In modern conditions, young people often suffer from osteochondrose. The failure is a sitting way of life, because we even often spend your free time on your computer - of course, sitting. Osteochondrosis can cause a lot of unpleasant sensations and significantly reduce the quality of life. Fortunately, the disease was provided with symptomatic treatment: there are many therapeutic solutions today.
Symptoms and causes of osteochondrose
Osteochondrosis is a degenerative lesion of intervertebral discs and neighboring bone tissue. It is a cervix, chest and lumbar - all depends on the area of the spine in which pathological changes began. With osteochondrose, the intervertebral disk suffers primarily. Due to the violation of metabolic processes, it is deformed and loses elasticity, which leads to the fact that the distance between vertebral is reduced and nerves that extend from the spinal cord are heated. The result is strong pain, mobility, fatigue limit, a change of posture, leading to even greater deterioration in the situation.
The main reason for the development of osteochondrose is unbalanced and too much load on the spine, which occurs, for example, in the presence of excess weight, with sitting work, others have been in an unpleasant position for a long time. Osteochondrosis can be caused by flat legs or daily wearing in too high heels, sleep on an uncomfortable mattress, as well as the weakness of the muscle corset. Pregnant women are also at risk.
However, osteochondrosis is not always - the result of a flat load on the vertebrae. Often this disease is caused by a violation of metabolic processes, chronic intoxications, hormonal and autoimmune diseases, lack of some vitamins (especially, D, C and B vitamins), injuries and, finally, change.
Unfortunately, neurologists often produce osteochondrose diagnosis with any structural change in the body. For example, when in the X -Ray image of such changes in spine as tendencies, growth, scoliosis, excess, with a high degree of patient probability, will begin to be treated for osteochondrose. If there is no deviation in the spine, they can diagnose "psychogenic pain". Meanwhile, the cause of pain in the back remains unresolved.
Chinese medicine considers the human body as a whole. Therefore, when diagnostics conducts a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), he "looks at the root" of the problem that determines his symptoms. The removal of the "root" of the disease removes its manifestations, also contribute to the disappearance of back pain.
The symptoms of osteochondrosis largely depend on the localization of the source of the disease. With osteochondrose of cervix, the disease begins with pain in the neck and hands, headaches and stiffness of fingers. With osteochondrose of the thoracic region, they are special events: acute back pain, chest trins, heavy breath. Osteochondrosis The lumbar region monitors the lower back and legs, foot stiffness, there are also disturbances of genitouring sphere - disorders of urination, sexual dysfunction in men, ovarian failures.
From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, the list of manifestations of the disease is complemented by the following symptoms:
- pain that gives buttocks or legs;
- the severity of muscles and their stiffness;
- the feeling of cold in the back;
- Night sweating;
- Heat in palms and legs;
- noise in ears;
- pain in the lower abdomen;
- cold in the limbs and lack of energy;
- acute pain, in any place;
- Increasing body temperature;
- swelling in the limbs.
At the same time, the pulse can be different: from deep, unsiluced and slow, vibration and frequent. Symptoms, such as the nature of the pulse, may depend on the basic cause of the disease.
Most often, people notice the first signs of osteochondrose about 25 years, but they ignore them for a long time. Therefore, patients are informed of doctors aged 30-35, and in many osteochondrosis has already been in advanced form.
How is osteochondrosis treatment?
If the doctor has diagnosed osteochondrose, be patient - treatment will be debt. An integrated approach significantly speeds up the recovery process, but in any case, osteochondrosis cannot be cured of osteochondrose in a month.
The course of a treatment of osteochondrosis should be divided into several phases, and each of them follows specific goals.
The first step is to remove pain. You may recommend you to carry a special corset that will support your back and neck in a physiologically correct position. Animal medicines and various procedures are prescribed: and from Arsenal physiotherapy and those related to traditional medicine, for example, acupuncture, which has been recognized long as officially and is involved in the nomenclature of medical services.
The second phase in the treatment of osteochondrose is the renovation of intervertebral disks and prevention of dystrophic changes. As a rule, therapeutic physical educational education, massage, manual therapy, acupuncture, nutritional correction, physiotherapy procedures aimed at improving the circulation in the blood and normalization of metabolic processes.
Neurologist can prescribe painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs. If necessary, the resort will block the newly or more serious treatment focused on removing cramps. However, the source of the disease that remains in the body after a while leads to the return of the disease.
The doctors of traditional Chinese medicine often proves that the diagnosis of osteochondrosis is made incorrectly in many situations. In these cases, when this conclusion is confirmed, Dr. TKM removes swelling in the patient and starts the renovation of tendons and muscles. Spasms gradually eliminate from longitudinal and sloping muscles, while the possibility of moving in the full range returns to the wrist. Such treatment in most cases contributes to recovery.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of thoracic spine
With the osteochondrose of the spine, the patient will also have to review their habits: To make the treatment desired results, it is necessary to dose loads, alternating walks with rest, sometimes desirable to walk with a cane for a while. Drug treatment consists in the introduction of non -infallammatory drugs, relaxant, b vitamins and glucocorticosteroids.
In addition to the classic medical massage, acuppressure, acupuncture, acupuncture, as well as pie treatment, physical education physiotherapy are used to treat this type of osteochondrose. All these procedures can also be performed in a regular clinic and in the licensed center of oriental medicine.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of cervix
Cervical osteochondrosis is extremely common, and even among young people - sometimes diagnosed between schoolchildren and students who spend too much time in textbooks and computers. This type of osteochondrosis is dangerous in which it can lead to complications such as deteriorating vision or increasing intracranial pressure, which are manifested by strong headaches.
For the treatment of osteochondrosis, neck spine, not -steroidal anti-inflammatory medications and muscular relaxants, the flow of injection of vitamin group V.
The massage of collar zone, ultrasound and electrophoresis is also prescribed. It is extremely important to lead the mobile lifestyle, develop proper posture, get used to resting in operation and make small warm in the middle of the working day.
Funds for traditional (including east) medicine, in the treatment of this type of osteochondrose, are widely used: acupuncture, acupsura and plant fees - Fothertarapeutic agents improve the metabolism and the work of small vessels in general and muscle-integrity in particular.
Treatment of osteochondrose Lumbosakracral spine
During the treatment of osteochondrose lumbar spine, the car dosing habit plays a big role: You shouldn't spend too much time on your feet and sit, it is more often to relax in a fake position. In addition, there will be a while to carry a Korset to improve holding.
As with cervical osteochondrose, with lumbar, non-asterical anti -infalmatric medications and muscle relaxants, group b vitamins are often glucocorticosteroids, enzymes, as well as fats that improve blood circulation and mitigate pain.
Massage, showing exposure to mud and electrophoresis with painkillers, by heating, including hot stones, these are stones that are most popular.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of traditional Chinese medicine (TKM)
Special attention is deserved to treat different types of osteochondrose, exercising in traditional Chinese medicine. From the perspective of thousands of-year experiences of Chinese doctors, the key method for the treatment of osteochondrose is an acupuncture, called acupuncture. First of all, Dr. TKM determines for each priority patient for superior (acupuncture) points. It is on them to act with the best needles. This initiates the response of the body, contributing to the reconstruction of the affected cartilage and bones and return of common mobility.
After therapy, to consolidate therapeutic effect and maintain a body in form, it is recommended to repeat acupuncture courses with a certain frequency in the future, but with a prevention purpose.
The needling technique and the duration of the acupuncture session affects the diagnosis and the state of the patient. As a rule, acupuncture sessions are well tolerated by all patients, although the sensation from the procedure in patients vary. For some, the introduction of needles passes unnoticed, someone can have a sense of itching, light pressure, and someone completely falls asleep.
It cannot be said that the occurrence of osteochondrose is due to any factor - most often the cause of the disease development is generally an incorrect lifestyle. Therefore, treatment should be complex. Diet with high vitamin content, including refusal of fatty food, alcohol and smoking, precisely calculated physical activity in combination with therapeutic and medical methods, enable a better result than easy use of tablets.