Treatment of osteochondrosis is a very long and severe recovery process that requires comprehensive treatment.In order to draw up a treatment regimen, a doctor needs to take into account a number of nuances:
- Features of the body.
- Individual intolerance to individual components of drugs.
The doctor can prescribe treatment only after a thorough diagnosis of the patient.
What is this?
Osteochondrosis is a disease that affects separate segments of the spinal column, thinning tissue cartilage.It is very common.Today, this disease affects 3 segments of the spinal column:
- Neck department.
- Thoracic region.
- Luminer-cross section.
Each of these species is characterized by its symptoms and treatment method.
Osteochondrosis affects the fabric located between the vertebrae.The fabric between the cartilage under the influence of this disease begins to quickly collapse.Nervous fibers located, close to affected cells, are inflamed, which causes spasm in the arteries.The inflamed vessels cannot pass the right amount of blood, so the human body begins to experience oxygen starvation.This condition is especially dangerous for cervical osteochondrosis, since oxygen starvation manifests itself in the brain, and this can lead to serious complications.
Diagnostics
In order for the treatment of osteochondrosis to be more effective, first of all, it is necessary to determine the cause of its progression and the degree of lesion, which is not possible without a comprehensive diagnosis.As practice shows, a set of procedures is carried out under the supervision of a vertebrologist and orthopedist.The diagnosis of osteochondrosis is confirmed in the presence of certain symptoms, examination and the history of the progression of the disease.
At the same time, during the examination, the doctor checks the presence of scoliosis in the patient, as well as pain with excessive muscle tension.
To clarify the diagnosis, the following measures are carried out:
- Tomography.
- X -ray.
- Resonance (nuclear-magnetic).
Treatment
First of all, it is worthwhile to understand that only timely contacting the hospital will help to achieve success - self -medication can only harm your health.So, the treatment includes a whole range of measures:
- Exercise therapy.
- Surgery.
- Taking medications.
- Adjusted nutrition.
In addition, the patient should observe bed rest, but this is almost impossible.That is why doctors recommend lying more often on a hard surface, especially during sleep.If pain intensified, then the mobility of the spine is best minimized.
The main goal, which performs conservative treatment, is to stop the progression of the disease and the return of the spinal column to the correct position.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy helps with sharp pain in the spinal column.This therapy consists in the use of magnetic fields, ultrasound or laser.Physiotherapy is used in an acute form of the disease, when it is required to relieve pain, neutralize inflammation and stop the progression of the disease.This method increases the effectiveness of treatment with medicines, and also can significantly reduce the dosage of the drug.One of the positive qualities of physiotherapy is the absence of any side effects, which means that there are no contraindications either.
Massage
In this method, the same advantages can be distinguished as in physiotherapy: it does not have side effects.However, it is worth saying that massage cannot be done with an acute course of illness.It also cannot be performed with a number of diseases:
- Blood diseases.
- Skin diseases.
- The presence of open wounds.
- If there are any inflammation.
Massage cannot be included in the treatment if there is an acute period of osteochondrosis.
Therapeutic massage gives the following effect:
- Positively affects the nerves.
- Stimulates blood circulation.
- Increases immunity.
- Strengthens the vessels.
- Normalizes metabolism.
The basis of the massage is the effect on the nerves.Manual massage is most effective, as the massage therapist is able to reassure pains with touch.Hardware massage will help to knead the fabric, but it does not have any effect on the nerves.
Taking medications
Medicines are necessary only in the acute period of the disease, when you can observe severe pain.Gels, tablets, as well as ointments are able to eliminate pain and relieve inflammation.But using them is constantly harmful to health - they serve only for temporary stopping.As soon as the painful sensations pass, it is necessary to use exercise therapy and massage.
Any drugs are not a solution to the problem.They will not help return the spinal column flexibility and provide decompression of the disks.Their main goal is to neutralize pain.The exception category includes those drugs that can build cartilage tissue.
The principle of exposure, first of all, depends on the type of drugs.Various heating ointments can not only relieve severe pain, but also improve blood circulation.However, such drugs, as a rule, “turn off” the nerve endings.In some cases, doctors make intramuscular injections, but, as a rule, anti -inflammatory drugs are used to treat osteochondrosis.
Manual treatment method
Manual therapy includes the manual effect on the muscles.It will help to relieve strong pain in the joints and spinal column.Using this method of treatment, posture is adjusted.
Visceral therapy is one of the ways of manual therapy that will help restore joints to joints and improve immunity.This method is used in the treatment of chronic diseases.It will help prevent complications.
Manual therapy can not become an independent way of treatment.It must be combined with exercise therapy, drugs, as well as a diet.
Home treatment method
The gross error in the treatment of the disease is the lack of a deep gaze: the superficial getting rid of symptoms does not eliminate osteochondrosis, but only temporarily improves the patient's condition.That is why the use of painkillers in home treatment is only an auxiliary method of treatment.
Temporarily facilitating pain in the vertebral column and in the muscles, remember the main rule - it is necessary to eliminate the cause of the disease.A number of reasons may include a large amount of food and small body mobility.However, dystrophy of the intervertebral discs can appear only for one reason: the lack of blood flow to the muscles of the neck and back.These phenomena are the reason for starvation of cartilage, which ultimately leads to their degradation.
As practice shows, experts give patients all the recommendations for the implementation of the necessary measures that will help treatment.The number of such measures includes:
- Exercise therapy.
- Adjusted diet.
- Meding.
- The correct selection of bedding.
- Recreation mode.
Elimination of reasons
Surely to say that the progression of the disease began precisely with improper nutrition or due to stagnation of blood, therefore a whole program should be adjusted, which is aimed at restoring damage to the discs and blood flow.
It should also be mentioned about the methods of treating the disease at home:
- Diet.
- Restoring blood circulation in the damage zone is the main method for treating the disease.
- The introduction of healthy lifestyle.
- Selection of mattress.
Elimination of severe pain
- If a little more than 2 weeks have passed since the start of pain, you need to take an analgesic medicine with the NSAI.They are able not only to relieve pain, but also an inflammatory process.
- If the pain does not leave the patient for 3 months, then antidepressants and analgesics must be used with NSAIDs, which contribute to the psychological equilibrium of a person.
In addition, the frequency of use and dosage should be prescribed only by a doctor.Independent administration of any drugs is prohibited.
Medications aimed at eliminating the disease
The main cause of osteochondrosis is the destruction of articular cartilage as a result of problematic metabolism.Pharmacologists developed chondroprotectors aimed at regulating metabolic processes.It is necessary to take drugs of this group after the recommendation of the specialist.
Folk methods of treatment
The use of tinctures and various herbs should be an auxiliary method of treatment, but not the main one.It must be an additional treatment for traditional medicine.Folk methods help relieve pain and prevent the development of the disease.
Without preliminary consultation with a doctor, you can not use any of the methods of treatment.
More recently, a new method of treating osteochondrosis at home has appeared-the use of a massage bed.
Prevention
- Regular self -massage in the morning.
- Water procedures.
- Performing exercises at the workplace.
- Hand gymnastics, legs.
Of course, it is worth noting that if the time for prevention was missed, then this list should be replenished with special gymnastics, which includes exercises to stretch the spinal column.
Following the doctor’s advice, you can not only prevent the progression of the disease, but also restore the destruction of the intervertebral discs.