Despite the fact that our spine is intended for an active lifestyle, it needs moderate load, and excessive surge is harmful and can lead to osteochondrosis.
The causes of the disease
The causes of osteochondrosis can be different, both internal and external.
Endogenous (internal) causes include impaired intrauterine development of the spine, genetic predisposition and age -related changes in cartilage.
The main external cause of the disease is considered to be the incorrect distribution of spinal load, which leads to degeneration of cartilage at excess pressure.
Also, the disease occurs due to spinal cord injuries, congenital defects, infectious diseases, weakened back muscles, sedation and lateral S-shaped scoliosis, regular severe physical activity associated with the activity area and simply holds an uncomfortable posture.
Osteochondrosis can occur not only in people with improper posture engaged in mental work, but also in those who are well -trained physically - for example, among athletes and hammers.
In addition, the disease progresses with impaired metabolism (mainly calcium and phosphorus deficiency), lack of trace elements and vitamins (magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin D), overweight problems, obesity.
So, let's summarize.The most risk factors of osteochondrosis are:
- exposure to chemicals;
- permanent vibration - for example among trucks or drivers of agricultural machinery;
- flat legs;
- irrational nutrition, excess weight;
- A sedentary lifestyle;
- Work on your computer and constantly drive the car;
- smoking;
- Excessive fitness training;
- Improper posture;
- hypothermia;
- wearing uncomfortable shoes (especially with high heels);
- Constant stress, smoking.
For medical observations, diseases are most often susceptible to hamal, rifles, builders, gymnasts.People who regularly find themselves in a state of stress constantly go with the heads and shoulders due - everyone risks getting osteochondrosis.
Manifestations of osteochondrosis
What happens to osteochondrosis?Depending on which area has damaged intervertebral discs, the pain can occur in: neck, shoulder, arm, back, chest.It happens that a person suspects heart problems, but in fact it hurts a nerve compressed as a result of osteochondrosis.At the same time with pain, one often feels over -tension and tingling of the muscles.If the blood vessels that feed the brain are drained, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, double eyes, nausea and vomiting, seizures appear.
The symptoms of the disease depend on which spine suffers from osteochondrosis, but the main characteristic is pain.
Symptoms of lumbar osteochondrosis include:
- constant pain or acute pain in the lower back;
- Painful sensations are enhanced by physical activity or movement;
- The pain can give the sacrum, the legs, the organs of the pelvis;
- The sensitivity of the legs is impaired;
- Often one has difficulty trying to turn, to bend down, and therefore forced to maintain a posture in which discomfort is felt.
Signs of osteochondrosis of the cervical region:
- headache that intensifies during movement and do not pass after analgesics;
- dizziness with a sharp turn of the head;
- Pain syndrome in the hands, shoulders and chest;
- "Flies" and colored spots in front of the eyes;
- Vision for vision and hearing, "ringing" in the ears;
- Sometimes tingling tongue, changes in the voice.
With thoracic osteochondrosis, the following symptoms:
- chest pain and between shoulder blades, when you lift your arm, inclination;
- The pain is felt more severe at night, with hypothermia, turns, strong physical activity;
- The painful sensations are enhanced with deep breath and exhalation;
- numbness of individual areas of the skin, "goosebumps";
- itching, burning, feeling of cold in the legs;
- Pain attack between ribs while walking;
- The feeling as if the breasts were squeezed with a hoop.
Osteochondrosis
With osteochondrosis, nutritionists recommend that they adhere to the following rules:
The main thing is to monitor fractional nutrition (there are small portions 6 times a day).
Other basic principles of diet are:
- The presence of dairy products in the diet, low fat varieties (beef, rabbit, poultry), mushroom and cereal dishes;
- We will need to limit ourselves to the use of grapes, legumes, peas, beans, meat broth;
- It is useful to include jelly, jelly, flooding fish in the diet.With them you receive substances that are involved in cartilage synthesis;
- Drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water a day;
- Enrich the daily menu of fresh fruits and vegetables, making a special focus on cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, onions, springs, cabbage, pepper, broccoli, celery;
- From the well -known preparation methods, they prefer cooked or cooked for several dishes;
- Eat sunflower seeds, nuts, avocados, raw spinach;
- Olive oil salads;
- If the financial capabilities allow, then prepare dishes of lobsters, oysters, crabs;
- Try to consume salty, smoked products, flour products, sugar, sharp spices as much as possible.
Treatment and diagnosis
If the first signals seem characteristic of osteochondrosis, you should contact a neurologist.The specialist will listen to complaints, check the spine, diagnose if there are problems with brain circulation and eventually give a meeting with radiography, computer or magnetic resonance imaging of the respective spine.
You need to prepare for the fact that treatment will lead to a long process that requires a person with great will and free time.
Today, modern medicine is accessible to various methods of combating osteochondrosis.These are medicines, nutritional supplements, manual therapy, grip, acupuncture, massage, therapeutic gymnastics and more.The attending physician will choose an individual course based on the physical characteristics of the patient's body.
Along with traditional techniques, alternative treatment with traditional medicine is possible - they can be massaged, bee venom, etc.
Prevention
To prevent osteochondrosis, experts recommend the following:
- Timely correction of spinal curvature and posture disorders at early school age.
- Actively engage in physical education, swimming, yoga, sports walking, fitness, which will allow you to form a muscle corset.
- Stick to a diet, consuming products with sufficient content of vitamins, calcium and magnesium (fish and other gifts on the sea, cabbage, spinach, beans, nuts, seeds, peas, rough bread and fresh milk).
- Fighting over excess weight.
- When wearing weights, provide a uniform load on both hands, wear backpacks instead of bags.Lift weights only with the use of the legs, not from the spine.
- Sitting on your computer or table, keep your back straight and shoulders relaxed.
- Choose chairs and chairs that support the spine.
- Every 2 hours or more often take breaks at work, go, crush, create office gymnastics.
- When lifting weights, keep your back straight, sit down, do not make sharp jokes.
- Do not carry heavy items in front of you.
- Do sports in shoes with a so -called shock.
- Orthopedic mattress sleep;
- Exercise for the abdominal press.