Osteochondrosis- This is a complex of disorders that occur with articular cartilage.Most often, with damage to the intervertebral discs, which in most cases neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis are associated in most cases.The extraction of intervertebral discs, osteochondrosis leads to a significant deterioration in the quality of life of patients who are forced to suffer constantly from unpleasant symptoms.The manifestations of osteochondrosis are numerous, mainly consisted of periodic recurrence of pain in the neck, back, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, tingling sensations in different parts of the body and other unpleasant symptoms.
Causes and symptoms of osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis has become widespread due to its specifics.It is based on the natural process of organic aging of the body.Destroying over time, the intervertebral disc loses its security function.There is a narrowing of the intervertebral percentage, and in it radicular nerves and blood vessels are pressed.This leads to severe pain, impaired motor function, headache and other symptoms.
Among other reasons for this disease, they can be called:
- A sedentary, sedentary lifestyle;
- Excessive loads (lifting objects with large mass, physical overload);
- autoimmune processes in the body (eg red lupus, systemic scleroderma and other similar diseases);
- metabolic disorders with critical excess weight;
- Body balance disorders in the body;
- Pregnancy (provokes osteochondrosis in women due to the impance of the body with calcium and inadequate distribution of increasing body weight to the vertical axis);
- Injuries to the spine.
The gravity complication of osteochondrosis is formedHernia on the intervertebral discwhich may require surgery.Depending on the degree of complication, the symptoms may range from mild to high severity.
The neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis are the most often factors leading to limiting human damage.
YesThe main symptomsThe following can be attributed:
- pain in different parts of the spine;
- disorders of organs that are innervated by the nerves of the affected area of the spine (for example, impaired secretion and peristalsis of the stomach with thoracic osteochondrosis);
- various types of vegetative disorders (impaired sweating, trophism or nutrition of tissues, skin temperature, etc.);
- headache and dizziness;
- Disorders and tendon loss (muscle) reflexes (they can be increased, decreased, uneven or not called at all).In each individual segment of the spine and other departments of the musculoskeletal system, specific (inherent only in this department) signs of disorders.
And so, withCervical osteochondrosisThere is a headache, intensifying during the turns of the neck, dizziness, flies of "flies" in the eyes, seizures, etc.lumbar osteochondrosis- Acute pain ("shots") in the back and a lower, numbness of the legs, disorders in the functioning of the genuine organs.
Osteochondrosis is often confused with other diseases with similar symptoms so thatOnly a qualified neurologist can establish an accurate diagnosisAfter talking to the patient and conducting objective studies.
Timely search for a doctor avoids the development of complications!
Methods for Diagnosis and Treatment
Modern instrumental methods are used to diagnose osteochondrosis:
- Magnetic resonance imaging (allows you to receive pictures of the entire field of interest and identify the exact focus of the developed pathology);
- Computed tomography with visualization of bone-syringed structures and soft tissues;
- X -ray to determine the mutual arrangement of displaced vertebrae and the axis of their displacement.
Depending on the results of the diagnosis, the causes and characteristic syndromes with which osteochondrosis occur, treatments are also selected.
The course of treatment is quite long.In order to get constant results, it must include:
- limiting mobility in the acute period;
- treatment with drugs;
- massage;
- Manual therapy after exacerbation disappears.
For recovery after the disease, methods such asSurvivorotherapy(Treatment with leeches), physiotherapy exercises, massage, thermal procedures.According to the indications he has been appointedPhyoelizationHowever, this method has a number of contraindications and requires medical control.At this stage of the development of medicine, it is possible to achieve constant remission and significantly reduce the risk of exacerbation, provided that all prescriptions of the doctor are carried out.To prevent the disease, labor hygiene should be observed, and not raised, hypothermia, etc.