The disease that spreads in a chronic form and causes damage to the intervertebral discs and the cartilages, called osteochondrosis of the spine. Begins to develop normally, after 25-30 years, chronic occurs already for nearly 40 years. Low back pain is one of the most common causes of pain in the back.
What is the osteochondrosis
Under this concept the mind is a disease affecting the tissues of the spine. With time, the spine is compressed and crasis disks. These disks are necessary for the strengthening and mobility of the spine. The dimensions of the intervertebral discs change, they will receive an insufficient supply and stop of the exercise of its functions. During the terminal phase of the degenerative disc disease of the back may produce a hernia or a curvature of the spine. Often, this disease is the cause of the disability.
The reasons
The true causes of the onset of this disease, such as osteochondrosis of the spine are not yet known to doctors, but there are some factors in the development of the disease, for example:
- Congenital and acquired of the grass of the spine due to the frequency of falls, shocks.
- The bad, genetics, and diseases of the spine of the family.
- Age, excess weight.
- Flat feet, the violation of posture, and other diseases of the muscular system.
- A disorder of the metabolism.
- Mode of life sedentary and atrophied muscles.
- A sudden movement or too high a load on the muscles and bones, asymmetrical movement during training or work.
- Unbalanced diet, smoking, consumption of drugs and alcohol.
- The unfavourable conditions of the environment is too high humidity, low temperature and poor environment.
- Wearing shoes with inadequate and high heels.
This is just the main factors in which the water to be treated on the development and evolution of the disease. The disease occurs in individuals engaged in physical work. For example, weightlifters, dockers, the gymnasts or the manufacturers. A constant stress, lack of physical activity and diet can also cause the development of this disease, such as osteochondrosis of the spine.
Osteochondrosis of the spine in adults and classification
The development of the disease can start even in the teens, when the spine simply not the time to grow up. But with time, this problem disappears. The children have lots of movement, physical load, as well as a balanced diet rich in b-vitamins help to forget the low back pain.
But with adults, it is different. Osteochondrosis of the spine in adults is associated with changes, and it is poor nutrition and circulation to the cartilage and the bone tissue. The intervertebral disks of the adult male can be distinguished by their structure, they do not have their own vessels, so that they receive food and oxygen from other tissues. Ensure the power supply to the cartilage — the main task in the fight against osteochondrosis. You can do it only by doing exercises that are the best fit for the group of muscles of the back. Also help with physiotherapy, massage and good nutrition.
According to scientists in the UNITED states the incidence is increasing each year.
Osteochondrosis of the spine in adults in the United states is detected, more than 30% of the population and this figure is increasing each year. It appears more often in men, that is prefer to a sedentary lifestyle, or engaged in the physical work heavy. In Russia, the figures are even more sad. More than 50% of the adult population lose the ability to work it is because of problems with the nervous system and musculo-skeletal.
The pain in the back, neck and head to reduce the cravings of the life. The man is both passive and irritable. Often come from the depression on a background of a deterioration of health. Usually, the low back pain has a number of co-morbidities, such as chronic emotional overstrain, migraine, and heart disease.
Osteochondrosis spine: symptoms and diagnosis
The symptoms of this disease is pronounced, of the to be confused with something difficult.
At an early stage to determine the osteochondrosis it is necessary to remember a few main signs and seek access to care.
There are 4 types of diseases: cervical, lumbar, thoracic, and mixed, that is, at several places of the spinal column.
The symptoms depending of the species differ slightly:
- For degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and is characterized by the incessant pain in the lower back, which is sometimes, but often replaced the acute episodes.
- The pain in the back can increase during exercise or sudden movements.
- The more often the pain varies on the nagging. We Can give in the organs of the small pelvis, sacrum, and even into the feet.
- Sensitivity of the broken leg, while for the more advanced, and all is lost.
- The man is difficult to bending and twisting of the trunk, the patient tries to keep the same position, not to deliver more discomfort.
The symptoms of cervical osteoarthritis is a little different:
- Are present frequent headaches, which do not pass through, even after the application of pain medication are enhanced during the rotation of the head and slopes.
- The patient may experience dizziness with head movements.
- The pain of the cervical spine in the back, arms, and chest.
- It often arises in the deterioration of vision and hearing, before the eyes appear dark spots, it is difficult to focus on an object.
- Can numbness of the tongue, but also a clear modification of the voice.
Chest pain in the lower back can often be confused with the cervical view, but there are a few features things:
- The patient may feel pain in the chest, shoulder blades, and hands.
- When the cold arrives in a significant decline, the pain syndrome is also reinforced through the night or during the exercise.
- Often, the man is hard to make great inspirations and with maturities related to the thorax is so crushed.
- The skin appear the goosebumps, or burning, quickly gel on the feet and hands.
- The pain is aggravated when walking fast or running.
The diagnosis
In order to make a diagnosis, the physician turns the patient in different positions, standing, lying, sitting, in movement and in rest. This is why, in the consultation it is important to honestly talk about all their complaints, even if the pain is slightly strengthened by coughing or sneezing. This can also have an impact on the continuation of the diagnosis. To confirm, or on the contrary to the refutation of the presence of the disease are prescribed a number of other research materials. Some of the most popular types is the MRI, x-ray radiography and tomography.
Osteochondrosis spine, the symptoms which often can help you detect several diseases, such as kyphosis, hernia and protrusion of disks, it is necessary to define a doctor.
Not worth it to self-give medications and postpone the visit to the doctor in a drawer. This depends not only of the pain in the back, but the usefulness of the life.
Osteochondrosis of the vertebral column: the drug treatment and rapid
The therapy of this dangerous disease is divided into 2 types — conservative, and rapid response. Choosing the right treatment may not be a specialist, often the patient is necessary to consult several doctors, a neurologist, ben ado and trauma.
More thrown forms of the disease, you can work around with the help of the operation. Following requires a conservative treatment that allows you to recover the body. The postoperative period includes massages, physiotherapy, and nutrition.
The drug treatment
Often, the doctor prescribes upon detection of such a disease, such as osteochondrosis of the spine, medications. Its combine with the specific regime, which includes the diet of more minerals and vitamins. A large consumption of vitamins is necessary during the medication intake so that they did not have a negative impact on bone, the cardiovascular system and GASTRO-intestinal.
The treatment of degenerative disc disease of the spine with the help of medications may include several types:
- The use of painkillers and anti-inflammatory.
- Antispasmodic complex.
- Antioxidants.
- The microcirculation of the blood.
- The medicines for the recovery of the cartilage.
But it is not necessary to rely only on medication. Often, this "passive" treatment does not give the desired results, and sometimes even it turns out to be useless method. It is important not to simply wait for an improvement, and take care of their health and fitness. Even if the advanced patients allowed a certain number of physical exercises to improve muscle tone and improve circulation.
Conservative treatment must always be composed of several methods, for example:
- Gymnastics, medical.
- Manual therapy and massage.
- Physiotherapy medical devices.
- A balanced diet and working with the state of mental health in the event of stress.
In many cases, patients can PHYSIOTHERAPY, massage and manual therapy. Most of the doctors are trying to do in the treatment of drugs, such as medicines not only treat, but a bad omen of some harm to the body.
Massage and manual therapy
Often, patients are sent on a treatment manual therapists. But this is only the prevention of the disease or a great way to relieve the shoots acute pain. The procedure should be performed only by experienced specialists. Often the patient can follow a course of massage or even acupuncture. The choice, the massager should be taken with caution, because any wrong move can deliver the pain, and even injury to the spinal column.
Acupuncture helps to normalize the hormones, relieve pains and cramps, to bring back the tonus of the muscles.
Fitness
Increase the effectiveness of the massage and medication to help of exercises. But it is necessary to remember that the run regularly and without fanaticism. Also you can't do sport during the crises of the disease. You must first remove the aggravation. A special complex of exercise has to pick up the doctor, it depends on the stage of the disease. But most often these are simple gymnastic movements, without sudden movements.
Exercise helps to relieve the pain syndrome, to strengthen the frame and to remove the cramps. Technique of massage and gymnastics often gives the possibility to push to the background medication.
Physiotherapy
This procedure is an important element in the treatment. The patient is in a period of rehabilitation post-surgery or as the primary treatment can affect the types of treatment:
- Shock-wave method.
- The magnet therapy.
- The laser treatment.
- The balneotherapy.
- Detensor or stretching of the spinal column.
- Vibro.
Each method has a positive impact on the body, but the overflow of these procedures should be consistent with and under the supervision of a doctor.
Treatment of folk remedies
File a throbbing pain or cramps, can and traditional methods. For example, rub of various herbs and roots, of wool or bee.
Many remedies can be applied to the inside and the outside — rubbing, compresses and baths. But you need to know if you have allergies to certain components. Particular attention should be paid to the rastertime and ointments of poisonous plants. Similarly, certain plants are able to reduce the effect of drugs. It is important to consult a specialist before you merge with the main treatment.
Lots of scrubbing and applications give the heating effect, which provides the blood flow to the injured discs.
The or the dog of wool to relieve the pain as well as spasm, and swelling. Well heated the wound. Also heating of the low back pain will help you to appliques of kerosene and soap. To do this, you need to moisten the natural fabric of kerosene, to overcome and soap its. The fabric should attach to the skin and wrap a scarf hot. Let sit 1-2 hours, cuff, you need to remove all the discomfort.
The plan
Salt — this should be abandoned, especially in the presence of the degenerative disease of the disc. But it is important to gradually reduce the amount of this product. Also eliminate from your diet need coffee, soda, and overly sweet food. When the excess weight, it is recommended to clean the bakery, and the bread with an ordinary to replace the buns with his or biscuits.
The main part of the diet should consist of animal proteins such as meat, poultry, fish, milk and eggs. Fruits and vegetables should not be forgotten. A multitude of vitamins found in cabbage, red pepper, carrots, celery and persil! Purchase price of mayonnaise and sunflower oil is better to replace the olive oil with a few spoonfuls of lemon juice.
For all restore the cartilage tissue it is important to consume vitamins A, C, D, B, calcium, magnesium, and manganese. All of this is contained in large quantities of products available — nuts, cheese, lettuce, fish, sea water and the butter. The patient must be to ensure the highest consumption of calcium with magnesium, otherwise the calcium is not digestible and will be washed clean from the bones, which will have an impact on the dynamics of the treatment.
Complications
Do not treat any disease, it will lead to complications. Osteochondrosis is capable of developing sciatica, hernia, high blood pressure and intercostal neuralgia.
More severe consequences stroke and heart attack, as well as the inflammation of the sciatic nerve. The dangerous complications of this compression of the board of trustees of the vertebral arteries. It is that they deliver into the brain of oxygen, without it, the high risk of problems with the cardiovascular system, disorders of the hearing and out of sight.
Prevention
To avoid this type of disease are necessary for the regular exercise of sports, yoga, swimming, jogging.
Take care of good posture, as well as chairs with stiff backs, which will support your back straight. An excellent prevention will become a special massage mattress.
Try not to carry the weight in one hand, and don't do asymmetrical exercises to training.
Choose shoes with a good tread and shock absorber sole.
Nutrition is an important element in the fight against osteochondrosis, which is why adhere to a diet one of the most important rules.