Another serious disease of our time is osteochondrosis.His first signs can appear in his youth, when suddenly, with a long seat on the computer or above the notebook, initially, initially, begins to be only uncomfortable, therefore to pain in the seventh cervical vertebra.Soon the pain becomes such that it is difficult to turn the head or "tear" from the pillow.After a few days, the exacerbation usually passes and before the next attack can spend several months, perhaps years.However, don't flatten!The first attack is a serious warning that has already been launched the mechanism of destructive dystrophic changes in your body.To understand it, let's find out what osteochondosis is and why you have to start treating it from the first symptoms.
What is osteochondrosis?
Osteochondrosis is complex dystrophic changes in the spine in which these stages can be distinguished:
- District changes in the fabric of the cartilage of the intervertebral discs, due to which the movements become bound and cause feelings of discomfort (stage I)
- Deformation of drinks and a gradual reduction in intervertebral distance (stage II).
- The formation of intervertebral hernia (Stadium III)
- The formation of peaks (osteophytes) and the ossification of ligaments, making the movement very difficult and painful (stage IV)
The formation of an hernia is a complex process to which entire sections will be dedicated.However, now you should know that such a serious disease is happening if osteochondrosis does not deal with time.Therefore, so that you have an idea of what a hernia is, we will say it in two words about it.To do this, you will have to contact Anatomy for a short period and remember the device of the spine and spinal disc.
The distinction of the spinal disc leads to a weakening of its fibrous ring and the movement of the main absorbitor of the disc (nucleus), due to which the swelling formation (protrusion) occurs, or the so-called "pre-gryzh".So, under the influence of the load, sooner or later there is a breakage of the ring and the production of nuclei outside the disc - the hernia itself is formed directly, which causes severe pain when the root nerve is damaged.
In order to identify the presence of osteochondrosis, especially in the early stages, when the curvature does not provide evident external signs, they also determine orientation and degree, it is necessary to carry out magnetic resonance imaging.This diagnostic method causes no damage to human health, unlike an X -ray, it also allows you to carefully determine the deviation angle.On the basis of the description of the images of the radiologist and magnetic resonance imaging, the specialist builds the correct treatment plan for the patient, which, of course, is the strengthening of the muscle corset.
When choosing a clinic to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging of the exam, it is necessary, first of all, to study the power of the equipment used and the qualifications of the clinic employees.
Types of spinal osteochondosis
Osteocondrosis can be of different types:
- The cervical is the most common, both young and elderly
- Thoracic - is relatively rare
- Lumbar - develops after 40 years
- Sacral - usually passes from the lumbar
- Municipality: it affects several departments or even the entire spine
In the same sequence, the spontaneous development of this disease often occurs: starting from the upper cervical vertebrae and ends with the sacral and coccyx.
But it happens that the type of osteochondrosis is associated with human activity.Therefore, the cervical is generally common between students, designers and all the other representatives of the "cerebral" professions, in which the long neck is in a constant state of time.Physical work employees, athletes-dejeethoids of young people can have lumbar osteochondrosis, taxi drivers, socks and other "sessions" specialties -a sacral plus with a lumbar with a cervical-uno set set!Difficult osteochondrosis is often observed even at vete, which is almost all day standing, since it is the sacred that holds our body in a vertical position
The causes of the appearance and development of osteochondosis
However, osteochondrosis is not just a disease of a sedentary lifestyle, improper posture or a consequence of weight lifting.There are many more factors and reasons for the origin of this disorder.I will highlight only the main one:
- Errata nutrition with insufficient quantity of protein and increased sugar and fat
- Violated metabolism and hormonal imbalance
- Infectious diseases
- Hypothermia
- High weight and obesity
- Spinal lesions
- Bone degeneration of age
- Hereditary diseases
- Stress
The main symptoms of osteochondosis
Cervical osteochondosis:
- Pain in the neck and head (it can give under the scapula, to the sternum and hand)
- Dizziness, especially when changing the location in your head
- Numbness in areas of the neck, face, language, underwater area
Thoracic osteochondosis:
- Thoracic pain that can intensify to inhalation and when it moves
- Feeling of numbness in the chest
Lumbar-cross:
- The pain in the lower back (it can be acute or acute), which gives the legs and the location of pain in the legs can move along the entire length of the limb
- Legs (violation or even loss of sensitivity)
The pain for osteochondrosis is specific neurological.So, headache, dizziness, numbness or legs in the legs tend to take as direct manifestations of the diseases of the head or legs, although these can be symptoms of vertebral osteochondosis.Therefore, if you notice something anxious in your well -being, coinciding with the signs listed above, be sure to visit a neuropathologist.The doctor, having examined, with suspicion of this disease, will necessarily prescribe a X -ray exam.
The main methods of obsteen treatment
The most effective removal of back pain:
- Therapeutic gymnastics (exercises for back pain)
- MLS laser (after the second session, the pain passes)
- Hivamat (a unique procedure that immediately relieves pain, but we must be 2-3 times.)
The elimination of the causes of the progression of osteochondrosis is the main method for treatment and prevention.
Prevention and non -drug treatment
This is first of all:
- Lifestyle (mobile) active and sport
- Normal nutrition with a protein diet that excludes fats and sugar
- Medical physical education (exercise therapy) with a series of exercises selected individually for each type of osteochondosis
- Physiotherapy (magnetot therapy, ultrasound treatment, electrophoresis, laser therapy)
- Massage, manual and reflexology
However, such a method of conservative treatment is suitable for prevention, to prevent the progression of the osteocondrosis and not in the active period of the disease.But how to treat this disorder, if it is launched, its manifestations are obvious and a person has a phase of exacerbation, that is to say: precisely: precisely:
- pain and high temperature
- limited, which are given with great difficulty, movements
In this case, exercise therapy and physiotherapy are categorically contraindicated and exclusively pharmacological methods are used.
Drug treatment methods
First of all, you have to stop pain and alleviate the inflammatory process in the nervous column, which is irritated.To this end, they are appointed:
- Non -pounding anti -inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs);Corticosteroids, glucocorticoids IDR.(Are prescribed if the functioning of fans is not enough)
- Novocaine block (with severe pain)
- preparations for the removal of muscle spasm;
- painkillers, gels and creams;
The second phase of the treatment includes:
- The use of vasodilators: osteochondosis is always adjacent to the narrowing of the blood vessels and the hunger of oxygen of the brain (hence the headache and the dizziness)
- The appointment of funds that slow down the nervous system: patients with this disorder are always alarming and suspicious, in most cases they are very frightened by the first attacks of the disease.
- Treatment of concomitant phenomena - these can be hypertension and violation of heart activity
- The treatment should be prescribed to you a neuropathologist, in the form of droppers, injections and tablets
Don't try to treat the disease alone!
At the end of the acute period and the normalization of well -being, return to non -drug preventive treatment methods: therapy, massage and physiotherapy in the absence of contraindications for them.
Health for you!