In modern conditions, young people often suffer from osteochondrosis. The fault of this is a sedentary lifestyle, because we also often spend your free time on the computer - of course, sitting. Osteocondrosis can cause many unpleasant sensations and significantly reduce the quality of life. Fortunately, the disease lends itself to symptomatic treatment: today there are many therapeutic solutions for this.
Symptoms and causes of osteochondosis
Osteocondrosis is a degenerative injury of the intervertebral discs and adjacent bone tissue. It is cervical, chest and lumbar: it all depends on the area of the spine in which pathological changes began. With osteochondrosis, the intervertebral disc suffers mainly. Due to a violation of the metabolic processes, it is deformed and loses elasticity, and this leads to the fact that the distance between the vertebrae decreases and the nerves that extend from the spinal cord are pinched. The result is severe pain, limitation of mobility, fatigue, changes in posture, which leads to an even greater deterioration in the situation.
The main reason for the development of osteocondrosis is an unbalanced and excessive load on the spine, which occurs, for example, in the presence of excess weight, with session work, the other must be in an uncomfortable position for a long time. Osteochondrosis can be caused by plates or wearing daily heels daily, sleep on an uncomfortable mattress and weakness of the muscle corset. Pregnant women are also at risk.
However, osteochondrosis is not always: the result of a straight load on the vertebrae. Often this disease is caused by a violation of metabolic processes, chronic intoxication, hormonal and autoimmune diseases, a deficiency of some vitamins (in particular, D, C and vitamins B), lesions and, finally, changes related to age.
Unfortunately, neurologists often diagnose osteochondrosis with any structural change in the body. For example, when in the X -ray, imagine these changes in the spine such as inclinations, growths, scoliosis, excesses, with a high degree of probability of the patient, will begin to be treated for osteochondosis. If there are no deviations in the spine, they can make a diagnosis of "psychogenic pain". In the meantime, the cause of back pain remains unresolved.
Chinese medicine considers the human body as a whole. Therefore, when diagnostics is carried out by the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), "looks in the root" of the problem it determines through its symptoms. The removal of the "root" of the disease removes its manifestations, also contributing to the disappearance of back pain.
The symptoms of osteocondrosis depend largely on the location of the source of the disease. With osteochondrosis of the cervical column, the disease begins with pain in the neck and hands, headache and sharpness of the fingers. With osteochondrosis of the thoracic region, the following manifestations are characteristics: acute back pain, tingling to the chest, a difficult breath. The osteochondrosis of the lumbar region is accompanied by pain in the lower back and legs, numbness of the feet, there are also disorders of the parental sphere of disorders, sexual dysfunction in men, malfunctions of the ovary in women.
From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, the list of the manifestations of the disease is integrated by the following symptoms:
- pain that gives the buttocks or legs;
- muscle gravity and their rigidity;
- feeling of cold in the back;
- Night sweating;
- heat in the palms and feet;
- noise in the ears;
- pain in the lower abdomen;
- cold in the limbs and lack of energy;
- acute pain, anywhere;
- increase in body temperature;
- swelling in the limbs.
At the same time, the impulse can be different: from the deep, filamentous and slow, to vibration and frequent. Symptoms, like the nature of the wrist, may depend on the main cause of the disease.
Very often, people notice the first signs of osteochondrosis at about 25 years, but they ignore them for a long time. Therefore, patients aged between 30 and 35 are generally addressed to doctors and in many of them osteochondosis is already in advanced form.
How is the treatment with osteochondrosis?
If the doctor has diagnosed osteochondrosis, be patient: the treatment will be long. The integrated approach significantly accelerates the recovery process, but in any case osteochondrosis is not possible to cure osteochondrosis in a month.
The course of the treatment of osteocondrosis should be divided into different stages and each of them pursues specific objectives.
The first step is to eliminate pain. Perhaps you will be advised to wear a special corset that will support your back and neck in a physiologically correct position. Medicines on animals and various procedures are prescribed: both from the Arsenal of physiotherapy and of those that refer to traditional medicine, for example acupuncture, which has long been recognized as an officer and is included in the nomenclature of medical services.
The second stage in the treatment of osteocondrosis is the restoration of intervertebral discs and the prevention of dystrophic changes. As a rule, therapeutic physical education, massage, manual therapy, acupuncture, correction of the diet, physiotherapy procedures aimed at improving blood circulation and normalization of metabolic processes.
A neurologist can prescribe pain relievers and anti -inflammatory drugs. If necessary, to resort to the block by Novocaine or a more serious treatment aimed at removing spasm. However, the source of the disease that remains in the body after some time leads to the return of the disease.
Traditional Chinese medicine doctors often show that the diagnosis of osteochondrosis is erroneously made in many situations. In those cases where this conclusion is confirmed, the TKM doctor removes swelling in the patient and begins the restoration of tendons and muscles. Spasms are gradually eliminated by longitudinal and oblique muscles, while the ability to move in the entire range is returned to the joint. This treatment in most cases contributes to recovery.
Treatment of the osteocondrosis of the thoracic spine
With the osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine, the patient will also have to reconsider his habits: in order for the treatment to bring the desired results, it is necessary to dose the loads, alternating the walks at rest, sometimes it is desirable to walk with a rod for some time. Pharmacological treatment consists in taking non -pounded anti -inflammatory drugs, relaxing, vitamins B and glucocorticosteroids.
In addition to classic medical massage, access, acupuncture, acupuncture, as well as the treatment of leeches, physical education of physiotherapy and herbal medicine are used to treat this type of osteochondosis. All these procedures can be performed both in a normal clinic and in the Eastern Medicine Center.
Treatment of the osteocondrosis of the cervical column
Cervical osteochondrosis is extremely common and also among young people - sometimes it is also diagnosed between schoolchildren and students who spend too much time in textbooks and a computer. This type of osteochondrosis is dangerous as it can lead to complications such as vision deterioration or an increase in intracranial pressure, which manifests itself from serious headaches.
For the treatment of osteochondosis of the cervical column, non -pound and relaxing muscle anti -inflammatory drugs are used, a course of vitamins injections of group V.
The massage of the collar area, exposure to ultrasound and electrophoresis can also be prescribed. It is extremely important to conduct a mobile lifestyle, develop an adequate posture, used to taking breaks in the work and perform a small heat -Up in the middle of the working day.
Of the traditional medicine medicine (including east), in the treatment of this type of osteochondrosis, they are widely used: acupuncture, sharp and herbal fees-Fritotherapy agents improve the metabolism and the work of small vessels, breeding inflammation, which has a beneficial effect on the state of health in general and the musculosolet system in particular.
Treatment of the osteochondrosis of the Lumbosacral column
During the treatment of the osteocondrosis of the lumbar column, the habit of dosing the load plays an important role: you should not spend too much time in the legs and sit, it is more often necessary to relax in a liar position. In addition, some time will have to wear a corset to improve posture.
As for cervical osteochondrosis, with lumbar anti -inflammatory drugs, non -steridal and relaxing muscle, group B vitamins are prescribed, often glucocorticosteroids, enzymes and ointments that improve blood circulation and breed pain.
A massage is shown, exposure to mud and electrophoresis with painkillers, heating, including hot calculations, these are the stones that have been popular in recent years.
Treatment of osteocondrosis by traditional Chinese medicine (TKM)
Particular attention deserves to treat various types of osteochondrosis, practiced in traditional Chinese medicine. From the point of view of the experience of a thousand years of Chinese doctors, a key method for the treatment of osteocondrosis is an acupuncture, also called acupuncture. First of all, the TKM doctor determines the supersensitive points of the patient's priority (acupuncture). It is on them that it acts with the best needles. This triggers the response of the body, contributing to the restoration of the cartilage and bones concerned and the return of joint mobility.
After the therapy, to consolidate the therapeutic effect and keep the body in the form, it is recommended to repeat the acupuncture courses with a certain frequency in the future, but with a preventive purpose.
The needle setting technique and the duration of the acupuncture session are influenced by the patient's diagnosis and condition. As a rule, acupuncture sessions are well tolerated by all patients, although the sensations from the procedure in patients differ. For some, the introduction of needles passes unnoticed, someone may have the feeling of itching, light pressure and someone falls down completely.
It cannot be said that the occurrence of osteochondrosis occurs due to a factor-più that often the cause of the development of the disease is generally an incorrect lifestyle. Therefore, the treatment should be complex. A diet with a high content of vitamins, including the refusal of fatty foods, alcohol and smoke, the physical activity calculated with precision in combination with therapeutic and doctors methods, allows to obtain a better result than a simple use of tablets.