Osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine is a common disease. Affected people 25 years of age, older. The disease is getting younger. Lumbar osteochondrosis, symptoms are noted in patients aged 30 years.
Osteochondrosis is a disease of an incorrect, sedentary lifestyle. Many are forced to spend their working hours in constant sitting at 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 is manifested by 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, aggravated by movement;
- after an incorrect load on the spine, the patient is faced with a partial restriction in movement, severe pain that does not allow him to straighten his back, causing a severe pain attack.
It is recommended to seek medical advice. The consequences of neglected osteochondrosis are terrible. The disease provokes changes in the cartilaginous tissue, leads to the formation of hernias. The patient is relieved of a herniated intervertebral disc by a surgical operation.
The modified cartilage tissue becomes dense, reminiscent of bone tissue, the distance between them decreases, the nerve endings are pinched. Pain occurs in the lower back, leg, groin.
Causes of disease
A sedentary lifestyle can not provoke a disease. The causes of lumbar osteochondrosis often negatively affect the body from childhood. The formation of incorrect posture is the first reason leading to osteochondrosis. Extra pounds, weight lifting, back injuries, genetic predisposition are the main reasons leading to degenerative changes in the vertebrae.
Causes provoke improper blood circulation in the cartilage tissues. The amount of nutrients supplied with blood decreases, leading to a lack of components necessary for the regeneration of cartilage tissue.
It is worth paying attention to back injuries. A severe spinal injury received in childhood will disrupt the normal functioning of the intervertebral discs. The inflammation begins gradually. If you do not take action in time, provoke the process with additional adverse factors, in the future osteochondrosis will become a constant companion.
Treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis
The main thing - no self-treatment. Cause harm to health, aggravate the condition.
The doctor will establish 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 are aimed at eliminating factors:
- It is recommended to identify the root cause that led to the formation of changes in the tissues.
- If osteochondrosis is accompanied by severe pain, the initial treatment is aimed at relieving pain, alleviating the patient's condition.
- It is worth stopping the process of the disease, stimulating the regeneration of tissues damaged by osteochondrosis.
- When the pains go away, the patient is prescribed massage complexes, therapeutic exercises, and preventive procedures.
With an exacerbation, the pain is so severe that movement causes severe pain. In severe cases, the patient is hospitalized. If not necessary, the patient should be provided with rest at home, bed rest.
The doctor prescribes strong medications. 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 course of reflexology, it is worth visiting the sessions. After restorative manual procedures that relieve pain, restore muscle tone, you should regularly engage in physiotherapy exercises.
The complex of therapeutic procedures is aimed at getting rid, eliminating the complications that provoke osteochondrosis. In severe cases, procedures are ineffective. The patient will be relieved of pain, anguish, 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 reconsidering a sedentary lifestyle.
From now on, physical therapy and an active lifestyle should become constant companions. Prevention - swimming, leisurely walks in the fresh air. Often, patients have physiological problems. Osteochondrosis is the cause of the patient's depressed state. The disease leads to constant irritation, depression, depression.
The main thing in the prevention of the disease is a mobile lifestyle, proper nutrition, gymnastics, swimming. Lumbar osteochondrosis becomes a problem for every second patient.
If you do not notice signs of illness, lifestyle, work restrict movement, take care of disease prevention in advance. You should not wait until it manifests itself, 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. Vertebrae in a healthy body have strict proportions relative to each other. A slight deviation from the norm provokes arthrosis, radiculitis, osteochondrosis. Preparations for lumbar osteochondrosis cannot cure. They stop the development of the disease, eliminate pain, partially restore the work of damaged tissues.
Incorrect posture - osteochondrosis in the future, early skin aging. Youth depends on the strength of the muscles responsible for maintaining the muscles of the face. Incorrect posture, stooped 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. In order to prevent the progression of the disease, parents from childhood should pay attention to the posture of the child, take measures to prevent the occurrence of osteochondrosis.
For prevention, strengthening the health of the body, it is recommended to attend sports sections, observe a properly balanced diet, treat injuries in time.