Osteochondrosis

If it hurts the lower back or neck, it's hard to correct, your vertebral spine - Many people are automatically diagnosed, "Of course - osteochondrosis!"Looks like the reasons for this "disease" are extremely clear: we live in the twenty-first century, we are moving a little, we do not eat right ...

However, in reality it is all a little more complex.

What is it - spine osteochondrosis?How convenient is such a diagnosis?And what happens in the spinal column?

In scientific conditions, osteochondrosis is a degeneration (that leads to premature "aging", "wear and tears") spine diseases (by the way, can also affect other compounds).The pathological process begins with intervelebras discs and is gradually expanding to vertebrae.

Osteochondrosis Spine - Does such a diagnosis exist?

In English-speaking medicine, this term means a completely different group of diseases that have nothing to do with our "original" osteochondrose.In the international classification of the disease, the book that all neurologists should refer to the diagnosis, there are concepts such as "osteochondrose of the spine in adults", "Overall Osteochondrosis of the spine" and "osteochondrose spine, indefinitely".

However, sometimes this diagnosis is not fully made justified, when the doctor can actually fully understand what is happening to the patient.This term can cover diseases such as:

• Myofascial pain syndrome- The state in which the spasm is constantly occurring in the same muscles.
• Muscle injuries.After injury, the pain begins to bother you, and after a while it disappears alone.
• Otithiasis- a state in which the crystals of calcium salt in the inner ear are accumulated.They lead to dizziness - sometimes they make mistakes for the manifestation of spinal diseases.
• Headaches.They are also often associated with degenerative changes in the spine of cervix.In fact, they have other reasons more often.

Treatment of osteochondrose spine

Standard set of treatment measures for aggravation of disease looks like this:

• Antibody and painkillers..
• If the pain is very strong and does not leave- New leaves are used.Doctor, armed with needle and syringe, injected anesthes on special places where the transmission of impulses in the pain of nerve impulses is blocked.
• Physiotherapy helps:Medicinal electrophoresis with anesthesia, ultrasound, ultraviolet radiation, direct currents.
• If pain force you to keep you in nervous tension all the time,Rewrite medications to help calm you down.
• To the area of painDry heat is applied.
• To unload your spine,Different types of traction are used.The patient can be placed on a separate bed with a raised headboard and secured with rings on armpits.Underwater traction in the pool is also used.
• Your doctor can recommendYou should visit chiropractic, acupuncture.
• During worseningWear special orthopedic devices that help mitigate muscles and support spine - little things, collar with chess.

When the worsen passes, you need to take measures to prevent a new one.Therapeutic exercises and massage help strengthen muscles that support the spine.Items are prescribed by physiotherapy courses.Swimming is good for you.All ways of treatment for osteochondrose have contraindications, they must be used wisely, so self-medication is not the best choice.Visit your doctor.

Sometimes the symptoms of the disease, despite the treatment, continue to increase, and the patient's condition worsens.In this case, neurologist can ask the question of surgical treatment.

Why would you visit a doctor soon?First, "real" osteochondrose is not such a harmless disease.Over time, it can make a person disabled if it is not treated.Second, symptoms can be caused by the same syndrome of myofasfial pain - neurologist will be able to quickly discover the cause of pain and eliminate. 

Back pain is a symptom that, according to statistics, more than 90% of people perceive at least once in their lives.Osteochondrosis is most often attributed.Not all people experiencing the pain in the spine go to doctors.Many treat them with drugs that can be obtained without a prescription in the pharmacy, or with folk medicines.Sometimes such a "treatment" brings temporary relief - but in the meantime, the disease can continue to progress and maybe the next time the back or lower side will be stronger "more strongly."

An experienced neurologist will be able to properly assess the symptoms of osteochondrose, understand their causes and prescribe proper treatment for osteochondrose.

Pain, the main manifestation of osteochondrosis, can be long or more successfully combined with the help of side remedies and against inflammatory drugs, and some folk medicines.But it does not solve the main problem;Pathological changes in spine and still increase.

It is over time full of spinal cords and arteries that supply it and the development of serious neurological complications: strong weakening, even complete loss, movements and sensitivity, loss of control of bubble and rectum.

What symptoms are usually manifested as spinal osteochondrose?

A typical manifestation of the disease is pain.As a rule, those accompanied constantly, accompanied by a sense of stiffness, hurts in the hands and legs.Typically pain is intensified during sudden movements, heavy lifting, physical work, sneezing, coughing and extended stay in a monotonous unpleasant position.

Muscles surrounding the spine correspond to the pain.Tension occurs in them.Therefore, the patient may be in an anti-analytic position - one in which pain does not bother so much.It gradually leads the curvature of the spine.

Over time, if the disease is not treated, the pain is enhanced and becomes agonating.Other signs of osteochondrose appear:

• The sensitivity is reduced, a sense of stiffness, tingling and "crawling" occurs in the hands and legs.
• The muscles of the limbs weak and reduce the sizes over time - their atrophy develops.
• With osteochondrose of cervix, patients complain about headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, "stains" and bright spots before the eyes.
• With thoracic osteochondrose, the heartache is tormented.A person can experience a sensation "as if he had inserted the share in his chest."
• If the compression of stainless spine (for example occurs during the formation of a hernized disk, bones growth in the vertebrae), the syllabus in recording appear.

Correct treatment of spinal osteochondrose symptoms

The key to efficient treatment is the correct and timely diagnosis.During the neurological testing at the clinic, a specialist doctor will assess your symptoms and degree of reduction of certain nervous functions.

Here you can undergo an exam using new, modern equipment - this will help you understand in detail what happens to your spinal column, nerve roots, surrounded by tissues and muscles.

The treatment should be directed not only against the symptoms of osteochondrose.You must try to eliminate the cause, and if it is not possible, understand how most effectively you can keep diseases under control and prevent it from receiving progress.The neurologist will compose the correct treatment program and adjust yourself taking into account changes in your condition.

To beat the enemy, you need to know him with sight.This is the case with any disease: careful examination of doctors, modern instrumental studies and laboratory tests help establish an accurate diagnosis, understand what is happening in the patient's body and prescribe effective treatment for osteochondrose.

The main manifestation of osteochondrose is back pain, a symptom that can occur with many other diseases.To establish the correct cause and deal with it, you need the help of experts. 

Neurological examination in Osteochondrose Diagnostics: How is the meeting in the Neurologist's Office?

During your appointment, the doctor will ask you a few questions:

• What do appeals bother you?
• Where does the pain usually occur?
• How long does the pain take?How strong is it?
• What is the nature of Bol: Are they stabbed, shoot, hurts, wolf?
• When does your symptoms usually occur?What causes them?
• When and after which you feel better?

Then the doctor will spend a neurological examination, checking the sensitivity of your skin, muscle strength, reflex, feelings of balance and movement coordination.Neurologist can press certain points near the spine to determine the pain.After that, to clarify the diagnosis, you will be the prescribed test program.

Our neurologists work according to the same standards: you will carefully examine you, will not miss anything, and it will pass all the necessary tests.

What diagnostic methods are used for osteochondrose?

Most often, the following diagnostic methods are prescribed for osteochondrose:

• Radiography.It is performed in at least two projections: Frontal and Profile.If necessary, photos are taken in other positions.
• X-ray contrast studies.To better examine pathological changes in the spinal column, you can inject a contrast agent in the spinal channel (myelography), intervertebral disc (discography) and blood vessels (angiography).These studies are conducted only for special indications.
• Computer Tomography.It helps to examine the bones of the structure in more detail in relation to the radiography, in order to discover the reduction in the height of the intervertebral disk and the growth of bones on the vertebrae.
• Magnetic resonance.It helps to detect changes in soft tissues with great precision.

Your doctor can also prescribe other diagnostic methods for osteochondrose.The specialist will make sure you get a meeting with the right doctor and undergo all the necessary tests, so you don't have to overpay for unnecessary procedures.

Osteochondrose prevention

To keep your back healthy, follow these recommendations:

• Your diet should be complete.
• You need regular physical activity.If you have chronic diseases, contact your doctor and ask them to recommend the appropriate gymnastic complex.
• Maintain normal weight - this will help prevent not only osteochondrose, but also many other "ulcers".
• If you have a seated job, get rid of yourself more often to walk and stretch.
• Lift to lift weights properly.Don't bend on your waist.Keep your back straight - your legs should do a job.

Osteochondrosis belongs to the group of diseases that are scientifically called "degenerative pathologies".In other words, these are the diseases in which the vertebrae, intervebrelal discs and joints are too soon "worn", "years" (this is not a completely accurate explanation, but generally helps approximately what happens to the spinal column).But what causes this premature wear and tear?

Why is osteochondrosis?

Spinal OsteoHondrosis is a disease that has no specific cause.Various factors lead to its phenomenon:

• Injuries.Osteochondrosis can become a loud echo of pre-suffered fracture or ligament damage.
• Microtrows.They can be caused by frequent similar movements in the spinal column, extended stay in the monotonous unpleasant position.
• Congenital anti-spine anomalies.They are different: not a fusion of vertebral arches, changes in the number of vertebrae in the lumbar and sacral region, irregular place of art processes in the lumbar area.The person may not doubt the whole life to have one of these conditions, and then, when the back is "sick", the anomalia reveals during the examination.
• Autoimmune TermsIn which immunological cells appear on the interfaced discs, attacking their own body tissues.
• Circulation disorders.The spine tissue ceases to receive the necessary amount of blood rich in oxygen.

Who most often experiences osteochondrose?

Certain conditions contribute to spinal problems:

• Sedentary lifestyle, low physical activity.Office workers are at increased risk.
• Excess weight.Each additional kilogram adds stress in the spinal column.
• Excessive physical activity.Overload during training in athletes.
• Bad nutrition.In order for vertebrae, ligaments and muscles to be strong and withstand the burden, they must receive the necessary substances - "building materials".
• Previous injuries on the neck, back, lower back.
• Untreated postural disorders, scoliosis.
• Stained stay, work in an unpleasant coercive position, when you often have to stand for a long time or sitting.
• If you have close relatives that have osteochondrose, your risks also increase.

What happens to vertebra during osteochondrose?

Development of osteochondrosis is primarily based on "wear and tears" of the intervertebral disk.Its structure changes at the molecular level.At first, an intervertebral disk is enhanced, then "dry", its height decreases, starts protruding out of gardens, and cracks and tears appear in their external part.Through them, vessels grow in, the disc becomes thick, and calcification begins in it.Vertebra becomes loose.

The degenerative process is then expanded on the very vertebrae and interfaced compounds.The muscles that surround the affected part of the spine are constantly under tension, and records appear in them.

In order to compensate the increased load on the vertebrae, the meeting (Osteofiti) appears on them (osteofiti), increasing the surface.

Depending on where pathological changes appear, cervical, thoracic and lumbar osteochondrosis are different.Two or all three compartments can be affected at once.