Cervical syndrome is a group of chronic clinical symptoms, with neck pain or neck pain and headache being predominant.
The characterization of neck pain as cervical syndrome is the chronic symptomatology. Chronicity can cause intense fatigue, bad mood and many times even episodes of depressive behavior. Therefore, when the symptoms appear with remissions and relapses, the condition is characterized as “cervical syndrome”.
Neck pain and cervical syndrome is a common condition. There is usually no clear cause, but they have been accused of:
Usually there is no very clear etiology for the existence of the symptoms of cervical syndrome. However, in rare cases when there is a more serious etiology it often also affects adjacent areas such as:
while the symptoms do not usually go into remission. In any case, the differential diagnosis is made by a specialist doctor with the appropriate tests.
The region of the spine at the height of the neck is a well-organized network of nerves, muscles, ligaments and bones. The neck supports and coordinates the movement of the head. Any difficulty or blockage of neck movement, from any cause, adversely affects the underlying joints as well.
The neck is the connecting link between the chest, arms and head. Thus, in any dyskinesia of the neck, the bones, muscles and joints of the chest and arms are also directly affected. So as a consequence they can either lack movement or have pain or both.
Any dysfunction in the neck area that may be due to pain or dyskinesia greatly affects our daily life. The patient often reports that when he is in pain he does not feel like doing anything. The lives of patients are affected in many areas, the main ones being the financial and psychological levels. Such a situation can also cause financial problems, as many patients cannot have a normal daily life. Psychological stress is often the reason that changes their social status.
The pain may be mild and subside with therapeutic techniques. The provision of the appropriate physical therapy intervention with the appropriate choice of technique by a specialized physical therapist will help to solve the problem.
Many times the intervention can initially bring about a reduction in symptoms or an increase in the time it takes for relapses to occur, i.e. a longer time for symptoms to subside. In any case there is an improvement when the physical therapy intervention is properly organized and the appropriate techniques are applied to each patient depending on the history, evaluation and clinical picture.
In the event that the symptoms and pain are very persistent or do not change, a specialist pathologist or orthopedist should probably be visited and further investigated.
The symptoms of the cervical syndrome, as its name says, concern the neck area. The clinical picture is pain on movements, stiffness, limitation of movements and vertigo in some cases. symptoms may be isolated or combined and rarely occur simultaneously.
Symptoms of cervical syndrome can be:
The symptoms someone has can be one, two or more. The syndrome does not always concern the combination of symptoms but also characterizes their fluctuation. The pain can be intense, excruciating, strong, persistent and can affect, as we said, work, everyday life and the person’s psychology.
Cervical syndrome or neck pain is a great scourge of the civilized world. All too often people refer to cervical syndrome to describe a multitude of symptoms that occur due to the modern lifestyle.
Today science and the spectacular increase in technology has helped us but at the same time it has made us sit in a chair. The marked man mostly lives a sedentary life. This affects the body and in particular the bones, muscles, joints, nerves, peritoneum and viscera. This is how the circulation of blood, lymph, etc. changes.
There are many mistakes of the modern lifestyle such as the slouched position in front of the desk, the lack of exercise, the strain on the cervical spine from intense but continuous bad posture, weight gain in the abdominal area (changes the biomechanics of the spine), the long hours of reading even from a very young age that are not accompanied by exercise etc.
Sedentary life is not the only thing the modern world has given us. Despite the benefits of modern life, one more bad condition is stress. Anxiety has been the subject of much modern research. It is not only thought than it seemed but also chemical reactions that affect the functioning of our body.
When you have these symptoms do not neglect to visit a specialist. Physiotherapy will give you a way to reorganize your movement and functionality. Movement is the answer to all these problems and movement can correct stiffness, reduce pain, improve psychology. It will help you to return to your activities and to improve your psychology.
The causes of cervical syndrome can vary. But the most common ones are:
Dyskinesia due to pain often causes fear of movement and this prevents the patient from moving. Immobility, however, causes new dyskinesia and therefore new pain. This creates a vicious circle and we never find a solution to the problem. Our bodies are made to move. Movement is life for brain function. We have to move to avoid pain. Don’t be afraid of pain due to movement. Movement solves the pain, as long as it is done correctly and economically. We only benefit from action and movement, while otherwise the risk of relapses and an increase in symptoms increases.
In any case, an evaluation by an orthopedist or a specialist physical therapist must be done. Cervical syndrome and headache can be helped with a special exercise program and individualized intervention techniques.
Too often the headache and accompanying problems of the cervical syndrome do not hide a serious pathology.
Our neck must function properly and support and perform head movements without pain.
When there is pain and intense dysfunction, our life becomes difficult, our everyday life and by extension our psychology “falls”.
Headache-Cervical Migraine: There is often pain in the back of the neck and base of the skull and extends to the forehead and eye.
Muscle spasm: bad posture, sudden movement, weight lifting, chilling etc
Muscle sprain: Severe stiffness and pain, especially with vigorous movement (usually in trauma). Many times this condition can even affect swallowing and chewing.
The most important thing is to maintain the flexibility and mobility of the area.
The contribution of anti-inflammatories or analgesics after a medical examination, as well as soothing ointments is a temporary and temporary solution.
Timely physical therapy intervention treats the symptoms on a permanent and safe basis. This causes both the headache, the stiffness and the accompanying problems of cervical syndrome.
Trust the specialist physical therapist to have an effective treatment and the symptoms will not reappear at all or in the same strength and intensity.
Today the technicians that can help a lot and can be specially adapted to each case.
Depending on the intensity and symptomatology, the evaluation can differentiate the intervention.
The techniques we can use, for example, are the following:
We can use individually or a combination of techniques depending on the severity and chronicity of the symptoms.
The detailed evaluation, examination of the patient as well as the experience of the physical therapist is the combination of the correct and effective intervention.
Cervical syndrome is a curable condition unless, which is very rare, it is due to an incurable disease as an accompanying problem.
Treatment and rehabilitation are the result of smooth cooperation between patient and physical therapist.
Restoration is a win-win bet. A good rehabilitation outcome results from cooperation on both sides.
The physiotherapist must listen to the patient’s capabilities and needs. But the patient must also follow the physiotherapist’s instructions every time. In each case there is an interactive relationship and interaction between patient and therapist.
The specialist physical therapist can help you overcome the problem. Trust him according to his qualifications, experience and approach. Each of us is unique and should be treated as such.
