Cervical Spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis is a neck condition due to age-related wear and tear to the neck vertebrae. There can be soreness, distention, radiating pain or heaviness of the neck, shoulder, arm or head, and even numbness of the fingers. It is usually seen in patients over the age of forty. The cause is commonly due to degeneration of the discs and cervical vertebra which stimulates or oppresses the spinal cord or surrounding nerves in the neck region.

The tender tissues of spinal cord and blood vessels are mostly protected by the bone of the spinal column. As long as we are healthy, everything is fine, but when we get older these bones can start to degenerate and bony protrusions can threaten the soft tissues. Spondylosis means that the actual body of the vertebra starts to wear out and the disc in between becomes flatter and dryer. This can lead to compression of the nerve or closing of the blood vessels.

Symptoms of cervical spondylosis are pain and stiffness in the neck, tingling and numbness in the arms, hands, legs or feet, limited range of motion, dizziness and headache. The pain can be so severe that we can’t think clearly and it can keep us awake at night. The condition can also affect coordination, reflexes and walking.

Exercises, gentle manipulations, traction, massage and warmth applications can be helpful to this condition. Surgery is a last-case option, because of the delicacy of the surrounding tissues.

Acupuncture can be an effective treatment option for this condition also. In Chinese medicine (TCM) we say the cause of this condition is due to kidney deficiency, and qi-energy and blood stagnation. The kidney are said to control the bones and have an influence particularly on the spine. As the kidneys weaken with age, the bones get weak. In some people, the bones get weaker faster and this is a direct cause of a kidney deficiency.

Acupuncture works by stimulating qi-energy and blood circulation in the area of pain and discomfort. We do this by stimulating the meridian pathway associated with the pain, both locally and distally. Of course, it is important to also treat the root cause of this condition, the kidneys, in order to strengthen the neck and spine and prevent the condition from progressing further.

One of the reasons for the pain experienced with cervical spondylosis can be a high level of tension in the surrounding muscles. This is a defensive reaction by the body to protect the neck. But this tension can also maintain the pain. In this case, we must also release the tension gently – not too fast – and acupuncture can help here.

MY PERSONAL LIFE

I am Seshu born on 15-11-1973 at a small village i.e, Madanapalle of India. I was studied upto SSC very well and passed in first division. After that I joined Inter in CEC. But I am not interested in these subjects. I like to study mathematics. But I could not get seat in this subject that’s why I joined in CEC. Due to not interest to study these subjects, and also having age like enjoying, I enjoyed my college life while watching adult movies, playing cricket, enjoying with friends and didn’t attended my classes and failed in 3 subjects. My parents scolded me. After that I hurtfully and challengingly joined in other college and took my favourate subject i.e., Mathematics. In that college my life has completely changed into wrong way. I started smoking, drinking also. Atleast I didn’t attended my exams due to non availability of my number in examination hall. I didn’t told these all to my parents and as usually I starts from my home for exam and went a place where I usually with my friends. Someday and after the results my parents went to college and gathered all the information about my presence of classes and known all the facts and seriously scolded me and beaten me and keep it to beaten everyday and didn’t allowed me to attend my typewriting classes too. One day I asked my mom for fee amount to pay in my typing institute. I got very much disappointment on that day and I decided to SUICIDE.
On that day in the afternoon my mom went to others home and my dad went to school. Ohh, I forgot to say about my dad. My dad is a Government Teacher. He very much loves me. He had high confident about me in all aspects not only in studies. But I have ashamed that I fooled my parents. Twice I had tried to attempt suicide while hanging my neck to the roof, but I could not able to do this with fear. On the afternoon of that day nobody in my home and I got a poison bottle which is kept to use for the trees in my home. I pour it in the glass and started to drink. It is in bluish color. Just 5 ml of the poison went into my throat and suddenly started to burn my throat and closing my eyes. I went infront of the mirror and showed myself. It is going to blurring; I could not able to see my face clearly. Ohh. It is really very very painful.

I ran to my neighbor house and called aunty and told her that I took poison. Suddenly they called auto and bring me to hospital. There in hospital the doctor let me drink some salt water and removed all the poison from my stomach and admitted me in the hospital. But I am in unconscious for almost 6 days. I could not able identify anybody. I was completely on the bed. They put a catheter into my penny for my urination. After my recovery and before the discharging a male nurse brings me into room and tried to remove the catheter but it didn’t coming. He used to inject the water into the catheter for free removing from my penny. While injecting the water into the catheter a sound has came like tap. He didn’t tell me what happened while removing the catheter. He simply told me that you may go now. BUT AFTER TWO YEARS I KNOWN THAT WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT TIME WITH THAT STUPID MALE NURSE.

I was struggled very much while urinating. Its very slow flow and sometimes very much painful in my penny. I too didn’t took care about this matter and lived and hold all my painful feelings inside me. One day after two years I started to journey to my cousins home while sitting in the last seat of the bus. The road is very bad to that village. My body has completely shacked in the journey and I could not able to control my urine. When I feel that I have to urinate I must have to run away to bathroom. I went for doctor in my place and he could not able to find, what happening. He advised for big hospital. I went to SVIMS Tirupati for better advice. They scanned my pennies and watched inside in the monitor and found that something is stricken inside it. OHHH My God !!!!! They shocked and then only I understand that these all happened because of that STUPID Male Nurse. He left a little bit of catheter inside my penny !!!!!! while removing the catheter when I was admitted in the hospital.

But the SVIMS doctors has removed it with minor operation and after 5 days I was discharged from this hospital. After this my urine flow is normal and felt happy. I lived happily for almost 7 years while doing job in a Government Sector as Typist cum computer operator as temporarily. I worked very hardly at day and nights with some inconveniences like bad smell of sweat and some viruses in the skin. Again I started to struggle with my body in the year 2002. Having joint pains, weakness, anxiety, fear, suddenly getting sweat. Ohh. It could not append to any body even to my enemy. I stopped my job and started to run to the hospitals. I went many big hospitals like CMC, Manipal, St.Johns, Apolo in every department in the hospital. No one doctor has diagnosed my disease and they let me to spend huge amounts. They done all investigations like X-rays, Blood tests, Scanning etc., but no use. I ran to Kerala for Ayurvedic treatment for one month and I leaved my place and also my family too also and spend more money. But no use.

Finally again I found a hospital in Tirupati by name Ramdevi Multi Specialty Hospital and I was consulted a doctor by name Radhakrishna Reddy, Senior most Neuro Surgeon has diagnosed my disease has Poly Arthralgia and also as Cervical Sodalities THANK GOD. God!!!! Three disks are spoiled in my neck. THESE ALL HAPPENED DUE TO KEPT THE BIT OF CATHETER INSIDE MY PENNY BY THAT STUPID MALE NURSE. Virus has formed into my body and caused joint pains, anxiety all these. This doctor has started treatment and advised me that “ YOU HAVE TO USE MEDICINES FOR 2 TO 3 YEARS” for to remove the virus. Now am running my own Internet Café and doing my works and every month going to check up of my health using medicine regularly. If God will bless me I will completely cure from this ill health. This is my story of sadness.