A bump on the spine in the lumbar spine: causes, diagnosis, treatment

A bump on the spine in the lumbar frequent and unpleasant phenomenon for a large number of people. Sizes, shapes and sensations can be varied as the causes of tubercle. The most common causes is the violation of the formation of sebaceous secretion and accumulation of fluid in the cavities. Can also affect the damage of the hair follicles which creates the impression of tumor formation and the expression on the mother or father the growth of blood vessels.

Reasons

If to speak about specific diagnoses that can put the doctor after the diagnosis, these include:

• Lipoma;
• Bruising;
• Atheroma;
• Osteochondrosis;
• The hemangioma.

Lipoma is a benign tumor formed from fatty tissues. To touch education non-solid, well movable, pain on palpation is observed. The development of lipoma can be a rapid and relatively slow. Reasons for the appearance is impaired fat metabolism or improper operation of the gallbladder. Sizes vary individually, as can reach very large sizes, but is usually up to four inches.

Bruises are also common diagnosis if you experience bumps in the area of the lumbar spine. Are benign tumors that formed from the spreading blood vessels. Dangerous in that it destroys healthy tissue and can grow to enormous sizes.

Atheroma (cysts), tumors formed due to blockage of the ducts of the sebaceous glands. Education of a painless, rounded, contains skin cells and fatty substances. The sizes from centimeters to seven. Danger is infection content, which leads to swelling and rise of temperature.

Osteochondrosis (salt deposits) common factor for the development of the cones. The main reasons for the development can serve as sedentary work, low physical activity, metabolic processes in the body, improper diet and various traumatic.

Hemangiomas are characterized as hematoma, abnormal growth of blood vessels. To determine the nature of education it is important to consult a doctor, who is obliged to assign diagnostic procedures.

Most often patients complaining of the development of cones in the region of the lumbar, are men. The sebaceous glands of men is different from women's quite. Specificity determines the development of the lip to a much greater extent.

Women in menopause are also more prone to develop these symptoms. Stress and hormonal imbalance, which the organism experiences during the menopause, affects the formation of benign tumors. Most at risk tumors of the person leading a sedentary way of life (especially after the age of 35 years). Injuries of the spine, incorrect statement back when walking and scoliosis, as well as too low physical activity puts a person at risk before the disease.

• Suggest to read: hemangioma of the cervical spine.

Diagnosis

For correct treatment the doctor prescribes procedures diagnostic character to determine the nature of the tumor and its elimination. Required and the total items on the survey include:

• General blood analysis (clinical).
• Biochemical analysis of blood.
• Ultrasound of suspicious tumors, external nature which is alarming to the doctor, or to clarify its parameters.
• Computed tomography with concerns about metastatic manifestation of bumps.
• Biopsy is needed when the risk of malignancy formation.

The purpose of any other test is an individual parameter for a person, depending on the confidence of the physician in diagnoses and education facilities.

Treatment cones

The main condition for the productive treatment – right diagnosis, it depends on tactics of treatment. Most people start to perform certain actions with the swelling that exacerbates the situation. In any case it is impossible to warm, to pierce, squeeze or traumatize the affected area. The mechanical impact may damage the contents of the tumor and lead to undesirable consequences. Basically, deletecones occurs with a scalpel, when you remove the entire capsule with the filling. This is a good way to prevent recurrence of the disease. Such actions produce over purulent accumulations. Pills and injections and creams and gels is ineffective in these cases.

Laser surgery carried out at the moment quite often since it allows not to damage the aesthetic appearance of the skin.

After removal and healing of the scar and the way can be considered the most painless. Is subject small diameter cones. Of these method seem to be the most expensive.

Regardless of the nature of the treatment, the patient is administered the reception of anti-inflammatory drugs for a certain time. This will prevent further inflammation. The doctor is obliged to prescribe to the patient the vitamins that contribute to the normalization of the processes in the body.

If the patient had revealed degenerative disc disease, due to which there was a bump, then the treatment is performed by a neurologist. Assigned to analgesic medications to manage pain and hormonal. A prerequisite is physical therapy. In cases when the course recognize ineffective, the physician may resort to surgical intervention. To the common councils in the form of cones include: the use of semi-rigid bed and orthopedic mattress, physical activity, self-massage and manual therapy.

Danger to humans

The man who risks his health and time do not seek medical care, need to understand what consequences it may bring. Despite the fact that at first glance, the tumor may appear benign, there is a risk in its rebirth in Oncology. This is the most dangerous of all factors and needs to be verified in any case.

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One should not exclude the development of complex complications of suppurative type: cellulitis, abscess acute symptoms, and of course, sepsis (blood poisoning). Sepsis can be lethal! In osteochondrosis, for example, the potential consequences can become abnormal development and deformation of the spine. For example, bruising, damaging surrounding healthy tissues can greatly affect a person. Their rapid growth can damage the spinal cord, great vessels and nerve roots.

If we talk about smaller problems, a tumor of any size will be defect in cosmetic terms, if not to seek help. As a rule, after "running" cases, scars and blemishes. This can be completely avoided if in time to receive treatment.