Common Complaints in Cervical Spine Diseases

Cervical spine diseases (cervical disc herniation, neck calcifications, cervical spondylosis, whiplash injuries, neck axis disorders, etc.) cause many complaints. Cervical spine diseases are very common diseases. Although they are very common and easily diagnosed, these diseases can often be overlooked because they manifest themselves in very different ways.

What are cervical disc herniation, neck calcification, cervical spondylosis, whiplash injury?

The protrusion of the discs between the cervical vertebrae is called cervical herniation, changes in the cervical vertebrae due to aging and degeneration are called cervical calcification, bony changes along with disc diseases are called spondylosis, and neck damage resulting from trauma such as traffic accidents or falls is called whiplash injury.

Cervical spine diseases not only cause neck and arm pain, but also cause many complaints about the autonomic nervous system.

The cervical spine is an anatomical pathway through which the spinal cord passes, and it also supports life for breathing and food passages. provides. Additionally, the vertebral artery passes through the vertebral canals and reaches the brain. The main vessels feeding the brain pass next to the cervical vertebrae. In addition, height has important contributions to vision and hearing. Neck; It is the most mobile and yet the most delicate part of the spine.

In cases of cervical disc herniation and neck calcification

• -Neck pain, back pain, shoulder, There is arm and hand pain

• -Numbness occurs in the arms and fingers

• -According to the severity and severity, arm and hand, It causes weakness in the fingers

  However, many more complaints are related to diseases originating from the cervical spine

• -Myalgias, muscle pains, myofascial pain syndromes

• -Fibromyalgia syndrome

• Cervical spine diseases cause many more complaints than these;

• Headache (starts at the base of the neck, behind the right or left ear and may spread to the back of the eye or forehead. It is called cervicogenic headache, it may be accompanied by other headache syndromes )

• Dizziness, vertebral It is due to impaired arterial circulation and/or decreased flexibility of the cervical spine. Facet joint problems can also cause dizziness.

• Tinnitus usually originates from the inner ear or central nervous system. However, decreased flexibility of the cervical spine and narrowing of the vertebral artery passage may cause neck-related tinnitus.

• Blood pressure changes are due to impaired autonomic nervous system regulation. Initially low blood pressure may later turn into high blood pressure. Or there may be constant changes in blood pressure.

• Excitement, panic disorders and depressive symptoms

• Forgetfulness, concentration problems in patients with cervical disc herniation, a Symptoms such as inability to concentrate on work are common.

• Excessive sweating, especially in the neck and head area, is in the form of excessive sweating that increases at night. It may be associated with sympathetic hyperactivity.

• Visual disturbances, eye fatigue, blurred vision, rarely double vision

• Bladder or bowel function disorder; It may occur due to spinal cord compression. Patients without myelopathy may also complain of unexplained constipation.

• Many years after whiplash injuries; Symptoms such as headache, dizziness, concentration and memory disorders, difficulty in swallowing and visual impairment may be observed. The causes of these cognitive disorders are not fully understood.

• Dry mouth

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• -Shoulders, elbows and Many tendinitis in the fingers may be related to a cervical disc herniation.

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