Cervical osteochondrosis, the exercises to prevent which everyone should know, is a disease that is most widespread in connection with a sedentary lifestyle. It is based on the displacement of either a vertebra or a group of vertebrae, which, in turn, put pressure on the nerves and blood vessels
Signs of osteochondrosis in the cervical spine are:
- pain and dizziness, and the pain syndrome is not relieved by analgesics;
- prolonged pain in the thoracic region (differ from angina, lasting no more than 5 minutes, namely the duration);
- numbness of the tongue;
- lumbago, sometimes reaching the ends of the hands;
- a rougher voice (in some cases).
The best remedy for osteochondrosis is its prevention. It is just necessary to spend about 10 minutes a day on a set of movements that will save you from visiting doctors and the costs of procedures and medicines. If you have already been diagnosed with cervical osteochondrosis, the exercises described in the article will help ease the course of the disease.
Given the consequences for blood vessels in the first place of the brain, which can cause cervical osteochondrosis, treatment, exercises in the acute state of the disease should be carried out carefully, under the supervision of a doctor. As a rule, the acute condition is removed with the help of an anesthetic, after which a course of vitamins and medications is prescribed. Massages and therapeutic exercises are also prescribed.
In order for you to never be bothered by cervical osteochondrosis, the exercises of the proposed complex should be repeated at least several times a week. And office workers are better off more often when there is tension in the neck and shoulders, as the complex, on the one hand, has a strengthening effect, and on the other, it improves blood flow.
The general rule is to look directly during exercise.
We press our forehead on the palm, which resists pressure.
We press the back of the head on the palm of the hand - with force while the back of the head and palm are motionless.
We press alternately with the right and left temple on the palm. All exercises are isometric - without movement.
Press the chin on the substituted palm. (Exercise also helps to remove the second chin).
We bend our heads, press the chin on the neck, pull the crown up. Hold the pose for up to 30 seconds. Run three to five times.
Raising the chin up, we slowly turn our heads to the sides.
Having pressed a chin, we slowly turn a head to the sides. Five times each.
Throwing your head back, we try to slowly and accurately pull the ear to the shoulder, to the right, then to the left. Exercise to perform five times in each direction.
In some cases, if cervical osteochondrosis is present, exercise may not always be effective. In this case, the wearing of orthopedic structures (collars), hoods in the aquatic environment, dieting, and sometimes surgical intervention are prescribed. The latter is prescribed in especially severe cases and includes the removal of intervertebral hernias and affected discs, but does not always have positive results. Therefore, it is better to regularly perform the above exercises. Cervical osteochondrosis in this case is unlikely to become "your" disease.