Are there pain, numbness, numbness, weakness in arms and shoulders due to cervical disc disease? There are various treatments to solve the problem of the cervical disc, ranging from anti-inflammatory drugs and physiotherapy to spinal surgery changing life.
Before you understand how to treat cervical disc disease you need to obtain detailed information on cervical spine anatomy. Of the 23 rows of the entire monthly row, 6 disks are placed in the neck (neck).
The cervical disc is located between the two vertebral bodies of the spine. These intervertebral discs absorb shock, respond to movement in the cervical region, provide support within the cervical spine, neck handles much stress, separates the vertebrae and maintains the height between the vertebrae.
Each cervical disc consists of a strong, tire-like outer layer (annulus fibrosus) and a cushioning gel-like interior (nucleus pulposus), and various nerves, tendons, ligaments and muscles are woven together. The complex, complex and elaborate structure of the cervical vertebrae has many pain such as cervical degenerative disc disease, disc herniation, cervical spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis (cervical spondylosis) and simple muscle tension To a state accompanying it.
In most cases of cervical disc disease, the doctor initially recommends conservative treatments such as anti-inflammatory drugs, physical therapy, carotid traction.
Home intervention
Simple home intervention can help relieve discomfort and pain and relax muscles if one or more cervical spinal disc abnormalities cause cervical pain. For example, find a resting place at rest. You can place a pillow or softly wound towel under your neck to stabilize your neck and keep it in a neutral position. The neck collar stabilizes the neck and helps to reduce the pain in the neck.
Pharmacological intervention
The first line of treatment for most cervical disc disease is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Most patients with osteoarthritis of cervical, cervical spondylitis or other conditions that cause cervical pain simply relieve pain at low doses and simply pills that reduce inflammation at high doses. If prescription drugs can not reduce pain or inflammation, doctors may prescribe corticosteroids or narcotic analgesics.
Physical therapy
Physical therapy is another treatment for painful cervical disc disease. By strengthening hot packs, deep tissue massage and stretching, exercises, strengthen specific movements and postures can relieve pain and maximize movement and flexibility of the neck. With the help of physiotherapists and chiropractic, it is advisable to quietly manipulate the muscles and joints, use the cervical towing to reduce pain and stiffness, and restore the normal function of the neck To do. Physical therapists not only improve your neck pain but also show several types of maneuvers, exercise, and correct posture that will help extend the range of exercise.
Surgical intervention
If these conservative treatments do not improve neck pain or movement, surgery is necessary. If you feel pain to analgesia drugs or physiotherapy, but do feel severe pain, numbness or weakness, the doctor will consider surgical intervention as the last resort of treatment.
The main operation of degenerative disc disease is called discectomy. This surgical procedure involves removing the degenerated disc sandwiching the nerve, or pushing the spinal cord through a small incision in the anterior or posterior portion of the neck. After discectomy, medical personnel often perform artificial cervical disc replacement in which an artificial intervertebral disc is inserted instead of the surgically removed original intervertebral disc. This artificial disc made of surgical grade stainless steel is very similar to the actual disc.
Many patients choose fusions of the cervix after discectomy and implant the bone graft between the spines to fuse with the cervical bones above and below the spine.
