The osteochondrosis of the lumbar region is a disease that deforms and destroys the cartilaginous tissue of the intervertebral discs in the lower back.Without cartilage layer, the distance between the vertebrae is significantly reduced.And with the slightest turns, they can change.The main danger of disease is the possibility of intervertebral hernia formation.
Can't you bow to lift an object that has fallen to the floor?Do you suffer acute pain in the lumbar column and often go, wrapping the waist in a warm scarf?Do not ignore the condition that bothers you.
Osteochondrosis of the lumbar region can be dragged by its duration for a long time.There is no need to experience the body for force.Love your body.And it will correspond.
The lumbar region represents most of the load of all body weight compared to the thorax and cervical departments.Therefore, this subspecies of osteochondrosis is more common.
Made.According to WHO statistics, the osteochondrosis of the lumbosacro department is diagnosed mainly in the population of the population since 30 years.
The causes of the osteochondrosis of the lumbosacro department
- Long stay in the sitting position, as a result of which the muscle corset weakens, and the load in the spine grows
- Weight lifting or regular weightlifting training
- Distortion of the posture, and with her and walking
- After bruises, falls and fractures
- Flat feet.When the set of the foot moves, it usually softens the degree of skeleton pressure in the spine, but with flat feet, the entire load is found in the intervertebral discs
- Overweight
- Constant stay in a pose deprived of convenience
- As a complication after tuberculosis or osteomyelitis (infectious inflammation of bone tissue), anchylosersh spring (inflammation of the column joints) or rheumatoid arthritis (connective tissue injury, mainly in the joints)
- Hormonal malfunction, changed blood composition
- Age -related transformations (vertebrae and intervertebral discs lose their elasticity with age)
- Chronic stress and insomnia
- Hypothermia
Lumbosacral osteochondrosis symptoms
- At the pinch point of the nerve fibers, tingling, burning, "spent chicken skin", the numbness begins
- The rapid beginning of fatigue and sudden attacks of irritability
- Deviations in the menstrual cycle sequence
- Muscles too tense from the lower back
- Increase in sweating
- The skin becomes pale and dry, a person often freezes
- Low pain: prolonged pain and lumbago (firing acute pain).They can be given to buttocks and limbs.At the same time, legs in the literal sense of the word "do not hold" or numb
Made.Did you know what the dimples mean in the lower back?They are also called the "Haguelos de Venus".This is an anatomical characteristic, mainly inherent in the female physicist.The pronounced holes indicate the normal body weight of their owners, good muscle development and blood circulation.In the Renaissance period, such a visual characteristic enchanted sculptors and artists of the fifteenth century.
Pain syndromes are distinguished depending on the causes of their occurrence:
- Radiculopathy: caused by the compression of root structures
- Compression myelopathy: pain appears due to spinal cord compression
- Compression-vascular myeloisquemia: occurs due to the narrowing of supply arteries and veins
- Ishias: due to the pinch nerve pincon, which passes along the buttock and the thigh
Who to ask for help?
If you find any of the signs of the disease, consult a neurologist.It will perform an inspection, determine the probable cause of pain and prescribe the necessary diagnosis.
Diagnosis of Lumbar Osteochondrosis
Any diagnosis begins with the doctor who performs an initial exam.During this procedure, the doctor will determine if he has scoliosis, kyphosis, displacement of one of the buttocks or flattening of lordosis.
The neuropathologist will direct it for examination: CT (computerized tomography), MRI (magnetic resonance tomography) and radiography.
Lumbar osteochondrosis treatment methods
After analyzing the diagnostic results, your attending physician will select the desired treatment course.The treatment methods are different: it can be pharmacological therapy, physiotherapy or, in case of emergency care, an operation.
So what is the essence of the medical method?It involves taking several drugs.We give your approximate list.
- Analgesics: eliminate pain, but do not relieve the cause of its occurrence
- NSAID (non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs): fight against pain and swelling
- Musorelaxants: Relax the muscles
- Cacondroprotectors: Due to the improvement of metabolic processes in cartilage tissues, they slow down the cartilage deformation and even regenerate them
- Diuretics: eliminate swelling
- B Vitamins B: Remove excess fluid, improve metabolism in cells
- Immunity agents in general and drugs to improve blood flow in the pathology zone
Sometimes, in severe cases, to instantly relieve acute pain, it must "bombard" the body with powerful injections.Then, the doctor makes the patient the paravertebral block called SO.The specialist introduces an anesthetic to the exit point of the nerve column, which causes a temporary loss of tissue sensitivity.
As a fairly effective way to combat the disease, physiotherapy has been established.See more in the general section on osteochondrosis
Well, of course, all theoretical physical education (LFK) is also in demand.Strengthens, relaxes and stabilizes back muscles, improves blood circulation and metabolic processes.
But if none of the previous methods was effective, then a neuropathologist can direct it to a neurosurgeon for the treatment of sacred osteochondrosis.And he, in turn, will confirm or refute the need for surgery.
Made.A curious detail for avid drivers.How is it easier to endure driving in a car if your back hurts?Put the roller under the base of the back.And be sure to install a headrest in the seat;Such caution will protect from lesions with acute car's braking.
Types of operations
Worldwide, among professionals, microdiscetomy has won universal recognition.This duration operation takes between 20 and 30 minutes, is performed with general anesthesia.Microdisctomy is performed under a neurosurgical surgical microscope.The surgeon eliminates hernia without touching the surrounding tissues, in particular, without hurting nerve structures.You can walk the next day after the operation.And the hospital operated production receives day 2-3.
A variety of operations is the installation of special implants.The surgeon eliminates the damaged intervertebral disc and inserts sliding titanium implants.The patient is in the hospital for 3-4 days.You can walk the second day.
Question Answer:
I heard that gravity must be tolerated and raised in some way so as not to damage the spine.How exactly?
With the independent transport of goods, keep the body straightened.And place the load itself closer to the torso.If you raise something heavy from the ground, do not lean forward, focusing the load on the body.Sit and lift the load due to the curve on the knees.
What are the stages of development of osteochondrosis?
First stage.Preclinical.The height of the disc is reduced.In the fibrous ring (the outer layer of the intervertebral disk of the cartilaginous fibers) a crack is formed.Lumbar muscles begin to get tired quickly.You feel safe discomfort in the back.
Stage 2.Violations of metabolic processes in the nucleus (the central part of the intervertebral disc, which consists of a gambling cartilage): their cells become dead or completely destroyed.The collagen structure (the structure of the protein is based on the connective tissue) of the fibrous ring is also altered.Local Dolores, a person cannot deal with physical activity that he previously considered quite feasible.
Stage 3.Full destruction of the fibrous ring.The adjacent vertebrae cease to be stable.Any uncomfortable cause causes pain.Due to the pinch of nerve roots that move away from the spinal cord, the limbs can become less sensitive and mobile.
4th stage.The intervertebral disc fabrics are covered with scars, which leads to the immobility of the affected joint of the spine.The description of the clinic here depends on individual physiology.
Can a pregnancy cause osteochondrosis?
Yes, the mass of the embryo gradually increases and the center of gravity of the woman's body changes, the lower back suffers excessive load.In addition to this, metabolism changes;The body lacks minerals and vitamins.But during the relationship of the fetus, most medications and physiotherapeutic procedures are contraindicated.Therefore, carefully follow the therapist and gynecologist tips.