Osteochondrosis is not just back pain. The health of the spine and of the spinal cord associated thin-most of the nervous fibres with all the internal organs, the influence on the work of the heart, the kidneys, the lungs and the gastro-intestinal tract, and even on your General well-being. Maybe you will be surprised, but also a Depression can not be nervous because of the tragic events in the life of a people, and the only reason, because as a result of the destruction of the cervical vertebrae is compressed, the to the brain. To treat as a folk medicine, this disease.
Osteochondrosis is a very serious and unpleasant disease. It is often accompanied by pain in the lumbosacral Region and in the lower extremities. According to the latest medical data, the main cause for low back degenerative (destructive) processes in the intervertebral discs is a pain. In the case of osteochondrosis the intervertebral discs — special cartilage structure, the one of our spine flexibility and mobility, are the cause. When osteochondrosis progresses, irreversible changes occur in the vertebrae themselves.
Causes of osteochondrosis
Causes of degenerative disease may be disc many, and, as often happens, it can not. as an important Negative factors superimposed, and as a result, the disease arises.
With age, the cartilages lose their elasticity and are less robust. For this reason, the intervertebral discs do not regenerate after stress. Uncompensated load on one side of the body, slowly but surely undermines the health of the spine: sit in the asymmetric posture, the transfer of the goods in one Hand, maintaining a certain posture for a long time (for example, when reading while lying on one side), the use of wrong pillows and mattresses to sleep on (the head at an angle to the body, the body is uneven). This can lead to protrusion of the intervertebral disc, and no animal from the corresponding vertebra nerves. And that is, the disease starts in connection with this Department of; authority.
Under-nutrition is associated with a different cause for the osteoarthritis — obesity is closely. Being overweight is not only an additional burden on the spine, no elasticity of the muscles and a reduction in mobility. Rich in carbohydrates and fat, and eat quickly enjoy tired of it, but these empty calories provide the body with anything useful - no vitamins, no minerals, no life energy. And without calcium, potassium, phosphorus, Magnesium, manganese and other micro nutrients that the cartilage and the bones break yet increasingly porous and fast under the loads together. Therefore, as sad as it is, must, candy, fried, baking, and semi-manufactures to give up and go on a diet consisting of fish, fresh fruit, and Can. Moderate consumption of cereals, sunflower and contained olive oil, cheese and curd should be. Meat, Butter, fresh baked goods, fat-containing dairy products, salt, and coffee must be strong limit, and to refuse from the last, in the ideal case, at all.
To the previous two reasons, the third — the violation of the metabolism in. Metabolism is the process the body's ability to accept and digest, by energy and Material for the construction of the cells. Normally, these processes are regulated automatically, how the process of maintaining equilibrium of the internal mineral composition. From the in-depth nourishment of the body as much protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water takes exactly what he needs in order to function. And then, when a deficit of some substances, disorders of Protein, fat, carbohydrate, Mineral, or water exchange. Implications for metabolic disorders of the skeletal system may contribute to osteoporosis and osteochondrosis — a frequent companion of osteochondrosis.
Flat feet and uncomfortable shoes, High Heels also causes of intervertebral disc degeneration. Disturbances in the structure of the arch of the foot forces the spine to compensate for excessive stress, arising at the walk, this body weight is incorrectly distributed.
Other causes: injuries of the spine, and behind them the following faults in the construction of the vertebrae and cartilage, lack of exercise, about the consequences later, heavy physical work and the constant lifting of heavy loads, not the spine to recover the ability to drive to an abrupt end, and the weakening of the muscular-skeletal and Stress, in consequence of which the blood vessels get pinched and nerves, to the brain.
Symptoms
You may have the suspicion that your spine is not in order and it is time to see a specialist to get a diagnosis?
The beginning of the disease may go unnoticed: sometimes patients feel numbness or discomfort at a certain position of the spine, depending on the localization of the degenerative changes.
Depending on which part of the spine has become your "weakest link" and succumbed to the destructive effect of degenerative disc disease, you may experience the following symptoms of the disease.
When the cartilage between the vertebrae and ssychajutsja the haimburger, and the holes and channels become narrow accordingly, vertebral artery, a pinch, and the brain are signs of lack of oxygen (aches, dizziness, anxiety). In this Moment, may develop chronic fatigue, depressive state, the person experiences a constant noticeable lack of vitality.
Then unconscious discomfort can headaches and dizziness, hearing loss and Vision when it comes to cervical intervertebral disc degeneration
Numbness and pain in the movement of the hands, waist, pain of the breast basket, caused in the case of the osteochondrosis.
Lumbar osteochondrosis is characterized by pain when walking, stooping, periodic pain in the pelvic joint and pain in the groin and legs.
All of these signs talk for a violation of the physiological health of the spine, stating that he is finished with the set loads.
What does the term "osteochondrosis" mean? In translation from Greek osteon bone use means, chondros — "cartilage", the ending-os is not inflammatory disease, and in General, it is dystrophic process, i.e., the aging of cartilage and bone tissue.
What faults lie in what reasons, areas of the spine, and the symptoms of degenerative disc disease. Impact on all areas of the spine, osteochondrosis can lumbar astound neck, breast, cross leg, departments and complicated sciatica, spondylosis, sciatica, "shot", the intervertebral discs hernias.
Cervical Osteochondrosis
The localization of degenerative disc disease in the neck (Cervical osteochondrosis) quite often. The cervical spine suffers more frequently in people, the engineers, programmers, secretaries, dentists, watchmakers, etc. in General, the development of cervical degenerative disc disease help with monotonous work — construct, horse riding and long work at the Computer. Among the most important signs and symptoms of cervical degenerative disc disease: headache, dizziness, pain in the arms and chest, back pain, numbness of the tongue.
When cervical osteochondrosis darkens often sore and dizzy, in the eyes, increasing the pressure. The transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae in addition to the channel for the spinal cord, the channel runs the so-called Arteria vertebralis. It aims, in the cavity of the skull and nourishes the cerebellum, vestibular apparatus, and centers in the area of the neck and the base of the brain. The displacement of the vertebrae leads to a Reflex spasm of the vertebral artery, and, in severe cases, the feeling of pressure on her. The blood supply of the centres of the balance and a number of autonomic centers, the processes of life. This process is the cause of so widespread diagnosis of "vegetative-vascular dystonia".
In the case of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine may be present, and radicular symptoms (cervical radiculitis): pain in the Hand, sometimes — in the individual fingers of the Hand, are you deaf Institute, are constantly cold. The reason — a violation of the passage of the impulse through the nerve fiber. According to the deafness of one or another Finger on the shift of a particular vertebral body.
Thoracic Osteochondrosis
The thoracic part of the spine osteochondrosis very rarely. One of the main reasons for the development of the breast osteochondrosis, a curvature of the spine (scoliosis) is. In General, all the conditions for development in the future of thoracic osteochondrosis are develop from the school. The thoracic part of the spine is the least movable, so that the signs and symptoms of breast osteochondrosis are very different from the symptoms of a cervical or lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration. In most cases, the main chest of drawers osteochondrosis difference is the lack of acute pain and the presence of only a dull, is pain pull back.
The main symptoms and signs of the thoracic spine osteoarthritis are: pain in the chest, numbness, tingling in the chest, pain in area of heart, liver, stomach. Very often Thoracic osteochondrosis masquerades as a different disease (e.g., Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, gastric ulcer, Gastritis).
This, because of its symptoms can be confused, e.g. with myocardial infarction or pneumonia. Pain associated with osteoarthritis of the thoracic spine, long, similar to the intercostal neuralgia. Sometimes the pain under the shoulder blade, that suggests a heart attack. The difference between coronary heart disease and intercostal neuralgia is a that in the case of the osteochondrosis of the Patient is normal (or almost normal) electrocardiogram absence of other symptoms, such as sudden pallor, cyanosis, earthy skin, cold sweat, etc.
Thoracic osteochondrosis, except for the fact that, even coupled with a variety of painful symptoms (pain, neurological reactions), dangerous is the fact that causes the development of serious diseases of the spine are breast-feeding adjacent internal organs.
Sciatica, Osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine lumbar osteochondrosis — the most common. This is due to the fact that on the lower back (lumbar vertebra), the basic load. The most common lumbar osteochondrosis can spine due to a herniated disc of the lumbar.
The main symptoms and signs of lumbar degenerative disc disease include: low back pain (back pain worry the people since many years and are characterized by cycles, sharpening in autumn and Winter), limited mobility, pain in the legs. Very often in the lumbar osteochondrosis observed, acute back pain) or aching pain in the legs, an exciting particular part of the feet (e.g., from the rear or side of the hip). To touch apart from the pain, there may be an increase or a decrease in the sensitivity of the skin of the legs (on the thigh or the Shin) or pain — these symptoms of osteochondrosis pinched nerve roots of the spinal cord explains.
The most common cause of intervertebral osteochondrosis in lumbosacral spine traumatic (compression fracture or chronic injuries).
In the lumbar spine nerve called the sciatic nerve the sciatic nerve, hence the name of the complications — sciatica roots formed. In the case of the narrowing of the nerve pain strand: in the area of the buttocks extends along the nerves, under the king's meadow, sometimes on Spawn, or the heel. In advanced cases, it can lead to significant disruptions in the supply of the nerve strand, then the foot is the deaf Institute. Symptoms of loss of sensitivity to be very persistent, sometimes numbness persists for a long time.
In the case of the narrowing of the sciatic nerve man begins to limp, avoiding to carry the weight of the body on painful side premiums in a healthy way, as much as possible vertebrae push on the painful part of the body and to alleviate thus of the spine the pressure. In the course of time as a result of the treatment of pain, or are tolerant. If the vertebrae is not reduced, curvature of the spine is maintained. In this case, the load is distributed to the intervertebral disc, the damaged already, unevenly, leading to his further protrude and destruction.
The most unpleasant complication of lumbosacral degenerative disc disease, instability of the vertebral body. The Disk is not fixed to the vertebrae, in the case of a load under the action of gravity, the cross part of the "pushes" with the sacrum. Pathological processes develop in the nearby internal organs. The Patient is recommended to realize self-traction, in accordance with the sensations of pain. In the case of the correct implementation of the treatment, the pain should reduce, but not increase it.
Statistics on visits to the doctor osteochondrosis small — only up to 20% of the potential patients. In General, then, if it is quite unbearable. However, osteochondrosis carries a lot more dangers than you at first glance. Timely treatment to the doctor, in the early stages of the development of degenerative disc disease, you can significantly reduce treatment time and the period of Rehabilitation.