Spinal osteochondrosis: symptoms, treatment, degree, gymnastics

The "chameleon" disease, which is disguised as dangerous heart and lung disease, causing panic attacks and a feeling of air deficiency - this is osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine.Its symptoms can be so diverse that an inexperienced doctor can, trying to find the cause, prescribe many tests, and sometimes put a person in intensive care.

We will talk about how to understand that you have exactly the osteochondrosis of the chest region, and how to fix it.

Reason

The disease is quite rare.This is due to the fact that the spine, that is, the joints between the vertebrae, are created almost without movement in the chest region.And if a person makes a sharp movement, or often moves against the axis of the intervertebral joints (for example, digs or removes severity with only one hand), then all the chest beads are turned on immediately.Separately, they do not work from one another.

The causes of thoracic osteochondrosis are:

• scoliosis in the thoracic or lumbosacral region;
• excessive or incorrect physical exercise;
• spinal cord injuries of the chest;
• Excess weight - more than 10% of a "paved" by complexion;
• Violation of metabolism - as a result of endocrine diseases (diabetes mellitus, adrenal gland pathology and others) or inadequate nutrition;
• abnormality in the development of the spine of the chest;
• Hypodynamia (intervertebral disc - one that is destroyed with osteochondrosis - is also powered by the back muscles).

The degree of thoracic osteochondrosis

Doctors decided to distinguish the rate of osteochondrosis of the chest region so that they could understand how far the process of destroying the disk between the two breast beads went.

So there are 4 degrees of breast osteochondrosis:

• 1 degree.The intervertebral disc loses moisture, becomes more fragile, cracks appear in it.This is accompanied by a slight pain that disappears alone.
• 2 degrees.The amount of fluid in the fibrous ring of the intervertebral disc becomes even smaller: the height of the disk decreases, the cracks (especially one of them) deepened.The defect fills the "essence" of the disk - a pulposing core, which further changes the cracking.The pulp core does not penetrate the outside.The back muscles in the damaged intervertebral disk area are tense, trying to prevent the vertebral column from turning towards the "leaked" disk.This causes severe pain in the back, due to which you need to do pauses at work.
• 3 degrees.The fracture in the fibrous disc ring reaches the edge of the vertebra, the pulposa core rushes into it and begins to last.Thus, 3 degrees is an intervertebral hernia.With it, pain is felt almost all the time - when you do work.We need to change the work in more easily.The self -service is stored.
• 4 degrees.In the affected disk area, the connective tissue increases.It blocks neighboring beads.Moreover, the vertebral bone tries to make up for a decrease in the layer between the vertebrae and grows.Bone "points" appear - osteophytes.

Symptoms

At first

While the pulpic core has not fully made the road inside the ring surrounding it, it almost does not manifest.Periodically, with sloping or lifting weights, the pain can occur between the shoulder blades, which passes quite quickly after rest.

Symptoms of osteochondrosis of the spinal cord in the acute phase can be very diverse, this is:

Pain

More often it hurts and long -term, but it can sometimes be sharp.Localization:

• back - between shoulder blade;
• heart area;
• under a spoon;
• In the rib area - so it becomes painful to breathe.

The difference between this pain in osteochondrosis is that:

• It is not strong enough to lose consciousness.This is characteristic of myocardial infarction;
• does not arise in response to an emotional load - only for the physical;
• does not appear when walking against the wind, climb the stairs or when you reach the cold;
• He intensifies when he raises his hands, turns and trends;
• Intensify if you take a deep breath;
• Pain attacks vary from one another to localization and intensity (with angina pectoris, for example, they will be stereotypes);
• does not go away if the load is stopped;
• It can be located if someone is pressed on the back in the chest region: in one place it will be very painful;
• It gives in hand, though more often - in 2 hands.But even if it gives the left hand (as pain in the heart), then not in the little finger;
• does not depend on the meal, as with gastritis or angina pector;
• Is not removed from nitroglycerin, which, on the contrary, helps with angina pectoris;
• It does not intensify when the chest gland is felt (if it seemed to hurt).In this case, no joints or seals are felt in the chest;
• There is no such thing that the pain gradually increased, but after stress stops or nitroglycerin has disappeared significantly.This is characteristic of angina pectoris;
• Pain is not associated with nausea, heartburn, bending.This can talk about gastritis as well as pectoris angina.

Feeling in the chest

Due to which a "incomplete spirit" can occur.Usually, this symptom is still associated with back pain, but even if there is no pain, then there is no intoxication, as in pneumonia (weakness, desire to relax, a decrease in appetite).This can cause panic, but by calming down, count your pulse.With thoracic osteochondrosis, it will not be more than 100 strokes per minute, and with heart or lung disease, it can be.

Other symptoms

• Violation of sensitivity in hand or in two hands: they become more "cute", frozen, "goose goose are running along them."
• In some cases, the symptoms of osteochondrosis of the thoracic region resemble a panic attack (fear, heartbeat, sweating).In combination with sternum pain, this may indicate a myocardial infarction, so in this case it is best to get nitroglycerin (up to 3 tablets) and call an ambulance that will remove the cardiogram.
• Composition of the digestive system: frequent gastritis irritation, constipation, bloating, periodic abdominal pain, periodic diarrhea - without diet mistake.

With thoracic osteochondrosis, such symptoms last about 10-14 days, provided you are temporarily resting and making twisting movements.The disease goes to the subacute phase.

Signs in the Subacut phase

There is still pain and difficulty breathing, but they are no longer so intense and less disturbing.So if in the acute phase you need to find a situation in order to fall asleep and not drown, then in the subacute period you do not need to apply such efforts.

The phase lasts 12-14 days.If you observe all the doctor's recommendations, do not lift weights, do not bend and do not hypothermia, the phase of remission comes - when all the symptoms are removed.If the regime is disturbed, the disease can go back to the acute phase.

forgiveness

During this period, there are no symptoms.Maybe, of course, "shoot" under the ribs if you decide to work physically, but it passes quickly.

Irritation of the disease can be provoked:

• physical activity (especially lifting weights and trends);
• stress;
• hypothermia;
• a sharp change of heat in the cold (diving into a hole or bath in the snow after a bath);
• unsuccessful campaign for a manual massage or therapy;
• Prolonged finding in a bent position;
• Taking alcohol (especially in combination with one of the above factors).

Troubleshooting

The diagnosis and treatment of osteochondrosis of the spine of the chest is engaged in a neurologist (neuropathologist).When you come to him, describing your complaints, he conducts an initial inspection: he investigates the gaps between the breast beads (with osteochondrosis, you can find a painful point) and determines the reflexes and sensitivity of the hands.

To confirm the diagnosis, he needs:

• ECG, perhaps the background of load on the routine (yarn test).This will exclude angina pectoris;
• calculated radiography or tomography of the spine of the chest;
• In women, especially older ones, mammography, as the symptoms of breast osteochondrosis often accompany mammal diseases, not always malignant.

Treatment

How to treat the osteochondrosis of the thoracic region, the doctor means - after confirming the diagnosis, stage determination and the nature of the violations (hands sensitivity, respiratory disorders).

In the acute phase, the bed, or at least half -domestic, minimal motor activity is recommended.In the future, the regime expands.In general, for the treatment of osteochondrosis, such methods are used (they need their complex):

Treatment

NO -Steroidal anti -inflammatory They are soothing against pain. They can be drunk in the form of tablets or glued like a patch ("Alfen") - if the pain is tolerant.In the subacute period, they can be used as ointments for osteochondrosis.And in the acute period with severe pain - only as injections. This is Diclofenac (analogue of Voltaren, Almiral, Olfen, Naklofen, Dickel) - the most "strong" of the NSAID group. This also includes ibuprof ”, praying,” begins. Such anesthetic drugs as Kever, Ketanov or Ketalong are best not to use - they have a poor anti -inflammatory effect.

Musorexant Their task is to facilitate the spasm of the muscles that keep the spine out of the curves, and to transmit nerve endings and blood vessels.In the acute period, it is best to take them as injections for osteochondrosis, then switch to tablets. This is Midokalm, Tizalud, Sirdalud.

Chondroprotectors These are medicines whose effectiveness is still controversial.However, many doctors recommend using them a long course - give the intervertebral disc option to recover. This is Arthra, Alflutop, Don, Teraflex, Structures and others.

V vitamins B vitamins They are needed to improve the transmission of the pulse from the nerve to the muscle.In the acute period, it is best to start with injections, for example, neurorubin, then switch to neurorubin tablets, milgamma, neuroinitan or others.

Please note: to relieve pain in the breast osteochondrosis!Then you can breathe in full strength, thus improving the oxygen nutrition of the whole body.Moreover, eliminating breathing on the surface is the prevention of stagnant pneumonia.

Physiotherapeutic treatment

This treatment increases the effect of medication.Applied:

1. Electrophoresis with anesthetic and medicines that improve local blood circulation.In this case, the medicine is performed by the electric shock directly to the back of the back.
2. Magnetotherapy.Under the influence of the magnetic field, the work of ending the violated nerves improves, the tissue edema is removed.
3. Phonophoresis (introduction of ultrasound medication) helps in anesthesia better the back and eliminate inflammation of the violated tissue.It also has the ability to improve metabolism on the effect of exposure.
4. Acupuncture - inserting special sterile needles into active points that are responsible for the work of the spine of the chest.
5. Laser therapy by external method - increases blood circulation in the tense muscles and the disk of intervertebral suffering.

Massage

Massage for osteochondrosis is an effective procedure if a specialist performs it.The massage session is able to improve blood circulation in the affected area, relax spasmodic muscles, improve blood flow and lymph from the area.This accelerates healing and reduces pain.

Important: In the acute period of illness, massage, and charging for osteochondrosis, it is contraindicated.You can proceed to the procedure 2 weeks after lowering acute pain and difficulty breathing.Massage should not cause unpleasant sensations or pain!

To reduce the amount of irritation, massage courses are recommended to be done at least 2 times a year.May be:

• Manual therapeutic massage: hands exposure to the color of the muscles that have lost and lost their tone in order to normalize their condition;
• Hardware: Studying muscles from different types of exciting manipulations.You can also go to the services cosmetologists offer: Endosphere massage and LPG.They also affect the pain of pain well;
• Points: In this case, biologically active points are handwritten, as a result, the condition of the internal organs shed due to the spine twist;
• Small: The effect on the muscles that have changed the tone is produced using a vacuum.

Exercise therapy

Exercises for osteochondrosis can begin to be done only in the subacute and forgiveness period, as well as 2 weeks after the disc herniation is removed.

LFK is contraindicated, if the back muscles are still very tense, one vertebra is strongly pressed into another, which requires surgical intervention, with severe pain.

Gymnastics for osteochondrosis is recommended to begin with the back of the back.To do this, you need to get a wide and smooth chart and attach to a skirt on the wall a height of about 100 cm from the floor (to make an angle of 30-45 °).The bottom edge lies on the floor.At the upper edge, on both sides, 2 leather strips are attached about 45 cm long - so that you can go through them yourself, and then - get your hands yourself.

The method of yourself is that you go to this table with your back, head up, hands in strips.Put the soft fabric under the knees by raising it in a roller and stretch for 10-15 minutes.It should not be painful.If the pain is present, increase the angle of board tendency.If that doesn't help you, you will need to do it differently:

• Make a blanket blanket on the floor;
• Lie on the roller so that there is a blocked area at the top;
• Dilute your legs a little;
• elbows and knees - bent, touch the floor, body weight lies on them;
  The head should hang slightly or lie in folded brushes;
• If you do not feel so that the spine stretches, you can increase the load: move the legs back and arms forward;
• 5 minutes in inspiration for 10 seconds to strain the back muscles, in extrusion - relax
• Relax and breathe in the stomach - another 5 minutes.

Bridge

Instead of such efforts, you can use the imitator called "bridge for spinal extension".It extends the spine and, first of all, extends the damaged region of the chest - under the weight of its body (it is a metallic bow).

Using it in the prayer period, only 5 minutes 2 times a day allows you to significantly extend the period without pain.This imitator has many positive comments.

Complications of thoracic osteochondrosis

These include:

• pneumosclerosis;
• arrhythmias;
• vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• violation of digestive organs;
• Deteriorating sexual and reproductive function - both women and men.

PREVENTION

In order to never feel what osteochondrosis is (especially if you move a little or already scoliosis), pay attention to such preventive measures:

1. Do not overcome it.
2. Do not raise severity suddenly: this should happen after preparation.
3. Follow your behavior when sitting and walking.An ergonomic chair can be installed in the car, which will support the back.
4. Be sure to take a break while working: get up, go, perform yourself - your backpack - so that the spine can take enough power.
5. Do not start your scoliosis: treat it in time.
6. Reduce the amount of salt and sugar in the diet.
7. Exclude dishes containing smoked meat, marinades, sharp spices.The fried products will also need to be removed.
8. Sleep on the orthopedic mattress and a low (or also orthopedic) pillow.