In women, cervical osteochondrosis (COX) is diagnosed more often than in men. Despite this, their symptoms are almost identical. But it should be remembered that the course of the disease in each patient occurs individually, regardless of gender.
Men react less attentively to any cracking in the neck, the symptoms of SHX are latent. This is due to the anatomy of people of different sexes. Male muscles are developed, so additional protection is created for the discs. They create a kind of shell that supports the vertebrae, which prevents their deformation.
The female spine is better adapted to various stresses (related to birth and the birth of children), but the symptoms of MCD appear more often and brighter.
How are the spine and men's health related?
With the defeat of SHX, the brain receives fewer nutrients, blockage of blood vessels occurs. Most often, men complain of migraines and dizziness.The men are starting to worry:
- Hypertension.
- The rhythm of coordination is disturbed, instability occurs when walking.
- Decreased activity and visual acuity.
- Hearing deteriorates, often ringing in the ears.
- The voice becomes hoarse and hoarse, as after an illness.
- More and more, women are starting to complain about their men's snoring.
Symptoms
Various pains
Unpleasant sensations begin with strong movements of the cervical region. They can be accompanied by frequent forced exhalations and sneezing. If the affected area is stretched by a crosswind or by diving into an ice hole, unpleasant sensations become acute. It is difficult for a man to turn his head, even a slight tilt causes discomfort.
If at the same time the middle finger or the toe becomes numb or cracks, then most often WOH occurs in parallel with the disease of the spinal nerve roots.
Upper limb weakness
Elderly men often complain of weakness and numbness of bone tissue. Most often, it manifests itself on the arms or legs, especially at night or during a sudden change in the weather.
If left unchecked, muscle weakness will lead to their numbness and atrophy. This happens due to diseases of the spinal cord. These are directly related to the development of spinal nerve root conditions.
Desensitization
Tissue sensitivity is reduced due to blockage or inflammation of blood vessels. Sensuality is disturbed, which is manifested by ossification, chills, the skin of the affected area becomes pale, during the massage it acquires a scarlet hue. In addition to blood vessel problems, there is often a deterioration in blood flow.
Cracks in the neck and reduced mobility
Not always crisp movements in the cervical region signal dangerous diseases, which indicate pathological processes. It can be caused by genetic predispositions. Most often it appears as a result of an increased load on the cervical region. Another reason is the spasm or maximum relaxation of muscles that do not have time to respond to contractions.
Crispy movements appear in response to excessive joint mobility. They can be caused by frequent and intense physical exercises to strengthen the back muscles.
Often, crunching movements in the cervical region appear with rapid rotations of the head, which signals the development of such pathologies:
- Dystrophic disorders of articular cartilage.
- Spiny growth of bony tissue along the edges of the bodies.
- Salt deposits.
- Displacement of a bone in a joint due to trauma.
- Displacement of the nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc with rupture of the annulus fibrosus.
- Spondylolisthesis.
- Cartilage deformation.
The spine loses its shock-absorbing characteristics, the intensity of friction and its strength double, and a creak appears. Due to this, the spine physiologically lowers, which causes a restriction of motor activity during tilts or movements of the pelvis in a circle.
Loss of coordination and dizziness
The problem develops with a lack of blood supply, which supplies the vestibular analyzer complex receptor.
The patient suddenly has forced expiration or an urge to vomit. A person feels constrained when moving, his legs give way, the man is disoriented in space.
Blurred vision and hearing, numbness of the tongue
A man has a veil in his eyes, white spots resembling small flies. Over time, the image becomes clear, then becomes hazy, such flashes may occur after a few minutes, and continue continuously. They can stop on their own after a while. Sometimes a man begins to be disoriented in time and space.
Hearing loss is also diagnosed.The man begins to ring more and more in his ears, he hears noises. Often the sound appears in one ear, less often in both at the same time. Sometimes men are bothered by the feeling of a plug in their ears, which itches from time to time.
Sore throat
Experts call this symptom cervical pharyngeal osteochondrosis. A man seems to have a mucous plug in his throat, it is difficult for him to speak, to breathe, he begins to cough allergically. Cork causes sweating, which results in a sore throat. The mucous membrane, due to frequent dry, unproductive cough, dries up, there is a burning sensation, itching. After that, a classic sore throat begins, the voice becomes hoarse. If you do not determine the root cause of such a reaction, the situation will only get worse over the years.
Tingling in the heart, feeling of pressure in the chest
In some caseswith SOH, tingling occurs in the area of the shoulder or elbow joint. In this case, squeezing movements in the chest region are diagnosed. The heart muscle or the liver often tingles because the blood flow is disturbed and the organs do not receive the necessary amount of nutrients that the blood distributes.
Over time, due to SHOH, the heart begins to sting and pinch sharply, the heartbeat accelerates.
Redness of the skin
Because of SOC, neurological problems begin in the region of the brain, which regulates its neuroendocrine activity and the homeostasis of the body. This causes chronic fatigue syndrome, a man wants to sleep all the time, his mood often changes, his skin turns scarlet.
Outraged,neurology becomes the cause of depression, a man is haunted by panic attacksand unreasonable fear. The skin turns scarlet, then it pales sharply, the pressure rises, the heart beats faster.
In this case, in men, sexual activity decreases, urination is difficult, and apathy for food appears.
Other signs
- Sudden vasospasms. A person accidentally loses orientation in space and "falls off their feet". In this case, it should be placed on a hard surface and wait for a while until the blood supply to the brain improves. The man will come to his senses after a few minutes, but after that he will feel tired, his head will start to hurt.
- The pain can affect the arms, shoulders and also the cervical region. It often appears in the occipital lobe, clutching a man's head like a rim.
- Increased upper chest tone. At night, the muscle corset is in good condition, which affects the tension.
- Pinched nerve roots. Symptoms may vary. It depends on the course of the disease, its stage and the affected spine itself. For example, fingers may become numb or all limbs become paralyzed.
- Neuralgia of the nerve roots at the back of the head. This symptomatology is typical for representatives of the stronger sex, in which inflammatory processes occur or cervical nerves are irritated during the disease. As a rule, it appears during frostbite or increased pain in the occipital region.
The attack occurs in men suddenly, it looks like an electric shock. Such a negative reaction lasts only a few minutes, then the pain begins to fade. Neuralgia manifests itself up to 5 times a day. At the same time, the occipital lobe loses its sensitivity, goosebumps appear.
Diagnostic methods
Before starting treatment, the patient must undergo an examination to determine the affected areas.
Diagnostic technique:
- MRI or CT.
- X-ray.
- Rheumatic tests.
Which doctor should I contact?
If a man experiences a number of symptoms that provoke SOH, it is best to immediately contact a specialist. Which one to contact:
- Therapist. They conduct an initial examination, give advice. If symptoms of SOS are detected, the patient is referred to a specialist in a narrow field of work.
- Neurologist/Neurologist. WOH is a type of neurological disease, so a man should be consulted by a neurologist (neuropathologist).
- Vertebroneurology specialist. This specialist chooses the method of therapy and diagnoses the condition of the spine.
- physiotherapist. It eliminates ailments using non-traditional treatment methods, among which acupuncture stands out. This improves blood circulation and relieves muscle spasms.
When is it necessary to contact a specialist?
- With primary symptoms of changes in visual and auditory activity.
- Pain that cannot be relieved by pharmacological agents.
- Vascular spasms leading to loss of consciousness.
Development and course of the disease
- The first degree of SHOH: minor pathologies in the region of the nucleus pulposus of the fibrocartilaginous formation. Excessive loading causes dehydration of the core, which negatively affects the size of the disc and the formation of cracks.
- The second stage of SHOH: the height of the discs decreases rapidly, the spine begins to sag. This causes increased mobility of the vertebrae.
- The third stage: prolapses and protrusions of the intervertebral discs are formed, can be accompanied by the development of chronic spasm of the intervertebral joints.
Treatment
The treatment is a complex therapy, depending on the stage of development of the disease, it lasts from 30 to 90 days of intensive therapy, and 12 months of supportive measures to consolidate the results, as well as the prevention of relapses.
Conservative therapy of the disease - taking pharmacological drugs, performing complex gymnastics.Surgical intervention will be justified only in the absence of positive dynamics,disease progression.
Folk remedies
The celery root is crushed and taken in proportions: 4 gr. the root is poured with a liter of hot water. Infused for a day and filtered. It is taken 10 grams three times a day.
In folk therapy, self-massage or the use of a needle applicator will be excellent.