Translated from the Greek, the word "hondrosis" can be translated as "cartilage".However, as a rule, the word "osteochondrosis" does not mean damage to the cartilage tissue (which would be logical), but only diseases of cartilage.
In patients with osteochondrose, structure (and, therefore, the function) of intervertebral disks - special crispy structures, ensuring mobility and flexibility of the human spine.
As the disease advances, non-relined changes appear and develop in the vertebraees themselves.
Causes of osteochondrose
All reasons why a person has such a disease as osteochondrose, specialists are divided into endogenous (or internal) and exogenous (or, in accordance with this, external).
Endogenous (internal) causes are considered to be spinal disorders that appeared in a person in the womb, as well as age changes in cartilage and hereditary predisposition for osteochondrose.
The main exogenous (external) causal experts are considering improper distribution of the load that reaches the spine.Such is the distribution that causes changes that arise with cartilage in these places where the greatest excess pressure is.
In addition, the causes of osteochondrosis development are spinal trauma and various infections, bent and irregular posture, the weakness of the rear muscle and side (s) of the curvature of the spine.In addition, negative consequences for the spine can have weight weights or extended stays in an unpleasant or unnatural position.
Contrary to the popular belief, not only people of mental work and those who do not follow their state can suffer (and suffer) from osteochondrose.This disease of torment even those who are well prepared physically.For example, drivers, drivers and professional athletes.
In addition to the causes of purely mechanical properties, metabolism problems (mostly, calcium and phosphorus), as well as lack of trace and vitamin elements (especially magnesium, manganese, zinc and vitamin d) can lead to the appearance and development of osteochondrose.Many doctors are sure that the predisposition to osteochondrose, inherited, also plays a significant role in the occurrence of the disease.
What happens to osteochondrose?
When a person throws harder, jump or fall, often sits in an unpleasant position, and so on, the interverters receiving the microtraw.If such injuries continue more or less often, discs lose elasticity and flattening, and at the same time the distance between vertebral decreases.As a result, the nervous roots that stretch out from the spinal cord.That is what causes back pain.At the same time, in the resort where the nerve-vascular bundle, edema forms - as a result, the load on the same bundle increases, and the pain is enhanced.
When the destruction of the intervertebral disk has already begun, it stops playing the role of shock absorber, getting more and more injuries.Over time, the spine person loses its natural flexibility.
How does osteochondrosis manifest?
The main manifestation of osteochondrose is back pain.From which interverters are damaged, the patient feels different pain.May hurt not just back, but also his neck, or maybe a hand or heart.Sometimes osteochondrosis gives up even in your chest.A person can easily decide that something happens with his heart, but in fact he was one of the nerves.In addition to pain, the person often feels numb muscles and a recount.Headache, nausea, vomiting, ears in ears, dizziness and double in the eyes, as well as cases of unconsciousness, may indicate that blood vessels are clenched that blood is transmitted to the brain.
Diagnosis for osteochondrose
If one of the symptoms described above is manifested in you, it is an opportunity to seek consultations with a traumatologist or neurologist.One of these experts will examine the spinal column and study cerebral circulation.If the doctor finds it necessary, he can send you X-ray or to prescribe a computer or magnetic resonance of tomography (MRI) spine that bothers you.
Healing osteochondrose
Prepare for awarding a lot of time to treat osteochondrose.In addition, you will need your will.There is a fairly large number of ways of fighting osteochondrose.These are the methods of medicines and drags and massage and therapeutic gymnastics and Ivolofelectropia.In addition, manual therapists have their own methods - in some cases, those who show high efficiency.Rich medicine is also rich in ideas, offering the treatment of osteochondrose with bee poison, can massage many other miraculous methods.If osteochondrosis has a complication in the form of a hernia of intervertebral discs, on the ALAS, you cannot do without surgical intervention - you need operation.
Osteochondrose prevention
This is what doctors profile usually recommend to prevent radiculitis and osteochondrosis:
- Over time, adjust the cauldron of spine, as well as holding disorders.It is especially worth paying attention to this subject to the parents of the schoolchery.
- Play sports and physical education regularly.Thanks to sports loads, a muscle corset is formed.Muscles - They will do this much more efficiently about your position than diverse stands with wood and sitting with flat back.In addition, your own muscles will protect your spine even when you forget about it.
- Try to eat right, follow the diet.Follow the presence in your food nutrition with a high content of vitamins, calcium and magnesium (abundantly present in fish and other seafood, spinach, cabbage, nuts and peas, fresh milk and bread made of rough-grinding.
- Do not allow the appearance of excess weight.Additional kilograms are unnecessary load on your spine.
- Taking severity, loading loads on both hands as even more evenly.If possible, use backpacks, not bags.If you need to pick up something very difficult - rely on your feet, not on your spine, see how the broins do it.