Why there is a displacement of cervical vertebrae and first aid

1 Development of the disease

A dangerous disruption of the natural position of the vertebrae in the cervical region causes many symptoms. Despite this, not everyone is in a hurry to see a doctor. Over the past few years, headache and migraines have become firmly established in people's lives, so no one connects it with a dangerous ailment. Medical statistics indicate that it is the headache and pain in the cervical region that is the first signal of the body. If you leave it without attention, then a person exhibits symptoms of a neurological nature.

Increased irritability, nervousness, disturbed sleep - only a small part of the entire clinical picture. Following these, patients begin to complain of the following symptoms and symptoms:

• nausea;
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• migraine;
• trembling in the hands;
• disturbance of the vegetative system;
• decreased sensitivity of skin;
• malfunctioning internal organs - displacement of the vertebrae affects the spinal canal, which binds the entire body;
• drowsiness;
• dizziness;
• decrease or loss of hand sensitivity;
• pain in the chest or neck.

These symptoms are not universal. Each patient forms an individual clinical picture, depending on the degree of displacement or damage to the vertebrae in the cervical region. In some cases, when displacement results in damage to adjacent organs or vessels, the clinical picture is clearly pronounced.

Regardless of this, you must immediately go to a doctor. The patient can not independently determine the degree of damage, so treatment at home is extremely dangerous. At best, a person will have chronic pain, and at worst - lifelong disability.

2 Therapeutic conservative methods

All pathologies associated with a change in position and a violation of the integrity of the spine, can be treated only by a qualified doctor. Throughout the therapeutic course, the patient is under observation. Any careless step, in a literal sense, will make a person disabled, so to make a diagnosis you need to make an MRI.The results should be compared with the cause that caused a violation of the integrity of the cervical spine:

• chronic disease;
• accident;
• drop;
• hit;
• sharp movement;
• other.

Analysis of available information allows us to conclude that a conservative or surgical course of treatment is necessary. Next we will talk about the first form. The most common way to restore the normal position of the vertebrae in the cervical region is reflexotherapy. As a result of complex influence on some points with the help of needles, it is possible to activate the regenerative function of the organism.

The second place is manual therapy. At its appointment the doctor is obliged to make sure of admissibility of such influence. If it is a serious injury that has been suffered, then manual therapy under the strictest prohibition. The course of treatment is designed for 1-2 months. Here everything depends on the actual state of health. After the end of ½ part of all prescribed procedures the doctor conducts a second examination. It allows you to evaluate the response of the body to a manual effect.

Physiotherapy is on the third place. It is used as an intensifying therapeutic factor. Less often it is assigned to fix the effect achieved. The list of the most common therapeutic techniques includes:

• ultrasound;
• alternating current;
• laser;
• use of a magnetic field.

If the results of tests and performed treatment indicate that there is no noticeable progress, the patient is referred to the surgical department. Similarly, the doctor arrives, if the patient entered the hospital after an accident or serious injury. Before surgery, the cervical MRI is mandatory. If the image shows a significant displacement of the vertebrae of the cervical department, the doctor will fix the date of the operation.

3 Operative therapeutic actions

Before the operation begins, the physician informs the patient about all aspects of future intervention. The patient is informed of the possible risks associated with surgical intervention in the cervical region of the spine. The course of the operation largely depends on a number of factors. The degree of displacement of the vertebrae, the involvement of neighboring organs and vessels in this process, the presence of an intervertebral hernia and the degree of damage to nerve endings.

After analyzing all the facts, the surgeon decides on the choice of specific instruments for stabilizing the vertebrae in the cervical section. If a patient has a narrowing of the spinal canal as a result of displacement of the vertebrae, then a vascular surgeon is involved in the operation. The duration of the surgery is from 1 to 4 hours. It all depends on the individual patient and the findings.

If everything ends successfully, after a few days the patient undergoes a course of rehabilitation under the supervision of a doctor. After 1.5 months, increased nervous excitability, headache, poor sleep, pressure drops and vision problems disappear. Upon completion of the rehabilitation course, once a month the patient should visit a doctor. The specialist will monitor the state of human health. In some cases, the displacement of the vertebrae in the cervical region leads to disruption in the work of many organs. In connection with this, control is necessary.