- This is a state of deterioration or degenerative changes in the cartilage tissue and the bone adjacent to it, as a result of which pain is formed and appears. In the future, the disease leads to the formation of bone growths, the so-called osteophytes or.Osteoarthritis of the spine most often affects people of middle age, as well as of retirement age, which is explained by the degeneration of intervertebral discs and articular tissue. If we consider the statistics of the disease in a global aspect, then up to 16% of the entire population of the world suffers from osteoarthritis. If at the age of up to 55 years, the disease often affects women, then after 60, almost every resident undergoes pathological changes in the spine.
If you have any questions, feel free to comment, we can help you, but if you notice after reading the article that has all the symptoms mentioned, be sure to find a doctor, then early diagnosis will be important. Arthritis, osteoarthritis, a modern challenge is essentially inflammatory disease joints that spare parts one joint of the musculoskeletal system; It is established from the fifth and sixth decades of life and reaches both sexes. This definition does not include other rheumatic diseases resulting from secondary osteoarthritis and infinitely a large number of other non-rheumatic diseases, since it was the final usual way, so to speak, any process of nature is so articulate laying down secondary osteoarthritis.
Symptoms of osteoarthritis of the spine
The main symptoms of osteoarthritis of the spine include the following:
The onset of severe pain in that part of the back, the spine of which has been subject to changes. Pain can occur in paroxysms. In the beginning, they are most often associated with physical activity, or arise after a long stay in the same position, sitting in an uncomfortable position. If you do a little warm-up, then the attack goes away. As the pathology begins to develop, pain becomes a constant companion, always pursues a person: during movement and during rest.
Primary, characterized by erosion of the articular cartilage, is distributed by gender, mainly in the cervical region of the hands and knees in a woman; And in the lumbar, hip and ankle regions of a person. It will be obvious that the symptoms attributed to each of these compounds, or almost all, or all together, characterize primary generalized osteoarthritis.
Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis almost always occurs due to dysarthria during chewing, regardless of its nature. This rheumatic problem, known as Kosten's syndrome, is often a prosthetic solution, among others. In the segment of the cervix, symptoms are associated with both the level of disorder and high, medium or low. High, and sometimes medium, are closely related to visual and brain signals. Finally, the suffering of the lower cervical segment, all the most common, is characterized by neck pain radiating to the arms in a decreasing manner and may be absent from the forearms.
The joints are deformed.
With an exacerbation of the disease, the affected area becomes edematous.
If, due to deformation of the vertebrae, compression occurs blood vessels, then there is insufficient blood supply to the brain, which leads to the occurrence and even.
General malaise.
The inability to perform the usual actions in full due to pain in the back and neck.
However, patients invariably complain of tingling, numbness, burning, etc. The segment of the dorsal to be immobilized by the ribs is practically no complaints, since the back, on the contrary, is the most vulnerable among all only local complaints, and then irradiated to lower ends known as sciatica.
There are chunks in the arms that first include the distal joints and finally the proximal joints. They are extremely pain relief and come as if unexpectedly. Coxoporemol on impact - these are all joints that are most disabled, and then close to the knee.
Crunching of the vertebrae when turning the body or neck.
Causes of osteoarthritis of the spine
The reasons leading to the development of osteoarthritis include the following factors:
Mechanical damage: injuries, excessive loads, both statistical and dynamic.
Overweight.
Developmental anomalies spinal column due to genetic characteristics.
In all of them, the pain changes from a tolerable degree without compromising normal activities to a physical disability, very debilitating, with a very limited quality of life. Inflammatory signs are often absent, except when discrete heat may be perceived when peripheral joints, especially the knees, are felt.
The pain is multifactorial and is closely related to changes in the cartilaginous articular swelling of the subchondral bone directly under the cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joint capsule, muscles, etc. calcium salts, pro-inflammatory cytokines, are also involved in the pathophysiological complex of pain.
Violation of blood supply, in particular: flying endarteritis, etc.
Disruptions in metabolism.
Acromealgia.
Many doctors studying the problem of the development of osteoarthritis of the spine agree that this disease is natural for every human body, as a result of its aging. Similar conclusions are made on the basis that after 40 years, the parts of the spine to one degree or another in the vast majority of people have undergone the destructive effect of osteoarthritis.
Fortunately, these elements all share a common denominator of inflammation. However, erosion of the articular cartilage, to a certain extent, also has a slightly different therapeutic behavior. Symptomatology predicts that other pains are not always present, but that something is appropriate. For example, an audible and palpable crackling sound, especially in the peripheral joints, in that order, knees, shoulders, elbows, and ankles. The rest are hardly tangible. On this, patients sometimes refer to a creak that is not closely related to pain, that is, it fluctuates without pain and vice versa.
Sometimes called fissures, these often result in a non-pathological and abrupt separation between the articulated cartilage, or even when it exceeds the maximum amplitude allowed by the joint. It is important to note the local warmth in the peripheral joints and, in exceptional cases, the blush. When these signals occur during spraying, it is also advisable to consider other diseases, inflammatory and mainly among which rheumatoid arthritis.
Diagnostics of the osteoarthritis of the spine
To make an accurate diagnosis, the doctor will need to study the history of the development of the disease, interview the patient, and use palpation to establish the location of the pain and its intensity.
But on the basis of only physical methods, it can be quite difficult to make a diagnosis, therefore, to clarify the data, the doctor prescribes the following procedures:
The disease has treatment with an extremely favorable prognosis, including this improvement in the quality of life that these patients experience. For the sake of fairness, it is worth saying that the main enemy of this and other rheumatic diseases was misinformed by doctors who diagnose evil, and quickly to say that it has no cure for rheumatism. Since they have little understanding of their known pathogenesis, they do not know exactly what behavior should be applied in each case. In this regard, it should be noted that arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, and many others chronic diseases, also has no cure, not for this, they get sick so they leave their devices.
To establish the degree of damage to bone tissue, as well as disks and cartilage adjacent to it, an X-ray is assigned. But the disadvantage of this procedure is that it does not show the changes that occur at the initial stage, which means that early diagnosis of the disease is difficult.
To exclude such a pathology as rheumatism, which has similar symptoms, it is necessary to take blood for examination.
Treatment is treated and, if necessary, physiotherapy. A third local therapy procedure should be considered if necessary. The symptomatic drugs are non-hormonal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids. It is important to point out the invaluable assistance in physiotherapy that covers this entire therapeutic arsenal. It should be avoided early or in the acute stage of the disease. Heat in different forms, irradiation, conductivity and conversion should also be prohibited in hot joints, and instead in cold joints.
To detect damage to discs, as well as the presence of a narrowing of the lumens through which they exit spinal nerves, apply MRI.
An integrated approach to the study of the problem will make it possible to exclude the slightest mistake in the diagnosis, and therefore, to prescribe an adequate treatment for the disease.
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Without timely therapy, osteoarthritis will continue to progress slowly and may ultimately lead to the person being unable to perform the simplest self-care actions due to pain.
It is extremely useful as a pre-manipulation measure because it helps to relax the muscles for better results. A word or two about spinal manipulation, which must be used by skilled and skilled hands at the risk of extremely serious complications. Clumsy hands when manipulating the spine cervical caused cases of tetraplegia as a result of abrupt and untimely gestures.
Ask your doctor what is the ideal method for you. Always look for a specialist. World Arthritis Advisory Council. Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in the world and is characterized by morphological changes that can reach all joints of the body and affect mainly cartilage. Osteoarthritis is the result of deterioration of cartilage. This disease can occur from the age of 25 and has a slow evolution and no serious symptoms for many years.
If the disease is at an early stage, then doctors most often recommend wearing a support band, either the neck or the spine. Also, therapeutic massage, acupuncture courses, electrical stimulation of nerves through the surface of the skin are used as auxiliary methods aimed at improving blood circulation, relieving pain symptoms and accelerating tissue regeneration.
Cervical arthrosis and spinal pain
Cervical arthrosis is one that affects the spine of the spine.
Primary or secondary arthrosis
Another common symptom is loss of strength or altered sensitivity in the arm, forearm, and arm. Loss of strength may indicate nerve invasion caused by osteophytes or vertebral collapse.People with arthrosis have difficulty moving the neck and head due to compression of the nerve roots, which can gradually enlarge over time. The pain spreads to the neck, shoulder, or arm. A person can suffer from arthritis for years without realizing it.
Perhaps the appointment of certain food additives as well as the use of heat compresses, ozonokerite and paraffin wax applications. Therapeutic baths have proven to be excellent: radon, hydrogen sulphide or simply based on sulfur. For the treatment of osteoarthritis, electrophoresis is performed with the following drugs: chymotrypsin, novocaine, sodium salicylate, analgin.
Cervical arthritis makes you dizzy
Treatment of cervical arthrosis
There are several causes of cervical spondylosis. Minor, profuse injuries favor the development of intervertebral discs, and some occupations increase this risk. Smoking is another important factor as it alters the microcirculation of the blood, resulting in a subsequent deterioration in disc nutrition. A set of changes in the vertebral and cervical discs leads to compression of the dorsal and dorsal roots.Clinical manifestations include cervical pain and limited cervical movement. In some people, narrowing of the spinal canal can compress the nerve. Radiculopathy is nerve root compression characterized by pain that radiates from the neck to the scapula and one of the shoulders associated with a tingling or numbness sensation.
Shown special physiotherapy, which includes a set of not too active exercises.
To reduce pain, it is advised to take analgesics and muscle relaxants. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and hyaluronic acid derivatives can also be used successfully. Application of ointments and creams to the skin is often practiced. It will be useful to take vitamin complexes. It is imperative to properly equip the resting place. It is necessary to get rid of the old mattress, the new one must be firm, and the pillow must be chosen low.
Myelopathy is when compression occurs spinal cord as a consequence of spondylosis. There is a gradual loss of movement of all limbs. It usually begins with progressive difficulty walking and a feeling of stiffness in the muscles of the lower limb. There is a loss of the ability to control the legs, which therefore also affects upper limbs... Numbness occurs in the legs and chest, which rises quickly. Together there is a sense of urgency to urinate, which develops into urinary incontinence.
Erectile dysfunction is also present in men. The diagnosis is made by clinical examination and confirmed by imaging tests, preferably magnetic resonance imaging, used to examine the narrowing of the spinal canal, the degree of compression, and how the affected roots spread.
Most often, the disease recedes, under the influence complex therapy... But if the MRI shows severe abnormalities or, despite treatment, osteoarthritis progresses, then surgery will be necessary. But it should be borne in mind that those nerve fibers that have already been damaged cannot be restored. Therefore, the earlier the treatment is started, the more effective it will be.
In milder cases, in which there is no dysfunction of the nerve, treatment is symptomatic, along with exercises, the purpose of which is to improve and increase the movement of the cervical spine, as well as to correct the position when it changes. In cases where radiculopathy alone is present, it can be treated with anti-inflammatory, analgesic and physiotherapy exercises. When progressive myelopathy occurs, treatment consists of performing decompression bone marrow using a surgical procedure.
Spinal arthrosis, known as osteoarthritis of the spine or spondyloarthrosis, is wear and tear of the cartilage of the spinal joints, which causes symptoms such as pain and difficulty moving the back, and can be caused by changes in age, as well genetic changes Or by making wrong movements with your back.
In the following conditions, it is necessary to consult a doctor for a diagnosis:
Neck or lower back pain.
Tingling or tenderness in the limbs.
Repeated occurrence or headache of unclear etiology.
Specialists to be visited for diagnosis are a neurologist, neuropathologist and orthopedist.
Symptoms of arthrosis vary from person to person, with intensities ranging from mild to severe, and may even cause restrictions on daily and work activities. Therefore, in some cases, osteoarthritis can be a sign of quitting a job or retirement, but this rarely happens because when a person treats correctly, the symptoms are usually well controlled.
Wear can occur in any region of the spine, more common in the lumbar and cervical spine, and although it cannot be cured, treatment can significantly improve a person's symptoms and quality of life, including the use of analgesics, inflammatory drugs, and surgical options for difficult cases.
Author of the article: Kaplan Alexander Sergeevich, traumatologist, orthopedist
Cervical osteoarthritis, aka cervical osteochondrosis, refers to widespread diseases. Recently, it is more and more common among young people, especially those who spend a long time at a desk or computer desk, move by car, have the habit of talking on the phone, holding the receiver with their shoulder. For the time being, the accompanying severity, stiffness of movements does not cause anxiety in the patient. When the disease leads to serious complications and pain, restriction of movement, migraine and dizziness, you have to see a doctor, and the disease could have been stopped at the initial stage.
Causes of osteoarthritis of the cervical spine
Osteoarthritis of the cervical spine is a disease characterized by degenerative-dystrophic changes in the intervertebral discs that occur against the background of metabolic disorders and excessive stress.
The pathological process of the development of arthrosis of the cervical spine begins with the "drying out" and compaction of the cartilaginous tissue, as a result of which the amortization function of the intervertebral discs decreases. The load on the cervical spine is transferred to bone tissue vertebrae, causing its growth in the form of osteophytes, the distance between cervical vertebrae decreases, there is an infringement of the nerve roots extending from the spinal cord. The danger of cervical osteoarthritis is that, together with the nerves, the arteries passing between the processes of the vertebrae supplying the brain are squeezed. Deterioration of blood circulation in the brain inevitably leads to its oxygen starvation and the consequences of the disease can be quite serious.
The reasons are varied:
- hereditary predisposition to the disease;
- disorders of mineral metabolism;
- injuries of the cervical spine;
- prolonged stay in unfavorable positions at the desk, driving a car, years at a desk at school and at the university also do not pass without leaving a trace, the cervical spine is affected by osteoarthritis;
- regular microtrauma of the cervical spine during sudden braking when driving a car, when working with vibrating construction equipment;
- uncomfortable bed, high pillow;
- a sedentary lifestyle provokes osteoarthritis in general and the cervical spine in particular;
- improper posture, scoliosis;
- hypothermia and overeating.
The development of osteoarthritis of the cervical spine predisposes its anatomical structure, or rather the reduced height of the intervertebral discs, the proximity of the vertebrae to each other, their high mobility, weakness of the neck muscles.
Manifestations of arthrosis of the cervical spine
Symptoms of cervical osteoarthritis are associated with infringement of the nerve endings and vessels passing between the processes of the vertebrae.
- Drawing, aching pain in the neck, spreading along its lateral surface in the shoulder girdle and arm, pain in the back of the head, aggravated by movement.
- Stiffness and limitation of movement in the neck.
- The crunch that occurs when bending and turning the head.
- Weakness, increased hand fatigue.
- Feeling of crawling "goose bumps" on the hands.
- Numbness and coldness of the fingers, most pronounced in such a disease as arthrosis (osteochondrosis) of the cervical spine during waking hours.
- Shooting - sharp strong pain arising in the neck area when turning the head, extending to the fingers and resembling the "passage of current" through the limbs.
Osteoarthritis of the cervical spine: dangerous symptoms
Arthrosis of the joints of the cervical spine is a disease that can reduce the quality of life and lead to serious complications, chronic impairment of cerebral circulation and a decrease in a person's intellectual capabilities. Only timely started treatment and lifestyle changes can stop the pathological process.