Causes, symptoms, treatment methods and osteochondrose prevention

Osteochondrosis is a serious spinal disease, because it can cause serious discomfort and lead to different complications.For this reason, it is necessary to treat in a timely manner in a timely manner and properly.This can be done at home with medication, folk remedies, physical education and physiotherapy procedures.All medical measures must be approved by experts, otherwise there is a risk of complications.

What is osteochondrosis

Osteochondrosis is a degenerative -carhentic spinal disease (DDZP), leading to violating the structure of vertebral and intervertebral disks.This causes a reduction in their elasticity and change in form.Therefore, the interval between vertebral is significantly reduced, and the instability of the spine is noticed in this place.

With the pathological destruction of the tissue attaches nerve endings removed from the spinal cord, which leads to the constant tension of the spine muscles.Pain and other characteristic symptoms occur against this background.Clinical signs may vary depending on which segment suffered degenerative disorders.The following departments are characterized by chondrosis of spine:

• cervical;
• Thoral;
• Lumbar.

If the pathological process affects several segments, then such osteochondrose is a polysegent.The usual disorders have complicated symptoms and is much harder to diagnose, as they can be affected areas that can be nearby and remotely be with each other.For example, osteochondrosis of cervical and lumbar cross.

Stageochondrose phases

There are 4 stages of osteochondrose:

1. First.It is characterized by initial disorders in the area of the intervertebral disk.Usually at this stage of cartilage, the vertebrae environment, is covered with cracks.As a result, the reduction of lumens between the disks begins.
2. Another.The owned ring covered with cracks is so narrow that the ligaments and the muscles of the spine are beginning to come in contact and rub against each other.At this stage, a person can manifest the first painful syndrome.The second phase leads to the formation of the instability of the vertebrae.
3. Third.Licamus between disks comes.The destination is revealed during the performance of radiographs, and the symptoms were sentenced, which is intense.At this stage, the pain syndrome can only be removed using powerful drugs.
4. Fourth.It is characterized by excessive instability of vertebral, because bone growth is formed - osteofiti.They hurt the nervous roots.Usually at this stage symptoms do not a bit, but seasonight is manifested (the tops of worsening appear in the fall and spring).

Reasons

Osteochondrosis is able to develop against the background of body hypothermia, sharp turns that cause a mandatory of vertebrae, physical effort.The opinion of the expert is conducted that the main reason for degenerative processes in the spine is an improper distribution of cargo on the spinal column.

Moreover, there are many factors on this:

• weakness of the back muscles;
• Slouch;
• change of walking during pregnancy;
• spine curvature;
• Lifting weight;
• classes of active and power sports;
• Be in an unpleasant position for a long time;
• Sitting lifestyle.

Also, osteochondrose can be provoked in other reasons:

• Breach of metabolic processes (lack of zinc, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and other useful trace elements);
• the intoxication of the body with chemicals;
• Genetic predisposition;
• the consequences of infectious diseases;
• Padua, bruises;
• Hormonal breaches;
• Nervous shocks;
• Change the elasticity of the core.

Deviations in the development of the spinal column may cause degenerative and dystrophical changes.There are such provocative factors as an abnormal environmental skeleton, inadequate physical activity and rapid growth.In this case, osteochondrosis is called a youthful or minor.

If it is not possible to determine the cause and time of the phenomenon (at what age, the degenerative-efficiency process develops - in adolescence or adult) disease, then is called indefinitely.

Symptoms

Osteochondrosis is able to cause various symptoms, because each segment of the spine is responsible for the distribution of nerve endings in different organs and systems.

All manifestations are divided into 4 groups:

1. Statistical symptoms are associated with a physiological violation of the form of vertebrae.As a result, a person changes hold, head mobility worsen, difficulties arise with correcting the spinal column.
2. Neurological characteristics are formed on the background of damage to nerve tissues.This leads to skin sensitivity violation and reducing the intensity of muscle contractions in certain areas of the body.If in the initial phase, the pain syndrome manifested locally, as the disease progresses, it begins to influence away areas.Neurology includes such events as stiffness, tingling and goosebumps.With osteochondrose, it differs symptom of Lacega, which is called the symptom of tension differently.It is associated with excessive tension of wired nervous fibers.It is caused by breach of spinal nerves in spine or spasms of glutel / lumbar muscles.
3. Possible vascular symptoms that occur in the background of artery arteries.Usually this is noticed with the osteochondrose of the cervical region.In case of impaired blood flow in this area, there is a lack of oxygen of the brain, as a result of a dizziness, a sense of nausea and change in the sympathetic nerve system.The latter characterize extended cramps and chronic ischemia in the internal authorities.
4. They are characterized by so-werecolated trophic symptoms.They are a combination of vascular and neurological disorders leading to skin damage and ulcers.

Treatment

In order to successfully heal osteochondrosis, a detailed exam need to be carried out and establish an accurate diagnosis.First, doctors spend an external patient overview, collecting disease diseases, after which they use laboratory and instrumental research methods.

There are 3 methods of therapy:

• medications;
• Physiotherapy;
• Surgical.

Special nutrition, respect for the rest and minimizing the load on the vertebral column is higher than osteochondrose treatment.When resting, the use of a solid surface is recommended for soft mattresses.

At home to treat diseases, you can resort to the first two methods.At the same time, it is advisable to combine them.To improve their action, you can introduce folk methods in therapy.

However, self-initiation is extremely undesirable.All measures and procedures must be approved by experts.In osteochondrose therapy, certain rules must be observed in the use of certain methods.

Moreover, if the provision of medical care did not give results, and the disease is progressing, then surgical treatment is prescribed.Surgical intervention for stabilization of the spine structure, remove intervertebral hernia or completely affected discs.

Drug

Medicinal treatment Osteochondrosi should be comprehensive, have a goal of stopping pain and eliminating other pronounced symptoms.To do this, use different drug groups:

1. Non-ecoid anti -infalmatory.They are designed to remove inflammatory processes and all types of pain.They also relieve tissue swelling.
2. Sedative. They are used to stop pain syndrome, but do not affect the pathological process itself.
3. Muscular relaxants.They are used to mitigate muscle spasm in the spine, which makes pain noticeably decreasing.They act by blocking receptors in affected muscle fibers, as a result, is disturbed by the conductivity of impulses in the spinal cord.The effect of these drugs is short-lived, but during this time muscular fibers are managed to restore a normal tone and use their own protective mechanisms from degenerative dystrophic processes.
4. Vitamins of the group B, D, A, E, C, phosphorus-concentrations and calcium-sanning drugs.Vitamin mineral complexes are needed to supplement the substance in the body involved in the formation of bones and cartilage, metabolic processes.
5. Chondroprotectors.
6. Vasodilative drugs.

In the pathologies of the muscle-bone system, doctors recommend the use of hydroprotecters that have a cumulative effect and affect the human body after a certain time, helping to rebuild an intervertebral disk.Such medications use a long period, up to 2-3 months.Moreover, hondroprotectors seriously load the liver and bodies of the gastrointestinal tract, so they should be combined with probiotics.

Probiotics

All these groups of drugs can be used in different forms.With strong pain, injections are usually used for direct administration in the pathological area of the spine.In such cases, patients prescribed injections with hondroprotectors and thus - coiled newly blocked.Each funds in the form of injections into affected spine should only be given only attending the doctor, because this is a very difficult and dangerous procedure.Other pharmacological types of drugs are also not recommended uncontrollably.Dosage mode and treatment should be determined by an expert.

With less fear, fats and gels can be used, but in this case there are certain restrictions.For example, the heating of local actions cannot be used in periods of deterioration of the disease.The most popular drugs in the form of fat, gels and creams for osteochondrose include:

Practice therapy

In the treatment of osteochondrose, it will be useful physical education (LFK).Moderate physical activity can keep in mind that a muscular and bone system would guess.They encourage metabolic processes, renew the mobility of the spinal column and strengthen the muscular corset.

The doctor should select the methodology and diagram of therapeutic gymnastics, because it is able to differs depending on which spine is subject to the pathological process.It is therefore desirable for classes to take place under the control of the experts.After mastering the program, treating physiotherapy exercises can continue at home.

For example, when diagnosing the osteochondrose of the cervical region, the following simple exercises are recommended:

1. Tilt your head forward and press the area of the forehead with woven fingers.The patient should prevent pressure.Then a similar exercise is done, acting in the occipital part, left and right temple.
2. Press on the forehead with four fingers, as if stretching the skin, 45 seconds.Actions are performed in different directions.This exercise is designed to renew blood circulation.
3. Sit on a chair or floor, keep your back straight and smoothly back your head back.With your hands, you need to press gently on your chin up and down.Then make head heads left and right.
4. Try to get breast chin.In this position, you have to go your hands to the back of your head and press it.In a stress condition you need to stay for 1 minute, then bring the shoulder movement, raise them, trying to get to your ears.

Physiotherapy procedures

Drug treatment gives a good score if you combine your physiotherapy procedures.Electromagnetic therapy, electrophoresis, ultrasonic therapy, etc.Are useful for the state of vertebrae.Some types of procedures can be performed at home if you purchase appropriate portable devices.Mineral waters and medicinal mud have useful effects.

In the absence of contraindices for massage, the patient can visit the handheld therapist.Reflexology sessions - effect on certain body points can be used in osteochondrose treatment.You can take self-expressiveness at home.There are several techniques that contribute to the elimination of pain and muscle tonic:

• light that affects the region of vertebrae with one or with both hands;
• crushing muscles with pinching or circular movements, fingertips that are not cutting;
• crushing muscles with palms;
• Direct development of trapezoidal muscles;
• longitudinally and purity squeezing along the massage lines;
• rubbing the gaps between the ribs.

National medications

To remove pain, you can use funds to folk recipes.The result of treatment with plants and other natural compositions will appear only with their extended use.

People's medicines are desirable compared to drugs, because the last with long use is able to seriously harm the intestines, liver and pancreas.Therefore, it is recommended to use non-traditional medicine methods after stopping acute drug pain syndromes.The presented methods must be gradually replaced with medication when the doctor is recommended.

A few efficient recipes can be noticed:

1. Honey and potatoes.You need to take a few potatoes, grind them on the grater, add the same amount of honey.Components should be stirred thoroughly, put on gauze and use it in the form of compression in the painful area.Reconciliation must be wrapped with a joke and leave in this position 1 hour.
2. Hrenadish.You should take 1 sheet of plant and vapor with boiling water.It must be converted inside to a painful area and attach it.The product should be firmly fixed and wrapped in the scarf.The procedure must be performed at night and remove the bend - only the next morning.
3. A hot bottle.It is necessary to take plastic containers, pour hot water into it, put on the sofa and lie on it back.It is advisable to try to move the bottle below it.The procedure should be performed for 30 minutes.
4. Person.It is necessary to eat 30 days every day 1 plant root.
5. Pine buds.Raw materials should be collected in the spring.The length of pine buds should be 2 cm.They need to be rinse and dried.Raw materials must be underground and combined with sugar in proportions of 2: 1, then mix thoroughly and put in the refrigerator.The product will be ready when it gets a rich brown shade.The mixture has to be eaten for 1 teaspoon.daily for 3 weeks.

When using folk medications, it is extremely careful to access the procedures with the heating effect.Such actions can help temporarily solve the seases and inflammation, but they are able to harm.During the disease deterioration period, any heating is prohibited, because they cause vascular expansion, as a result that may occur to swelling.In such situations, it should be reported to treat experts.With the osteochondrose of the cervical region in any form, it is forbidden to heat the door, as this can cause strong migraines.

Prevention

Each person should perform special measures aimed at preventing the development of osteochondrose.The main prevention measure is to adhere to proper posture during movement and in a seated position.

It is recommended to deal with physical education, contributing to the strengthening of the musculos and bone system and the muscular corset of the spinal column.

To sleep, you should choose specially designed orthopedic mattresses and pillows.Their advantage is that they allow you to repeat the physiological outline of the spinal column.

The muscular and bone system cannot be exposed to excessive loads.If necessary, raising the weights, you must use the right technique.

Nutrition nutrition should be respected.The diet should be balanced, ensure the normal operation of the gastrointestinal tract.You cannot use a large amount of caffeine, chocolate and alcoholic beverages.Food should be rich in protein, calcium and other useful trace elements.