Another serious disease of our time is octéochondrosis. His first activity can appear even in his youth, when he sat for a long time in front of a computer or in front of a laptop, suddenly putting himself in the driver's seat. Most become such that it is difficult for the head to turn or "lift" 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 theft. Don't be fooled though! The first thing is a serious warning that the mechanism for disruptive disruptive changes in your organization has already been launched. To understand this, let's understand what octeochondrosis is and why you need to start treating it at the first symptoms.
What is osteochondrosis?
Osteochondrosis corresponds to complex dystrophic changes in the spine, in which the following stages can be distinguished:
- Dystrophic changes in the cartilage tissue of the intervertebral discs, as a result of which movements become constrained and cause feelings of discomfort (stage I)
- Deformation of the discs and progressive decrease in intervertebral distance (stage II).
- Herniated disc formation (stage III)
- Formation of the spine (osteophytes) and ossification of the ligaments, making movement very difficult and painful (stage IV)
Education of hernias is a difficult process, which will be devoted to entire sections. However, now you should know that such a serious illness will occur if the event cannot be treated at the right time. So, whether you sense such a flock, let's describe it in two words. For this it is necessary to turn to anatomy again and remember the device of the spine and the disc of the spine.
Dystrophy of the intervertebral disc leads to the weakening of its fibrous ring and the displacement of the amber head of the disc (nucleus), as a result of the release of which, under the load, the ring breaks and the nucleus comes out of the disc- watching the heavy load inadvertently
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Types of spinal osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis is of several types
- Cervical - the most common, because it affects both young and old.
- Thoracic - is relatively rare.
- Lumbar - develops after 40 years.
- Sacral - usually passes from the lumbar.
- Generalized - affects several departments or even the entire spine.
In this same sequence, often and spontaneous development of this disease takes place: starting from the upper cervical vertebrae and ending with the spontaneous and spontaneous vertebrae.
But it happens that the type of octheochondrosis is associated with human activity. Thus, the cervix is generally prevalent among students, entrepreneurs and all other presenters of "brain" professions, although some of them have long necks. In pabotnikov fizicheckogo tpyda, cpoptcmenov-tyazheloatletov yzhe c molodocti mozhet be poyacnichny octeohondpoz, y takcictov, capozhnikov and dpygih ppedctaviteley "cidyachih" cpetsatno-kctelo-spectty-koccelo-spectty is seen on the whole day almost koccelo-specttylegs, because the latter is kept on the ground in the middle of a war.
The reasons for the appearance and development of osteochondrosis
However, osteochondrosis is not just a disease of a sedentary lifestyle, poor posture, or a consequence of weight lifting. There are many other factors and reasons for the onset of this disease.
Let us just underline the main ones:
- Inappropriate diet with insufficient protein and high in sugar and fat.
- Disrupted metabolism and hormonal imbalance.
- Infectious diseases.
- Hypothermia.
- Increased weight and obesity.
- Injury to the spine.
- Age-related bone degeneration.
- Hereditary diseases.
- Stress.
The main symptoms of osteochondrosis
Cervical osteochondrosis:
- Pain in the neck and head (it may give way under the scapula, in the sternum and in the arm).
- Dizziness, especially when changing the position of the head.
- Numbness in the areas of the neck, face, tongue, subscapularis.
Thoracic osteochondrosis:
- Chest pain that may increase with inspiration and movement.
- Sensation of numbness in the chest.
Lumbosacral:
- The pain in the lumbar region (can be painful or sharp), radiating to the legs, and the localization of the pain in the legs can move along the entire length of the limb.
- Paresis of the legs (violation or even loss of sensitivity).
Pain in osteochondrosis is of a specific neurological nature. Thus, people tend to accept headaches, dizziness, numbness or pain in the legs as direct manifestations of diseases of the head or legs, although these can be symptoms of pain. spinal osteochondrosis. Therefore, if you notice anything alarming about your condition coinciding with the above signs, be sure to consult a neurologist. After examining the doctor, if this disease is suspected, he will definitely order an x-ray examination.
The main methods of treating osteochondrosis
Before treating osteochondrosis, you must first eliminate the causes of its occurrence.
Most Effective Back Pain Relief:
- Therapeutic gymnastics (exercises for back pain).
- MLS laser (after the 2nd session the pain disappears).
- Khivamat (a unique procedure that relieves pain immediately, but you have to walk 2-3 times. ).
The very elimination of the causes of the progression of osteochondrosis is also the main method of its treatment and prevention.
Prevention and non-drug treatment
These are mainly:
- Active lifestyle (mobile) and sports.
- Normal diet with a protein diet that excludes fats and sugars.
- Physiotherapy (exercise therapy) with a set of exercises selected individually for each type of osteochondrosis.
- Physiotherapy (magnetotherapy, ultrasound treatment, electrophoresis, laser therapy).
- Massage, manual and reflexology.
However, such a conservative method of treatment is suitable for prophylaxis, to prevent the progression of osteochondrosis, and not during the active period of the disease. But how to treat this disease, if it runs, its manifestations are obvious and a person has a stage of exacerbation, namely:
- pain and fever;
- limited and difficult movement.
In this case, exercise therapy and physiotherapy are categorically contraindicated, and only drug methods are used.
Drug treatment methods
First of all, it is necessary to stop the pain and relieve the inflammatory process of the irritated nerve root. For this purpose, the following are designated:
- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs);
- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - corticosteroids, glucocorticoids;
- blockage of novocaine (with severe pain);
- drugs to relieve muscle spasms;
- analgesic ointments, gels and creams.
The second phase of treatment includes:
- The use of vasodilators: osteochondrosis always coexists with vasoconstriction and a lack of oxygen in the brain (hence headaches and dizziness).
- Appointment of drugs that calm the nervous system: patients with this disease are always anxious and suspicious, in most cases they are very frightened by the first attacks of the disease.
- Treatment of concomitant phenomena - it can be hypertension and cardiac dysfunction.
- Treatment should be prescribed by a neurologist, in the form of droppers, injections and pills.
Do not try to treat the disease yourself!
At the end of the acute period and the normalization of well-being, return to non-drug preventive treatment methods: exercise therapy, massage and physiotherapy - in the absence of contraindications.
Health to you!