Osteochondrosis is called damage to the articular cartilage, which leads to disruption of the joint. In the spine, intervertebral discs are more often affected, the articular tissues of which are destroyed under the influence of external factors.

Medicine considers the cause of osteochondrosis of the spine sedentary image life: at the computer, without raising his head, in not the most comfortable position. Today, this disease is rapidly getting younger. And according to statistics, if earlier 30-year-old girls were more worried about the opportunity to lose weight with the help of an exercise bike, then today - what physiotherapy for the neck will help get rid of pain.

How does osteochondrosis of the cervical spine manifest? What symptoms can be

The cervical vertebrae are much smaller than the lumbar. There are thousands of blood vessels and nerve endings in this area. When a minimum voltage occurs, the nerves are compressed and the vascular patency is impaired, which eventually leads to the development of edema, hernia, and protrusion. When the blood supply is disturbed, an inflammatory process often occurs, which leads to pathological changes and even disability.

Symptoms of the disease depend on its type.

• cervical sciatica- pain radiates from the neck to the shoulder blade, spreads to the fingers through the forearm. Often the sensitivity of the fingers and hands disappears.
• Irritative reflex syndrome- there is an intense boring pain in the neck and occiput. Gives to the shoulder, chest, often manifests itself in the forearm.
• vertebral artery syndrome- The headache does not go away, it makes noise in the ears. Pursues dizziness and blurred vision. He is recognized the most dangerous kind cervical osteochondrosis, which leads to impaired blood circulation in the brain. It is impossible to fight him with only gymnastics for the neck and back.
• Cardiac syndrome- the pain is localized in the neck, shoulder blades, heart. Increases with sneezing, turning the head.

Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home

Osteochondrosis is dangerous not only with constant pain, but also with the risk of complications. Therefore, with prolonged and intense pain in the neck, you should definitely consult a specialist. In the initial stages of the disease, only exercises for the neck with osteochondrosis will be recommended to you. In a neglected state, the disease requires drug therapy to eliminate inflammation, restore vascular patency. In some cases, it is required to wear a special corset that supports the head.

However, in each case, you can not do without exercises for the muscles of the neck. Them the main task consists in strengthening the muscles of the cervical region to properly support the joints of the spine. When performed regularly, gymnastics gives a tangible effect: the intensity of pain decreases or it completely lets go, normal blood flow is restored, and well-being improves significantly.

It is only important to remember that exercises to strengthen the muscles of the neck do not cure the disease. It doesn't go anywhere! And won't bother just when you do correct complex exercises. As soon as gymnastics for the neck with osteochondrosis is forgotten, the discomfort will return in a week or two.

Physical education or light gymnastics for cervical osteochondrosis

Warm-up and exercise with chondrosis is required, especially the collar zone. You need to do it carefully, you can use the pictures on the Internet, it shows step by step how to stretch your neck. Physical exercise must be complex. The complex includes exercises to relax the neck muscles and strengthen them.

1. Stand or sit in a chair with a straight back. Relax your hands, lower them down. Turn your head to the left and right 10 times as far as you can. If the pain prevents you from making a turn, make a few sharp jerks of your head to the right and left.
2. Stay in the same position. Lower your head down and try to reach your chin to your chest. Stop for 10 seconds. Perform 5 head tilts.
3. Sit on a chair, relax your arms. Pull your chin in and try to move your head back. Make 10 moves. The exercise is useful for stretching the back neck muscles and shown to people forced to work in a tense position.
4. Sitting on a chair, place either palm on your forehead. Tilt your head forward, pressing hard on your forehead with your palm. Hold for 10 seconds, take a break, repeat 10 times. Due to muscle tension, the exercise helps to strengthen the front of the neck and provides correct position heads.
5. Stand up, relax your hands. Raise your shoulders as high as possible, hold for 10 seconds. Relax your shoulders and take a deep breath, feel your arms pull your shoulders down. Repeat 5-10 times.
6. Lie on your back on the floor. Raise your head, hold for 10 seconds, lay on the floor. Repeat after 5 seconds. Do 8 times.
7. Ask the assistant to massage the muscles between the bone of the occipital region and its soft part with force. At first, you will feel intense pain, which will be replaced by significant relief.
8. Lie on the floor and ask an assistant to massage the upper part of the scapula - the place of attachment of the main cervical muscle. Painful sensations will be replaced by pleasant warmth.

These neck exercises for osteochondrosis will help you live with an unpleasant disease without discomfort.

Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine is a very common disease, accompanied by very unpleasant. Therapeutic exercise is a great way to prevent and. It strengthens and at the same time stretches the muscles of the neck, promotes their relaxation, increases elasticity. Muscle spasm is one of the causes of pain syndrome.

Exercise therapy improves the blood supply to the intervertebral discs, nerve roots coming out of the spine. Regular exercise increases overall vitality and disciplines well. They allow you to influence the causal factor in the development of osteochondrosis - a sedentary lifestyle.

Those who have decided to come to grips with their health are interested in learning how to properly prepare for therapeutic exercises, what exercises should not be done. Also consider exemplary complex exercises for the cervical spine.

Training

Preparation for exercise therapy includes the exclusion of contraindications for performing exercises, the selection of a suitable complex and familiarization with the rules for performing gymnastics.

Contraindications:

1. Exacerbation of osteochondrosis, accompanied by severe pain at rest.
2. Instability of the cervical vertebrae, which causes circulatory disorders in the vertebral arteries, and is clinically manifested by dizziness. Instability is also visible on an x-ray of the cervical spine.
3. Any acute diseases and exacerbation of chronic processes.
4. Severe course of chronic diseases.
5. Oncology.
6. Thrombosis.
7. Bleeding.
8. Increased body temperature.
9. Increased blood pressure.
10. Poisoning.

Above are general information for a ban on exercise. All the details will be determined by a specialist - a neurologist and a physiotherapist. To really achieve a positive result, you need to go to the doctor's appointment. You may need to take tests and take a picture of the spine.

An exercise therapy doctor will help you choose a set of exercises that will be useful in a particular situation, depending on the stage of the course of the disease, the presence or absence of an exacerbation, the presence of other diseases, the level of general physical training. There are special groups in therapeutic gymnastics, in which people with similar problems with the spine are engaged for a certain time. You can practice at home too. Everyone chooses an acceptable option for themselves.

A few rules for physical exercises on the muscles of the neck

Don't make it through the pain. If further stretching of the muscles causes discomfort when a certain position is reached, the exercise must be completed at this point and proceed to the next. Allow only a little discomfort during training.

1. If for some reason it is impossible to do a certain exercise, it is better to skip it.
2. Movements should be smooth and slow without jerks.
3. The load should increase gradually, and the exercises themselves should be performed according to the principle from simple to complex.
4. You need to do it regularly, at least 4 times a week, and preferably daily.
5. Physical education is carried out in comfortable clothes, a ventilated room at least 30 minutes after eating.

Having finished with the preparation, let's see what exercises can harm.

What exercises can not be done

You can not do any exercise during an exacerbation of osteochondrosis, if it leads to increased pain or a sharp deterioration in general well-being.

Weightlifting is prohibited. Exercise, accompanied by heavy lifting, can worsen the course of the disease, provoke an exacerbation.

With osteochondrosis of the spine, it is not recommended to run (especially on short distances), jumping, swinging, throwing and pushing movements (for example, shot put). They can negatively affect the spine. It is better for owners of osteochondrosis to exclude the positions of emphasis on the hands and vis. Extreme care should be taken when working with gymnastic equipment. If a person went in for sports before discovering problems with the spine, then the most successful option is to review the entire workout together with the exercise therapy doctor and remove techniques that are dangerous for the spine from there. Here we come to the gymnastics itself. Next, we will consider what exercises should be performed when cervical osteochondrosis.

The main course of exercises for the cervical spine

The cervical vertebrae have greater mobility than other parts of the spine. Therefore, they need to pay special attention and regularly do next complex exercises.

Exercise number 1 - "Girth of the neck with hands"

This exercise can be done sitting or standing. Grab your neck so that the thumbs are in front and the rest of the fingers remain on the back side. Here, the hands should act as a fixation collar, which is almost always used in the treatment of diseases localized in cervical region. Place your fingers at the back just under the back of the head, and in front at the angle of the lower jaw.

Having made a corset, start doing the exercises. To do this, bend to the side. All movements are done slowly, and linger on the slope for a couple of seconds.

Then you need to lower your hand a little and do all the movements in the same way. Then lower your hands even lower and again do the slopes.

TIP: the presented exercises can always be done during breaks at work, if your activity is carried out sitting at a table and a computer in the office. With their help, you will significantly relax the muscles of the neck and eliminate the pain that has arisen.

Exercise number 2 - "We lean on the table with our hands"

Stand with your back to the table and lean on it with your palms.

Try to reach up with your whole body, tilting your head back a little. In this position, we linger for a couple of seconds.

After the stretch has passed, sit down at the level that will be possible for you. Lowering yourself to the maximum possible squat, tilt your head forward. So you perfectly relieve tension from the muscles of the neck and eliminate pain.

TIP: The presented exercise plays a key and useful role for shoulder girdle and lower neck. These areas are most affected and tense when working at the office at the computer. Therefore, this exercise must be performed every time during breaks, because such a combination of tension and muscle stretching significantly helps in relaxation and eliminates pain.

Exercise number 3 - "Pendulum head"

Sit on a chair and take a hardcover book. Gently place it on your head at the top of your head. Make sure the book is level on the top of your head so it doesn't fall off.

Fix in a sitting position with a book on top of your head for about 5 minutes (or less). Being in this position will allow the muscles and vertebrae of the neck to remember their correct position.

Next do next exercise: Apply pressure to the head with your hands. Your resistance should last no more than 20 seconds. The pressure on the head begins first with a small load, then gradually increase it. At the end of the time, the load must be gradually reduced.

TIP: During a long stay at the computer, the neck changes, where kyphotic deformity eventually forms. To avoid such health troubles, you should control the position of your head so that your ears should be in the same plane with your shoulders. In this way, you will be able to achieve correct posture. The following are exercises that help to achieve muscle strengthening and healthy posture. When sitting at a computer, try to stick to the rule above, lift your chin a little and keep your neck straight.

Exercise number 4 - "Bending the neck forward, offering resistance"

Take the necessary position - stand up straight or sit on a chair. Place the palm of your hand in the middle of your forehead.

With your palm, press on your head, and on the contrary, resist it. In this position, you must remain for 20 seconds.

The second part of this exercise involves stretching the muscles. Here you should tilt your head back, put one hand under the back of the head, and the other also on the forehead. Act simultaneously with both hands on your supports. So you can stretch the muscles of the neck, which were in tension before this exercise. This exercise is done for no more than 5 seconds, it should not cause pain.

Exercise number 5 - "We unbend the neck, providing resistance"

Accept starting position- stand up straight or sit on a chair and put one hand on the back of your head.

Act on the back of the head, at the same time resist the pressure of the hand. You should be in tension for no more than 20 seconds.

Continuing to press on the back of your head, tilt your head forward. So you stretch the cervical vertebrae and back muscles. All movements should not cause pain, in the process of stretching, be in tension for no more than 5 seconds.

Exercise number 6 - "Bending the neck to the side, offering resistance"

This exercise should be done while sitting in a chair or standing up straight. One palm should be placed on the side of the head.

With your hand, work on the position of the head, pressing a little. Continue resistance with your head for 20 seconds.

After pressing, start stretching the muscles of the cervical region. To do this, lower your head to the side, place one hand under your head, the other on your side. Work each side on your surface. So you can stretch the muscles of the neck and the vertebrae of the cervical region. The whole exercise must be done no more than 5 seconds, monitor your condition. You should not experience pain.

Repeat the exercise by changing hands and tilting your head to the other side.

Exercise number 7 - "Turn the neck and head, offering resistance"

Sit on a chair or stand up straight - this is your starting position. Then place your hand on side surface face in the area of ​​the chin and lower jaw.

Next, get on with the exercise. Press your hand on the surface, and resist with your head. With such an impact, it is necessary to tightly clench your teeth and not overdo it with pressure. The entire exercise should not last more than 20 seconds. Do a few reps.

Then proceed to stretch the muscles and vertebrae. Here you should leave one hand also in the chin area, and put the other on the side of the back of the head. Lift your chin up a little and begin to turn your head towards the hand lying on the back of the head. Stretching does not exceed 5 seconds and does not cause pain or any other discomfort. Change hands and repeat the movements several times. With this exercise, you promote stretching back muscles neck and suboccipital region.

TIP: Such exercises perfectly strengthen the muscles of the cervical region and contribute to the formation of correct posture. Also, with their help, you can quickly get rid of headaches, which people often suffer from, whose position during the day practically does not change. These exercises can be performed as needed and anywhere.

Exercise number 8 - "Palms on the temples"

Sit on a chair and place your hands on your temples with your fingers pointing up. Next, while inhaling, close your teeth and strain temporal muscles. With your hands, pull up the skin at the temples. As you exhale, stop tensing and pulling the skin. Then, when repeating, do the same, only slightly moving your palms up. These movements are repeated at least 5 times.

Exercise number 9 "Fingers at the temples"

Take the starting position by sitting straight on a chair. Then press your palms to your cheekbones, after spreading your fingers. They should lie in the region of the temples.

With a slight pressure of the fingers on the areas of contact with the skin, begin to slide them. Simultaneously with such a kind of massage, tilt your head forward and backward.

Use your fingers to reach the top of your head and keep moving your head. This exercise must be done several times, but no more than 5 repetitions.

TIP: The above exercises are excellent for stretching the muscle membrane in the temple area. Thus, you increase blood flow to the head, which helps to eliminate the pain that has arisen.

Take a starting position - for this, either sit up straight on a chair, or stand with a straight back and neck. Place both hands on the back of the neck.

Slowly begin to make movements reminiscent of sliding along the neck with your palms. At the same time, it is necessary to make characteristic bending of the head and neck. Actions should be done no more than 5 times. With this movement, you can feel a sense of lightness and freedom.

Sit in a chair or stand up straight. Place your palms in the chest area, just below the larynx area.

Do a breathing exercise while pressing your hands on your chest. To do this, inhale, hold your breath a little, literally for a few seconds, and then, as you exhale, begin to work with your hands. With each repetition, you need to lower your hands down a little. In women, the mammary glands become the maximum point. With the help of the presented exercise, you can achieve lightness in the chest area.

Take a starting position - sitting on a chair or standing with a straight back. Place both hands on the back of your head. Next, do a slight pressure on the occipital region, resisting the impact

After repeating several times, proceed to stretch the muscles and cervical vertebrae. To do this, place one hand on the side of your neck so that your fingers can reach the seventh cervical vertebra, which is a small tubercle in the region of the lower neck. Do a few sliding motions. At the same time, tilt your head and neck back and forth. Do the same stretch on both sides. Do a few reps.

TIP: The presented exercises have a healing and relaxing effect on the muscles attached to the spinous process. Due to the constant presence in one position at work, a person may experience wild pain in the region of the seventh cervical vertebra. And these exercises will help relieve spasms and improve blood circulation, which normalizes the proper functioning of the brain.

More about cervical traction

Since all people on Earth have a different physique and height, they have corresponding differences in the length of the cervical region. Many do not even realize that it is precisely because of problems with the cervical vertebrae that they can experience severe headaches. But these vertebrae are very mobile and very often various problems with them can be provoked.

In these vertebrae is the vertebral artery, which is close to the lateral surface of the vertebrae and rises to the brain. Its proximity to the vertebrae can play a cruel joke at any time. So, for example, if a person has any inflammation or hernia formation, the vertebral artery experiences severe pain due to the resulting spasm.

Symptoms in humans manifest as tinnitus and dizziness. Often the noise occurs as a result of a sharp turn or after throwing the head back. As a result of the occurrence of spasm, a characteristic violation of blood flow in the vessels occurs.

Many people do not believe in the fact that a person is slightly taller in the morning than in the evening. A similar phenomenon is provoked by a different height of the intervertebral discs, which affects the mobility of the cervical region. By evening, the head, which weighs at least 5 kg, exerts strong pressure and the distance decreases. Therefore, stretching the spine during the day is important and beneficial. It must be done at work or at home at least once a day. Here you can use various devices, such as loops or weights.

You should be aware and remember that such devices can also cause pain, so they should be used with caution and only on the advice of your doctor. Such traction of the spine is difficult to control for older people who have already lost the elasticity of the vertebrae due to age. They need to carefully control their sensations during traction and regulate the degree of load on the vertebrae.

For the elderly, an extension of 1 mm may be sufficient. If the condition improves, that is, the pain is eliminated, you can stop stretching, since you have already significantly reduced the pressure on the vertebrae and normalized the tone of the blood vessels. Also, traction has an excellent effect on improving the venous outflow from the skull, as a result of which thinking improves and the brain begins to work better. While stretching, you can also do some head movements. So you will only improve the effect.

Traction of the cervical vertebrae can also be done in the supine position on your own. To do this, simply roll up a towel and place it as a roller under your neck. This exercise is safer and should not cause pain.

Lie on your back and place a towel in the form of a roller under your lower back. Place your hands on your neck. In this case, the thumbs are under the chin, and the rest are intertwined at the back of the head. Slightly bending your head, pull it with your hands up along the straight path of the axis of the spine. You can also do not only bends, but also small turns to the sides.

Exercises should not exceed 20 seconds in time. Do a few reps.

If you are an employee of the office department or a driver, you can also do these stretches while sitting, without leaving your workplace. To do this, take a flat position on a chair and stretch your neck up.

Exercise number 14 - "Extension of the neck by the lower jaw"

Take a starting position - sit on a chair or stand up straight. Open your mouth and put your fingers on the teeth of the lower jaw, and thumbs press the jaw from below. Pull your head forward by the jaw, stay in this position for a few seconds, and then come back. This stretch is done in several repetitions.

TIP: self-traction allows you to increase the width of the intervertebral discs by only a few millimeters, but this is always enough to increase and normalize blood flow. Such traction should always be done during the onset of severe headaches and with spasm of the muscles of the cervical region.

The next few exercises must be performed on all fours.

Get on all fours and raise your head up so that your eyes should be directed upwards.

In this position, you need to linger for a few seconds and return your head to its original position. Then begin to stretch the back muscles of the cervical region. Lower your head down slowly and gently so that there is no pain. In this position, you should also linger. This exercise is repeated several times.

The starting position is the same, standing on all fours.

From this position, begin to turn your head to the sides. All movements are done slowly and carefully, without sudden impulses. Hold for a few seconds on each side.

Then also do an exercise to stretch the back muscles. Lower your head down and stay in this position for 30 seconds. Repeat the whole complex several times.

Exercise number 17 - "Tilts of the neck with the help of hands"

From this starting position, raise your head, making a slight tilt forward. Then come back. This exercise must be repeated at least 10 times.

Exercise number 18 - "Turns the neck with the help of hands"

In the same position, place your hands under your neck and start doing the exercises. To do this, tilt your head forward and turn it slightly to the side.

TIP: In no case during exercises and in everyday life, do not make sharp turns and tilts of your head. It is a common misconception that these activities help eliminate pain. Often, the actions presented can only increase pain and exacerbate inflammation. The position of the arms in the above exercises can clearly control the position and movement of the neck for safety.

Lie on your back and place a towel roll under your lower back. Hands should be slightly thrown back and hanging from the bed or couch. Place your hands under your head, touching your neck a little.

Next, stretch the front muscles. Here you need to tilt your head back so that it hangs slightly from the bed or couch. Hold this position for a few seconds as well. At the same time, the arms should be stretched up and spread apart to the sides.

This exercise must be repeated several times.

All of these exercises should be done regularly for prevention and to eliminate pain. Such measures will help to significantly save on drugs during an exacerbation.

Given that osteochondrosis is a long chronic illness there will be no quick results. The first time just won't get worse. But this is progress! Then the pain will gradually decrease, the frequency of exacerbations will decrease. Much depends on the severity of the disease. The first results should be expected only after 2-3 months and this is normal.

Gradually, the blood supply to the spine will improve, muscle spasm will go away. At first, the changes are at the microscopic level and will not be felt yet. It is important to engage systematically and improving well-being will not take long.

8 out of 10 people are familiar with pain in the cervical spine. To cope with them, developed special exercises for the neck with osteochondrosis. Which ones - the women's club "Who is over 30" will tell today.

Osteochondrosis: symptoms and treatment

Osteochondrosis is not only a scourge office workers, musicians and writers, that is, all those who are forced to keep their necks in constant tension and their backs bent. Representatives of various professions, including very mobile ones, suffer from osteochondrosis.

Actually, pain is one of the symptoms of the disease, which is a degenerative-dystrophic change in the spine.

Allocate cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.

It is cervical osteochondrosis that causes low mobility and sedentary work. With it, the neck muscles are weakened, and any load on the neck compresses the nerve endings and can lead to displacement of the vertebrae. Therefore, it is so important to perform exercises to strengthen muscles in osteochondrosis.

Symptoms of the disease:

• headache;
• dizziness when turning the head;
• neck pain radiating to the shoulder blade, arm, chest;
• general weakness.

If there are several signs of osteochondrosis, you should consult a doctor. After diagnosis with an MRI or tomography, the doctor will prescribe treatment.

Most often, the treatment of osteochondrosis includes medication (pain relievers and drugs that restore cartilage tissue), topical ointments and gels, acupuncture, and manual therapy. But all these measures should be supplemented by therapeutic exercises.

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Exercises for the neck with osteochondrosis

Therapeutic gymnastics for osteochondrosis has no less effect than drug therapy. Within a month of performing exercises against osteochondrosis of the neck, the state of health will significantly improve, dizziness will disappear, and the tone of the whole organism will increase.

But the main thing is that pain in the cervical region will significantly decrease.

To perform the exercises effectively, you will need:

• practice in a ventilated room;
• alternate physical exercises with breathing;
• gradually increase the load;
• complete the exercises with relaxation and stretching exercises.

The complex consists of exercises for statics and dynamics, complementing each other. It is enough to perform 5 exercises of each type. The number of repetitions of exercises - 5.

The site komu-za30.ru advises to perform exercises for the muscles of the neck with osteochondrosis of the neck very carefully so as not to harm the body, not to overstrain without it weak muscles. The doctor will help determine the level of stress.

Dynamic exercises

These exercises are based on muscle contraction and relaxation.

1. Standing straight, stretch, raising your hands to the top. As you exhale, lower your arms. Then, moving one hand to the side, turn and look at it. Return to starting position. Repeat for the other hand.
2. From the previous position, slowly turn your head to the sides and up and down.
3. Standing, while inhaling, take your elbows back, bring your shoulder blades together. When exhaling, point your elbows forward.
4. Standing hands to the sides, do them rotational movements by increasing the amplitude.
5. When inhaling from a standing position, bend to the right, turn your head to the left. As you exhale, raise one arm above your head. Return to standing position.

Static exercises

Static exercises for the muscles of the neck with cervical osteochondrosis consist in influencing a motionless body or while maintaining an uncomfortable body position. Such exercises can be done with weights, for example, with dumbbells.

1. In a sitting position, tighten the muscles of the neck, with an effort to turn the head to one side, while inhaling, look behind the back down. Repeat on the other side.
2. Standing straight, spread your arms to the sides, palms up. Bend your elbows and tighten your muscles, bringing your shoulder blades together as you inhale.
3. Massage the head and neck, stroking and rubbing the muscles to relieve tension.
4. Lying on your stomach, touch your chest with your chin, press your hands on the back of your head, straining your neck muscles. Hold tension for 10 seconds. Then tilt your head back as far as possible, also hold the position for 10 seconds. Finish the exercise with muscle relaxation.
5. Lying on your side, put your palm on your stomach. On a slow breath, stick out the stomach, on the exhale - retract.

The above static exercises are exercises for the back and neck with osteochondrosis. They need to be done in slow pace, tensing the muscles and holding the pose for as long as possible. After such exercises, pain may occur, which quickly subsides.

Performing a set of exercises will give a number of effects in osteochondrosis: blood circulation will improve, mobility of the vertebrae will increase and muscle corset the pain will be greatly reduced.

Contraindications to performing exercises for the back and neck with osteochondrosis are acute infections, myocardial infarction and aneurysms, severe myopia and severe forms of diabetes.

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Gymnastics for the neck with osteochondrosis is the simplest and most accessible method for everyone, not only for prevention, but also partly for the treatment of this disease. Osteochondrosis, like sciatica, as well as arthritis and arthrosis, seriously limit the mobility of the joints, including intervertebral discs. This contributes to the occurrence of associated complications in the form of hernias, metabolic disorders in the body, a drop in immunity, and ultimately a decrease in the overall level of health.

The cervical region plays a special role here - it is the first link through which the signals of the central nervous system. From him physiological state depend on the capabilities of the thoracic and lumbar regions. Therapeutic exercises of the neck (LFK) - the best remedy to maintain the functionality of the entire spine and vital activity in general.

The first indications for physical therapy are neuralgic pains in the head, chest, arms and legs. They are provoked by osteochondrosis - organic changes in the spine:

• Salt deposits in the intervertebral space;
• Dehydration and decrease in elasticity of shock-absorbing disks;
• Clamping by the vertebrae of the radicular nerves that regulate the functions internal organs and limbs.

If you leave everything without attention, the pathological symptoms will constantly increase. To resist these destructive processes and called therapeutic exercises for cervical osteochondrosis. The procedure does not require a medical hospital, sports hall, simulators and masseurs attracted from outside. Charging for cervical osteochondrosis is available to everyone at home.

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What is required for classes

Before exercising for the neck with osteochondrosis, you must:

• Consult with a doctor, coordinate with him the regimen of classes, as well as exercises of the medical complex;
• Well ventilate the room for gymnastics;
• Lay a mat for doing exercises in the “lying” position;
• Put on a comfortable (preferably sports) suit.

When performing with osteochondrosis, you should:

• Do not overexert yourself on the first lesson. Each subsequent load should increase as it adapts to the previous one;
• Constantly monitor the pulse;
• Alternate exercises in the cervical region with gymnastics that restore breathing;
• At the slightest pain in the chest or a sharp change in heart rate, immediately stop strength training or replace them with lighter exercises.

Acute pain in the heart area is a contraindication for exercise therapy. Continuation of classes is possible with complete rehabilitation of cardiac activity only with the permission of the attending physician.

The most common technique

A set of exercises for cervical osteochondrosis consists of a set of dynamic and static procedures aimed at the therapeutic development of the cervical spine. All of them complement each other and optimize the final result. Dynamic gymnastics for osteochondrosis of the cervical region is based on the alternate use of the muscles of the contracting and relaxing groups. Exercises are performed in strict sequence. Each of them should be repeated at least 5 - 15 times. Starting position - the body is located vertically, legs together, hands at the seams.

The sequence of exercises:

• Hands on a slow breath rise up;
• Stretch on tiptoe;
• Look at your fingertips;
• Hands on a slow exhalation fall down;
• Starting position.

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• The right hand on a slow breath is retracted to the side with a simultaneous rotation of the torso;
• The gaze rushes to the tips of the fingers;
• Return to original position.

The same exercise is repeated with the left hand.

• The head slowly turns first to the right, then to the left - until it stops;
• The chin is pulled up as far as possible, then lowered to the chest.

IP No. 2 - standing position, legs together, elbows at shoulder level.

• Take your elbows as you inhale back to the attention of the shoulder blades;
• On exhalation, return to PI No. 1.

IP No. 3 - the body is located vertically, the legs are slightly apart, the arms are extended forward at shoulder level.

• Simultaneous circular rotation of the arms in a converging and divergent direction.

• While inhaling, tilt the body sharply to the right (while turning the head to the left);
• On exhalation right hand rises above the head with a return to the starting point.

In the same sequence, the exercise is done with an inclination to the left side.

hip joint is not activated.

IP is the same.

• Be sure to read:

On the inhale:

• Stretch out on toes (arms up, backbend, look at fingers);
• Hands to the side, then - on your knees;
• Squat down sharply.

On the exhale:

• Press your head to your knees.

• Turn both outstretched arms to the left side, while focusing on the fingers;
• Put the right leg behind the back;
• Bring the left leg behind her;
• Make circular turns with your hands clockwise, then in the opposite direction.
• Return to IP No. 3.

In a similar order, do the exercise when turning the arms to the right. The hip joint is not involved in the movements.

IP number 4 - is carried out lying on the stomach, legs are closed together, arms are extended forward.

• In the process of inhalation, the hands rise up to the limit along with the gaze;
• Return to the starting position occurs on the exhale.

• Take the right leg to the side, turn the head to the right;
• Jump up on your left foot.
• Then put aside left leg, turn your head to the left and jump on your right foot.
• Finish the exercise by walking in place with a gradual decrease in pace to a complete stop.

The starting position is the same.

• Stretch your arms forward at shoulder level, turn your palms towards each other;
• On a sigh, spread your arms to the sides;
• Exhalation is accompanied by their reduction back and closing of the palms.

Therapeutic exercise for cervical osteochondrosis is based on the maximum mobilization of the muscles of the neck, back, abdomen, limbs. All the physiological energy of the body is concentrated at one point and enhances the therapeutic effect.

Exercise therapy for osteochondrosis of the cervical spine allows you to stimulate metabolic processes in the cervical region, regenerate weakened nervous tissue, increase the elasticity of intervertebral discs, restore flexibility and mobility to the neck. AT static version exercise therapy complex with cervical osteochondrosis complements dynamic gymnastics. This technique has a number of characteristic functional features:

• Main power load in physiotherapy exercises for osteochondrosis of the cervical region, it is produced by one's own efforts;
• Complex exercises can be performed with the use of an additional load or volitional muscle tension;
• All the energy in the body exercise with cervical osteochondrosis, it is concentrated only on the cervical spine;
• The pace of head movements is minimal;
• The tension of the cervical muscles should be extreme;
• The achieved posture of deviation from the starting point is held for as long as there is enough patience.

Types of static exercises against osteochondrosis of the neck:

IP number 5 - sitting on a chair.

• All exercises are performed while inhaling. Each position of the head is fixed for at least five seconds. As you exhale, the muscles relax.
• Tighten the neck muscles, turn your head to the right, look down over your shoulder;
• Return to starting position, relax.
• Repeat the exercise with a turn to the left.

Cycle frequency - 5-10 turns to the right and left.

• Tighten the neck muscles, tilt the head to the left with the ear approaching the shoulder;
• Starting position, relaxation, head tilt to the right.
• 5-10 times.

IP is the same.

• Tilt the head back with a touch of the back of the head to the back;
• Starting point, muscle relaxation, head tilt forward with the chin touching the chest.

5-10 repetitions.

IP No. 1 - standing position, arms extended forward at shoulder level, legs closed.

• Spread your legs to the sides;
• Spread your arms with your palms up, bend at the elbow joint, tighten your biceps;
• Extremely reduce the shoulder blades.

Repeat the exercise 5-10 times.

IP is the same.

• Raise outstretched arms up, slightly spread to the sides;
• Rise on tiptoe, bend back, focus on the fingers;
• Sit down slightly, put your palms on your knees, touch your chest with your chin.

The frequency is the same as in the previous exercise.

• Close the palms, attach them to the left cheek;
• While inhaling, press your head strongly on your palms, straining the lateral neck muscles (while the head should not move);
• As you exhale, return to the starting position and relax.
• Rearrange the palms to the right cheek, produce the same force onslaught.

In total - 5-10 times.

• The starting position is the same as in exercise 6.
• Squeeze your hands, press your fists on your forehead;
• Press your head on your fists for a few seconds, tensing the back muscles of your neck.

The force operation is repeated 5-10 times.

• Tightly clasp the neck and head behind the palms;
• Tighten the front neck muscles and press hard on the palms with the back of the head 5-10 times;
• Relaxing massage of the neck, neck, temples, forehead, jaws. It is done while sitting on a chair.

Hand movement technique:

• muscle stroking,
• light pat,
• Circular rubbing.

Lying on stomach:

• Press the chin firmly against the chest,
• Fix the back of the head with the palms behind,
• Try to raise your head, overcoming the strong resistance of the hands.

The starting position is the same. Hands also fix the back of the head. The head is raised above the floor.

• Using the tension of the anterior cervical muscles, press the back of the head on the palms.

Exercises 10 and 11 are performed for at least three seconds 5-10 times in a row.

IP number 7 - lying on the right and left side.

• Turn on the right side, put the left palm on the front wall of the abdomen;
• Gradually gaining air into the lungs, inflate the stomach, overcoming the resistance of the palm;

As you exhale, relax and repeat the exercise on the left side.

IP number 4 (lying on the mat down with your stomach).

• Support with right hand bent arm chin;
• With your left hand, press your head down from behind.

Then change the position of the hands and repeat the power pressing at least 5 times.

Starting position as before (with mat)

• Turn your head to the right with a touch to the floor;
• Without raising your head with the effort of the lateral muscles of the neck, try to tear your ear off the mat.
• Straighten your head, relax.

Repeat the exercise with the head turned to the left.

exercise results

Exercises against osteochondrosis of the neck with regular exercise give a very pronounced and lasting therapeutic effect:

• The processes of blood supply and metabolism in the cervical spine are accelerated;
• Pain is eliminated;
• The innervation of the surrounding tissues is restored;
• The muscle layer is growing;
• The elasticity of the intervertebral discs and the mobility of the neck increase.

The end result significantly speeds up the use of physiotherapy for cervical osteochondrosis. Local UHF irradiation promotes splitting. The use of special compresses impregnated with pharmacological preparations is also aimed at this. These procedures should only be used as directed by the attending physician to avoid possible allergies.

Contraindications for gymnastics of cervical osteochondrosis in women may also include pregnancy. Strong tension of the muscles of the pelvis and abdomen can lead to premature birth or miscarriage.

Pain in the neck and its low mobility is not at all the final verdict that crosses out healthy life. A lot can fix physiotherapy. It is only important to know how to treat osteochondrosis with exercises. Something can be fixed regular classes fitness. But the optimal result is possible only with the use of therapeutic exercises for osteochondrosis of the cervical spine. This is something that should not be put off by any means.

Your feedback on the article

Gymnastics, if performed regularly, can be of great help, sometimes even decisive.
Pain in the neck often worries in the morning and may be associated with stress on the spine. For example, after long work at the computer, desktop, after performing physical activity.
Cervical vertebrae and intervertebral joints, under static load, were in a forced position for a long time. Their capsules, ligaments, muscles are overloaded, overstrained, microcirculation and nutrition of these zones are disturbed.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are most often used to reduce pain in the cervical spine (and in other departments too).
More often - ibuprofen, indomethacin, diclofenac, meloxicam, ketoproene, nimesulide, etc. For external use, various gels, special creams, ointments, patches containing NSAIDs are used.
For any intensity of pain, it is very good to use the Shants collar. It is recommended to use it 2-3 hours a day. It helps to relax the muscles in the neck and shoulders.
Especially, the Shants collar is useful if the work is associated with a long-term static load on the neck muscles. Special gymnastics can be of great help in solving the problem of neck pain.
All of these methods are simple and effective. But, a very important question arises - when should you see a doctor, and when can you take some measures on your own?

Neck pain intense

You should know - if the pain in the neck radiates to the area of ​​​​the shoulder girdle, to the shoulders, forearms, disturbs at night, disturbs sleep, is accompanied by periodic (more often during sleep) the occurrence of a feeling of numbness in the arm or arms, dizziness , headache.
Or, the pain is intense enough, accompanied bysevere limitation of movement in the spine, shoulder joints This kind of pain cannot be treated on its own. You should definitely consult a doctor.
With chronic, moderate pain, localized in the neck, or in the area where the neck passes to the level of the thoracic spine, with a feeling of discomfort in the neck, tension in the neck muscles, a slight limitation of movements in the neck, which occurs more often in the morning and if you have already consulted a doctor and passed the necessary examination, you can help yourself.
The most effective method of help is gymnastics. And, especially, in this case, static. Dynamic gymnastics with a problem in the neck is best done with a specialist in physiotherapy exercises.
In the case of self-study, static exercises will be optimal. They are not associated with movements, but only with the tension of the neck muscles. With static gymnastics, the paravertebral muscles tense up, but the neck itself, at the same time, remains motionless.

Static gymnastics

Learn a few simple exercises:

Exercise 1 - you need to lie on your stomach, on a flat, but not too hard surface. Lay your head to the side. Take a breath, hold your breath. Then press your cheek against the surface on which this cheek of yours lies. And continue this pressure for 5 - 6 seconds.
Then, exhale. On exhalation, the muscles of the neck relax, and, as a result of their sudden relaxation following the tension, the vertebrae are displaced from a painful, fixed state to a normal, mobile position. Repeat this exercise 3 - 4 times, in turn producing pressure on each cheek.

Exercise 2 You need to sit down. Place your hands on the back of your head, take a deep breath, hold your breath and press on the back of your head with your hands, and with the back of your head - on your hands.
Do not make any movements, only apply pressure, muscle tension, lasting up to 5 - 6 seconds, then exhale, relax your muscles, remove your hands - slowly tilt your head forward under your own weight.

While inhaling, hold your breath and press your palms on the areaforehead, and forehead - in the palm of your hand. The duration of the exercise is 5 - 6 seconds.
As you exhale, relax your muscles, slowly remove your hands from your forehead. The head will tilt back slightly.

Exercise 4 Place your palm on the cheek area (one), with a delayed breath, press your palm on your cheek, and your cheek on your palm (5-6 seconds). Repeat similar exercise on the other hand.
So that neck pain stops bothering you, toRepeat each exercise 3-4 times, lasting up to 5-6 seconds. each. Start exercising without much effort, and gradually increase the pressure force and, accordingly, the resistance force, muscle tension.
At cervical osteochondrosis repeat static gymnastics 1-2 times a day.

Combine static gymnastics with other types physical activity- swimming, Nordic walking , various physiotherapy procedures, massage. Choosing the right orthopedic mattress for you orthopedic pillow .
Neck pain, discomfort will stop bothering you. You can get rid of them forever.