Cardiovascular dystonia is a complex of symptoms on the part of blood vessels, the heart and other systems, when the autonomic system does not work properly.
The manifestations of this syndrome are diverse. Among doctors there is no unequivocal opinion regarding the symptoms of the disease. Otherwise, cardiovascular dystonia is called autonomic neurosis, psycho-vegetative syndrome, neurocirculatory dystonia.
Nervous system functions
- maintaining and maintaining the constancy of the internal environment in the body (temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, sweating, respiratory rate, metabolic rate in the body);
- mobilization of body systems to adapt to the changing conditions of the external environment (mental and physical work, stress, climate change and weather).
Very often, therapists and the patients themselves are skeptical of this disease, however, without competent and timely treatment, the person’s quality of life deteriorates significantly over time.
Causes of the disease
Finding the cause of dystonia is actually not so difficult. Typically, several studies are performed: vascular diagnosis and cardiogram. Depending on the results, appropriate treatment is prescribed.
Additional studies - such as electrocardiography with a load on a bicycle ergometer, ultrasound of the heart, cardiointervalography. These methods exclude heart disease.
It is often found that dystonia is a manifestation of another disease. It can be depression and neurosis, diseases of the cervical vertebrae, brain injuries, diseases of the endocrine glands, allergies, gastrointestinal tract diseases, infection, overwork.
Symptoms of dystonia
Cardiovascular dystonia is manifested by irregular blood pressure, headaches, dizziness, palpitations and heart failure, fainting, sensations of a wave of heat or chills, increased sweating, and weather dependence. Patients feel weakness, fatigue, lethargy. Their arms and legs usually freeze. Body temperature ranges from 35 to 37 degrees. Often there are abdominal pains and digestive upsets, pains in different parts of the body with a deep breath.
Cardiovascular dystonia requires an integrated approach to the entire body during treatment.
Dystonia treatment
Physiotherapeutic methods are mainly used in the treatment. This is medical gymnastics and hydromassage.
With severe symptoms, good results are obtained from acupuncture, manual therapy, herbal medicine. Cardiovascular dystonia is treatable well. The choice of treatment methods should be completely entrusted to the doctor after carrying out the recommended studies. Often, another disease is “masked” under dystonia, and should be eliminated during treatment.
First of all, you should try to circumvent stressful situations and emotional breakdowns. Try on time and have a good rest.
Thus, cardiovascular dystonia is treated by regulation of the mental state, and not medication.