The first signs of cervical osteochondrosis often appear at a young age.Well, tell me, who hasn't had neck pain at least once in his life?And we do not pay attention to this symptom, but find logical explanations: maybe there was a smell, I slept on the wrong pillow, I spent the whole day at the computer and many others.And since we know the reason that affected the vertebrae, then there is no need to go to the doctor - it will go away by itself.Most often, people after the age of forty turn to the doctor for help with osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, and only because of the presence of accompanying 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 either constant pain or sharp shooting when turning the head, when one vertebra moves relative to another along the axis.
If a person ignores the syndrome appearing with spinal osteochondrosis for a long time, then the degeneration process with vertebral osteochondrosis progresses.
A symptom appears such as limited mobility of the vertebrae in the affected part - in this way the body protects itself from unpleasant sensations.And then the unpleasant symptoms disappear and the person thinks that he got rid of the problem, but in fact this is an exacerbation of osteochondrosis.
The inability to turn the head left and right completely, as before, does not even bother much.Meanwhile, the pathology can pass 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 is formed, which puts pressure on the nerve roots and vessels passing through each vertebra.As a result, the following signs of high blood pressure appear: dizziness, headache, burning "spots" before the eyes.
The signs of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine do not have any characteristic features of this pathology.Therefore, during an exacerbation of vertebral osteochondrosis, it is sometimes difficult to guess for what exact reason the pain arose.There can be severe headaches in the occipital region, which sometimes turn into migraines and an increase in blood pressure to significant levels.When you cough, turn your head and sneeze, the symptoms get worse.When osteochondrosis of the spine worsens, shooting in the arm or chest can also occur.If osteochondrosis of the spine is advanced and the tissues of the vertebrae have changed significantly, then insufficiency of spinal or cerebral circulation may occur.
If the lower segments of the cervical spine are affected, symptoms may appear that mimic heart problems.Is it possible to independently determine whether it is a heart or not?The peculiarity is that chest pain with osteochondrosis intensifies when turning the body and does not go away after taking nitroglycerin.Sometimes discomfort in the throat area can occur as a result of osteochondrosis of the spine, but problems with the throat are 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 due to emotional and nervous shock.And, of course, the most common cause of sore throat and sore throat is inflammation (ARVI, sore throat, pharyngitis, etc.).
Are you ever too afraid?
Often, increased blood pressure, vegetative-vascular dystonia (VSD) and cervical osteochondrosis of the spine are the best friends.
As a result of the compression of the vessels of the spine, the blood pressure increases, which is manifested by headaches, impaired vision and coordination.Extreme symptoms of this spinal pathology result in the appearance of a panic attack - this is a painful feeling of fear, anxiety and depression.
How can you tell if you are having an attack?A panic attack usually occurs suddenly and is accompanied by the following symptoms:
- rapid heartbeat;
- increase in blood pressure indicators;
- sweating, chills, tremors in the body;
- dizziness and headache;
- feeling of lack of air;
- fear attack.
There are other manifestations of a panic attack:
- pain and discomfort in the abdomen;
- loose stools;
- frequent urination;
- you may have a sore throat;
- tremors in the limbs;
- impaired coordination of movements.
A panic attack usually lasts no more than half an hour.If the patient feels all these symptoms of an attack for the first time, then there is a fear of death, a fear of the presence of some incurable pathology.Multiple examinations of pathologies of organs and systems do not reveal, except perhaps pathology of the vertebrae, which may not be given much attention, so that one begins to think that his case is severe and unique.However, you need to handle this condition correctly.The patient must understand that nothing is life-threatening.
What should be done
If you feel discomfort in the cervical spine, panic attacks occur, blood pressure rises, if the symptoms already bother you and do not go away for a long time, consult a doctor!You may have osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebrae.Especially if the pain in the affected part of the spine is strong, it will be difficult to ignore it.Pathologies do not go away by themselves and many patients tend to think that "maybe everything will go away by itself", but in fact, everything just progresses.Temporary remission turns into another worsening of the signs of spinal osteochondrosis.At an early stage, it is easier to identify and overcome the problem than to face the complications!