Osteochondrosis of the spine: symptoms, causes, treatment

Despite the fact that our spine is designed for an active lifestyle, it needs moderate load and excessive overcomes is harmful and can cause osteochondrosis.

Causes of the disease

The causes of osteochondrosis can be different, both internal and external.

Endogenous (internal) reasons include a violation of intrauterine development of the spine, genetic predisposition and age-related changes in cartilage.

The main external cause of the disease is considered to be the incorrect distribution of the load on the spine, which leads to the degeneration of cartilage in excessive pressure places.

In addition, the disease occurs due to the injuries of the spine, congenital defects, infectious diseases, weakened back muscles, decrease and lateral S -shaped scoliosis, regular regular physical activity associated with the field of activity and simply holding non -comfortable installation.

Osteochondrosis may appear not only in people with poor posture engaged in mental work, but also in those who are well trained physically - for example, among athletes and movers.

In addition, the disease progresses with an altered metabolism (mainly a deficiency in calcium and phosphorus), a lack of trace elements and vitamins (magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin D), problems of overweight, obesity.

So let's sum up.The most risky factors of osteochondrosis are:

• Exposure to chemicals;
• Constant vibrations - for example, among truckers or drivers of agricultural machinery;
• flat feet;
• irrational nutrition, excess weight;
• sedentary lifestyle;
• Work on the computer and drive the car;
• smoking;
• Excessive training at the gymnasium;
• incorrect posture;
• hypothermia;
• Wear uncomfortable shoes (especially in high heels);
• Constant stress, smoking.

For medical observations, diseases are most often sensitive to movers, rifles, manufacturers, gymnasts.People who find themselves regularly in a stressful state go constantly with their heads and shoulders - they are all risking to obtain osteochondrosis.

Manifestations of osteochondrosis

What's going on with osteochondrosis?Depending on the area where there are damaged intervertebral discs, the pain can occur in: neck, shoulder, arms, back, chest.Sometimes that a person suspects heart problems, but in fact, he hurts a compressed nerve as a result of osteochondrosis.Simultaneously with pain, a person often feels on pressure and numbing of the muscles.If the blood vessels that feed the brain are in a hurry, headache, dizziness, noise in the ears, double eyes, nausea and vomiting, fainting appear.

Symptoms of the disease depend on which vertebral column suffers from osteochondrosis, but the main characteristic is pain.

The symptoms of lumbar osteochondrosis include:

• constant painful or in the lower back of the back;
• Painful sensations are improved by physical activity or movement;
• Pain can give the sacrum, legs and organs in the pelvis;
• The sensitivity of the legs is disturbed;
• Often, a person has difficulty, trying to turn around, to look and is therefore obliged to maintain a pose in which the discomfort is the least felt.

Signs of osteochondrosis in the cervical region:

• The headaches that intensify during movement and do not pass after the pain relievers;
• Stunning with a lively turn of the head;
• Pain syndrome in the hands, shoulders and chest;
• "Flies" and colored spots in front of the eyes;
• vision of vision and hearing, "rings" in the ears;
• From time to time, numbness of the language, a change of voice.

With thoracic osteochondosis, the following symptoms:

• Pain in the chest and between the shoulder blades, when you raise your hand, the inclinations;
• The pain is stronger at night, with hypothermia, turns, strong physical activity;
• Painful sensations are improved with deep breathing and expire;
• numbness of individual skin areas, "goosebumps";
• itching, burns, feeling of cold in the legs;
• a pain attack between the ribs while walking;
• The feeling as if the trunk was tight with a hoop.

Nutrition for osteochondrosis

With osteochondrosis, nutritionists recommend that you adhere to the following rules:

The main thing is to observe fractional nutrition (there are small portions 6 times a day).

The other fundamental principles of the regime are:

• The presence of dairy products in the food, varieties of low -fat meat (beef, rabbit, poultry), fungi and cereal dishes;
• We will have to limit you to the use of grapes, legumes, peas, beans, meat broths;
• It is useful to include jelly, jelly, fish flooding in the diet.With them, you get substances participating in the synthesis of the cartilage fabric;
• Drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water per day;
• Enrich the daily menu with fresh fruits and vegetables, by putting particular accent on cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, onions, springs, cabbage, pepper, broccoli, celery;
• Among the known preparation methods, give preference to cooking or preparation for a few dishes;
• Most often eat sunflower seeds, nuts, lawyers, raw spinach;
• String salads with olive oil;
• If the financial capacities allow it, prepare the dishes of lobsters, oysters, crabs;
• Try to consume savory and smoked products, flour products, sugar, net seasonings as little as possible.

Treatment and diagnosis

If the first signals appear characteristic of osteochondrosis, it is necessary to contact a neurologist.The specialist will listen to complaints, will make an inspection of the spine, will diagnose if there are brain traffic problems and, possibly, will give an appointment with radiography, computer or magnetic resonance tomography of the corresponding spine.

It is necessary to prepare for the fact that treatment will lead to a long process that requires a person with great will and free time.

Modern medicine is now available for various methods of fighting osteochondrosis.They are drugs, food supplements, manual therapy, traction, acupuncture, massage, therapeutic gymnastics, etc.The attending physician will select an individual course based on the physical characteristics of the patient's body.

With traditional techniques, alternative treatment with traditional medicine is possible - a massage can, bee venom, etc.

Prevention

For the prevention of osteochondrosis, experts recommend the following:

• Perform a timely correction of the spine curvature and posture disorders in early school age.
• Actively engage in physical education, swimming, yoga, sporting walking, physical form, which will allow you to form a muscle corset.
• Adhered to a diet, consuming products with a sufficient content of vitamins, calcium and magnesium (fish and other gifts from the sea, cabbage, spinach, beans, nuts, seeds, peas, coarse bread and fresh milk).
• Fight for an excess weight.
• When you wear weights, make sure a uniform load on both hands, carrying backpacks instead of bags.Lift the weights only with the use of the legs, not the spine.
• Sitting on the computer or table, keep your back straight and your shoulders relaxed.
• Choose chairs and chairs that support the spine.
• Every 2 hours or more, take breaks at work, go, crush, create office gymnastics.
• When you lift the weights, keep your back straight, sit down, do not shake.
• Do not wear heavy objects in front of you.
• Play sports in shoes with an absorbent sole.
• Sleep on an orthopedic mattress;
• Perform exercises for the abdominal press.