With osteoarthritis of the spine, bone tissue and cartilage of one or more spinal parts are destroyed.This disease is chronic and developed in most elderly people.This is due to the usual aging of the body.
Intervertebral plates subject to atrophy changes, and at this age will occur depending on many factors:
- injury;
- Disease and overload spine.
Overload of the spine belongs to:
- Walk with a curved back;
- improper seats;
- Features of the structure of the spine;
- Not enough nutrition of the tissue of the spine due to genetic abnormalities.
For osteoarthritis, the nucleus is located between the vertebrates that lose part of the water.Because of this, metabolic disorders are disturbed in the nucleus and different minerals and vitamins.
After a while, the cracks appear in the plate, it becomes flat.Next, the nearby joints and ligaments began to be affected, forming tissue inflammation.Due to inflammation, the movement of the neighboring vertebra occurs.This is dangerous for the appearance of psychoanalia symptoms: Pain along the nerve is affected.
The appearance of the Intervertebral hernia is also possible, and in turn, it can cause the compression of the spinal cord.Osteochondrosis is characterized by the appearance of bone cells - the growth of bone on the vertebrae.These growth can squeeze the spinal cord and cause ROOSER syndrome.
Typically, cervical and waist parts suffered from osteoarthritis.
Cervical bone
Reason:
- sports activities (heavy athletics);
- Excess weight;
- violations of metabolism;
- Little sedentary work (programmer, accountant, driver, etc.);
- Flat feet;
- spinal injury;
- Lower body heat.
Symptom
The main symptoms of osteoarthritis of the cervical spine are head and neck pain.That person is concerned about severe headaches, pain in the neck, put into hand, pain in the breastbone.Patients may complain about shelter - the appearance of a strong pain in the neck, a muscle spasm and limit movement.
In addition, a person can hear the crunch when he spines his neck.Due to the bumps of nerves and blood vessels, one may have numbness in the tongue and fingertips.Patients will complain about hearing loss and vision, hypertension and weakness in the muscles of the arms and legs.
Osteochondrosis chest
This type of osteoarthritis is quite rare.This is due to the anatomical structure of the chest spine.It consists of 12 vertebrae, connected to the ribs due to joints.Before the ribs are connected by the breastbone.Therefore, a great frame of spine, sternum and ribs is created, protecting internal organs from different injuries.
The vertebrae of the chest area have small heights and the long spicy processes on the other side, like a brick.Due to this structure, this spine is small mobility.The discs of the chest are rarely injured.
Reasons for the formation of this type of osteoarthritis:
- Unreasonable load distribution;
- The delay in the diet of the intervertebral disc;
- Sedentary work;
- The presence of scoliosis.
Symptom
Like other types, the leading symptom of osteoarthritis of the chest area is painful.
But with chest osteoarthritis, pain may vary.Dorsalgia - Lau long and poor pain along the chest vertebra.Pain may affect the cervix and waist areas.
Dorsago is one of the signs of osteoarthritis of the chest area, in which the pain occurs in the form of an attack.In essence, it is intense, acute, leading to shortness of breath, leading to limiting muscle movement.In addition to pain, patients may have a numbness in the chest, impaired sexual function, heart pain, kidneys and stomach.
Why damage to dangerous chest area?
The vertebra is arranged so that in the chest area it is narrowed, so the hernia occurs due to osteoarthritis will quickly lead to the compression of the spinal cord.This will easily lead to problems from the heart, pancreas, liver and kidney, because the chest area is related to all organs of nerve fibers.That is why it is very important to consult a doctor in time.It will help find the signs of osteoarthritis that bothers you and will conduct the competent treatment of the disease.
Lumbar Osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis of lumbar spine occurs due to severity.Typically, in the center of the disc is a large amount of water.Due to the liquid, the core becomes less compressed, and because of its breakdown, it will be compressed 500 kg.
However, the disc affected by osteoarthritis becomes weaker and only needs 200 kg to break it.If a person weighs 70 kg, lifts 15 kg of goods in a bend position and for the spine, this is a 200 kg load, the intervertape disc may be broken.That is why the first symptoms of the osteoarthritis of the spine are manifested when increasing the severity.
Symptom
- Lumbar pain;
- The impossible of motion on the lower back;
- Weak sleep;
- uncomfortable;
- Tired;
- The impossible of employment for household needs;
- reducing sexual function in men;
- Violation of menstrual cycle;
- Cold leg syndrome.
In the process of converting bone and joints into sacral areas, the patient suffered from kidney pain and urinating.
Diagnose
Treatment of osteoarthritis is performed by a neuroscientist.To start, he checked the spine, paying attention to the presence of scoliosis.After feeling, the doctor will be able to understand how surprisingly, tendon and nervous spine.
After neuroscientists will suspect the spinal joints, he will direct the patient to check further.This includes inspection of X -ray, magnetic resonance images.In the case of suspicion of the destruction of the Intervertebral disc, the disc is made.It is also specified to determine the extent of damage to nerve lines.
In general, the diagnosis of the osteoarthritis of the spine is very difficult.In the end, a person may complain about heart pain, liver, kidney, pancreatic gland or sexual dysfunction.However, when checking carefully, an experienced doctor will be able to doubt the disease and prescribe accurate treatment.
Treatment
Osteoarthritis is a very long and serious process.In the acute phase, patients need the peace of the segment affected.If the cervix is affected, the patient should wear a repair collar.If the lumbar area hurts, the patient needs to rest in bed.It is best to put patients in the hospital.Only there will be able to fully observe the specified mode.The bed of such a patient should be difficult.To do this, place a wooden shield under the mattress.
Drug treatment
As mentioned above, the main symptom of the disease is pain.Therefore, a painkiller is prescribed for patients to relieve pain and other symptoms of osteoarthritis.
Anti -inflammatory drugs are not prescribed.
Unfortunately, the prolonged use of these drugs causes damage to the gastrointestinal mucus and the patient has the following symptoms:
- nausea;
- vomiting;
- stomach pain;
- Feeling in the stomach.
Stomach ulcers can also worsen or stomach bleeding appears.Therefore, before using these drugs, you need to consult a doctor.If the pain caused by osteoarthritis lasts for 3 months, antidepressants are prescribed with these drugs.It has been established that in addition to a gentle effect, they may relieve pain.
All of the above drugs can be attributed to symptomatic therapy.They will help relieve pain, but will not save one from the disease.
To restore the disc and cartilage, Chondroprotector is specified.These drugs improve metabolism in connective tissue and contribute to the recovery of cartilage.The drugs take a long time, average - 4 - 6 months.
In addition to restoring tissues and improving metabolism in them, these drugs also have an analgesic effect.Another essential group of drugs for osteoarthritis of the spine is drugs that improve blood circulation.Their use contributes to the expansion of blood vessels and if antioxidants are done in combination with them, the metabolism of nerve cells will improve in humans.
As with any disease, patients need to prepare calcium.It will restore the activity of bone tissue, increase the power of ligaments and tendons, and also become a preventive preventing osteoporosis - a disease associated with osteoarthritis.
Medical physical education
Dosage load on the spine will improve the condition of the patient.But you need to perform extremely careful exercises.In the acute phase, physical education classes are contraindicated.Only with the subsidence of pain can begin to participate a bit.
The exercises will improve blood circulation in the spine, enhance muscles.Due to blood flow, metabolism will be improved and the recovery of damaged discs will begin.But we must also remember that classes should be held regularly, otherwise there will be no results.
Exercises that damage the cervix
- Lie on your back and straight.Put one hand on the stomach, and the second hand on the chest and take a breath, lift the breath for 10 minutes, then exhale and relax.The duration of the exercise is 3-5 minutes.Every day you need to do 3-5 times.
- Lie into the abdomen and straighten your legs.Based on the stomach and legs, you need to lift your head and upper chest.Exercise performs 3-5 minutes with about 30 seconds.
- Lie on your back and bend your knees.In this position, turn to the right and left.Exercise performs 3-5 minutes with about 30 seconds.
The exercises cause damage to the chest area
- Lying on your stomach.Place your hand on the floor and bend back.Hold in this position for 5 -10 seconds.Exercise performed 3 - 5 minutes with about 20 seconds.
- Lying on your back.Raise your head and legs up ("boat").Located in 10-20 seconds.Exercise performed 3 - 5 minutes with about 20 seconds.
Exercise causes waist damage
- Lie on your back, bend your knees and press them into your chest.Turn around and roll from behind to sacrum and return.Bringing up to 2 minutes.After that, you need to calm down and relax.
- It is necessary to stand on all four legs and bend as much as possible.Exercise performed 3 - 5 minutes with about 20 seconds.
- In the standing position, imagine that twisting for 2-3 minutes.Exercise performs 10 times a day.
Surgical treatment
In the absence of the effect of conservation treatment and the appearance of complications of osteoarthritis, surgical treatment is prescribed.During the operation, the stability of the spine is performed, the pressure on the spinal cord and the root is removed.If a person has an Intervertebral hernia, it will be removed.Because when performing this activity, the damage to the spinal cord and nerves is possible, it is only performed as important.
Physiotherapy treatment
The appointment of physical therapy procedures positively affects the process of the disease and accelerates the recovery process.With osteoarthritis, it is allowed:
- Visit the sauna or bath;
- Swimming in the pool;
- massage;
- Paraffin therapy;
- manual therapy;
- laser therapy;
- different bathrooms;
- mud;
- Electricity with anti -inflammatory drugs or muscle relaxants;
- Magnetic therapy;
- Dien Arsonval.
All these procedures improve blood circulation in the sick area, allowing you to relax the muscles and relax the entire organism.Physiotherapy procedures are prescribed during the rehabilitation period, when the patient is not disturbed due to severe pain.
Prevent
No one is safe from osteoarthritis.In the end, we all get older, and with our whole body age.In order for the disease to not destroy your plan, you still need to play sports from a young age.Moderate physical activity helps improve blood circulation, normal metabolism.In addition, he trains spinal protection muscles.To prevent osteoarthritis, everyone must:
- Eat correctly - Vitamins and minerals essential for the body;
- abandon bad habits;
- participate in physical education;
- No back;
- Protect your back from lowering heat;
- Do not lift objects too heavy;
- Bath in contrast and hard;
- Avoid stress.
It is especially important for people with this disease to comply with all recommendations, because they do not obey a seriousness.When back pain, not passing for a long time, it is necessary to seek help from an expert.Only one doctor can give an accurate diagnosis and prescription.
Do not tighten as a visit to the clinic, because it is better to treat the disease in the early stages.Also, do not give yourself - any drug has its own contraindications, which you may not know.Strictly observe all the recommendations of the doctor and then the disease will soon withdraw!