Osteochondria is a spine disease in which the intervertebral discs (and then the body of the vertebrae, joints and joints) lose their ability in normal operation.
The cause of osteochondry is currently considered a set of factors that affect the spine during a person's life.An additional risk of osteochondry develops the resulting spine injuries as well as the breakdown of posture.Some patients note the connection of the onset of the disease and hypothermia.
In practice, it is customary to consider
- cervical osteochondria,
- Thoracic osteochondria and
- Lumbar spine.
Separately, it should be noted that osteochondria is common, characterized by damage to various parts of the spine at the same time.
The most common are cervical and thoracic shapes, since these parts of the spine are subject to the larger loads.
Osteochondal symptoms
With osteochondria, patients describe symptoms such as:
- paroxysmal or shooting pain in the spine affected by osteochondria.
- Increased pain after physical activity, as well as in the morning.
- The pain can be given to the throat, hand or foot, as well as chest.
- Sense of the crisis when performing the twist.
Osteochondria is also characterized by symptoms of neurological nature on the affected side:
- Paresis violations?
- Unpleasant sensations in the form of gooseberries, tingling (hallucination).
- During palpation, the tension of the muscles corresponding to the affected section is determined.
The disease begins and develops gradually, not abruptly.
It is necessary to distinguish the spine of the spine from coronary heart disease (with coronary heart disease, the onset of pain is not related to physical activity, but due to the factors of the sides: cough, prolonged seat).
Treatment
The same symptoms can be signs of different diseases and the disease may not occur according to the book.Don't try to deal with yourself - Consult your doctor.
Treatment with osteochondria always requires a comprehensive approach.In treatment, doctors such as the therapist, rheumatologist, neuropathologist and physiotherapist are necessary.The treatment of spine osteochondry depends on the detection, the prevailing symptoms and the severity of the disease.
Conservative treatment aims to eliminate the symptoms of pain as well as to restore the normal function of the spine.
The rational diet for osteochondria greatly facilitates the patient's condition and promotes more effective treatment.Read more about the principles of osteochondria in our separate article.
About 10% of patients are sent for surgical treatment.The ultimate indicator for surgery in osteochondria is the occurrence of neurological disorders due to the spinal cord chewing gum.
Additional indicators for the surgical treatment of osteochondination are considered as follows:
- prolonged periodic pain attacks.
- Increased mobility and suspicion of spine instability.
- Insufficient from pharmaceutical therapy for 3 months.
- Obvious disorders that prevent the patient from leading a full life.
Methods of surgical treatment
Surgery with minimal trauma:
- Enzyme preparations are inserted into the intervertebral disc after a firing aimed at the core scars and the fibrous ring of the disc.
- Perforation nucleotomy - interrogation of the intervertebral disc to remove a part of the poison.
- De Disk Disk - A drug is inserted into the intervertebral disc that prevents the sensitivity of nerve disorientation.
The other methods of surgical treatment of the spine osteochondal are less gentle.These include:
- Complete or partial removal of the intervertebral disc or hernia - this function is aimed at reducing compression symptoms.
- Institutions of intervertebral discs - the main task is to correct the influenced spine.
Operational methods for the treatment of spine osteochondryosis provide a prediction for a complete recovery only in only 50% of cases.
With timely treatment, the forecast for life is almost always favorable, but the prognosis for working ability may be different due to many factors.
Exercises for osteochondria
Exercise 1.
Turn your head forward while pressing on the forehead with woven fingers.Press your fingers at the back of the head and whiskey - left, right.The head neutralizes the pressure of the hands and the hands - the pressure of the head.Spend 10 seconds.for every movement.
Exercise 2.
Place the edges of the four fingers on the forehead, gently press the skin with the entire surface of the palm and with soft attraction, stretch it for 10-40 seconds.We can make the same stretching in the temple in the longitudinal and transverse direction.The same - in the ear - to stretch it in all directions, especially in the lobe.That.Improve blood circulation in areas rich in biologically active points.
Exercise 3.
This type of massage improves blood flow to slaughter veins and improves brain diet.Sit exactly, the back is straight.Take your head slowly, helping with your hand, pushing the chin back and up.You can slowly turn your head a little left and right.Stay in this position for about a minute.For children, 10 seconds are enough.
Exercise 4.
This exercise improves the function of the cervical nerve grid.Sit exactly, the back is straight.Slowly turn your head forward, trying to touch your chest chin.Put the woven fingers on the back of the head, press forward and up, raising the back of the head.So sit for about a minute.After 15 minutes you can repeat.
Exercise 5.
Raise your shoulders, trying to reach your ears, lower, freely, faster - for 15 seconds.Now alternately - one shoulder up, the other is down, also 15 seconds.Pull the cervical spine with your palms.