Despite the fact that our spine is designed for an active lifestyle, it needs a moderate load, and excessive tension is harmful and can lead to osteochondrosis.
Causes of the disease
The causes of osteochondrosis may be different, internal and external.
Endogenous (internal) reasons include a violation of intrauterine development of the spine, genetic predisposition and age -related changes in cartilage.
The main external cause of the disease is considered the inadequate distribution of the load in the spine, which leads to cartilage degeneration in overexpressed sites.
In addition, the disease occurs due to lesions in the spine, congenital defects, infectious diseases, weakened back muscles, lateral and S -shaped scoliosis, regular physical activity associated with the area of activity and simply maintaining a non -comfortable pose.
Osteochondros can appear not only in people with an inadequate posture involved in mental work, but also in those who are physically trained - for example, between athletes and engines.
In addition, the disease progresses with impaired metabolism (especially a calcium and phosphorus deficiency), lack of elements and vitamins (magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin D), overweight problems, obesity.
So let's summarize.The riskiest factors of osteochondrosis are:
- exposure to chemicals;
- Constant vibrations - for example, among truckers or drivers of agricultural machinery;
- Smooth feet;
- irrational nutrition, overweight;
- sedentary lifestyle;
- work on the computer and drive constant from the car;
- Smoking;
- Excessive training at the gym;
- Inadequate posture;
- hypothermia;
- wearing uncomfortable shoes (especially in high heels);
- Constant stress, smoking.
For medical observations, diseases are usually susceptible to engines, rifles, builders, gymnasts.People who are regularly in a state of stress constantly follow their heads and shoulders - all risk osteochondrosis.
Manifestations of osteochondrosis
What happens with osteochondrosis?Depending on which area there are damaged intervertebral discs, the pain can occur in: neck, shoulder, arm, back, chest.It turns out that a person suspected of heart problems, but in fact it hurts a compressed nerve as a result of osteochondrosis.Simultaneously with pain, a person usually feels overwhelmed and numbness of the muscles.If the blood vessels that feed the brain are squeezed, a headache, dizziness, noise in the ears, double eyes, nausea and vomiting, fainting.
The symptoms of the disease depend on which the spine suffers from osteochondrosis, but the main feature is pain.
Symptoms of lumbar osteochondrosis include:
- painful or acute low back pain;
- The painful sensations are improved by physical activity or movement;
- The pain can give to the sacred, legs, pelvis organs;
- The sensitivity of the legs is disturbed;
- Often, a person has difficulties, trying to turn around, bend and is therefore forced to maintain a pose in which discomfort is less meaningful.
Signs of cervical region osteochondrosis:
- headaches that intensify during movement and do not pass after painkillers;
- dizziness with a sharp curve of the head;
- Hand pain syndrome, shoulders and chest;
- "Flies" and colorful spots in front of the eyes;
- vision of vision and hearing, "touching" in the ears;
- Occasionally, numbness of the tongue, change of voice.
With thoracic osteochondrosis, the following symptoms:
- Chest pain and between the platches, when lifting your hand, inclinations;
- The pain is stronger at night, with hypothermia, twists, strong physical activity;
- Painful sensations are improved with deep breathing and exhalation;
- Numbness of individual skin areas, "goose bumps";
- itching, burning, feeling of cold in the legs;
- an attack of pain between the ribs as he walked;
- The feeling as if the chest was squeezed with a rim.
Nutrition for osteochondrosis
With osteochondrosis, nutritionists recommend joining the following rules:
The main thing is to observe fractional nutrition (there are small portions 6 times a day).
Other fundamental principles of the diet are:
- The presence of dairy products in the diet, varieties of low -fat meat (beef, rabbit, poultry), mushroom and cereal dishes;
- We will have to be limited to the use of grapes, vegetables, peas, beans, broths;
- It is useful to include jelly, jam and flood fish in the diet.With them, you get substances participating in the synthesis of the cartilage tissue;
- Drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water per day;
- Enrich the daily menu with fresh fruits and vegetables, making a special emphasis on cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, onions, springs, kale, pepper, broccoli, celery;
- From the preparation methods known, give preference to cooked or prepared for some dishes;
- More often, eat sunflower seeds, walnuts, avocados, raw spinach;
- String salads with olive oil;
- If financial abilities allow, prepare plates of lobster, oysters, crabs;
- Try to consume salty and smoked products, flour products, sugar, clear spices as little as possible.
Treatment and Diagnosis
If the first signs seem characteristics of osteochondrosis, it is necessary to contact a neurologist.The expert will listen to the complaints, will conduct an inspection of the spine from the spine, diagnose if there are problems with brain circulation and possibly give an appointment with radiography, computer or magnetic resonance imaging of the corresponding column.
It is necessary to prepare for the fact that treatment will result in a long process that requires a person with great willpower and free time.
Today, modern medicine is available for various methods to combat osteochondrosis.They are drugs, eating supplements, manual therapy, traction, acupuncture, massage, therapeutic gymnastics, etc.The assistant doctor will select an individual course based on the physical characteristics of the patient's body.
Along with traditional techniques, alternative treatment with traditional medicine is possible - a can of massage, bee poison etc.
Prevention
For the prevention of osteochondrosis, experts recommend the following:
- Oporttoless correction of curvature the spinal disorders and school -age posture.
- It is actively involved in physical education, swimming, yoga, sports walking, fitness, which will allow you to form a muscle corset.
- Adheiving to a diet, consuming products with sufficient content of vitamins, calcium and magnesium (fish and other sea gifts, cabbage, spinach, beans, walnuts, seeds, peas, thick bread and fresh milk).
- Fight for overweight.
- When loading weights, make sure the uniform load on both hands using backpacks instead of bags.Lift the weights only with the use of legs, not the spine.
- Sitting on the computer or table, keep your back straight and shoulders relaxed.
- Choose chairs and chairs that support the spine.
- Every 2 hours or more often takes breaks at work, go, crush, assemble office gym.
- When lifting your weights, keep your back straight, feel, do not make clear idiots.
- Do not use heavy objects in front of you.
- Make sports on shoes with a sole that absorbs shock.
- Sleep in an orthopedic mattress;
- Perform exercises for the abdominal press.