The common disease that affects the spine is chondrosis (osteochondrosis) of the lower back: the disease is expressed in negative changes in the intervertebral disc state, deformation and gradual destruction.
Chondrosis is an early stage of the development of osteochondrosis, without proper treatment, the disease can cause serious back problems.In the first stage, the disease is often symptomless, in the future, difficulty in movement, muscle flow.Symptoms and treatment of chondrosis, diagnostic and preventive methods will be considered below.
Reason -because the appearance of the problem
Lumbar chondrosis occurs in the following cases:
- Posture violations leading to uneven distribution of load on the spinal column.
- Heavy physical labor, irregular loads with a common lifestyle.
- Weak muscle corset.
- Hypothermia of the lumbar region.
- Living in immobility, inactive lifestyle, many hours of travel.
- Cardiovascular system disease, endocrine.
- Problems with metabolism.
- Congenital pathology or emerging musculoskeletal system.
- Professional sports activities related to large weight lifting.
Lumbar spinal chondrosis, symptoms that do not appear immediately and require treatment as soon as possible, more often in people from 50 years and above, people suffering from hypodynamia, pressure, excess weight.Continuous violations of posture cause intervertebral disc disks, deficiency of beneficial substances and vitamins in the diet weakening the musculoskeletal system.Another problem that can increase the risk of wearing too high shoes or platform shoes: this often causes chondrosis among fair sex.
Symptoms of lumbar chondrosis
Characteristics of this problem are the pain syndrome that concentrates in the lumbar region, sacrum and lower leg.
Another symptom of the disease:
- Highlight the leg muscles.
- Problems with the organs of the genitourinary system, surrender.
- Sharp damage, shots in the lumbar zone with sudden changes in the body (bending, backward), during severe cough, when lifting heavy objects.
- Dryness and changes under the shade of the skin are bluish.
- Scoliosis, spinal column distortion.
Often, patients find that after resting and staying in a quiet state, the pain becomes quieter and feels weaker, and when lifting weight or sharp movement, the syndrome is worsening, locally on the lower back.
In the absence of medical treatment, you may face the following consequences:
- Disruption of the nervous system, because the displacement of the disc helps pinch the nerve root.
- Bone deformation, disc hernia.
- If there is a deformation of the fourth lumbar nerve spine, difficulty arises with the knee reflex.
- With the development of lumbosacral chondrosis, the Achilles tendon reflex and finger flexion can weaken or disappear.
The appearance of symptoms of the disease requires a comprehensive diagnosis.The procedure at the clinic consists of several stages: the experts initially explained the clinical picture, learning about lifestyle, injury, burden, type of pain and other eyes.Visual examination is conducted to check muscle tone, palpation reveals how the vertebral symmetry is located, at a distance from each other.
If a visual examination does not allow you to create an objective clinical picture, your doctor may prescribe the following types of examinations:
- X -ray.The picture is performed in 2 projections to determine the condition of the spinal column, detect bone deformation, disc destruction, and sealing process.
- MRITo check the condition of the blood vessels and fibrous rings.
Development
The disease continues gradually, it is classified by the stage:
- In the first stage, discomfort arises in the lower back area, pain is rare, usually with physical energy (weight lifting).Radiography shows small bone deformation.
- In the second stage, the fibrous ring is destroyed, the intervertebral distance decreases, the vertebral movement is limited.Pain appears after physical activity and is not scheduled, becoming stronger.Often, the patient comes to the doctor correctly at the developmental stage of chondrosis.
- The third stage occurs if treatment is not prescribed;The pain becomes constant, the serious deformation of the vertebrae, the disc hernia is indicated.
- In the fourth stage, the spinal column is very twisted, the movement becomes difficult or impossible.With neglected conditions, defects are often prescribed.
Treatment of chondrosis
Experts prescribe therapy, which may include the following actions:
- Drug treatment.Doctors prescribe anti -inflammatory drugs produced in the form of tablets or fluids for intramuscular injection.To restore the condition of the intervertebral disc stitches and sacrum, chondroprotectors are used, and support for the immune system is done by adding products enriched with vitamin B to the diet.With severe pain, restrictions are used.
- Exercise therapy.Therapeutic physical education exercises accelerate blood circulation, strengthen muscle tissue, and contribute to posture correction.
- Physiotherapy with ultraviolet radiation and exposure during Diahynamic (relevant in the recovery process).
- Treatment of shock waves that help eliminate manifestations of fibrosis.
- Manual therapy that restores blood flow and helps relieve muscle tissue.
- Reflexotherapy that allows you to improve the effectiveness of treatment, stop pain and improve sleep.
- In the last stage of chondrosis, surgery is used to correct deformation, to eliminate hernia and intervertebral complications.
To determine how to treat lumbar chondrosis, you need to consult your doctor - in some cases, the method is combined to achieve the best effect.
The use of traditional medicine is also allowed, including the following most popular recipes:
- Take 3 lemon, roll, without the spirit, put in a glass jar with a capacity of 1 liter and pour boiling water.The device is inserted for 5 hours, take 1 tablespoon on an empty stomach in the morning.Keep the jars needed in the refrigerator.
- A piece of cottage cheese is placed on a piece of cloth, add a few drops of vinegar, make a bandage.The fabric is required for use for the lumbar region, to store for 1.5-2 hours.
- Radish (350 g) is rubbed on the grated, mixed with vodka and honey (100 ml and 250 g, each).The mixture is used to rub the lumbar area.
- Also a very effective massage with cans;
- Wearing a belt from natural dog feathers during the day;Before bed, it is removed.
- Pour 0.5 liters of ordinary lilac flowers into a jar with a capacity of 0.5 liters, add vodka, close and place in a dry, dark place.The container is released after 21 days, filtered and eaten before eating 3 times a day.Duration of treatment - 3 months, dose - 30 drops.
- Baddyug is mixed with olive oil (rating 1 to 30), rubbed with a mixture of affected areas, torn with plastic bags and warm wool.
How to prevent lumbar spinal chondrosis?
The disease can be warned, and preventive measures can be as follows:
- Limit the load on the spinal column.
- Control of metabolic processes, dietary enrichment with vitamins, increases the attention of the endocrine system.
- Increase activity, cure boring routines using fitness, easy training, charging.
- Wearing orthopedic agents (corsets, belts);
- Sports, including swimming.
- Procedures for general hardening of the body.
Lumbar and lumbosacral osteochondrosis are shown in people who have a fixed or irregular load on the spine.The presence of problems is indicated by acute paroxysmal pain, numbness and other symptoms, and treatment is required to start as soon as possible.The therapy method is prescribed by the doctor, and is often the method of combining to achieve the results and the fastest eliminates the disease.