Another serious disease of our time is octochondrosis. His first activity can still appear in youth, when he spent a long time sitting in front of a computer or in front of a notebook, suddenly starting in the driver's seat. Most become such that it is difficult for the head to turn or "get up" from the pillow. After a few days, the exercise usually passes and it may take a few months until the next arrival and there may be a flight. But do not be fooled! The first thing is a serious warning that the mechanism of the annoying changes in your body has already begun. To understand this, let's understand what octochondrosis is and why you should start treating it with the first symptoms.
What is osteochondrosis?
Osteochondrosis is a complex dystrophic change in the spine, in which the following stages are distinguished:
- Dystrophic changes in the cartilage tissue of the intervertebral discs, resulting in restricted movements and causing feelings of discomfort (stage I)
- Deformity of the discs and gradual reduction of the intervertebral distance (stage II).
- Disc herniation (stage III)
- Spine formation (osteophytes) and ossification of the joints, making movement very difficult and painful (stage IV)
Hernia training is a difficult process, which will be devoted to entire sections. However, by now you should be aware that such a serious illness will occur if the incident cannot be treated at the right time. Therefore, that you had an opinion that such a herd, let us describe it in two words for it. For this, it is necessary to turn again to the anatomy and remember the device of the spine and the disc of the spine.
Spinal disc dystrophy leads to the weakening of the fibrous ring and the displacement of the amber of the disc head (core), as a result of its release. Then, under load, the ring breaks and the core leaves the disc - looking at the discunintentionally heavy load
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Types of vertebral osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis is of different types
- Cervical - the most common, as it affects young and old.
- Chest - is relatively rare.
- Lumbar - develops after 40 years.
- Sacral - usually passes through the lumbar region.
- Widespread - affects several parts or even the entire spine.
In the same sequence, often the spontaneous development of this disease takes place: starting from the upper cervical vertebrae and ending with spontaneous and spontaneous.
But it happens that the type of octochondrosis is related to human activity. Thus, the cervix is usually spread among students, contractors and all other "brain" professions, although some of them have long necks. "cidyachih" cpetschnynyyctyThe thoracic occult is also often observed in those who are on foot almost all day, as the latter is kept on the ground in the middle of the war.
The reasons for the appearance and development of osteochondrosis
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 appearance of this disease.
Let us point out only the main ones:
- Inadequate diet with insufficient amount of protein and high content of sugar and fat.
- Disturbed metabolism and hormonal imbalance.
- Infectious diseases.
- Hypothermia.
- Increased weight and obesity.
- Spinal cord injury.
- Age-related bone degeneration.
- Hereditary diseases.
- Stress.
The main symptoms of osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis of the cervix:
- Pain in the neck and head (can give under the shoulder, chest and arm).
- Dizziness, especially when changing position in the head.
- Numbness in the areas of the neck, face, tongue, subclavian.
Chest osteochondrosis:
- Chest pain that can increase with inspiration and movement.
- Feeling numb in the chest.
Lumbosacral:
- Low back pain (may be excruciating or acute) that radiates to the legs and the localization of the leg pain can move along the entire length of the limb.
- Paralysis of the legs (violation or even loss of sensitivity).
The pain in osteochondrosis is of a specific neurological nature. Thus, people tend to accept headache, dizziness, numbness or pain in the legs as immediate manifestations of head or foot disease, although these may be symptoms of vertebral osteochondrosis. Therefore, if you notice anything worrying about your health condition that coincides with the above signs, be sure to see a neurologist. After the doctor's examination, if there is a suspicion of this disease, he will definitely prescribe an X-ray examination.
The main methods of treating osteochondrosis
Before treating osteochondrosis, you must first eliminate the causes of its occurrence.
The most effective relief from back pain:
- Therapeutic gymnastics (exercises for back pain).
- Laser MLS (after the 2nd session the pain disappears).
- Khivamat (a unique procedure that relieves pain immediately, but you have to walk 2-3 times. ).
Eliminating the causes of osteochondrosis itself is also the main method of treatment and prevention.
Prevention and treatment without drugs
This is primarily:
- Active (mobile) lifestyle and sports.
- Regular food with a protein diet that does not include fats and sugars.
- Physiotherapy (exercise therapy) with a separately selected set of exercises for each type of osteochondrosis.
- Physiotherapy (magnetotherapy, ultrasound therapy, electrophoresis, laser therapy).
- Massage, manual and reflexology.
However, such a conservative method of treatment is suitable for prophylaxis, to prevent the development of osteochondrosis and not during the active period of the disease. But how to deal with this disease, if it runs, its manifestations are obvious and a person has a stage of deterioration, namely:
- pain and fever;
- limited, difficult movement.
In this case, exercise therapy and physiotherapy are categorically contraindicated and only pharmaceutical methods are used.
Pharmaceutical methods of treatment
First of all, it is necessary to stop the pain and relieve the inflammatory process in the irritated nerve root. For this purpose, the following are defined:
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
- Steroids anti-inflammatory drugs - corticosteroids, glucocorticoids.
- novocaine blockade (with severe pain).
- drugs to relieve muscle spasm.
- analgesic ointments, gels and creams.
The second phase of treatment includes:
- The use of vasodilators: osteochondrosis always coexists with vasoconstriction and oxygen starvation in the brain (hence headaches and dizziness).
- Appointments of drugs that calm the nervous system: patients with this disease are always anxious and suspicious, in most cases they are very afraid of the first attacks of the disease.
- Treatment of concomitant phenomena - can be hypertension and heart failure.
- Treatment should be prescribed by a neurologist in the form of drops, injections and pills.
Do not try to deal with the disease yourself!
At the end of the acute period and the normalization of well-being, return to non-preventive methods of treatment: exercise therapy, massage and physiotherapy - in the absence of contraindications.
Health for you!