In women, cervical osteochondrosis (COX) is diagnosed more often than in men. Despite this, their symptoms are almost identical. But it is worth remembering that the course of the disease in each patient occurs individually, regardless of gender.
Men react less attentively to any neck crunch, SHX symptoms 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, preventing them from deforming.
The female spine is better adapted to various stresses (in connection with the birth and delivery 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 less nutrients, blockage of blood vessels occurs. Most often, men complain of migraines and dizziness.Men start to worry:
- Hypertension.
- The rhythm of coordination is disturbed, instability occurs when walking.
- Decreased visual activity and acuity.
- Hearing worsens, often ringing in the ears.
- The voice becomes hoarse and rough, like after an illness.
- More and more often, women start complaining 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 exhalation and sneezing. If the affected area is stretched by a wind through or while diving in an ice hole, the 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 toe go numb or creak, then most often WOH occurs in parallel with the disease of the spinal nerve roots.
Weakness of the upper limbs
Older men often complain of bone weakness and numbness. Most often it occurs on the arms or legs, especially at night or during a sudden change in the weather.
If nothing is done, muscle weakness will lead to their numbness and atrophy. This happens due to diseases in the spinal cord. The latter are directly related to the development of disorders of the spinal nerve roots.
Desensitization
Tissue sensitivity is reduced due to blockage or inflammation of the blood vessels. Sensuality is disturbed, which is manifested by ossification, chills, the skin in the affected area becomes pale, during the massage it acquires a scarlet hue. Problems with blood vessels are often compounded by a deterioration in blood flow.
Cracks in the neck and limited mobility
Not always crunchy 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 increase in the load on the cervical region. Another reason is the spasm or maximum relaxation of the muscles that do not have time to respond to contractions.
Crunchy movements appear in response to excessive joint mobility. They can be caused by frequent and intense physical exercises to strengthen the back muscles.
Crunchy movements in the cervical region with rapid turns of the head often appear, signaling the development of such pathologies:
- Dystrophic disorders of the articular cartilage.
- Spiny growth of bone 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 fibrous ring.
- Spondylolisthesis.
- Deformity of the cartilage.
The spine loses its shock-absorbing characteristics, the intensity of friction and its strength doubles and a creak appears. For this reason, the spine physiologically lowers, which causes a limitation of motor activity during tilts or movements of the pelvis in circles.
Loss of coordination and dizziness
The problem develops with a lack of blood supply, which feeds the receptor complex of the vestibular analyzer.
The patient suddenly has a forced exhalation or needs to vomit. A person feels constricted during the movements, the 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 that resemble small flies. Over time, the image becomes sharp, then becomes cloudy, such flashes can occur after a few minutes and continue continuously. They may 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 sensation of a plug in the ears, which itches from time to time.
Sore throat
Experts call this symptom pharyngeal cervical osteochondrosis. A man seems to have a mucus plug in his throat, it is difficult for him to speak, to breathe, he begins to cough in an allergic way. Cork causes sweating, which is indicated by sore throat. The mucous membrane, due to frequent dry and unproductive cough, dries up, there is a burning sensation, itching. After this, a classic sore throat begins, the voice becomes hoarse. If the root cause of such a reaction is not determined, the situation will worsen 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, compression movements in the thoracic region are diagnosed. The heart muscle or liver often tingles because 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 forcefully pinch and pinch, the heart rate accelerates.
Redness of the skin
Due to SOC, neurological problems begin in the area of the brain, which regulates its neuroendocrine activity and homeostasis in the body. This causes chronic fatigue syndrome, a man wants to sleep all the time, his mood often changes, his skin turns scarlet.
Moreover,neurology becomes the cause of depression, a man is haunted by panic attacksand unreasonable fear. The skin turns scarlet, then sharply turns pale, the pressure increases, 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 his feet". In this case, he must 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 he will feel tired, his head will start to ache.
- The pain can affect the arms, shoulders and even the cervical region. It often appears in the occipital lobe, squeezing a man's head like a rim.
- Increased tone of the upper chest. At night, the muscle corset is in good condition, which affects the tension.
- Pinched nerve roots. Symptoms can vary. It depends on the course of the disease, its stage and the affected spine. For example, the fingers may become numb or all limbs may become paralyzed.
- Neuralgia of the nerve roots in the back of the head. This symptomatology is typical for representatives of the stronger sex, in which inflammatory processes occur or the cervical nerves are irritated during the disease. As a rule, this appears during freezing 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 couple of minutes, then the pain begins to subside. Neuralgia occurs up to 5 times a day. At the same time, the occipital lobe loses sensitivity, goosebumps appear.
Diagnostic methods
Before starting therapy, the patient must undergo a course of examination to determine the affected areas.
Diagnostic technique:
- MRI or CT scan.
- X-ray.
- Rheumatic tests.
Which doctor should I contact?
If a man experiences a number of symptoms that cause SOH, it is best to contact a specialist immediately. 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 (neurologist).
- Vertebroneurology specialist. This specialist chooses the method of therapy and diagnoses the condition of the spine.
- Physiotherapist. Eliminate ailments using non-traditional methods of treatment, among which acupuncture stands out. This improves blood flow and relieves muscle spasm.
When is it necessary to go to a specialist?
- With primary symptoms of changes in visual and auditory activity.
- Pain that cannot be relieved by pharmacological agents.
- Vascular spasms causing loss of consciousness.
Development and course of the disease
- The first degree of SHOH: minor pathologies in the area of the nucleus pulposus of the fibrocartilage formation. Excessive load 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 fail. This causes greater mobility of the vertebrae.
- The third stage - prolapses and protrusions of the intervertebral discs are formed, they can be accompanied by the development of chronic spasm of the intervertebral joints.
Treatment
Treatment is complex therapy, depending on the stage of development of the disease, lasts from 30 to 90 days of intensive care and 12 months of supportive measures to consolidate the results, as well as the prevention of relapses.
Conservative therapy of the disease: taking medications, 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 brought in proportion: 4 gr. the root is poured with a liter of hot water. Infused for a day and filtered. You take 10 grams three times a day.
In folk therapy, self-massage or the use of a needle applicator will be excellent.