Osteochondrosis- This is a complex of violations that occur in joint cartilage.Most of the time, with damage to intervertebral discs, which in most cases neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis are associated in most cases.Drawing of intervertebral discs, osteochondrosis leads to significant deterioration in the quality of life of patients who are forced to constantly suffer from unpleasant symptoms.Manifestations of osteochondrosis are numerous, mainly consisting of periodically repeating neck, back pain, headaches, dizziness, ears noise, numbness in various parts of the body and other unpleasant symptoms.
Causes and symptoms of osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis became widespread due to its details.It is based on the natural process of the biological aging of the body.Destroying over time, the intervertebral disc loses its safety function.The narrowing of the intervertebral slit occurs, and the root nerves and the blood vessels are attached to it.This leads to intense pain, impaired motor function, headaches and other symptoms.
Among other causes of this disease, it can be called:
- Sedentary and sedentary lifestyle;
- Excessive loads (raising objects with a large overload of mass and physics);
- Autoimmune processes in the body (eg red lupus, systemic scleroderma and other similar diseases);
- Metabolic disorders with critical body overweight;
- Calcium balance disorders in the body;
- Pregnancy (causes osteochondrosis in women due to the impoverishment of the body with calcium and inadequate distribution of increased body weight relative to the vertical axis);
- Lesions in the spine.
The formidable complication of osteochondrosis is the formedA hernia of the intervertebral discwhich may require surgical intervention.Depending on the degree of complication, symptoms may vary from mild to high severity.
Neurological manifestations of osteochondrosis are more often factors that lead to the restriction of human disability.
TOThe main symptomsThe following can be attributed:
- pain in various parts of the spine;
- Violations of organs that are innervated by the nerves of the affected area of the spine (eg, impaired secretion and stomach peristalsis with thoracic osteochondrosis);
- Various types of vegetative disorders (violation of perspiration, tropism or nutrition of tissues, skin temperature, etc.);
- headache and dizziness;
- Violations and loss of tendon reflexes (muscle) (they may be increased, reduced, irregular or not called).In each individual segment of the spine and other departments of the specific, specific muscle system (inherent to this department) signs of violations.
So withcervical osteochondrosisHeadaches are observed, intensifying during the curves of the neck, dizziness, tremond of "flies" in the eyes, fainting, etc.lumbar osteochondrosis- Acute pain (“shots”) in the back and the slightest numbness of the legs, violations in the work of the genitourinary organs.
Osteochondrosis are often confused with other diseases with similar symptoms, soOnly a qualified neurologist can establish a precise diagnosisAfter talking to the patient and conducting objective research.
The opportune search for a doctor avoids the development of complications!
Diagnosis and Treatment Methods
For the diagnosis of osteochondrosis, modern instrumental methods are used:
- Magnetic Resonance (allows you to get photos of the entire field of interest and identify the exact focus of the developed pathology);
- computed tomography with the visualization of bone cheese structures and soft tissues;
- X -ray to determine the mutual arrangement of the displaced vertebrae and the shaft of their displacement.
Depending on the results of the diagnosis, the characteristics and syndromes with which osteochondrosis continues, treatment methods are also selected.
The course of treatment is quite long.For persistent results, it must include:
- limitation of mobility in the acute period;
- drug treatment;
- massage;
- Manual therapy after exacerbation disappears.
For recovery after the disease, methods such asHirudotherapy(Leech treatment), physical therapy, massage, thermal procedures.According to the indications, it is attributedFissoalizationHowever, this method has several against -indications and requires medical control.In the current phase of medicine development, persistent remission can be obtained and significantly reduce the risk of exacerbation, provided that all prescriptions of the doctor are performed.For disease prevention, work hygiene should be observed, not raised, avoiding hypothermia etc.