Osteochondrosis- This is a complex of violations that occur in articular cartilage.Most often with damage to intervertebral discs, which, in most cases, the neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis are associated in most cases.Note of intervertebral discs, osteochondrosis leads to a significant deterioration in the quality of life of patients who are forced to constantly suffer from unpleasant symptoms.The manifestations of osteochondrosis are numerous, consisting mainly by periodically repeating pain in the neck, back, headache, dizziness, the sound of the ears, the feelings of numbness in various parts of the body and other unpleasant symptoms.
Causes and symptoms of osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis has spread because of its details.It is based on the natural process of organic aging of the body.Destroying over time, the intervertebral disc loses its safety function.A narrowing of the intervertebral slit occurs, and the radicular nerves and the blood vessels are tight.This leads to intense pain, altered engine function, headache and other symptoms.
Among the other causes of this disease, it can be called:
- sedentary and sedentary lifestyle;
- Excessive charges (lift objects with large mass, physical overload);
- Autoimmune process in the body (for example, red lupus, systemic scleroderma and other similar diseases);
- Metabolic disorders with critical excess body weight;
- Balance of calcium balance in the body;
- Pregnancy (causes osteochondrosis in women due to the impoverishment of the body with calcium and an inadequate distribution of the increase in body weight compared to the vertical axis);
- Injuries of the spine.
The formidable complication of osteochondrosis is the formedAn herniated of the intervertebral discwhich may require surgery.Depending on the degree of complications, symptoms may vary from light to high gravity.
The neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis are most often factors leading to the restriction of human disability.
HASThe main symptomsThe following elements can be assigned:
- pain in various parts of the spine;
- violations of the organs which are innervated by the nerves of the affected area of the spine (for example, altered secretion and peristalsis of the stomach with thoracic osteochondosis);
- Various types of vegetative disorders (violation of perspiration, trophism or nutrition of tissues, skin temperature, etc.);
- Headache and dizziness;
- Violations and loss of tendon reflexes (muscle) (they can be increased, reduced, unequal or not at all).In each individual segment of the spine and other departments of the musculoskeletal system, specific (inherent only to this department) signs of violations.
So, withcervical osteochondrosisThe headaches are noted, intensifying during the turns of the neck, the dizzy, sparkling them "flies" in the eyes, the fainting, etc.Lumbar osteochondrosis- Acute pain ("blows") on the back and the bottom, numbness of the legs, the work violations of the genitorerinary organs.
Osteochondrosis is often confused with other diseases with similar symptoms, thereforeOnly a qualified neurologist can establish a precise diagnosisAfter talking to the patient and carried out objective research.
A timely research of a doctor avoids the development of complications!
Diagnostic and treatment methods
For the diagnosis of osteochondrosis, modern instrumental methods are used:
- Magnetic resonance imaging (allows you to obtain images from the entire area of interest and to identify the exact home of developed pathology);
- CT scan with the visualization of structures and soft tissues of bone cheese;
- X -Rray to determine the mutual arrangement of the displaced vertebrae and the axis of their trip.
According to the results of the diagnosis, the characteristic causes and syndromes with which osteochondrosis takes place, the treatment methods are also selected.
The course of treatment is quite long.To obtain persistent results, he must include:
- Mobility limitation in the acute period;
- drug treatment;
- massage;
- Manual therapy after the end of exacerbation.
For recovery after the disease, methods such asHirudotherapy(Treatment with leeches), physiotherapy exercises, massage, thermal procedures.According to the indications, it is attributedPhysiqueHowever, this method has a number of contraindications and requires medical control.At the current stage of the development of medicine, it is possible to achieve persistent remission and considerably reduce the risk of exacerbation, provided that all of the doctor's prescriptions are made.For the prevention of the disease, the hygiene of the work must be observed, not lifted, avoiding hypothermia, etc.