Spine osteochondrosis

Spine disease in our time is considered a serious medical and social problem. Each second person aged 30 suffers from several vertebrates. Osteochondrosis is diagnosed in 70% of the body population capable of advanced age.

What is osteochondrosis

Osteochondrosis is a chronic neurological disease. From the Greek tongue, this term is translated as osteo - bone and bears - cartilage.

As a result of the pathological destruction of tissues, their elasticity and the loss of the original form are reduced. The distance between the vertebrae is reduced and the spine is deprived of a stable balance. Distinguish between lumbar, thoracic and cervical osteochondrosis.

In connection with the weakening of intervertebral discs in the body, irreversible pathological processes can begin to develop. With late treatment, this process can lead to vertebral hernia and protrusion. In addition, the degradation of spine joints and intervertebral ligaments may occur. All these processes lead to the formation of bone processes - osteophytes.

Causes of the disease

Osteochondrosis develops according to several factors that depend and do not depend on a person. The main reasons are below:

• The causes of deviation in intervertebral sections are an asymmetrical pose of muscle work. This happens in cases of inappropriate hot prior to exercises, uncomfortable poses, when wearing heavy bags, inappropriate position in a dream and wearing very soft mattresses or pillows.
• Often the causes of osteochondrosis can be flat legs of the legs. At the same time, foot disease does not provide adequate depreciation during interaction with support and all load to go to intervertebral columns.
• People with excessive body mass often face back problems. This is due to the fact that fat deposits are distributed in various parts of the body and the axis of the spine without supporting the excessive load, it begins to deform. Intervertebral joints assume all excess mass and overload over time.
• The cases of disease development are very frequent in relation to the background of various back injuries, dynamic and statistical overload, regular vibrations on the vertebral axis. In addition, the older person becomes more often subject to these manifestations.
• The curvature of the spine is the undisputed cause of the development of osteochondrosis. Such pathology can develop both in early childhood and in a later age. In school years, most people acquire certain deviations related to the spine of the spine. At a later age, these manifestations are spilled into a chronic disease.

In addition to the above reasons, the following can be distinguished:

• Hereditary predisposition;
• Smoking;
• Intoxication or infectious disease;
• clear cessation of strong physical effort in the gym;
• lower nutrition;
• changes associated with age;
• posture on posture during pregnancy;
• Adverse environmental conditions.

Osteochondrosis symptoms

The main symptoms of the disease can be called back and neck pain. The severity of symptoms depends on the severity and stage of the disease. Osteochondrosis has an extensive clinical image. This is due to the fact that the location of intervertebral discs is violated, hernias, the growth in the vertebrae are formed. All of this leads to the harmed blood supply, nerve bites, malfunction in the spinal cord and the occurrence of fibrosis of the surrounding vertebrates.

With the development of osteochondrosis, the following symptoms begin to appear:

• A pulsating or pulsating pain in the neck, neck and lumbar region appears;
• Muscle weakness is felt;
• When it turns to the head, the crusts are heard;
• Headaches and periodic dizziness appear;
• One person feels unexpected fatigue of usual routine issues, which over time flows to a chronic;
• dormancy of the limbs, their pains and chills are felt;
• Sensitivity is disturbed;
• Muscle hypotension develops;
• Body fatigue, including the eye.

Depending on the area of the spine that osteochondrosis is reached, symptoms may vary. With cervical osteochondrosis, the pain in the hands and shoulders is felt, the head begins with dizziness, "flies" appears periodically in front of the eyes. The injury of the thoracic region leads to pain in the chest and heart region. The lumbar region declares itself pain in the lower back, which are given to the legs or the pelvic organs.

With late treatment, the following disorders may appear:

• Spinal hernia;
• kyphosis;
• protrusion;
• radiculitis;
• Salt deposits in the space between the vertebrae;
• spinal cord blow;
• Member Atrophy;
• Palsy of the legs.

Treatment of osteochondrosis

Osteochondrosis is treated with a period of time enough, about three months more annual rehabilitation. Self -mate may worsen the patient's condition and it can take more time for treatment and recovery.

Therapeutic procedures are performed in two areas: conservative therapy and surgical intervention are used. In addition, the patient receives the corresponding diet and the general recommendations to maintain their health.

During conservative treatment, it is the objective of interrupting pain syndrome, normalizing the spine and preventing new dystrophic changes in a person's "axis". It is performed by the following methods:

Drug therapy

In order to remove pain syndrome and prevent inflammation of the spine components. At the same time, the goal is to improve the work of metabolic processes.

The following drugs are prescribed:

• No -Inflammatory non -esteroid.
• Antispasmodic.
• Antioxidants.
• Improving blood microcirculation.

Osteochondrosis medications can be used as tablets, ointments, gels and injections. Bee and snake poison -based ointments have good criticism. Famous anesthetic ointments can be used without a prescription to relieve muscle pain.

Ointments are used during the pain exacerbation period and for the prevention of osteochondrosis.

To stop pain and stop inflammation, several therapeutic blocks also use. They help to reduce Tonic muscle syndrome. Among this blockade, the application is found:

• trigger points block;
• inner bone;
• paravertebral;
• Epidural.

Physiotherapy

The procedure is necessary to relieve intense pain in the spine area and near the adjacent organs. It is prescribed during the period of drug therapy and during the rehabilitation period to increase its effectiveness.

Physiotherapy is performed using the following means:

• Ultrasonic effects on the spine;
• laser treatment;
• Therapy Magnetically - Resonance;
• The use of low frequency currents.

Physiotherapy Physical Education (Exercise Therapy), Cinerapia

This type of treatment is selected individually, depending on the severity of the processes that proceed, their stages and the age of the patient. The exercises are selected and carefully. The purpose of such exercises is to correct posture, normalize the work of muscle tissues, their flexibility. At the same time, the decompression of nerve roots is exposed and the prevention of possible complications is performed.

The procedure allows us to normalize the metabolism and nutrition of intervertebral discs, improves blood circulation, restores the distance from discs and vertebrae, allows you to evenly distribute the load throughout the support device and motor.

In addition, the following procedures have a good restorative effect:

• Massage. It helps improve blood circulation, relieve rigidity and muscle tension, as well as improve the general body condition and patient's health.
• Whirlpool. The effect is the same as the therapeutic massage, only the work of the entire nervous system is still improving.
• Manual therapy. The impact goes to certain points of the bone and muscle system. Motor activity is restored, the immune system is strengthened and the prevention of possible complications is performed.
• (Traction) extension of the spine. Using special equipment, the column is corrected. The procedure helps finally get rid of pain attacks.

With the ineffectiveness of conservative treatment, surgical intervention is used. The surgical method is also prescribed for the strongest lesions of the spine and its nearby organs.

Any type of osteochondros can develop for many years in a location location. But at the same time, pathological processes can form anywhere in the spine. The timely treatment guarantees a favorable prognosis and a complete cure of osteochondrosis.