Chest spine osteochondrosis is a disease of the muscle system, the success of which depends on the timeliness of the diagnosis.It can be completely cured in the early stages, but it can be difficult to determine the source of the disease, as the patient does not first suspect that the pain and discomfort arises are related to the damage to the spine: they do not disturb him and are not hurried to the doctor.
Let's try to treat the characteristic symptoms of osteochondrosis, the nature of its occurrence, the possibilities of treatment and the prevention of the disease.
The chest spine osteochondrosis
- The disease is characterized by dyspic and degenerative changes in the chest spine, which result in malfunctions of cell metabolism.
- In intervertebral discs, protrusion (thinning and crack) occurs - the cause of the spinal cord, numbness of the limbs, paralysis.This is the stage of the disease when only a surgical operation helps.
- Patients and doctors are responsible for taking measures for timely diagnosis and proper treatment.
The symptoms of the disease
The first symptoms of osteochondrosis of the thoracic area of the spine:
- Back pain (dorsalgia);
- Acute pain in the chest area (dorsago);
- Uncomfortable during the movements, I don't want to move again to not feel the pain.
All of these are symptoms of protrusion - cracks of vertebral discs.The pain appears in the area of the kidneys, liver, heart, pancreas, stomach.The pathologies of the chest region are shown in intercostal neuralgia, rovate transverse joints, and ribs and pectory arthrosis.Deep sigh or cough causes pain or compression sensation or solid heavy coma in the chest.
The spine osteochondrosis is often characterized by syndromes:
- Vasomotor syndrome is characteristic of neurological diseases.The patient has a sudden redness, similar to the climate, the pain of other organs and systems.
- Muscle-tonic syndrome pain in muscle tissue focus.With increasing physical activity, these areas swell.
- Neurodistrophic syndrome (zuzhek disease) or metabolism in tissues can also become a symptom of the disease.
The difference from other diseases
Diagnosis and early detection of osteochondrosis of the chest area is that its symptoms can be easily confused with others.
For example, pectalgy is not only a sign of the breast osteochondrosis, but also a sign of myocardial infarction.
With spinal damage, symptoms of pectality occur with the head, the torso turns and last for a long time for more than two weeks.In this case, nitroglycerin is useless.By comparison, the same pain continues for a short period of time with coronary heart disease."Cardon" drugs help to get rid of or significantly help to relieve it.
Pain in the symptoms of the appendix, kidneys, stomach, intestines: appendicitis, nephritis, pyelonephritis, gastritis, stomach ulcers, colitis.Compression of the spinal cord (squeezing) The typical symptoms of these diseases are manifested.The feeling of pseudo -anangiose syndrome or the squeeze, the severity of the chest is different from the angina pectoris patients.Such pains can be caused by chest pathology, cervix-toorracic, and cervixes, which can cause painful processes of surrounding tissues: muscle and nervous.The pseudonym -angiose syndrome pain occurs with the turning of the upper body.
Symptoms of compression syndrome are signs of extramedullar tumors of the spinal cord.
Due to the similarity of osteocondrosis of the spine of the spine, the most important thing is to diagnose precisely, for which complex measures are taken.
The development of the disease
We figure out what happens when osteochondrosis occurs:
- Above all, the disc is modified: sophisticated, covered with cracks, deformed.At this stage, the disease does not appear symptomatic and the patient does not feel anything.
- Thereafter, there are pains for irritation of nerve endings in the tissues next to the affected discs.In people with advanced muscle mass, the risk of pathological processes is much lower as muscles support the spine than a corset.Pain can be neurological, for example, numbness of the limbs, the appearance of goosebams, and modification of the internal organs of the chest.
In the first two stages, the disease is healing.
- Then the inflammatory processes, hernia, the arthrosis, the subluxation of each vertebrae may occur.The most common is the hernia in which the pulpoose spinal core, which is constantly supported by a fibrous ring.When the ring is destroyed, the seed leaks, causing acute pain, numbness, paralysis.
- In the fourth phase, the reduction of discs occurs, and abnormal growth of bone tissue is possible.So the spine protects itself from dangerous compression of the spinal cord.
In severe cases, the spinal cord syndrome due to protrusion can cause closing pain and a reduction in sensitivity (gipalgesia).
Factors of the development of the disease
The chest spine is formed osteochondrosis as it is not sufficient for intervertebral discs with useful substances and moisture with vertebrae.The spinal cords differ from other body tissue in the sense that they do not transport nutrient elements through the vessel network and come from adjacent tissues.Liquid deficiency, nutrients, phenomenon called protrusion are characterized by ledge, refinement, crack and destruction.
Degenerative changes occur for the following reasons:
- Heir, associated with the underdevelopment and pathology of blood circulation.
- Congenital congenital, caused by the appearance of the weakness of the muscle bone: rick, kyphosis, skoliosis, prayer.
- Salt spreads near the plates (osteofites) publish a crunch at the time of spinal probing.
- Violation of nutritional metabolism in tissues as a result of microcirculation as a result of injuries and infectious diseases
Those at risk:
- experience of heavy physical activity;
- inadequate posture with the same pathological consequences over time as after injury;
- with sitting work;
- Professional work for a permanent, long trembling organization (drivers).
When should you seek medical attention?
With spinal disease, the doctor should go quickly.How to understand that the case is in the spine?In the case of osteochondrosis, it may be difficult to understand or not immediately.In the first stage, the pain is not felt.
Remember!If there are pains in the chest and back, the exact source of which is difficult to determine because it "glanced over" on the body: first it hurts and then alternately - shoulders, ribs, collar bone, in any order.This is most often a sign of damage to the chest spine.
Is it possible to alleviate the pain before a doctor meets?
So far there is no accurate diagnosis, no radical treatment methods are used.The fact is that there are diseases where, for example, thermal procedures are prohibited (with certain types of tumors).With sharp pains, painkillers are drunk and rescue call.In other cases, heavy loads are excluded by sedatives, finding a comfortable posture, and avoiding sharp shock effects.In the first option, they seek medical attention to confirm the diagnosis and prescribe treatment.
Diagnosis of osteochondrosis of the spine in the chest area
Always perform a comprehensive examination aimed at eliminating diseases with similar symptoms.
Diagnostic methods include:
- anamnesis;
- Check and palpation;
- Computer tomography that determines an accurate diagnosis and clarifies the stage of the disease;
- Radiography as an alternative method of tomography that can explore the disks' cracks and growth;
- Ultrasound, ECG, gastroscopy, fluorography, general tests that exclude diseases, similar to symptoms similar to osteochondrosis.
The more complete the diagnosis, the more accurate the diagnosis.In addition to osteochondrosis, other spinal patologies can be detected, taking into account the doctor when diagnosed and prescribed treatment.
How to treat the spine osteochondrosis?
Medical treatment of osteochondrosis leads to the patient's complete cure when the diagnosis is made in time.
- Above all, it is used to relieve the pain, and the drugs are prescribed for this purpose - blocking painkillers, the source of pain with novocaine injections, for a while to free the patient from unbearable pain;
- Physium with currents, laser, magnetic setting;
- needle flexotherapy or acupuncture performed by professional doctors;
- Therapeutic gymnastics under the supervision of physiotherapist;
- Purpose of chondroprotectors;
- Surgery intervention is replaced in severe cases where other methods are useless.
Folk medicines
All folk methods of treating osteochondrosis are divided into pathogenetic and symptomatic parts.Pathogenetic - the purpose of the disease.They belong to:
- physiotherapy procedures;
- Massage starts studying pain points for 8-12 minutes and then time increases;The massage is only presented in the absence of acute pain;
- A diet in which the patient denies grapes and legumes systematically accepts substances containing natural chondroitin, a substance that helps to strengthen intervertebral discs: jelly meat, broth and broth.etc., we show the use of vegetables and fruits that contribute to the body;
- During the appearance of acute pain - heating with salt and sand;
- acupuncture.
Symptoms to relieve the symptoms of the disease include external and internal phytotherapy.
Preventing the disease
Osteochondrosis, usually to prevent osteochondrosis of the spine of the spine, must be met in particular:
- Sleep on hard surfaces and pillows, up to 15 degrees slope relative to the mattress;
- Avoid excessive burden on the spine and professions associated with a shaking body;
- Take into account the right lifestyle;
- Drink water regularly, prevent dehydration;
- Pregnant women are registered at an early stage, using vitamins and elements that contribute to the proper development of the fetus;
- The child is the prevention of ricks, which is the prevention of disorders in the muscle bone system.
The spine osteochondrosis is a disease that can be treated, especially in the first stage.Later, if the disease could not be completely overcome, there is no reason for despair.Existing treatment methods are designed to significantly reduce the patient's suffering.Early diagnosis of the implementation of all prescriptions in the doctor can fully save the patient from exhaustive disease.