Another serious illness in our time is osteocondrosis.Its first sign can appear in his youth, when suddenly, with a long sitting at the computer or over the laptop, suddenly, first, it begins to be just discomfort, so pain in the seventh cervical vertebra.Soon the pain becomes such that it is difficult to turn your head or "tear" from the pillow.After a few days, the deterioration usually passes and before the next attack can pass several months, maybe year.However, do not flatter!The first attack is a serious warning that the mechanism of destructive dystrophic changes in your body has already been launched.To understand this, let's find out what osteochondrosis is and why you should start treating it from the very first symptoms.
What is osteocondrosis?
Osteochondrosis is complex dystrophic changes in the spine where such stages can be distinguished:
- Dystrophic changes in the cartilage tissue of the intervertebral disks, as a result of movements being limited and causing feelings of discomfort (phase I)
- Drink deformation and gradual decrease in the intervertebral distance (phase II).
- The formation of intervertebral hernia (phase III)
- The formation of spikes (osteophytes) and ossification of ligaments, making movement very difficult and painful (phase IV)
The formation of a hernia is a complex process that whole sections will be allocated.But now you need to know that such a serious illness happens if osteochondrosis does not treat in time.Therefore, so you have an idea of what a hernia is, we say in two words about it.To do this, you will need to turn to anatomy again for a short while and remember the device on the spine and spinal cord disk.
Distrophy of the spinal cord disk leads to a weakening of its fibrous ring and the displacement of the most important shock absorber of the disk (core), as a result of the formation of bulging (projection) or the so-called "pre-strezh".Then, under the influence of the load, there is sooner or later a fracture of the ring and the core exit outside the disk - the hernia itself is formed directly, causing severe pain when the radicular nerve is damaged.
To identify the presence of osteocondrosis, especially in the early stages, when curvature does not provide obvious external signs, also determines its orientation and degree, it is necessary to perform magnetic resonance image.This diagnostic method does not cause any damage to human health, unlike an X -ray, also allows you to accurately determine the deviation angle.Based on the description of radiologist and MRI images, the specialist builds the correct treatment plan for the patient, which is of course the strengthening of the muscle corset.
When choosing a clinic to undergo an MRI study, it is first and foremost necessary to study the power used used and the qualifications for clinic employees.
Types of spinal osteocondrosis
Osteochondrosis can be of several types:
- Cervical is the most common as both young and old
- Thorax - is relatively rare
- Lumbal - develops after 40 years
- Sacral - usually changes from the lumbar
- Common - affecting multiple departments or even the whole spine
In the same sequence, the spontaneous development of this disease often occurs: starting from the upper cervical vertebrae and ends with sacral and coccygeal.
But it happens that the type of osteochondrosis is associated with human activity.So the cervical is usually common among students, designers and all other representatives of the "brain" subject, where the neck for a long time is in a constant tense state.Employees of physical work, athletes-dougheethoids from youth can have lumbar skeletos, taxi drivers, shoemakers and other representatives of "sitting" specialties-a sacral plus with a lumbar with a cervical-a whole set!Hard of osteocondrosis is also often observed in Vete, which is almost all day on his feet as it is sacrum that holds our body in an upright position and the whole load falls on it during standing or walking process
The causes of the appearance and development of osteocondrosis
However, osteocondrosis is not just a disease of a sedentary lifestyle, incorrect attitude or a consequence of weightlifting.There are many more factors and reasons for the origin of this disorder.I will only highlight the head:
- Incorrect nutrition with inadequate the amount of protein and increased sugar and fat
- Offended metabolism and hormonal imbalance
- Infectious diseases
- Hypothermia
- High weight and obesity
- Spinal cord injuries
- Age Bone Benneneration
- Hereditary diseases
- Stress
The main symptoms of osteocondrosis
Cervical osteocondrosis:
- Pain in the neck and in the head (can give under the shoulder blade, to the sternum and hand)
- Dizziness, especially when changing the position in the head
- Numbness in areas of the neck, face, tongue, submarine area
Thorax osteocondrosis:
- Thorax pain that can be intensified by inhalation and when moving
- Feeling of numbness in the chest
Lumbar-Cross:
- The pain in the crucifix (can be acute or acute) that gives the legs and the location of pain in the legs can move along the whole limb
- Legs (violation or even loss of sensitivity)
Pain for osteochondrosis is specific neurological.So headache, dizziness, numbness or legs in the legs tend to take as direct manifestations of head or leg diseases, although this may be symptoms of spine cheeseochondrosis.Therefore, if you notice something that is anxious in your well -being, coinciding over the listed signs, make sure you visit a neuropathologist.The doctor, after examining, on suspicion of this disease, will necessarily prescribe an X -Ray examination.
The main methods of treating osteocondrosis
The most effective removal of back pain:
- Therapeutic gymnastics (exercises for back pain)
- Mls laser (after 2. Session, the pain goes)
- Hivamat (a unique procedure that immediately relieves pain but we need to be like 2-3 times.)
The actual elimination of the causes of progression of osteochondrosis is the most important method of its treatment and prevention.
Prevention and not -narkotika treatment
This is first and foremost:
- Active (mobile) lifestyle and sport
- Normal nutrition with a protein index excl.Fat and sugar
- Medical Physical Exercise (Exercise Therapy) with an individually selected set of exercises for each type of osteocondrosis
- Physiotherapy (Magnetot therapy, ultrasonic therapy, electrophoresis, laser therapy)
- Massage, manual and reflexology
However, such a conservative treatment method is suitable for prevention to prevent the development of osteocondrosis and not in the active period of the disease.But how to treat this disorder, if launched, its manifestations are obvious and a person has a deterioration stage, namely: precisely:
- Pain and elevated temperature
- Limited, which is given with great difficulty, movements
In this case, exercise therapy and physiotherapy are used categorically contraindicated and only drug methods.
Medical treatment methods
First of all, stop pain and relieve the inflammatory process of the nervous spine which is irritated.For this purpose they are appointed:
- Non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs);Corticosteroids, glucocorticoids IDR.(They are prescribed if the operation of NSAIDs is not enough)
- Novocaine -blockade (with severe pain)
- Preparations for removing muscle spasm;
- painkillers, gels and creams;
The second phase of treatment includes:
- The use of vasodilators: Osteochondrosis is always next to the constriction of blood vessels and oxygen -tult of the brain (hence headaches and dizziness)
- The appointment of agents soothes the nervous system: Patients with this disorder are always alarming and suspicious, in most cases they are very afraid of the first attacks of the disease.
- Treatment of contemporary phenomena - these may be hypertension and violation of cardiac activity
- Treatment should be prescribed to you a neuropathologist in the form of droppers, injections and tablets
Don't try to treat the disease yourself!
At the end of the emergency period and normalization of well -development, return to non -nugging -prevention methods: Exercise therapy, massage and physiotherapy in the absence of contraindications for them.
Health to you!