Osteochondrosis is one of the most common pathologies of the spine.The cartilage texture of spine and intervertebral disks in this disease is affected.Often, because osteocondrosis affects the waist, because walking, as sitting, running and other activities in the run and other activities.
If treatment does not start on time, the disease can lead to radiculite, intervertebral hernia, Lumbago, Isias, disability.
Stages of development
The disease is usually divided into several stages:
- Stage 1- There are small changes in intervertebral disks, the spinal column is deformed, a person feels a little pain in the lower back.
- Stage 2- In the affected area, the pain is becoming more intensified, and violations are even more important in intervertebral disks.
- Stage 3- There are intervertebral hernia, deform the spinal column.The patient feels severe pain in the affected area.
- Stage 4- It is difficult to walk a person and having any movement.The pain occurs with a light motion.At this stage, the latter, the patient's disability is given as a rule.
Cause
Many of the time, people with the profession or activity are associated with large loads in the physical power and Lomber department: Builders, driving, communal workers and athletes are subject to osteocondrosis.In addition, in pathological teachers, cash registers, office workers, because they spend in most part of the time.
There are many factors that affect osteochondrosis:
- Lack of physical power, a sedentary lifestyle.
- Strong load in the Lumbar region.
- Diseases of compounds and spine.
- Lomber Investigations of the spine.
- Straight legs or club.
- The obesity.
- Poster diseases, bend.
- Scoliosis or kimso.
- Long-our hypothermia.
- Age - changes in the spine.
- Genetic tendency.
- Cardiovascular, nerves, some internal diseases of endocrine systems.
- The wrong nutrition.
Symptoms
The main signs of low back osteocondrosis are:
- Strongly aching pain in the lower back, sometimes refuses to the leg, and any movement, handles, coughs, etc.
- Sustainable tension of rear muscles.
- In the same situation it is not able to correct the back after a long time left.
- Unpleasant feelings during the bending or extension from behind.
- Lights on the lower back.
- The loss of sensitivity in the keys, hips.
- Goosebumps, a tingling feeling in the legs.
- Numbness of legs and feet.
- The feeling of the feet constant coldness and coldness in the legs.
- Varicosis veins.
- Potential in men.
- Irregular menstruation in women.
The main symptom of pathology is pain when the appearance of what you need to do to an emergency doctor.
Diagnosis
The diagnosis of osteocondrosis begins with a comprehensive examination of the patient and the comprehensive examination of Anamnesis - the patient in the doctor, sex, chronic diseases, lifestyle, joint diseases, joint diseases and osteocondrosis in the spine.
In addition, the specialist determines instrumental diagnostic methods, among them:
- Of the X-Lomber region- Allows you to discover the degree of pathology and vertebral damage.
- Calculated Tomography (Ct)- A more accurate research method that allows you to determine the rate of change, change, waist deformity rate.
- Minister- If intervertebral disks provide comprehensive learning, information about small disorders in spine, are used in difficult cases or is not clear to the use of a CT or X -Ray examination.
- Myeleography- Type of diagnosis used to detect intervertebral hernias from an Contrast Agent.
According to the information, the specialist determines the pathological degree and determines the necessary treatment.
Treatment
Osteocondrosis treatment is thoroughly implemented.The necessary medications and procedures are seriously determined by only one doctor.
First of all, the patient prescribes a number of medications based on NSAIDS - a number of drugs that can eliminate inflammation and reduce pain and eliminate pain.The chondroprotants are also medications that suspend the destruction of the unique cartilage and the destruction of cartilage tissue.Vitamins that improve the state of the whole organism are designated as an additional drug.
Many patients of the spine, including osteocondrosis, designed physiotherapy.The procedures are able to increase blood circulation in the lesion, to eliminate tension from muscles, pain and inflammation.Osteochondrosis is determined by electrophorez, acupuncture, magnetic therapy and other procedures.
The patient is also possible to overcome massage, mud baths or muscle tension and fatigue, rest and increase blood flow.Muddy mud baths can eliminate the inflammation process.
In the first stages of the disease, training therapy is determined - a color gymnastics, a color gymnastics that helps to restore spine mobility to strengthen the muscles of the waist.This type of treatment is not used in 3 and 4 stages of osteocondrosis.
The diet is very important in the treatment of the disease - in the dietary products rich in minerals - fruit, vegetables, porridge.Be sure to make low -fat meat food because it is most useful to eat chicken or turkey meat because it is rich in protein.It will be useful to use fermented dairy products.It is recommended to reduce the amount of fat, sharp, smoked, fried dishes.It is important to observe the liquor mode - make sure you drink at least 1 liter of clean water a day.
Treatment will be useful in the sanatorium with osteocondrosis of the Lumbar region, where experts will treat the disease of the patient in the complex and the patient is constantly monitoring doctors.
If conservative treatment does not help, then the surgical treatment method is used.It is replaced by the implant affected wheels or cartilage during the operation.If you have an intervertebral torn, then deleted.
Prevention
- Limit the burden on the lower back.
- Play sports, do morning exercise.
- Eat right.
- Try to prevent the injuries of the lomber spine.
- Avoid the hypothermia of the lower back.
- With a long seat, change the body's position more often, stand up regularly and make simple exercises to warm or just walk.
- Save the right posture, don't bend.
- In case of clubfoot or flat legs, wear special orthopedic traces that reduce the burden of the waist.