Under modern conditions, young people often suffer from osteochondrosis. The fault of this is a sitting lifestyle, since even we often spend their free time on the computer - of course sit. Osteochondrosis can cause many unpleasant sensations and significantly reduce the quality of life. Fortunately, the disease is suitable for symptomatic treatment: Today there are many therapeutic solutions.
Symptoms and causes of osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis is a degenerative lesion of the intervertebral discs and adjacent bone tissue. It is cervix, chest and lumbar spine - everything depends on the area of the spine in which pathological changes began. With osteochondrosis, the intervertebral disc suffers primarily. Due to a violation of metabolic processes, it is deformed and loses elasticity, and this leads to the distance between the vertebrae and the nerves extended from the spinal cord are trapped. The result is severe pain, restricting mobility, fatigue, changes in attitude, which leads to an even greater deterioration in the situation.
The main reason for the development of osteochondrosis is an unbalanced and excessive strain on the spine, which, for example, occurs in the presence of excessive weight, whereby sitting work others have to be in an unpleasant position for a long time. Osteochondrosis can be caused by flat feet or daily on too high paragraphs, sleep on an unpleasant mattress and the weakness of the muscle corset. Pregnant women are also at risk.
However, osteochondrosis is not always - the result of a straight load on the vertebrae. This disease is often caused by a violation of metabolic processes, chronic poisoning, hormonal and autoimmune diseases, a lack of some vitamins (in particular D, C and B vitamins), injuries and finally age -related changes.
Unfortunately, neurologists often make the diagnosis of osteochondrosis due to structural changes in the body. If, for example, such changes in the vertebral column such as inclinations, growth, scoliosis, excesses are likely to be treated with high probability of the patient for osteochondrosis. If there are no deviations in the spine, you can make a diagnosis of "psychogenic pain". In the meantime, the cause of the back pain remains unresolved.
Chinese medicine takes into account the human body as a whole. If the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is diagnostics, he therefore looks into the root of the problem, which he determines through his symptoms. Removing the "root" of the disease eliminates its manifestations and also contributes to the disappearance of back pain.
The symptoms of osteochondrosis largely depend on the localization of the source of the disease. With osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, the disease begins with pain in the neck and hands, headache and deafness of the fingers. In the case of osteochondrosis of the Brustr region, the following manifestations are characteristic: acute back pain, tingling in the chest, difficult breath. The osteochondrosis of the lumbar region is accompanied by pain in the lower back and legs, numbness of the feet. There are also diseases of the genitarian sphere - urine disorders, sexual functional disorders in men, malfunctions of ovarian in women.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the list of manifestations of the disease is supplemented by the following symptoms:
- Pain that gives the buttocks or legs;
- Muscle heavy and stiffness;
- Cold feeling in the back;
- Night sweat;
- Warmth in the palms and feet;
- Noise in the ears;
- Pain in the lower abdomen;
- cold in the limbs and lack of energy;
- Acute pain in one place;
- Increasing body temperature;
- Swelling in the limbs.
At the same time, the impulse can be different: from deeper, filament and slow, vibrating and frequently. The symptoms such as the type of pulse can depend on the basic cause of the disease.
Most of the time, people notice the first signs of osteochondrosis at the age of around 25, but ignore them for a long time. Therefore, patients between the ages of 30 and 35 are usually addressed to doctors, and in many of them there are osteochondrosis in advanced form.
How is osteochondrosis treatment treated?
If the doctor diagnosed osteochondrosis, the thought is - the treatment is long. The integrated approach significantly accelerates the recovery process, but in any case, osteochondrosis is not possible in a month to heal osteochondrosis.
The treatment of osteochondrosis should be divided into several stages, and each of them pursues specific goals.
The first step is to eliminate pain. Perhaps you are recommended to wear a special corset, support your back and neck in a physiologically correct position. Animal medication and various methods are prescribed: both from the arsenal of physiotherapy and from those that relate to traditional medicine, for example acupuncture that has long been officially recognized and contained in the nomenclature of medical services.
The second stage in the treatment of osteochondrosis is the restoration of intervertebral discs and the prevention of dystrophic changes. As a rule, therapeutic physical education, massage, manual therapy, acupuncture, nutritional correction, physiotherapeutic methods to improve blood circulation and the normalization of metabolic processes are displayed.
A neurologist can prescribe pain relievers and anti -inflammatory medication. If necessary, use novocaine or more serious treatment to remove the cramp. However, the source of the disease, which remains in the body after a while, leads to the return of the disease.
In practice, doctors of traditional Chinese medicine often show that the diagnosis of osteochondrosis is wrongly made in many situations. In cases in which this conclusion is confirmed, the doctor from TKM eliminates the swelling of the patient and begins to restore tendons and muscles. Spasms are gradually removed from longitudinal and sloping muscles, while the ability to move throughout the area is returned to the joint. In most cases, such treatment contributes to recovery.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine
With the osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine, the patient must also rethink his habits: In order for the treatment to bring the desired results, it is necessary to dose the loads, change with calm, and sometimes it is desirable to run with a sugar cane for some time. Medicine treatment is to take non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs, relaxants, B vitamins and glucocorticosteroids.
In addition to the classic medical massage, acupressure, acupuncture, acupuncture and leech treatment, physiotherapy sports lessons and herbal medicine are used to treat this type of osteochondrosis. All of these procedures can be carried out in a regular clinic and in the licensed center of oriental medicine.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine
Cervical osteochondrosis is extremely common and even in young people - sometimes it is diagnosed with school children and students who spend too much time in textbooks and a computer. This type of osteochondrosis is dangerous insofar as it can lead to complications such as visual deterioration or an increase in intracranial pressure, which manifests itself through severe headaches.
A course of the injections of vitamins of group V are used to treat osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants.
Massage of the collar zone, exposure to ultrasound and electrophoresis can also be prescribed. It is extremely important to keep a mobile lifestyle, develop the right attitude, measure yourself in the middle of the working day and carry out a small warm up.
They are widespread from the means of traditional (including eastern) medicine in the treatment of this type of osteochondrosis: acupuncture, acupressure and herbal fees phytotherapy drugs improve the metabolism and the work of small vessels, which in general and generally have an advantageous effect of a negative impact of the condition.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the lumbosacral spine
During the treatment of osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine, the habit of dosing the load plays a major role: you should not spend too much time with your legs and sit, it is more often necessary to relax in a lying position. In addition, a corset has to be wearing a corset for some time.
As with cervical osteochondrosis, the vitamins of group B are prescribed with the lumbar, non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants, often glucocorticosteroids, enzymes, as well as ointments that improve blood circulation and relieve pain.
It is shown that a massage, mud and electrophoresis with pain relievers, heating, including hot stones, is shown. These are the stones that have been popular in recent years.
Treatment of osteochondrosis through traditional Chinese medicine (TKM)
Special attention is deserved to treat different types of osteochondrosis that are practiced in traditional Chinese medicine. From the perspective of a thousand -year experience of Chinese doctors, a key method for the treatment of osteochondrosis is acupuncture, which is also referred to as acupuncture. First, the TKM doctor determines priority for each patient (acupuncture) points. He acts with the best needles on them. This triggers the reaction of the body and contributes to the restoration of the affected cartilage and the bones and the return of common mobility.
After therapy to consolidate the therapeutic effect and maintain the body in the form, it is recommended to repeat acupuncture courses with a certain frequency in the future, but with a preventive purpose.
The technique of setting needles and the duration of the acupuncture session is influenced by the diagnosis and condition of the patient. As a rule, acupuncture meetings are well tolerated by all patients, although the sensations differ from the procedure in patients. For some, the introduction of needles is unnoticed, someone has a feeling of itching, light pressure and someone falls asleep completely.
It cannot be said that the occurrence of osteochondrosis due to a single factor is often the cause of the development of the disease in general is a false lifestyle. Therefore, the treatment should be complex. A diet with a high content of vitamins, including the rejection of fatty acids, alcohol and smoking, precisely calculated physical activity in combination with therapeutic and medical methods makes it possible to achieve a better result than with easy use of tablets.