention on the exercise. So you won't feel your neck and you won't get a positive effect. In this case, the number of repetitions should be approximate.

It happens that because of the exercise, you have lost awareness, violate the principle of caution, not violence to your body and wounded the neck. For example, residual pain appeared. It is necessary to stop performing the complex until the pain passes and even wait a few days to give the neck to recover. Only later can you go back to training again. In addition, many do not recommend rotating the head. If you have a strong and old osteocondrosis, it is better to exclude the last exercise.

Static exercises

While the practice shows successful treatment, cervical osteochondosis can also be static exercises and often help even better. The people, performing them, even after a few weeks, months, six months, one year they got rid of problems such as dizziness, headache and mental disorders. The static load is the easiest way to strengthen the neck muscles without movements. In fact, often with great problems with cervical vertebrae, any movement leads to pain and further trauma. But if you can't move your neck, you can strengthen the muscles, passively using its weight and it is very simple. Therefore, what exercises are useful and effective. They are simple:

We lie on the back, we relax. We lift our heads, tearing the back of the head from the floor of about one centimeter. We keep our heads on the weight of the neck with the neck muscles until it is evident fatigue. I raise only. We lower our heads. In general, the first time exposure is a few seconds, over time it increases. In any case, the weather must be selected individually. We make the same lying on the stomach. The hands together, in front, put their heads on their hands. We remove our heads from 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. As we keep our heads, direct attention not to the neck and imagine how to relax, even if the muscles are tense. This is very important. When we lower our heads, do not rush to perform the following repetition. Drain himself for a few seconds, also relaxing the neck, imagining how pleasant energy spreads inside. The exposure time is first small, a few seconds. Over time, it can increase up to a minute and even more. Furthermore, to get rid of the cervical osteochdrosis, static exercises seated or standing are used, when we rest our hand in the head and try to resist this cutter with the muscles of the neck.

So, to forget the cervical osteochondrosis and get rid of many unpleasant symptoms that significantly worsen our life, you have to open the neck with dynamic exercises and strengthen the neck muscles with static. To do it regularly for some time. At the same time, do not forget the relaxation of the neck, awareness, to know the sense of proportion. By training the neck muscles, we reduce the load on the painful intervertebral discs, improve blood flow, we restore their 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, which successfully treats osteochondrosis, recommends, with problems in the cervical column in the spine, to perform these force exercises that strengthen the neck muscles well, such as push -up on the bars and pull up on the horizontal bar. He personally says that one who raises periodically on the horizontal bar will not damage the cervical osteochondosis. Of course, the force exercises are not suitable for weakened people, elderly, very sick. But to get rid of cervical osteochdrosis as an additional method, such people can perform them at least in force, not completely. If you don't have bars, put two chairs together or something else from the furniture and train the neck muscles with small flexions.

General information

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