Osteochondrosis of the spine as a disease of human species or "civilization disease" is connected to a directness in which the load of the entire structure of the spine and intervertebral discs increases significantly.A modern, sitting lifestyle only worsens the situation.It is unlikely that there is an adult who had no manifestations of osteochondrosis in one form or another.For this reason, questions about how and where osteochondrosis should be treated do not lose their relevance.
Four fifth of all back pain is caused by osteochondrosis.And from the point of view of expenses for his treatment, it is no longer a cardiovascular diseases or influenza.
Causes
When a person is reached in intervertebral discs, a vascular channel is formed, and therefore their diet occurs on the principle of diffusion.In particular, this makes it difficult to regenerate the intervertebral discs after excessive or asymmetrical loads as well as micro and macro sacrifications.
Intselant or irrational, adds food "oil to the fire", and the intermediate consolation cartilage, without maintaining the necessary nutrients, gradually lose strength and elasticity and deform.
Unfortunately, the exact causes of osteochondrosis were not found today.Therefore, it is generally recognized that this is a certain series of risk factors, including:
- Disorders of metabolic processes in the body;
- Genetic predisposition;
- Weak physical development, violation of attitude and flat feet, other diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
- Infectious diseases and poisoning;
- Microtrauma of the spine due to falls, lines, sudden movements and excess loads, the same type of asymmetrical movements;
- Macrotrauma of the spine due to breaks and bruises;
- Improper nutrition, a sitting lifestyle and obesity, which leads to a lack of liquid, vitamins and trace elements;
- Stressful conditions and smoking that lead to cramps and narrowing of blood vessels;
- Meteorological conditions under which low temperature and high humidity are observed.
There are many reasons for the development of osteochondrosis, and everyone is one or the other way the result of the wrong lifestyle, whose hostages are becoming more and more people in modern society.
Prevention of osteochondrosis
Obviously, the best prevention of osteochondrosis is rational nutrition and physical education, the classes of which are shown:
- Tomorrow -self -massage of the lower back, back and limbs.
- Hygienic gymnastics with flying movements of the arms and legs, on the spot, the rotation of the head, classes on the horizontal rod.
- A five-minute physical education lessons at work at the workplace with 7-9 exercises.
- Swimming in the pool, especially on the back.
If the time for prevention is overlooked, this list of exercises must of course be expanded with therapeutic exercises that provide for the techniques for the spine canal.
The power supply for osteochondrosis should include a large number of proteins, with the exception of mushroom dishes, butter residues of animal fats, the first dishes - mainly vegetarian, second dishes - steamed or in the oven, snacks - mainly floods, low -fat fatty sauces, spices and spices.The consumption of salt and salt products (herring, salmon, homework for winter), sugar, flour, butter and other confectionery, grapes and juice, strong coffee and tea, alcohol and smoking is very limited.
The mass of daily diet should usually not exceed 2 kg, liquids - 1 liter and kilocalories - 2600 units.The daily diet is calculated for frequent meal 5-7 meals per day.
If the analyzes show the lack of certain vitamins and trace elements, they are also prescribed.
Diagnosis of osteochondrosis
Depending on the localization, osteochondrosis can be:
- Cervical (25% of cases) - is accompanied by pain in hands and shoulders, headache with a further possible development of the syndrome of vertebral artery when noises appear in the ears, "fly" and colored stains occur in front of the eyes, light speed.
- Thoracic spine, - Pain arises like a "stake" in the chest, pain "shoots" into other organs: heart, lungs, stomach.
- Lumbosacral back (50% of cases) - Pain in the lower back that results in the legs, the sacrum and sometimes in the groin can be accompanied by syndromes with impaired function and sensitivity of the muscles of the lower extremities.
- Frequent (12% of cases) - is a combination of osteochondrosis of the spine of several departments at the same timeAnd therefore - the most severe form of this disease.
In addition to painful pain in the corresponding parts of the spine, a feeling of pain and deafness in the limbs, pain in different organs and muscles with osteochondrosis different symptoms: muscle cramps, decrease in freedom of movement and increased pain during cough or when the nets, additional loads and sharp turns or sharp turns.
A preliminary diagnosis is carried out both on the symptoms mentioned above and on the first examination of a doctor who are in different positions in different positions, sitting - sitting - checked in motion states after the patient has been sent to the hardware diagnosis in order to confirm or refute the diagnosis.The main types of the spine study include MRI, computer tomography, radiography and ultrasound topics of the main arteries of the brain.
It happens that after a thorough investigation, additional diseases are detected that are complications of osteochondrosis: hernia - spine and intervertebral disc, ahead of the intervertebral disc, radiculite and kyphosis.
The quality of the diagnosis is of the greatest importance, since many symptoms of osteochondrosis with the symptoms of other diseases are absolutely identical and pain sources can be both a spine root and a damaged intervertebral disc.
Treatment of osteochondrosis
However, the diagnosis follows the treatment, which can be of two types -Conservative And Surgical - Depending on the neglect and severity of the disease and the presence of internal resources for recovery, other indications and contraindications.
In a number of serious cases, it is impossible to do without surgery.In other cases, conservative treatment is justified.However, only highly qualified doctors can make the right choice and sometimes their consultation.
In the case of conservative treatment and subsequent rehabilitation, a comprehensive approach is required, which means the use of many methods from different medical sectors.In most cases, modern medicine reduces conservative treatment and postoperative rehabilitation to two things: drug therapy and hardware treatment.At the same time, a complete underestimation of the body's own resources is observed.The treatment is, so to speak, "in the absence" of the patient, as if the patient's active participation cannot occur in healing.Such a "passive" treatment and rehabilitation always turns out to be longer and sometimes unsuccessful.
At the same time, conservative treatment and postoperative rehabilitation should include various methods, e.g.B.:
- Training therapy - exercises of therapeutic gymnastics;
- Isometric kinesiotherapy;
- Manual therapy;
- Reflex zone massage;
- Underwater hydromass;
- Unloading the treatment based on the elimination of the spine;
- Magneto, electrical and vibro stimulation;
- Ultrasound and laser therapy;
- Therapeutic diet
- Psychotherapy;
- Pharmaceutical therapy.
With the correct selection and combination of many therapeutic methods, drug treatment can be moved to the last location and can be used in a minimum volume or in the phases of tightening.
Classes with a psychologist in combination with training therapy force a person to believe in their own strength and to actively participate in recovery or postoperative restoration.
Manually and hydromassage, the reflex zone massage not only improves blood circulation, relieve pain syndromes, but also cause the inner bodies of the body.
Understanding the role of nutrition can minimize the effectiveness of drug treatment, since they saturate individually and properly selected nutrition with the necessary nutrients, trace elements and vitamins, which means that simultaneous complications to other organs as well as without more difficult diseases such as diabetes, fat height and cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular diseases andprevent cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular disasen.
And yet drug therapy is required, it usually includes several therapy:
- Anti -inflammatory;
- Anti -spasmodic;
- Antioxidant;
- Stimulation of blood microcirculation;
- Correction of psychosomatic disorders and the prevention of the degeneration of cartilage tissue.
So we will summarize: postoperative rehabilitation and conservative treatment of osteochondrosis in special departments of the state clinics in most cases deprive patients to comprehensive relaxation treatment, and such treatment at home adds several other problems.The fact is that the patient is trying to rehabilitate at home, at least before the fact:
- Experience a lack of medical devices - orthopedic beds, simulators, physiotherapy devices or simply the necessary space for physiotherapy exercises;
- It discovers the inability to organize yourself and organize yourself, and is the quintessence of leisure techniques: it cannot observe the sleep regime, alertness, medication, the passage of medical procedures and nutrition for a long period of time.
- It is a lack of dietetics and culinary arts that enable you to compose recipe and select the right day diet, the violation of which can negate the effectiveness of other health methods.
It is therefore best to undergo recovery treatment in specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers that specialize in comprehensive rehabilitation and conservative treatment of osteochondrosis.