
Cervical Spondylosis is the set of consequent changes of osteoarthritis of the cervical spine. With age, intervertebral discs lose their elasticity, a progressive loss of its water content. When the nutrition of the disc becomes insufficient, there is loss of its constituent elements, which leads to reduction of disc height, the resistance movements and trauma, even small ones, facilitating its disruption and degeneration. These changes are followed by a disc of bone reactions adjacent vertebrae, with the formation of osteophytes, or nozzle-to-parrot, which tend to fuse the vertebrae. This set of changes may predispose to a reduction of the spinal canal and foramen of conjugation. The spinal canal contains the spinal cord, which is a neural structure responsible for transmitting nerve impulses that all members come to the brain and nervous stimuli that lead the brain to the nerves and, consequently, the muscles of the body.
Causes of Cervical Spondylosis
There is no single cause for cervical Spondylosis. There may be a predisposition to it in people whose spinal canal is congenitally narrow. Contribute to repeat minor trauma to the intervertebral discs is damaged progressively, starting the process of Spondylosis. Some professions and sports activities increase this risk. Another important factor is smoking, because it compromises the micro-blood circulation and affects the nutrition of the disc. Osteophytes, ligaments and facet joints and the hypertrophied protruded disc fragments, together, reduce the vertebral canal and foramen, causing compression of the spinal cord and roots.
Diagnosis of Cervical Spondylosis
The diagnosis is essentially clinical, confirmed by imaging studies.
Clinical signs of radiculopathy and myelopathy must be properly identified by qualified physicians and, in general, are neurologists or neurosurgeons. Of course, other experts can also identify them.
Plain radiographs of the cervical spine are of limited value in the diagnosis and may show the presence and degree of reduction of disc spaces and osteophytes, allowing a rough assessment of the spinal canal and foramen. Computed tomography allows a more detailed evaluation of bone changes and disc, as well as the spinal canal and foramen. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine is the best means of evaluating the degree of involvement of the spinal cord and roots. It also allows excluding other causes of myelopathy or radiculopathy. It is important to remember that imaging studies are complementary and have no value isoladadamente.
Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis
Cycling walking, swimming and improve the supply of nutrients, and delay of progression of spinal discs.
People with sedentary occupation should change position often to get up every hour to avoid the soft padded seat, with a thin pillow to avoid it, and in the company’s mattress sleep and knees bent at right angles to the trunk.
Pulse co-operation movement, up and down, folding and unfolding of fingers, wrist clockwise and counterclockwise rotation, moving up and down the neck, lateral movement and rotation clockwise and counterclockwise.
Patients should be four meals a day of salad, milk, raw vegetables, steamed vegetables, whole wheat bread and bean sprouts form. Adequate amounts of protein, vitamin C, vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus is essential. Avoid sour tofu, sugar, spicy foods, fried and fatty foods, tea, coffee, refined processed foods, tobacco and smoke.
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