With the osteochondrose of the spine, bones and cartilage tissue of one or more spine departments were destroyed.This disease is chronic and develops in almost all older people.This is due to the usual aging of the body.
Intervertebral discs have subjected to atrophic changes, and at what age it will happen depends on many factors:
- injuries;
- Diseases and overburdening of the spine.
The overload of the spine belongs to:
- Walking with curved back;
- irregular seat;
- Characteristics of the structure of the spinal column;
- Insufficient nutrition of spine tissues due to hereditary anomalies.
With osteochondrose, the core located between the vertebrate loses a part of the water.Therefore, metabolic disorders are disrupted in the core and various minerals and vitamins are difficult to access.
After a while, cracks appear on the disc, it becomes flat.Then, nearby joints and ligaments are beginning to influence, by forming inflammation of the tissue.Due to inflammation, the displacement of neighboring vertebrae occurs.It is dangerous in the appearance of radio culinary symptoms: pain along the affected nerve.
It is also possible to emerge an intervertebral hernia, and in turn can cause the consumption of the spinal cord.Osteochondrose is characterized by the appearance of osteophytes - the growth of bones in the orthebral bodies.These growth can squeeze the spinal cord and cause Roassor syndrome.
The most common parts of Grlić and Lumbal are subject to osteochondrose.
Cervical osteochondrosis
Reasons:
- Sports activities (severe athletics);
- Excess weight;
- Metabolic offense;
- Sadentary work (developers, accountants, drivers, etc.);
- Flat feet;
- Bine injuries;
- Hypothermia.
Symptoms
The main symptoms of osteochondrose cervical spine are in the head and neck.The person is worried about heavy headaches, hurts in his neck, giving it in his hand, hurts in sternum.The patient can complain of shelters - the appearance of sharp pain in the neck, muscle muscle cramps and movement limit.
Also, a person can hear a crumb when you turn the neck.Due to pushing nerves and blood vessels, a person can have a stiffness of language and fingers.The patient will complain about the decline in hearings and vision, increased blood pressure and weakness in arms and leg muscles.
Torakal osteochondrosis
This type of osteochondrose is quite rare.This is due to the anatomical structure of the thoracic spine.It consists of 12 vertebrates, which are connected to the ribs due to joints.In front of the ribs are connected by sternum.So, a great frame of spine, sternum and ribs protecting the internal bodies from various injuries have been created.
The vertebrae of the thoracic region have low height and long spicy processes that are above another, such as tiles.Due to this structure, this spine is small mobility.Intervertebral discs of thoracic regions are rarely injured.
Reasons for forming this type of osteochondrose:
- Irranial load distribution;
- delay in the nutrition of intervertebral disks;
- Sedentary work;
- The presence of scoliosis.
Symptoms
As with other species, the leading symptom of osteochondrose thoracic region is pain.
But with thoracic osteochondrose, the pain can be different.Dorsalgia - Long discomfort and weak pain along the vertebrae of the chest.Pain can affect cervical areas and lumbar.
Dorsago is one of the signs of osteochondrose of the thoracic region, in which pain occurs in the form of an attack.According to nature, it is intensive, acute, leads to difficulties in respiration, leads to limiting muscle movements.In addition to pain, patients may have a feeling of stiffness in chest, weakened sexual function, heartache, kidneys and stomach.
Why is the damage to the thoracic region dangerous?
The column of vertebrae was agreed to narrow in the thoracic region, so that the Hernies that occur due to osteochondrose rapidly lead to the compression of the spinal cord.It will easily lead to a problem with the heart, pancreas, liver and kidney, because the thoracic region is associated with all these nerve fiber bodies.That is why it is very important that you consult a doctor on time.It will help in finding out where the signs of osteochondrosis from which the boss came from and will lead the competent treatment of disease.
Lumbar Osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine occurs due to the severity of the lift.In the center of the intervertebral disk, there is a core that contains a large amount of water.Due to the liquid, the core becomes a little compressed, and 500 kg will be compressed for his vacation.
However, the disk struck by osteochondrose becomes weaker, and only 200 kg will be needed to break it.If a person weighs 70 kg rises 15 kg of cargo in a bent position, and for spine this is a load of 200 kg, the intervertal disk can crack.That is why the first symptoms of osteochondrose spine are manifested when raising severity.
Symptoms
- lumbar pain;
- Inability to move in the lower back;
- a weakened dream;
- irritability;
- fatigue;
- Inability to create household needs;
- Reduction of sexual function in men;
- Breach of the menstrual cycle;
- Cold leg syndrome.
In the transition of osteochondrose to the sacral region, the patient has kidney pain and urination.
Diagnostics
The treatment of osteochondrose is performed by neurologist.The spinal column, pays attention to the presence of scoliosis to begin the examination.After a feeling, the doctor will be able to understand how amazed the spinal column, tendons and nerves.
Once a neurologist will suspect the osteochondrose of the spine, he will focus the patient for an additional exam.This includes the passing of radiological test, magneto-resonant recording.In case of doubt in destroying an intervertebral disk, discography is performed.It is also prescribed to determine the degree of damage to nerve paths.
Generally, the diagnosis of "osteochondrose spine" is very difficult.After all, a person can complain about pain in the heart, liver, kidneys, pancreas or sexual dysfunction.But still, by careful examination, an experienced doctor will be able to doubt this disease and prescribe the correct treatment.
Treatment
Osteochondrosis therapy is a very long and difficult process.In an acute period, the patient needs peace of affected segment.If the cervical department is affected, the patient should wear a collar to fasten the tin.If the lumbar region of pain, the patient needs a bed rest.It is best to put a patient to the hospital.Only there will be fully abiding by the appointed regime.The bed of such a patient should be difficult.In order to do this, put a wooden shield under the mattress.
Medicine treatment
As mentioned above, the main symptom of the disease is pain.Therefore, analgesics are prescribed to the patient to alleviate pain and other symptoms of osteochondrose.
There are also not-thesteroidal anti-inflammatory medications.
Unfortunately, the long-term use of these drugs causes damage to the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract and the patient has the following symptoms:
- nausea;
- vomits;
- stomachache;
- Feeling in the stomach.
The stomach ulcer can worsen or the gelling bleeding appears.Therefore, before using these medicines, you must contact your doctor.If pain caused by osteochondrose lasts for 3 months, antidepressants are prescribed along with these medicines.It was founded that in addition to soothing performance are able to reduce pain.
All of the above medications can be attributed to symptomatic therapy.They will help relieve pain, but will not save a person from the disease itself.
For the return of intervectors and cartilage, hondroprotectors are prescribed.These drugs improve metabolism in connective tissue and contribute to the reconstruction of cartilage.Medications last long for a period of time, on average - 4 - 6 months.
In addition to reconstruction of tissues and improving metabolism in them, these medications also have an analgesic effect.Another group of drugs needed for osteochondrose spine is medications that improve blood circulation.Their use contributes to the spread of blood vessels, and if antioxidants are being reversed in combination with them, then the metabolism of nerve cells will improve in humans.
As with any disease, the patients need calcium preparations.It will return the bone tissue activity, increase the power of ligaments and tendons, and also becoming a prevention of osteoporosis - a disease that accompanies osteochondrose.
Medical physical education
The permissible load on the spinal column will improve the patient's condition.But you have to perform exercises extremely carefully.In an acute period, physical education classes are contraindicated.Only with cottomness of pain can begin to do a little.
Exercises will improve blood circulation in spine, strengthen muscles.Due to blood flow, metabolism will improve, and the restoration of damaged intervelebral discs will begin.But we must remember and that classes should be held regularly, otherwise there will be no results.
Exercises for damage on the cervical region
- Lie on your back and correct.Put one hand on your stomach and the other on your chest and take a breath, pick up your breath for 10 minutes, then exhale and relax.The duration of the exercise is 3 - 5 minutes.You have to take 3-5 times a day.
- Lie on your stomach and correct your legs.Based on the stomach and legs, you need to lift your head and the upper chest.Practice 3 - 5 minutes with an interval of 30 seconds.
- Lie on your back and bend your knees.At this position, turn right and left side.Practice 3 - 5 minutes with an interval of 30 seconds.
Exercises for damage to the thoracic region
- Lie on the stomach.Put your hands on the floor and bend back.Stick in this position for 5 -10 seconds.Exercise 3 - 5 minutes with an interval of 20 seconds.
- Lie on your back.Raise your head and legs up ("ship").Lies 10-20 seconds.Exercise 3 - 5 minutes with an interval of 20 seconds.
Exercises for lumbar damage
- Lie on your back, bend your knees and press them to your chest.Return back and forth and roll over from your back to the cross and back.Swipe up to 2 minutes.Then you need to lie peacefully and relax.
- It is necessary to stand on all four and bend as much as possible.Exercise 3 - 5 minutes with an interval of 20 seconds.
- In standing position, imagine the rim tweaks 2 - 3 minutes.Practice 10 times a day.
Surgical treatment
In the absence of the effect of conservative treatment and the occurrence of the complications of osteochondrose, surgical treatment was prescribed.During the operation, the stabilization of the spine is performed, pressure on the spinal cord and roots are eliminated.If a person has an intervertebral hernia, it is removed.Since the performance of this operation, damage to the spinal cord and nerves is possible, it is only carried out according to vital indications.
Physiotherapy treatment
The appointment of physiotherapy procedures positively affects the course of the disease and speeds up the recovery process.With osteochondrose, it is permitted:
- Visit a sauna or bath;
- swimming in the pool;
- massage;
- Paraffin therapy;
- Hand therapy;
- Laser therapy;
- Various baths;
- mud;
- Electrophoresis with antinamotor drugs or muscular relaxants;
- Magnetotherapy;
- D 'Arsonval.
All these procedures improve blood circulation in a diseased area, allow you to relax for the muscles and relax the entire organism.Physiotherapy procedures are prescribed in the period of rehabilitation, when the patient does not disrupt strong pain.
Prevention
No one is safe from osteochondrose.After all, we are all aging, and with us the whole body is aging.In order for the disease not to destroy your plans, you still need to deal with sports yet from young people.Moderate physical activity helps to improve blood circulation, normal metabolism.In addition, it trains muscles that protect the spinal column.To prevent osteochondrose All must:
- Eating properly - vitamins and minerals needed for the body;
- to leave bad habits;
- engage in physical education;
- Do not bend yourself;
- Protect your back from hypothermia;
- Do not lift too heavy objects;
- Take the contrast shower and hardening;
- Avoid stress.
It is especially important that people who suffer from this disease follow all the recommendations, because their failure in accordance with deterioration.When the pain in the back, which does not pass long, it is necessary to seek the help of experts.Only the doctor will be able to make a correct diagnosis and prescribe treatment.
Do not tighten to visit the clinic, because it is better to treat the disease in the early stages.Also, not self-esteem - any medicine has its contraindications, which you may not know.Strictly observe all the doctor's recommendations, then the disease will soon be withdrawn!