A certain therapist with 50 years of experience once remarked: “When I started working, there was not a single young patient with osteochondrosis on the site. And today almost every second 30-year-old has this problem.”
A sedentary lifestyle, metabolic disorders, spinal injuries, excess weight, unbalanced diet, prolonged stay in an uncomfortable position, stress, hypothermia, smoking are modern paths to chronic degenerative processes in the intervertebral discs, and subsequently in the vertebrae themselves. Hau osteokondrosia da (antzinako grezierazko osteon - hezurra, chondros - kartilagoa).
Osteokondrosia bizkarrezurrean gatz-jartzeak eragindako gaixotasuna da
Wrong. Orno arteko diskoa nukleo pulposo batez, zuntz-eraztun batek eta kartilago hialinoz osatuta dago goian eta behean estaltzen duena. Elementu horiek suntsitzen direnean, bizkarrezurreko kargaren eta hura jasateko gaitasunaren arteko oreka eten egiten da. Ondorioz, ornoak ondoko nerbio eta muskulu-ehunak konprimitzen hasten dira eta ertzetan hazten dira, deiturikoa osatuz. osteofitoak, mugitzean kurrinketa soinu bereizgarria sortzen dutenak (gaixoek oker "gatz-jarrera" gisa azaltzen dute).
Bizkarrean eta lepoan min hartzen baduzu, hau osteokondrosia da soilik
Osteokondrosia ez da bizkarrezurreko minaren kausa bakarra. Gaixoek askotan diagnostiko hori beraiek egiten dute. However, in addition to this pathology, which is part of the group of degenerative-dystrophic changes in the spine, there is also osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and differentiation can only be made after a comprehensive examination.
Aldaketa endekapenezko-distrofikoak kasuen % 30-50ean gertatzen dira 30-40 urtekoen artean, 40 urtetik gorako pertsonen % 75-100ean.
Prozesu patologiko hauek sistema osteoartikularraren gaixotasunen ezintasunaren egitura osoaren %20,4 hartzen dute.
Luzea ibiltzea txarra da bizkarrezurrarentzat
On the contrary. Physical activity has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the spinal column: it maintains muscle tone, preserves intervertebral mobility, stimulates blood circulation and metabolism. Physical inactivity and prolonged stay in one, especially uncomfortable, position are “to blame” for the progression of the disease.
Beste kontu bat da gehiegizko pisua duen pertsona bat asko ibiltzen bada eta gauza astunak eramaten baditu, orduan bizkarrezurra areagotu egiten da estresa.
Flat feet contributes to the development of osteochondrosis
Hori bai. The arches of the foot, like the physiological curves of the spine, are designed to absorb shock loads when walking, running, and jumping. If the foot does not provide adequate protection when interacting with the support, then the spinal column receives additional stress, which significantly impairs the nutrition and functioning of its structures and accelerates the development of the disease.
Bizkarreko mina da gaixotasunaren sintoma bakarra
Not really. As a rule, patients complain of constant aching back pain, which is often accompanied by numbness and a feeling of aching in the limbs. Over time, if left untreated, the muscles of the limbs atrophy, the joints of the spine become less mobile, and muscle spasms appear.
With osteochondrosis of the cervical spine (see diagram), your arms and head may hurt. The so-called vertebral artery syndrome (noise in the head, dizziness, flashing “spots” and colored spots before the eyes, burning throbbing headache). This acute condition occurs due to artery spasm as a response to the impact of bone growths, as well as due to disc herniation, arthrosis of the intervertebral joint, as a reflex reaction to irritation of the spinal receptors.
If a person suffers from coronary or cardiovascular pathology, then vertebral artery syndrome will aggravate the course.
With osteochondrosis of the thoracic region, there is pain in the chest (a feeling as if a stake had been stuck there) - in the area of the heart and other internal organs; with lumbosacral lesions - in the lower back (irradiation to the sacrum, lower extremities, sometimes to the pelvic organs).
If complications of osteochondrosis develop (herniated intervertebral discs, bone growths, spondylolisthesis, spondyloarthrosis), then damage to the nerve roots is noted - the pain becomes shooting, sensitivity worsens, weakness appears in the innervated muscles, and the severity of reflexes decreases.
Osteochondrosis can cause dysfunction of a wide variety of organs and tissues
Hori bai. Hippocrates also taught that all human diseases are associated with the spine, because this is a kind of foundation of the body.
With osteochondrosis, there is an increased risk of circulatory disorders in the cerebellar, stem and occipital regions of the brain. A constant headache appears - first in the back of the head, then spreads to the area of the crown and temples, intensifies with neck movements (more often in the morning). Elderly people may lose consciousness if they turn their heads suddenly. This is preceded by dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision and hearing, nausea, and vomiting.
Sometimes there is pain in the heart area - prolonged, pressing, boring. With osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, especially in old age, soft tissues often change - they become denser.
Degenerative processes in the spinal column can cause congestion in the gastrointestinal tract, disruption of the bronchopulmonary system, which is fraught with inflammatory and other ailments.
Vegetative-vascular dystonia, intercostal neuralgia - consequences of osteochondrosis
Not really. Osteochondrosis may be one of the reasons (by no means the only one) for the development of these diseases. When intervertebral discs wear out and osteophytes grow, the intervertebral foramina and the vertebral artery canal become narrowed and deformed, and this leads to infringement of various structures. In particular, when the nerve roots are compressed, signs of intercostal neuralgia appear, and when the vertebral artery is compressed, the same symptoms appear as in vegetative-vascular dystonia.
It is impossible to cure osteochondrosis
Indeed, the structures of the spinal column that have undergone degenerative changes cannot be completely restored. Nevertheless, adequate comprehensive treatment can eliminate the symptoms of the disease, stop the development of pathology and avoid complications.
For problems with intervertebral discs, it is useful to warm up the sore spots
Wrong. Temperature changes, especially extreme ones (for example, a beginner's trip to the bathhouse), can cause serious aggravation. Moderate thermal procedures are used in complex treatment, but they must be prescribed by a doctor.
If you perform circular movements with your head during osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, your health will worsen
Hori bai. These exercises are best done for prevention - they help maintain the range of motion in the intervertebral joints. With severe osteochondrosis, careless circular movements can aggravate vertebral artery syndrome, radiculopathy, etc.
Treatment cannot be done without non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Not really. During the period of remission or when the pain is not severe, conservative therapy (physio-, reflexology and manual) is carried out; physical therapy and traction techniques are used. Drug treatment is indicated during an exacerbation and is aimed at relieving pain, relieving the inflammatory process and accelerating metabolic processes (intramuscular or intravenous injections).
Among the most effective drugs are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are prescribed to relieve inflammation and pain (meloxicam, diclofenac, ibuprofen); for severe pain, novocaine blockades are used; steroid drugs (epidural, intramuscular injections); NSAIDs in the form of ointments, gels and creams with an analgesic and irritating effect (diclofenac, fastum gel, nise, capsicam, finalgon); muscle relaxants - to relieve muscle spasms (mydocalm, sirdalud); B vitamins - to improve metabolic processes in the spine (B1, B6, B12).
Osteochondrosis can lead to serious consequences
Bai. Due to compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots, osteochondrosis can cause paralysis, and if the vertebral artery is pinched, loss of consciousness.
Exercises to “stretch” the spine help improve your condition
Extension, or traction, allows you to increase the intervertebral space, relieve pain and restore the anatomically correct shape of the spine. However, the individual load must be correctly calculated. “Too much” can lead to a reflex contraction of the paravertebral muscles and worsen the condition.
Only an orthopedic traumatologist has the right to treat osteochondrosis.
Wrong. Most patients are observed by a neurologist, and in cases of significant severity of pathology, by a neurosurgeon or orthopedist-vertebrologist.
A local physician can also prescribe drug therapy to relieve an exacerbation.