Osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine is a common disease. Affected people aged 25 years, older. The disease is getting younger. Lumbar osteochondrosis, symptoms occur 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 at the computer. It is important to lead an active lifestyle, to do physical exercises that maintain normal muscle tone, often there is not enough time for that.
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 occurs, which is aggravated by movement.
- After incorrect loading on the spine, the patient experiences a partial restriction in movement, severe pain that does not allow him to straighten his back, causing a severe pain attack.
It is recommended that you seek medical advice. The consequences of neglected osteochondrosis are dire. The disease causes changes in the cartilage tissue, leading to the formation of hernias. The patient is relieved of intervertebral disc herniation by surgery.
The modified cartilage tissue becomes dense, resembling bone tissue, the distance between them is reduced, the nerve endings sting. The pain appears in the lower back, in the leg, in the groin.
Causes of the disease
A sedentary lifestyle can not cause illness. The causes of lumbar osteochondrosis often negatively affect the body from 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 that lead to degenerative changes in the vertebrae.
Causes cause improper blood circulation to the cartilage tissues. The amount of nutrients supplied by the blood decreases, leading to a lack of nutrients that are necessary for the regeneration of cartilage tissue.
It is worth paying attention to back injuries. A serious spinal injury that occurred in childhood will disrupt the normal functioning of the intervertebral discs. Inflammation begins gradually. If you do not take action in time, cause the procedure with additional adverse factors, in the future osteochondrosis will become a constant companion.
Treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis
The main thing - no self-medication. Cause damage 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 established. The procedures aim to eliminate 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 subsides, the patient is prescribed massage bands, therapeutic exercises and preventive procedures.
With a worsening, the pain is so intense that the movement causes intense 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 drugs. In severe cases, the patient is given a special block that relieves acute pain.
Treatment 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 neurologist has prescribed a reflexology course, it is worth attending the sessions. After manual rehabilitation procedures that relieve pain, restore muscle tone, you should regularly participate in physiotherapy exercises.
The complex of therapeutic procedures aims at relief, eliminating the complications that cause osteochondrosis. In severe cases, the procedures are ineffective. The patient will be relieved of pain, anxiety, surgery.
Disease prevention
Treatment, safety in the future does not depend only on the treating physician. Whether or not osteochondrosis returns depends on the patient. It is worth reconsidering the sedentary lifestyle.
From now on, physiotherapy and an active lifestyle must become constant companions. Prevention - swimming, leisurely 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 preventing the disease is a mobile lifestyle, proper nutrition, exercise, swimming. Lumbar osteochondrosis becomes a problem for every second patient.
If you do not notice signs of illness, lifestyle, work restrict movement, take care to prevent the disease in advance. You do not have to wait for it to manifest, it is easier to protect your health in advance than to face terrible complications.
Facts about osteochondrosis
Many diseases occur due to problems with the spine. The vertebrae in a healthy body have strict proportions between them. A small deviation from the norm causes arthropathy, sciatica, osteochondrosis. Preparations for lumbar osteochondrosis can not be cured. They stop the development of the disease, eliminate the pain, partially restore the work of the damaged tissues.
Wrong posture - osteochondrosis in the future, premature aging of the skin. Youth depends on the strength of the muscles that are responsible for maintaining the facial muscles. The wrong posture, bent shoulders, drooping head weaken the muscles of the back of the neck and head. It leads to the formation of a second chin, to the development of osteochondrosis.
conclusion
Disease prevention is more effective than cure. In order to prevent the development 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, enhance the health of the body, it is recommended to attend sports classes, to maintain a properly balanced diet and to treat injuries in a timely manner.