Lumbar spine osteochondrosis is a common disease. Affected persons 25 years old, older. The disease is getting younger. Lumbar osteochondrosis, symptoms are observed in patients over 30 years of age.
Osteochondrosis is a disease of a wrong, sedentary lifestyle. Many are forced to spend their working hours constantly sitting in front of the computer. It is important to lead an active lifestyle, perform physical exercises that maintain normal muscle tone, often there is not enough time for this.
Symptoms
Few people pay attention to the first symptoms of lumbar osteochondrosis. Initially, the disease manifests itself with discomfort in the lower back. Severe pain occurs with a strong load on the spine, lifting weights.
Characteristic signs of the disease:
- numbness, numbness of the back muscles during prolonged sitting in one position;
- at a later stage, mild pain appears, aggravated by movement;
- after an incorrect load on the spine, the patient experiences a partial restriction in movement, severe pain that does not allow him to direct his back, causing a strong pain attack.
It is recommended to seek medical advice. The consequences of neglected osteochondrosis are dire. The disease provokes changes in cartilage tissue, leading to the formation of hernias. The patient is relieved of an intervertebral disc herniation with a surgical operation.
Modified cartilage tissue becomes dense, reminiscent of bone tissue, the distance between them is reduced, the nerve endings are tight. The pain appears in the lower back, legs, groin.
Causes of the disease
A sedentary lifestyle can not provoke an illness. Causes of lumbar osteochondrosis often negatively affect the body since childhood. The formation of the wrong posture is the first reason that leads to osteochondrosis. Excess weight, weight lifting, back injuries, genetic predisposition are the main reasons leading to degenerative changes in the vertebrae.
Causes provoke improper blood circulation in cartilage tissues. The amount of nutrients supplied to the blood decreases, leading to a lack of components needed for cartilage tissue regeneration.
It is worth paying attention to back injuries. A severe spinal cord injury received in childhood will disrupt the normal functioning of the intervertebral discs. Inflammation starts gradually. If you do not take timely action, provoke the process with additional unfavorable factors, in the future osteochondrosis will become a constant companion.
Treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis
The main thing - no self-treatment. Cause harm to health, worsen the condition.
The doctor will make an accurate diagnosis after diagnostic studies. Treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis is effective when the diagnosis is known, the affected area of the spine is located. The procedures are aimed at eliminating the factors:
- It is recommended to identify the root cause that led to the formation of tissue changes.
- If osteochondrosis is accompanied by severe pain, the initial treatment is aimed at relieving the pain, alleviating the patient's condition.
- It is worth stopping the disease process, stimulating the regeneration of tissues damaged by osteochondrosis.
- When the pain goes away, the patient is prescribed complex massage, therapeutic exercises and preventive procedures.
With an exacerbation, the pain is so strong that movement causes severe pain. In severe cases, the patient is hospitalized. If it is not necessary, the patient should be provided with rest at home, bed rest.
The doctor prescribes strong medicines. In severe situations, the patient is given a special blockade that relieves acute pain.
Therapy during the recovery period
Osteochondrosis is an insidious disease. It is impossible to cure. The patient is advised to follow the doctor's instructions when the pain has passed.
If a neuropathologist has prescribed a reflexology course, it is worth attending the sessions. After manual restorative procedures that relieve pain, restore muscle tone, you should regularly engage in physiotherapy exercises.
The complex of therapeutic procedures aims at the removal, elimination of complications that provoke osteochondrosis. In severe cases, the procedures are ineffective. The patient will be relieved of pain, anxiety, surgical intervention.
Disease prevention
Cure, safety in the future depends not only on the attending physician. Whether osteochondrosis returns or not depends on the patient. It is worth reviewing a sedentary lifestyle.
From now on, physical therapy and an active lifestyle should become constant companions. Prevention - swimming, quiet walks in the fresh air. Often patients have physiological problems. Osteochondrosis is the cause of the patient's depressive state. The disease leads to constant irritation, depression, depression.
The main thing in disease prevention is a mobile lifestyle, proper nutrition, gymnastics, swimming. Lumbar osteochondrosis becomes a problem for every second patient.
If you do not notice signs of disease, lifestyle, work restrict movement, take care in advance to prevent disease. You do not have to wait until it appears, it is easier to protect your health in advance than to treat terrible complications.
Facts about osteochondrosis
Many diseases arise due to problems with the spine. The vertebrae in a healthy body have strict proportions in relation to each other. A slight deviation from the norm provokes osteoarthritis, sciatica, osteochondrosis. Preparations for lumbar osteochondrosis can not be cured. They stop the development of the disease, eliminate pain, partially restore the work of damaged tissues.
Wrong attitude - osteochondrosis in the future, premature aging of the skin. Youth depends on the strength of the muscles responsible for the maintenance of the facial muscles. Wrong posture, bent shoulders, drooping head weaken the back muscles of the neck and head. Leads to the formation of a second chin, the progression of osteochondrosis.
Conclusion
Disease prevention is more effective than therapy. To prevent the progression of the disease, parents from childhood should pay attention to the attitude of the child, take measures to prevent the occurrence of osteochondrosis.
To prevent, strengthen the health of the body, it is recommended to follow sports sections, adhere to a properly balanced diet and timely treatment of injuries.