The disease, which spread to the chronic form and injury and the spine discs cartilage is called osteochondrosis. Begin to develop generally after 25-30 years, chronic paid closer to 40 years. Lower back pain is one of the most common causes of back pain.
What is osteochondrosis
This term refers to a disease that affects the tissues of the spine. Period, and compresses the spine smash boards. The plates are These and the need to strengthen the mobility of the vertebrae. The dimensions of the intervertebral discs change, they are not of the stabilisation and association agreement enough power and to carry out its mission ceases. At the advanced stage of osteoarthritis of the back can cause or herniation of the spine curvature. Disease cause Often comes injury.
Reasons
The real cause of such diseases as osteochondrosis of the unknown doctors are still, but there are some factors in the development of the disease, for example:
- Congenital acquired and the grass of the spine often due to falls, the effects.
- Of genetics Poor and diseases of the spine in the family.
- Older age, being overweight.
- Flat feet, posture, disease and other musculoskeletal system.
- The metabolic disorder.
- Sedentary and atrophied muscles.
- Sudden movements or too much and the bones, strain muscles, asymmetrical movements during training or work.
- An unbalanced diet, Smoking, alcohol and drugs.
- In adverse environmental conditions, high humidity, low temperature poor and the environment.
- Wearing and the wrong shoes with high heels.
This is pointless the basic factors that affect the development and course of the disease. The disease occurs in people engaged in heavy physical work. For example, weightlifters, movers, gymnasts or builders. Constant stress, lack of exercise and diet can also cause the development of such diseases as osteochondrosis of the spine.
Osteochondrosis of the spine in adults classification and its
The disease in adolescence can start, when your back is simply not time to grow. But over time, this problem disappears. Moving Kids a lot, exercise and a balanced diet with a high content of vitamins to help forget about the lower back pain.
With adults But it is different. Osteochondrosis of the spine in adults is associated with age-related changes — namely the poor and the nutrition and blood supply to the cartilage bone. The intervertebral discs in adults differ in structure, they have their own ships, so he gets the food and oxygen to the tissues. Provides cartilage nutrition is the most important task in the fight against osteoarthritis. This can be done in vain by doing exercises muscle groups back. Also helps occupational therapy, massage and proper nutrition.
According to researchers in the united states, the prevalence of which is growing year.
Osteochondrosis of the spine in adults in the united states detected more than 30% of the population, and this figure which is growing year. It seems, more often men, who want to either lack of exercise or do heavy physical work. In russia, the numbers are even sadder. More than 50% of the adult population able to work, due to nervous system problems and musculoskeletal system.
Back, neck and head reducing the craving of life. Is a passive Person and irritable. Often depression, accompanied by deterioration of health. Lower back pain is Usually a number of simultaneous diseases, such as chronic emotional stress, and disease and migraine vascular system.
The spine degenerative disc disease: symptoms and diagnosis
The symptoms of this disease is clearly expressed, mixed with anything difficult.
At the beginning to determine the osteochondrosis it is necessary in vain to remember the main characters and a few get qualified help.
There are 4 types of diseases: cervical, lumbar, thoracic, mixed and that is, in several places in the spine.
Symptoms depending on the view is a little different:
- For example, lumbar degenerative disc disease characterized by constant low back pain, which sometimes paid, but often replaced by acute attacks.
- Back pain during exercise may increase or sudden movements.
- Most often, the pain changes shooter. Can radiation to the pelvic organs, hips and even legs.
- The sensitivity of the feet is partially broken, but a more advanced form completely disappears.
- Man and it is difficult to make the bend turns to the body, the patient tries to maintain the same position, not to produce itself the pain.
Symptoms of cervical degenerative disc disease is a little different:
- Is often a headache that does not go pois even you are in pain, exacerbated by head and reverse bending.
- The patient may feel when moving very dizzy head.
- Pain in the cervical lay back, arms, chest.
- Often there is a weakening of eyesight and hearing, before the eyes look like dark spots, it is difficult to focus on the eyes any time between the Objects.
- You may feel numbness of the tongue, as well as the sound noticeable change.
Thoracic degenerative disc disease can often be confused with cervical appearance, there are but some things very concrete:
- The patient may experience pain in the chest, shoulders and arms.
- When overcooling paid significant deterioration, pain at night also add or exercising.
- Often it is difficult to take a deep breath, the chest, as if constricted.
- Appear on the skin, tingling or burning, quickly freezing feet and hands.
- The pain is worse when walking, fast running or.
Diagnosis
To make a diagnosis, the doctor will examine the patient in different positions — standing, lying, sitting, in movement and at rest. So, consultation is important to talk honestly to all male complaints, even if the pain is a little worse, kun or coughing sneezing. This may also affect further diagnosis. Or on the contrary confirm the repeal of the English diseases, prescribe a number of other hardware-research. One of the most popular type is the MRI, x-ray and computed tomography.
The spine degenerative disc disease, the symptoms, which often helps to identify a number of diseases, such as kyphosis, herniated disc and protrusion of the discs, it is necessary to determine the doctor.
It is not necessary to self-medicate to postpone the doctor and a visit to an indeterminate period of time. It affects not only the English back pain, but the fullness of life.
Osteochondrosis of the spine: the treatment, medical and surgical
In the treatment of this dangerous disease is divided into 2 different and conservative surgical measures. Choosing the right treatment can be unnecessary to the expert, the patient is often necessary to consult several doctors — a neurologist, a surgeon and traumatologist.
More advanced forms of the disease can help to eliminate unnecessary surgery. Next, we have the conservative treatment, which helps restore the body. After surgery included massage therapy, occupational therapy and diet.
Treatment medication
Often the doctor will prescribe the detection of such diseases as osteochondrosis, treatment with medicines. It is combined along with a diet that includes more and a dose of vitamins minerals. There is a large consumption of vitamins is necessary when taking medications that they have not had a negative impact on the skeletal system, cardiovascular system gastrointestinal tract.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the medication can include several types:
- And Use pain medications and anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Antispasmodic complex.
- Antioxidants.
- The blood of the son of the microcirculation.
- Preparations for the restoration of cartilage.
But don't rely solely on medications. Often this "passive" treatment does not produce the desired results and sometimes it is the useless method. It is important, no unnecessary waiting, to improve take care of your health and physical and form. Even a number of advanced patients receive physical exercises to increase muscle tone and improve blood circulation.
Conservative treatment should always consist of several procedures, for example:
- Occupational therapy.
- Massage and Manual therapy.
- Occupational therapy and medical devices.
- Balanced diet, and the work of the mental condition in cases of stress.
In many cases, the patients, help with physical exercise, therapy, massage therapy and manual. Most doctors try to do without treatment because all the treatment drugs were not in vain, but also cause harm to the body.
Massage and manual therapy
Often patients are sent for treatment from a chiropractor. But this is unnecessary prevention of the disease or a good way to relieve acute attacks of pain. The procedure of the stabilisation and association agreement will perform in vain, experienced experts. Patients are Often offered to perform a course of massage or even acupuncture. Ah massage should be treated with extreme caution, because anything could cause a false child pain and even spinal injury.
Acupuncture helps to normalize hormone balance, relieve pain and spasm, to restore the tone of the muscles.
Exercise
Increase efficiency and massage with medicines use. But we should remember that they need to perform regularly and without fanaticism. During This exercise can bouts of illness. Man must First remove the aggravation. A special set of exercises should choose a doctor, it depends on the stage of the disease. Most often, But it is a simple gymnastics movements without any sudden movements.
Physical therapy helps relieve pain, muscle the body to strengthen and eliminate spasms. Methods of occupational therapy and massage use camera offers the opportunity to upstage the use of drugs.
Occupational therapy
This procedure is an important part of the treatment. Patient after surgery or as a supplement to the basic treatment can appoint the following kinds of treatment:
- The shock-wave method.
- Magneto therapy.
- The Laser treatment.
- Bath treatments.
- Detensor or traction of the spine.
- Vibro.
Each method actually has a positive effect on the body, but should carry out such procedures by prescription and under medical supervision.
Treatment of folk remedies
To relieve nagging pain and can or cramping the traditional methods. For example, by rubbing different and herbs, roots, wool or bee venom.
Many folk remedies can be used internally externally rubbing and, and pack baths. But the man need to know whether you are allergic to any of the components. Special attention and should be given rastertime creams on the basis of poisonous plants. In addition, some plants may reduce the effect of the medication. It is important to consult a specialist combining the main treatment before.
Rubbing of the application and provide a warming effect, which provides the blood of the son flow to the damaged discs.
Sheep or dog hair, relieves pain, cramps and swelling. Does not warm up the sore spot. Also warm up the lower back pain and help the application of kerosene soap. For this purpose men need to moisten the natural fabric of kerosene, soap and squeeze the kp. The fabric should be skin wrap a warm and a scarf. Leave for 1-2 hours, the bandage should be removed any discomfort.
Diet
Salt — what's in this leave in the first place, in the presence of degenerative disc disease. But it is important to gradually reduce this product. Eliminate from your diet man need coffee, soda comes to food and too. Overweight is recommended to remove the bread and regular bread instead of bran muffins or dry biscuits.
The most important part of the diet should consist of animal protein — meat, poultry, fish, milk and eggs. About fruits and vegetables should not be forgotten. A lot of vitamins, which include cabbage, peppers, carrots, celery and parsley! Purchased mayonnaise and oil sunflower is better to replace the olive a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice.
Restore cartilage tissue, it is important to consume vitamins a, C, D, B, calcium, magnesium and manganese. All this includes a large number of products available — nuts, cheese, salad, saltwater fish, and butter. The patient is given a high calcium and magnesium, otherwise the calcium is not absorbed washed pois and bones, which will adversely affect the development of the treatment.
Complications
If you do not treat the disease, it will cause complications. Lower back pain can develop sciatica, a hernia, hypertension, and intercostal neuralgia.
More serious consequences — it is a stroke heart attack ny, ny-inflammation of the sciatic nerve. One of the most dangerous complications is compression of the vertebral arteries. They supply the brain with oxygen, without problems a table with a large cardiovascular system, vision, hearing, and.
Prevention
To avoid this disease need regular exercise — yoga, swimming i, ran.
Take care of correct posture, as well as chairs with rigid backrest that supports the back straight. Excellent prevention is a special massage mattress.
Try not to carry heavy weights in one hand and exercises asymmetrical to do after the training.
Choose shoes with the right Shoes and shock-absorbing rubber sole.
Food is an important part of the fight against degenerative disc disease, so stick to the right diet is one of the most important rules.