Osteochondrosis - a degenerative disease of the intervertebral discs, which is characterized by the thinning of the disk, MS surface and the increase in marginal osteophytes. The tissue of the intervertebral disc of the computer of cartilage turning into bone. Under the influence of these changes, the disk presses on nerve endings, causing pain.
The symptoms of osteochondrosis:
- persistent back pain that increases with sudden movements;
- pain in the limbs;
- atrophy of the extremities;
- cramps in muscles, difficulty in movement.
If the affected cervical spine, the disease manifests itself in the following symptoms:
- pain in the shoulders, arms and head,
- the syndrome of the arteries, vertebral (dizziness, noise in the head, the color dots in the eyes, throbbing headache).
The disease can develop for the following reasons: heredity, disorder metabolic, intoxication, infection, obesity, eating disorders, aging, trauma of the spine, wrong posture, sedentary work, bad environment, high load, stress, hypothermia.
Prevention and treatment of cervical degenerative disc disease
The treatment is aimed at the elimination of pain, restoration of function of spinal roots, mild degenerative changes in intervertebral discs. In the early stages of the disease, conservative treatment methods. In the stages subsequent to the surgery.
The duration of treatment will depend on the severity of the disease and can vary from 1 month to a year.
Complex conservative therapy includes such methods as:
- physiotherapy;
- massage;
- physiotherapy;
- the chiropractic;
- traction of the spine;
- reflexology,
- drugs.
As prophylaxis it is recommended to conduct a healthy way of life, to avoid excessive physical exertion, regularly to develop the muscles of the back.