One of the most common causes of back pain is osteochondrosis.This is the name of a spinal disease that affects the intervertebral discs.With such a lesion, the discs are stratified, deformed and change in height.Hence the pain.
According to statistics, almost 80% of the planet's inhabitants suffer from this pathology to one degree or another.Impressive number!It is quite simple to explain its "frightening size".
Answer a few questions.Are you living a more passive active lifestyle than an active one?Prefer to travel by car rather than on foot?Do you spend a lot of time at the computer sitting in one position?If you said "yes" more often than "no", you unfortunately have a chance to develop osteochondrosis sooner or later.
The danger of pathology is that people suffering from osteochondrosis, as a rule, do not even suspect it.It is difficult to recognize in the early stages, and difficult to treat in the later stages.
In most cases, pathology is diagnosed when damage to internal organs occurs after osteochondrosis.This often happens because the spine is the support of the whole body, and its dysfunction has a negative effect on the whole body.
Specialists in the treatment of osteochondrosis urge you to be more attentive to yourself and your health.Pay attention to the smallest signs of health and contact us immediately.We will help you recognize the disease at an early stage and treat it before it becomes intractable.
Symptoms of thoracic osteochondrosis
To make it easier for you to understand that it is time to consult a specialist, pay special attention to the most "bright" signs of osteochondrosis.
Thoracic osteochondrosis, whose symptoms depend on which part of the spine is affected by the deformation, is most often manifested as unpleasant sensations and back pain.There may also be sharp pain between the shoulder blades and intercostal spaces.Pain increases with movement, can be localized along the thoracic spine.
Back pain alone may not signal a problem.If your heart, nerves, liver or other internal organs are acting up, this can also be a warning bell.
The main symptoms of thoracic osteochondrosis:
- decreased mobility in the thoracic spine.But this is not always a sign of osteochondrosis.Such symptoms include ankylosing spondylitis, scoliosis and other deformations of the spine, Forestier's disease, etc.X-ray examination is necessary to accurately determine the causes of pain.By applying to professional specialists, you can undergo an X-ray examination directly in our center and get an expert opinion immediately;
- pain in the chest, behind the sternum, usually on the left.Similar symptoms appear in coronary heart disease.Therefore, an EKG, EKG is needed to clarify the details.You can also spend them in a specialized clinic;
- pain in the interscapular space.It can be an aching or shooting pain that gets worse when walking, bending over, or breathing in and out.
Osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine, the treatment of which is primarily aimed at relieving pain, is perfectly hidden like other diseases and is very easy to confuse.To prevent this from happening, you need to undergo a series of simple examinations.Based on their results, our specialist will determine the exact cause of your problem and find a way to solve it.
Diagnosis of osteochondrosis of the thoracic region
Osteochondrosis of the chest is a serious disease, which must be diagnosed by an experienced doctor.You should not try to treat yourself.
But if you pay attention to your lifestyle, posture and the condition of different parts of the body, you can find out for yourself how big the risk of osteochondrosis is.
Posture. Stand with your back to the wall without shoes.Your body should be in contact with the wall at five points: the back of the head, shoulders, hips, calves and heels.Stay in this position for 3-4 minutes.If you are comfortable in this position, congratulations - there is no reason to worry.If you feel tension in different parts of the body, we will continue the diagnosis further.
Cervical region
The beginning is considered the seventh cervical process, which is visually visible and must be clearly felt during palpation;the remaining processes should be of the same size and should be located at the same distance from each other.If the vertebrae are difficult to palpate, if they merge into a single "column" or if their displacement is evident, the symptoms of cervicothoracic osteochondrosis, which are indicated above, appear.
The consequences of cervicothoracic osteochondrosis can be headache, nervousness and depression, problems with the thyroid gland, impaired hearing and vision, numbness of hands and fingers, hypertension.
Thoracic region
Thoracic vertebrae should normally be concave and in the correct alignment "in a row".When they bend, they should not protrude and rest on the skin.However, thoracic lumbar osteochondrosis, which must be diagnosed by a doctor, occurs most often in people who work in the office.This is sedentary work, sitting at the computer, studying during the day.Athletes who lift weights also often suffer from osteochondrosis.People with problems with the thoracic spine often suffer from colds: bronchitis, pleurisy, cough, pneumonia.
The diagnosis of thoracic osteochondrosis consists, first of all, of a comprehensive medical examination.If the symptoms of the disease are clearly expressed, the diagnosis can be made based on the patient's complaints, examination, medical history, as well as the results of MRI and radiography.The images allow you to clearly see how seriously the intervertebral discs are deformed.
Waist
Obvious evidence of osteochondrosis of the lumbar region is the deposits on the sides, visually "pushing" the waist upwards.The person's posture has clearly changed.In such cases, MRI results diagnose disc herniation and Schmorl's hernia.Lumbar strangulation can lead to paralysis of the legs, and neoplasms can turn into cancerous tumors.
Sacral section
How often do babies fall on the tailbone?Very often.In this case, parents rarely take the baby to the doctor.After all, such a bruise is taken for granted.And this is wrong.In fact, bruises are dangerous.They can cause curvature of the bones, where salt deposits then accumulate.Osteochondrosis of the sacral region causes hemorrhoids, constipation, varicose veins of the lower extremities and arthrosis.
Thus, by independently examining your spine, you can draw conclusions about the presence of abnormalities in the body.But remember that the final diagnosis is still made by the doctor.
Real professionals and high-class specialists are waiting for you in medical centers.You will be offered really high quality medical services that will solve any of your problems.
The center is equipped with advanced equipment that recognizes any pathology at an early stage.Also, in our center, you can undergo any kind of laboratory tests: from the presence of sugar in the blood to testing for STDs.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the thoracic region
The treatment of any disease, first of all, consists in eliminating the causes that cause it.And, of course, in parallel with this, specialists carry out treatment that eliminates the symptoms of pathology.Only such complex therapy will help recovery.
If the doctor determines osteochondrosis of the thoracic region, the treatment can be medicinal and reflexive.
Drug treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis is usually used in the acute phase.Analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, sedatives and corticosteroids are used to stop an attack.
In addition to orally prescribed drugs, the doctor can prescribe local blockade with lidocaine or novocaine.Drugs with a strong anti-inflammatory effect affect the main links in the pathogenesis of pain, so relief occurs almost immediately.
In the complex treatment of osteochondrosis, muscle relaxants, herbal preparations, antidepressants are added.
Reflexology therapy is carried out in the phase of remission, and reflexology, acupuncture, magnetic puncture, and hand massage play the main role in the treatment.These procedures reduce the dosage of drugs and permanently enhance the effect of treatment.
Specialists will help you at any stage of the disease: from early diagnosis to treatment of complex cases.Neurologists and therapists, massage therapists and reflexologists are at your service.Also, if necessary, other specialist doctors working in our center will also join your treatment process.
Your health is in your own hands.The sooner you ask for help, the sooner we can help you.