Cervical spine hyperplasia

Introduction Cervical vertebra hyperplasia refers to the degenerative lesions of the cervical intervertebral disc and the hyperplasia of the cervical spinal cord or cervical nerve roots. It is also called cervical syndrome, and the Chinese medicine belongs to the category of "bone sputum" and "chronic strain". With the development of different stages of age, the cervical vertebrae and intervertebral discs can be changed differently. At the same time that the cervical vertebrae undergo degenerative changes, the intervertebral discs also change accordingly.

Cause

1. Cervical degenerative changes: With the development of different stages of age, the cervical vertebrae and intervertebral discs can be changed differently. At the same time that the cervical vertebrae undergo degenerative changes, the intervertebral discs also change accordingly.

2. Strain and bad posture: The head and neck are in a single position for a long time. People who like to lie in bed watching TV, reading books, sitting on a high chair, sleeping in a sitting position, etc. are prone to cervical bone hyperplasia; common people such as accountants, writers, software developers, etc. Long-term low-head workers; students, due to overburdened homework, improper reading and writing, long-term air conditioning or uncontrolled operation of the computer, less exercise, if coupled with long-term intake of calcium-containing foods, cervical spine is easy to produce Bone spurt hyperplasia.

3. Head and neck trauma: Some patients have cervical spinal canal in a critical state due to cervical hyperosteogeny, cervical disc herniation, spinal canal soft tissue lesions, etc., neck trauma often induces symptoms.

4. Wind and dampness factors: The wind and cold factors of the external environment can reduce the body's tolerance to pain, which can cause muscle spasm, small blood vessels to contract, slow lymphatic reflux, soft tissue blood circulation disorder, and then produce aseptic inflammation. Therefore, the wind, cold and dampness factor is not only an inducement, but also a symptom of the disease caused by the cause.

5. The dysplasia of the cervical spine structure: congenital small spinal canal, cervical degeneration and so on are the basis of some cervical spondylosis.

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The manifestations of cervical spondylosis are diverse, and the above symptoms occur. When the symptomatic treatment is ineffective, the doctor should be diagnosed. If necessary, X-ray neck or CT neck examination can be performed.

Differential diagnosis

Neck pain: neck pain first considers neck muscle strain, but requires cervical MRI, except for other symptoms caused by other lesions. Cervical hyperplasia can have this symptom. Cervical vertebra hyperplasia refers to the degenerative lesions of the cervical intervertebral disc and the hyperplasia of the cervical spinal cord or cervical nerve roots, also known as cervical syndrome.

Cervical hypertrophy: The so-called cervical hypertrophy refers to the symptoms of neck pain, dizziness, hand numbness and other discomfort caused by hypertrophy of the cervical vertebra. The disease is medically known as cervical spondylosis or cervical syndrome. It is good for middle-aged and middle-aged people who are over 40 years old, especially those who are working in low-headed jobs and staying in a certain position for a long time in daily life and labor. If you look down, read, copy, etc. for a long time, it is easy to cause accumulated strain on the neck. The neck of a person is both heavy and active, so it is vulnerable to injury. In addition, as the age increases, the spinal canal undergoes degenerative changes as well as various tissues. When these two factors are added together, cervical spurs are formed, that is, hyperplasia of the cervical vertebrae occurs. If the hypertrophic spurs grow on the leading edge of the cervical vertebral body, no symptoms can be produced. Only when the bone spurs grow on the lateral or posterior edge of the vertebral body, protrude into the intervertebral foramen or spinal canal, and compress the vertebral artery, nerve root or spinal cord, which will cause neck pain, hand numbness, dizziness, headache, and limb weakness. , walking is not stable and so on.

Cervical disc herniation: Cervical disc herniation is one of the more common spinal diseases in the clinic, and the incidence is second only to lumbar disc herniation. Mainly due to the cervical disc nucleus, the annulus fibrosus, the cartilage plate, especially the nucleus pulposus, after different degrees of degenerative lesions, under the action of external factors, the intervertebral disc annulus ruptures, the nucleus pulposus tissue protrudes from the rupture or Peel out of the spinal canal, causing adjacent tissues, such as spinal nerve roots and spinal cord, to cause headache, dizziness, palpitations, chest tightness, neck soreness, limited mobility, shoulder and back pain, upper limb numbness, gait loss Symptoms and signs such as weakness and weakness of the limbs. In severe cases, high paraplegia is life-threatening.

Cervical vertebrae pain: cervical spondylosis is one of the clinical symptoms of cervical spondylosis. Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical vertebra syndrome, is a general term for cervical osteoarthritis, proliferative cervical spondylitis, cervical nerve root syndrome, and cervical disc herniation. A disease based on degenerative pathology.

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