The disease, which lead to a chronic form and damage intervertebral discs and cartilage, which is called osteochondrosis of the spine. Begins to grow usually after 25-30 years, years occurs now closer to 40 years. Back pain is one of the most common causes of pain in the back.
What is back pain
In this sense, it means disease, impressive tissue of the spine. Over time, spine. compressed and humiliates disks. These discs need to enhance the mobility of the vertebrae. The dimensions of the intervertebral discs change, they get enough food and cease to perform its functions. In an advanced stage of degenerative disc disease of the back may occur hernia, or curvature of the spine. Often this disease is cause of disability.
Causes
The actual causes of this disease, such as osteochondrosis of the spine so far, it is unknown to the doctors, but there are some factors for developing the disease, such as:
- Congenital and acquired herbs of the spine from the frequent falls, bumps.
- Poor genetics and diseases of the spine in the genre.
- Old age, excess weight.
- Flat feet, impaired posture, and other diseases of the muscular system.
- Disorder of metabolism.
- The sedentary and atrophied muscles.
- Sudden movements or too strong a load on the muscles and bones, asymmetrical movements during exercise or work.
- Unbalanced diet, smoking, use of drugs and alcohol.
- Adverse environmental conditions — very high humidity, low temperature and poor ecology.
- Wearing the wrong shoes and high heels.
This is only the main factors that affect the development and course of the disease. The condition occurs in people, engaged in heavy physical work. For example, weight-lifters, porters, trainers or builders. The permanent stress, insufficient physical exercise and diet may also cause the development of the disease, such as osteochondrosis of the spine.
Osteochondrosis of the spine of adults and classification of
Progression of the disease can begin even at puberty, when the spine. I just don't have time to grow. But with the passage of time this problem disappears. Children move a lot, physical exercise as well as a balanced diet with a high content of vitamins help to forget osteochondrosis..
But with grown-up people things are different. Osteochondrosis of the spine in adults age-related changes, i.e., poor diet and circulation of blood of cartilage and bone. The intervertebral discs of an adult individual's differ in construction, do not have their own vessels, so that they get food and oxygen from other tissues. To ensure the nutrition of the cartilage — the main task in the fight with osteochondrosis.. This can only be done by performing exercises that are suitable only for the group of muscles of the back. It will also help in physical therapy, massage, and proper nutrition.
In accordance with scientists in the USA, the incidence increases with each passing year.
Osteochondrosis of the spine of adults in the United States were found more than 30% of the population and this percentage is increasing every year. It occurs more often in men, who prefer the sedentary life, either engaged in heavy physical work. In Greece, the numbers are even more depressing. More than 50% of the adult population lose their winning ability, this is due to problems with the nervous system and the musculoskeletal system.
Pain in the back, neck and head to reduce the desire for life. The man becomes passive and irritable. Often occur depression with the backdrop of the deterioration of health. Usually back pain has a number of diseases, such as chronic emotional over-voltage, migraine and the disease of the heart system.
Spinal column osteochondrosis: symptoms and diagnosis
Symptomatology of the disease intense, confused with something hard.
To at an early stage, identify osteochondrosis you need to remember only a few main points and to request special assistance.
In total there are 4 types of the disease: the cervical, lumbar, thoracic, and mixed, i.e. immediately at various points of the spine.
The symptoms depending on the type is a bit different:
- For the degenerative disc disease was persistent pain in the back, that comes sometimes, but often replaced by acute crises.
- Pain in the back can be increased by exercise or sudden movements.
- Often the pain is changing in the shooting. Can give the organs of the pelvis, sacrum and even the feet.
- The sensitivity of the feet partly disturbed, and at a more advanced stage and does not disappear.
- In humans it is difficult to bend and make turns trunk, the patient tries to maintain the same attitude, not to deliver yourself the hassle.
Symptoms of cervical degenerative disc disease is somewhat different:
- There are frequent headaches that persist even after the use of painkillers, is enhanced when you rotate the head and gradients.
- The patient may feel very dizzy when moving the head.
- The pain from injuries, give the back, arms, chest.
- Often occurs deterioration of vision and hearing, in front of the eyes appear dark spots, it is difficult to look at an object.
- Can be felt the numbness of the tongue, as well as a noticeable change of voice.
Breast osteochondrosis may often be confused with cervical views, but there are a few main things:
- The patient may experience pain in the chest, the blades, and hands.
- When hypothermia comes a marked deterioration, pain syndrome, also strengthened the night or during exercise.
- Often the person is difficult to do deep breaths and take a breath, chest like a tight.
- The skin appear chill or burning sensation, quickly freeze the feet and hands.
- The pain increases with fast walking or running.
Diagnosis
To establish the diagnosis, the doctor looks around the patient in different positions — upright, supine, sitting, in movement and only. Therefore, the consultation is important to say, frankly, for all the persistent complaints, even if the pain is slightly enhanced when you cough or sneeze. This may also affect further diagnosis. To confirm or reverse to refute the presence of the disease shall be granted a number of additional research material. Some of the most popular types is the MRI, x-rays and a ct scan.
Spine osteochondrosis, symptoms that often help to reveal several more diseases, such as kyphosis, hernias intervertebral and protrusion of discs, should be determined by your doctor.
You don't need to self-medicate and to postpone the visit to the doctor in the drawer. This depends not only the presence of pain in the back, but also the usefulness of life.
Osteochondrosis of the spine: treatment medical and surgical
The treatment of this dangerous disease is divided into 2 types — conservative and surgery. To choose the right treatment it can be only a specialist, often the patient should immediately consult several doctors — a neurologist, a surgeon, and trauma.
Most processed forms of the disease can only be resolved with surgery. Further required the conservative treatment of these, it helps to recover the body. The postoperative period includes massage, physical therapy and nutrition.
Drug therapy
Often, the doctor prescribes in the designation of this disease, such as osteochondrosis of the spine, treatment with drugs. Combine it with a specific diet, which include in the diet more vitamins and minerals. High consumption of vitamins you need when taking the drug, so you don't have a negative effect on bones, the cardiovascular system and the DIGESTIVE system.
Treatment of osteoarthritis of the spine with the use of drugs may include various types of:
- The use of analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Anticonvulsant of the.
- Antioxidants.
- The microcirculation of the blood.
- Medications for the restoration of cartilage.
But we must not hope only to drugs. It is often the "passive" treatment gives the correct results, and sometimes and at all it turns out useless method. Important is not just to wait for improvements, as well as to exercise their own health and physical form. Even at an advanced stage, patients are allowed a number of physical exercises to stimulate the muscles and improve the circulation of blood.
Conservative treatment should always be made up of various techniques, such as:
- Therapeutic exercises.
- Manual therapy and massage.
- Physiotherapy medical devices.
- Balanced diet and a preoccupation with the spiritual condition in the event of stress.
In many cases, patients of these, helps the PHYSIOTHERAPY, massage and manual therapy. Most doctors are trying to do treatment without drugs, like all drugs, not just treatment, but also cause some harm to the body.
Massage and therapy manual
Often patients are sent for treatment to manual therapists. But this is only the prevention of the disease or a very good way to acute bouts of pain. The procedure should only be performed by experienced professionals. Often patients offer to pass a course of massage or even acupuncture. For the selection of the masseuse will be treated with special attention, since any wrong move can deliver the pain and even spinal injury.
Acupuncture these, it helps to return to normal hormonal background, remove severe pain and cramps, back tone to the muscles.
Workouts
To increase the effectiveness of the massage and medicines can through exercise. But we must remember that the performance must be regularly and without fanaticism. Also, you can't work during the crisis of the disease. You must first remove the deterioration. The special of exercise you need to get the doctor, depends on the stage of the disease. But most of the times it's simple gymnastic movements, without sudden movements.
PHYSIOTHERAPY such, helps in alleviating the pain syndrome, to strengthen the skeletal muscle and spasms. The technique of massage and exercise often gives you the ability to push back the use of drugs.
Physical therapy
This process is an important part of the treatment. The patient during the period of post-operative recovery or as a supplement to the main therapy may prescribe the following treatments:
- Shock-wave method.
- Magnetic treatment.
- The laser treatment.
- Balneotherapy.
- Detensor or resistance of the spinal column.
- Vibro.
Each method has a positive effect on the body, but it is through such procedures should, at a destination, and under the supervision of dr.
Treatment of folk remedies
The exception of pain pain or cramps can and pop techniques. For example, the rub of various herbs and roots, sheep's wool or bee venom.
Many folk remedies can be used both inside and outside — rubbing, compresses and baths. But you have to know, cause if you have allergies to certain items. Particular attention should be given to the rastertime and ointments on the basis of the poisonous plants. In addition, some plants are able to reduce the effect by the fda. It is important to consult a specialist before combining with the main action.
A lot of rubbing and apps give a warming effect, which ensures the flow of blood to the destruction of the records.
Sheep or dog relief from pain as well as cramps and swelling. A good warm-up sore spot. Also warm up osteochondrosis will help the application of kerosene and soap. To do this, you must moisten natural fabric in kerosene, to push and lather the. The fabric should be applied to the skin and wrap a warm with a scarf. Leave for 1-2 hours, the cover must be removed for any inconvenience.
Diet
Salt — this needs to be abandoned especially when there is a degenerative disc disease. But it is important to gradually reduce the amount of this product. Also to exclude from your diet should be coffee, soft drinks and very sweet foods. With a lot of free weight it is recommended to remove bakery products, and the usual bread, replace the bread with the bran, or dry biscuit.
The main part of the diet should consist of animal proteins — meat, poultry, fish, milk and eggs. For fruits and vegetables should not be forgotten. A lot of vitamins contained in the cabbage, peppers, carrots, celery and parsley! The market of mayonnaise and sunflower oil needs to be replaced the olive oil with a few tablespoons of lemon juice.
For the restoration of cartilage, it is important to consume vitamins A, C, D, B, calcium, magnesium and manganese. All of these are contained in large quantities of products available — nuts, cheese, lettuce, marine fish and butter. The patient must provide a large intake of calcium, along with magnesium, otherwise the calcium is not metabolized and will leach from the bones, which will adversely affect the dynamics of treatment.
Complications
If you do not treat any disease, then this will cause complications. Osteochondrosis is able to develop sciatica, a hernia, hypertension and intercostal neuralgia.
The most severe consequences stroke and heart attack, and inflammation of the sciatic nerve. One of the most complications is the compression of the vertebral arteries. It is they that carry to the brain the oxygen, without it a high risk of problems with the cardiovascular system, disorders of hearing and vision.
Prevention
To avoid this disease need regular exercise — yoga, swimming, running.
Watch out for correct posture, as well as for chairs with a rigid back, which will support your back straight. An excellent prevention become a special massage mattress.
Try not to wear gravity in one hand and I don't do asymmetrical exercises during the workout.
Select shoes with the right pillow and shock absorption in the sole.
The diet is an important element in the fight against osteochondrosis., so stick with the right diet — one of the most important rules.