Common low back pain: symptoms, treatment of cervical, thoracic, lumbar

Common osteochondrosis affects not one but several departments back. Degenerative processes are usually distributed with the intervertebral discs of the lower back and neck on the thoracic spine. Low back pain that has spread to all regions of the spine, called generalized.

A common form of osteoarthritis is more neurological complications, actively disrupts the functioning of internal organs. For treatment with medications, physical therapy, chiropractic, physiotherapy, in severe cases – surgery.

Special attention should be paid to the prevention of low back pain, even if the disease has already touched you. After all, to recover will be much more difficult if low back pain will be common.

Symptoms

Common symptoms of degenerative disc disease in different areas are manifested in different ways. They can occur simultaneously and severely affect the quality of life of the patient:

• Vegetative deformation. There was a problem with sweating, blood circulation, breathing and urination;
• Orthopedic deformation. The patient difficult to move, rotate the torso;
• Static deformation. Disrupts the structure of some of the vertebrae;
• Neurological deformation. Patients suffer from depression, they are easy to ruffle.

Common symptoms of degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine:

• Dizziness and unstable blood pressure, headache;
• Numb and sore neck, shoulders, interscapular region, sometimes giving in arms and chest;
• Deteriorating mobility, work ears and eyes, no sense of balance;
• In the worst case, it can start to hurt your teeth appear skin redness, the voice will become lower.

Common osteochondrosis in the thoracic spine is manifested in the following way:

• Stabs between the ribs so that the patient begins to worry for heart. Breathing becomes harder;
• Harder to move your hands and head;
• Worse from coughing, sneezing, laughter and stress;
• Broken processes in the internal organs.

The following symptoms is a common degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine:

• Pain in lumbar region radiating to the buttocks and legs;
• Burning, numb, run "goose bumps" in the lower back and legs;
• Atrophy, and suffering from spasms of the musculature in the area of pathology;
• Hard, sometimes almost impossible to move;
• The patient is difficult urination and defecation. If you have neurological disorders, on the contrary is manifested incontinence.

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Reasons

Low back pain begins to spread to different parts of the spine according to one of the following reasons:

• Multiple spinal injuries in different departments;
• A genetic factor;
• Overweight and an unhealthy diet;
• Autoimmune system disease;
• Oncology of the spine and adjacent tissue;
• Osteoporosis;
• Infectious diseases;
• Rheumatoid factor;
• Underdeveloped due to low mobility of the ligaments and muscles;
• Surgical intervention in the functioning of the spine;
• Age-related changes of bone and cartilage;
• Heavy and long physical labor, rapid movement, heavy lifting.

When the negative factors affecting the spin, initially developing low back pain. In the case of a common form of pathology – the disease occurs in different departments. And then the changes start to affect the nerves and spinal cord. Are not only deformed intervertebral discs and the whole spine.

Often the common symptoms of osteoarthritis are mistaken for cardiac pain or sciatica of the lower back. Actually the problem is irritated nerve endings.

Complications

Common degenerative disc disease affects many systems of the body, as a compression test your nerves, responsible for various internal organs. The list of complications includes but is not limited to the pathologies of:

• Compressed the spinal cord;
• Lumbago, that is, the crossback;
• Impotence;
• Sciatica;
• Gynecological diseases;
• Hernia and protrusion;
• Partial paralysis;
• VSD;
• Incontinence of urine and feces.

Treatment

Treatment of extensive degenerative disc disease usually involves only conservative methods. The treatment is demanding to the efforts of the patient. Activities such as physical therapy for osteoarthritis common type, require diligence. Treatment depends on how many departments affected by the pathology. Therapy takes place in several stages. The first stage medication.

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Drugs

• Pain medication injection and oral;
• If that doesn't work is local blockade spinal Novocaine;
• When the pain syndrome was arrested, it is necessary to begin treatment of the inflammatory process. This will best help non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (the most common are Ibuprofen and Diclofenac);
• To relieve the tension of muscles, taking muscle relaxants, such as Mydocalm or Sirdalud. They have a large number of side effects, and they should take caution under the supervision of a physician.

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In addition, the use of chondroprotectors (hondrolon or Protecon). They help regenerate cartilage. It consist of the intervertebral discs.

To improve the neurological state of the patient, sometimes prescribe antidepressants. Injections with b-complex vitamins and vitamin-mineral complexes in pills strengthen the body's defense against inflammation, improve blood circulation, restore muscle tone.

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Physical therapy

The therapist can relieve pain in widespread osteochondrosis, to overcome the inflammatory process. To strengthen the cartilage tissue of intervertebral discs. Appointed by such therapeutic treatments as:

• Ultrasound treatment;
• Magnetic field;
• Aims laser;
• Electric current of low frequency;
• Electrophoresis.

Manual therapy

An experienced chiropractor will be able to release pinched nerves, expand the space for the intervertebral discs. Free from the pressure of the vertebrae, the discs can restore the metabolism and healthy structure. But chiropractic has many contraindications. Inquire about them from the physician, examine reviews about the specific chiropractic before visiting his office.

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Physiotherapy

Physical therapy during remission common low back pain – the best way to prevent a recurrence of the acute period. Do not perform exercises that cause discomfort, or if you had a pain attack. Possible exercise under the supervision of a physiotherapist. Do not perform exercise movements. We offer you the most simple exercise for the treatment of extensive degenerative disc disease:

• Stand up, do alternating tilts head to the side, at the bottom point, pausing for five seconds. Do ten repetitions;
• Rotate shoulders forward, then back. Do ten repetitions;
• Some times lean whole body to the side.

Operation

In 95% of cases doctors try to limit therapy with conservative methods. But sometimes the common complications of osteoarthritis are forced to resort to surgery. For example, a hernia in different parts of the spine, spinal stenosis.

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Warped discs are removed and replaced with supporting implants. After this operation the patient reabilitarea at least six months.

If you have a herniation pressing on the spinal cord, released the cartilage tissue is burned by the laser or pump the water out. Traumatic surgery involves a long recovery period. Therefore, you should not indulge in self-treatment, the first manifestations of widespread degenerative disc disease, consult a doctor.

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Prevention

If you are already ill with degenerative disc disease of any part of the spine, note on methods of prevention. Otherwise osteochondrosis can join incommon phase, hitting all the back.

If your back is healthy, make sure that your daily lifestyle does not contradict the preventive recommendations:

• The bed should be neither too soft nor too hard. In both cases, the spine gets deformed with time. Possible sleep on an orthopedic mattress and pillow.
• Working at the computer, try from time to time to get up and stretch. Backrest should be high, and its shape is to follow the bend of the waist. Seat shall be rotated around its axis, so you don't have to dramatically turn the whole body;
• Carrying something heavy, do not turn left or right;
• Working at home, avoid long tilts back. If you wash the floor, you better sit down. Pick a kitchen where you don't have to constantly bend over to chop food or to wash the dishes;
• Do not put the foot on the leg. In this position, detrimental changes in the load on all parts of the spine. Cross Shin - valid;