Osteochondrosis- This is an illness of the spine or rather your band apparatus.
Simply expressed, a violation of the metabolism in the intermediary cartilage.
The name Osteochondrosis comes from the Greek words Osteon - "Bone" and Chondros - "cartilage". The essence of osteochondrosis is a dystrophic process in bones and cartilage, followed by its aging. Osteochondrosis of the spine in the classic medical sense is a degenerative lesion of the cartilage of the intervertebral disc and reactive changes from the adjacent bodies of the spine. It is generally recognized that everything begins with malfunctions in the hard drive, but pain syndrome already acts on the neurological complications of this process.
There is an opinion that osteochondrosis is an illness, it occurs due to the effects of many factors - both hereditary and acquired. People begin to feel manifestations of osteochondrosis after 35 years. The development and worsening of osteochondrosis of the spine is facilitated by its macro and microtrauma, static and dynamic overloads as well as by vibrations.
A useful, optimal load on vertebrae and intervertebral discs is when we hold the spine in its natural position, which is naturally designed for us. If this position changes, there is an improper distribution of the load on the spine, which leads to a change in the cartilage at the places of excess pressure.
This can be caused:
- Working in connection with frequent changes in the position of the body;
- raise severe loads;
- Forced pose for a long time (for example among school children and students)
- The wrong pose in the standing position, lies, lies and when wearing weights;
- Sports lessons and sport, without taking into account the influence of great physical exertion;
- Injury, serious physical work
In most cases, several factors lead to the development of osteochondrosis. A certain place below them is of stress, hypothermia, undesirable weather conditions (low temperature in combination with high humidity), various chemicals that penetrate the body with food and breathing. People with an excess body mass. The causes of the development of osteochondrosis can be congenital lack of connective tissue (weakness of the tape apparatus), a change hormone, autoimmune diseases, trophic disorders in the joints, etc.
Osteochondrosis reduction and destruction of the intervertebral discs. It is osteochondrosis that is the cause of back pain in 80% of cases.
The mechanism of pain can be simplified in this way: the intervertebral disc was not the load and its lead is formed. The intervertebral disc is nervous processes, vessels and spinal cord. The hernia of the disc, which influences one of the nervous processes, causes their inflammation, which leads to pain.
Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine is characterized by a variety of symptoms. There is an uncomfortable feeling in hand that spreads from the shoulder and forearm to the outer surface of the shoulder and the forearm to the fingers, deafness of this zone, an increase or decrease in sensitivity. Sometimes you have to get up and knead the muscles of the hands. Pain can be accompanied acutely, cutting and accompanied by a feeling of electrical current. The pain often exacerbates with a minimal strain on the arm; Some patients are unable to run in a coat - she presses on her shoulders and seems to be difficult. The pain intensifies with cough, sneezing, effort and especially when they are inclined to the healthy side. Motor disorders can occur, more often in the hands, especially in the fingers. As a rule, 2-3 lower spine of the spine are affected.
Sometimes deafness, burning, tingling in the hands or legs, the limitation of the mobility of the upper or lower extremities and an impaired sensitivity are determined. The appearance of "cervical migraines" shows the lesion of the vertebral artery. The blood flow to the brain parts of the trunk and the occipital brain is disturbed. A constant symptom is headache. Usually the pain occurs in the back of the head and spreads to the Parietal Octum region. The pain is constant and intensified with the neck movements, more often in the morning. Older people often lose consciousness with a sharp turn of their heads, which is preceded by dizziness, noises in the ears, a decrease in visual acuity and hearing, nausea and inheritance.
Sometimes there is pain in the heart - extended and presses. In the case of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, especially in the old and senile age, changes in soft tissues are often found in the form of seals. These seals are determined in the muscles of the neck in the area of the processes of the cervical vertebrae (often the VII vertebra), the wrist, the elbow joints, in the supra and subclavian fossa. With increasing age, Zikatricial seals are increasingly shown in the palm of the tendons due to a change in the structure of the tendons.
The manifestations of the osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine are extremely diverse, but not one of the symptoms is strictly specific. Basically, the symptoms are determined by the localization (location) of the painful process and the degree of its severity. The main symptom is pain in the thoracic spine. After physical exertion or a long stay in a position, the pain increases, which forces patients to change the pose at night. A burning, painful or boring pain in the shoulder blade and in the space is very characteristic. The patients complain about the feeling of "iron ticks". Drinking at the processes of the vertebrae is painful. Pain can spread to different internal organs.
Diagnosis of osteochondrosis
The diagnosis of osteochondrosis is carried out by a neuropathologist, orthopedist. In order to confirm the diagnosis of osteochondrosis, the doctor finds the symptoms of the disease, the anamnesis of the development of the disease, and examines the patient. When examining patients with osteochondrosis, the presence of the spine (scoliosis), the presence of painful points and tense muscles on the sides of the spine is usually found.
To clarify the diagnosis of osteochondrosis, a radiological examination of the spine, computer tomography or the nuclear magnetic resonance of the spine is carried out.
How to treat osteochondrosis
There are currently many ways to treat osteochondrosis, from taking medication and ending with an operation. Of course there are many controversy about these methods and their effect on the body. When choosing a treatment method, you should pay attention to a few points.
For example, if you are treated with medication, you should make sure that most of them adverse the stomach and liver. It is therefore only important to contact experienced specialists who select the most economical drug therapy.
When choosing a manual therapist, it is desirable to be more precise because you are not much professional that you now have quite a bit to bring you into a wheelchair. When choosing therapeutic exercises, it is necessary to ensure that the exercises do not cause the spine's strain, but only develop the muscles of the back. Try to make all exercises slowly without sudden movements.
For the prevention of osteochondrosis and the exclusion of its exacerbations, it is advisable to observe several rules that reduce the load of the spine:
- Always keep your back exactly
- Try not to raise heavy objects. If necessary, then they court and do not tend
- Move more often and let
- Keep on the horizontal pole as often as possible and swim
But not everything is so scary. For those who do not yet have this disease, there are a number of preventive measures, the rest has an entire arsenal for the treatment of this disease.
Prevention of osteochondrosis
As you know, it is easier to prevent the disease than treated. The prevention of osteochondrosis is necessary for all - both children and adults. In addition, there is nothing complicated, and the prevention of osteochondrosis does not require any special efforts. The first and perhaps most important point is the care of the health of the spine. For this purpose, the advice of the advice constantly advises sports or at least gymnastics, which will help to develop corset of the spine muscle and to improve blood circulation. The next one is to constantly monitor the posture and the gait, not to bend and not to bend down.
The ideal posture is when the head and back are on the same vertical, the shoulders are directed, your shoulder blades are not stripped out, the breast is increased and the stomach is pulled. My yoga teacher once said that the stomach is not noticeable, not because we eat a lot, but because we're going wrong. How is it correct? Imagine you are pulled from the top of the head and hardly touch the socks of the floor. Practice such an exercise for a few weeks and soon you will notice yourself that you have become the owner of an excellent attitude.
It is also advisable to hang on the horizontal rod as often as possible, to stretch your spine and to let it relax. Offers such a dream in which your spine will take the right position. Studies by scientists have shown that the ideal pose for the spine lies behind the spine. At the same time, the mattress should be hard enough so that the spine absorbs a comfortable natural pose. To do this, put an elastic roller under your feet. We recommend that you buy an orthopedic mattress and a pillow and finally throw the grandmother of the feather bed.
If you have a monotonous work, always take breaks every two hours (the more often, the better). Relax, let yourself and shoulders move, go. If possible, go into the fresh air. Incidentally, such breaks are legalized, and in the Labor Code you can allow people who work constantly on the computer.
We have a balanced, vitaminized diet for prevention. Try to eat fish and seafood, nuts, legumes and various dairy products. Take a periodically complex vitamins. So you will not allow any metabolic violation. Obesity is a destructive strain on the spine. So try not to recover.
Well, a few words about prevention in children. It is necessary to monitor the child's attitude, to carry out gymnastics or morning exercises (it will be more effective if you do it together). And yet they prefer the school associations and not the backpacks that compensate for the load on the back.