Another serious disease of our time is osteochondrosis.Their first signs may appear in their youth when suddenly, with a long seated on the computer or above the notebook, suddenly, at first, it begins to be only discomfort, then pain in the seventh cervical vertebra.Soon the pain becomes such that it is difficult to turn the head or "tear" the pillow.After a few days, exacerbation usually passes and, before the next attack can spend several months, perhaps years.However, do not flatter!The first attack is a serious warning that the mechanism of destructive distctic change in your body has already been launched.To understand this, let's find out what osteochondrosis is and why you need to start treating it from the first symptoms.

What is osteochondrosis?
Osteochondrosis are complex dystrophic changes in the spine where these stages can be distinguished:
- Dystrophic changes in intervertebral disc cartilage tissue as a result of which movements become restricted and cause feelings of discomfort (stage I)
- Drink deformation and gradual decrease in intervertebral distance (stage II).
- Intervertebral hernia formation (stage III)
- The formation of spikes (osteophytes) and the ossification of ligaments, making the movement very difficult and painful (stage IV)
The formation of a hernia is a complex process to which whole sections will be dedicated.However, you should now know that such a serious disease is happening if osteochondrosis does not treat over time.Therefore, for you to have an idea of what a hernia is, we will tell you two words about it.To do this, you will have to resort to anatomy again for a short time and remember the device of the spine and the spine.
The dystrophy of the spinal disc leads to a weakening of the fibrous ring and the displacement of the main disk shock absorber as a result of which the formation of protrusion (protrusion) or the so-called "pregryzh".Then, under the influence of the load, sooner or later, there is a rupture of the ring and the core outlet outside the disc - the hernia itself forms directly, which causes intense pain when the root nerve is damaged.
To identify the presence of osteochondrosis, especially in the early stages, when curvature does not provide obvious external signs, also determine its orientation and degree, it is necessary to make magnetic resonance imaging.This method of diagnosis does not cause any damage to human health, unlike an X root, also allows accurately determining the deviation angle.Based on the description of radiologist and magnetic resonance imaging, the expert builds the correct treatment plan for the patient, which, of course, is the strengthening of muscle spreens.
When choosing a clinic to undergo an examination magnetic resonance imaging, it is necessary, first and foremost, to study the power of the equipment used and the qualifications of clinic staff.
Types of spinal osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis can be of various types:
- Cervical is the most common, like young and elderly
- Toracic - is relatively rare
- Lumbar - develops after 40 years
- Sacral - Usually changing lumbar
- Common - affects various departments or even the entire column
In the same sequence, the spontaneous development of this disease usually occurs: from the upper cervical vertebrae and ending with sacral and coccygeal.
But it turns out that the type of osteochondrosis is associated with human activity.Therefore, cervical is usually common among students, designers and all other representatives of the "brain" professions in which the neck for a long time is in a constant tense state.Physical work officials, youth athletes may have lumbar osteochondrosis, taxi drivers, shoemakers and other "seated" specialties representatives-a sacral plus with a back of a cervical-whole cervix!Hard of osteochondrosis is also often observed in vet, which is almost all day long, as it is the sacred that keeps our body in a vertical position, and the entire load falls on it during the position or walk process process
The causes of the appearance and development of osteochondrosis
However, osteochondrosis is not just a disease of a sedentary lifestyle, inadequate posture or consequence of weight lifting.There are many other factors and reasons for the origin of this disease.I will highlight only the main one:
- Incorrect nutrition with insufficient protein and increased sugar and fat
- Violated metabolism and hormonal imbalance
- Infectious diseases
- Hypothermia
- HIGH WEIGHT AND OBESITY
- Spine lesions
- Bone degeneration of age
- Hereditary diseases
- Stress
The main symptoms of osteochondrosis
Cervical osteochondrosis:
- Pain in the neck and head (can give under the shoulder blade, sternum and hand)
- Dizziness, especially when it changes the position on the head
- Numbness in areas of neck, face, tongue, underwater area
Thoracic osteochondrosis:
- Thoracic pain that can intensify in inhalation and when moving
- Sensation of numbness in the chest
Lumbar-cross:
- Lumbar pain (can be acute or acute), which gives the legs, and the location of leg pain can move along the entire length of the limb
- Legs (violation or even loss of sensitivity)

Pain for osteochondrosis is specific neurological.Therefore, headache, dizziness, numbness or legs in the legs tend to take direct manifestations of head or leg diseases, although they may be symptoms of spill osteochondrosis.So if you notice something anxious in your well-being, coinciding with the listed signals, visit a neuropathologist.The doctor, having examined, with suspicion of this disease, will necessarily prescribe an X -ray examination.
The main methods of treatment of osteochondrosis
The most effective removal of back pain:
- Therapeutic Gymnastics (back pain exercises)
- MLS laser (after the 2nd session, the pain passes)
- Hivamat (a unique procedure that relieves pain immediately, but we should only be 2-3 times.)
The very elimination of the causes of the progression of osteochondrosis is the main method of its treatment and prevention.
Prevention and treatment non -Drug
This is first of all:
- Active lifestyle (mobile)
- Normal nutrition with a protein diet, excluding fats and sugar
- Medical Physical Education (Exercise Therapy) with a set of exercises individually for each type of osteochondrosis
- Physiotherapy (Magnetot Therapy, Ultrasound Treatment, Electrophoresis, Laser Therapy)
- Massage, Manual and Reflexology
However, this conservative treatment method is suitable for prevention, to prevent the progression of osteochondrosis and not in the active period of the disease.But how to treat this disease, if released, its manifestations are obvious and one person has an exacerbation stage, namely: precisely:
- High pain and temperature
- limited, which are given with great difficulty, movements
In this case, exercise therapy and physical therapy are categorically against -indicated and drug methods are used exclusively.
Treatment medication methods
First of all, you need to stop the pain and relieve the inflammatory process in the nerve spine, which is annoyed.For this purpose, they are named:
- Non -Steroid (NSAIDs) anti -inflammatory drugs;Corticosteroids, Glicocorticoids IDR.(They are prescribed if the NSAID operation is not enough)
- Novocaine blockade (with intense pain)
- Preparations to remove muscle spasm;
- painkillers, gels and creams;
The second phase of treatment includes:
- The use of vasodilators: osteochondrosis is always adjacent to the narrowing of blood vessels and oxygen hunger in the brain (hence headaches and dizziness)
- The appointment of funds that soothe the nervous system: patients with this disease are always alarming and suspected, in most cases they are very frightened by the first attacks of the disease.
- Treatment of concomitant phenomena - these can be hypertension and violation of cardiac activity
- Treatment should be prescribed to you a neuropathologist, in the form of drops, injections and tablets
Don't try to treat the disease yourself!
At the end of the acute period and standardization of the good, return to non -Drug preventive treatment methods: exercise, massage and physiotherapy therapy in the absence of against -indications for them.
Health for you!