The most common type of malocclusion of the spine, lumbar, low-back pain. The largest proportion of people who suffer from arthritis lumbar spine affects the period of age after 30 years. The disease is due to degeneration of the cartilage tissue of the vertebral column and the intervertebral discs. The disease is characterized by severe attacks of pain in the department of the lower back.
Causes of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar
The reasons for which this disease is acquired, often refer to the following:
- the small intensity of physical activity;
- diseases of the thyroid, the cardiovascular system, the DIGESTIVE system;
- high physical load, lifting of weights;
- disease of vertebrate joints, in particular rheumatoid arthritis
- transmission in the spinal underdevelopment;
- flat foot ;
- vertebrate injuries, especially to skill in the lumbar and crusade department;
- it is not the proper metabolism;
- the degeneration of the spine associated with the advancing age.
At risk for disease of the lumbar osteochondrosis are the people who:
- have a curvature of the spine;
- obese, metabolic disorders;
- long as you are in a folded position;
- have a genetic predisposition;
- you are in an environment of increased stress;
- have disorders of sleep, a little rest;
- the body is subjected to hypothermia;
- they are the representatives of such professions as porters, labourers, bus drivers, and they also have specialties, ongoing relationship with the identification of the computer.
The symptoms of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar
In addition to the pain they are experiencing difficulties osteochondrosis of the lumbar, especially in a period of strong loads, in addition, there are other symptoms of this disease, which manifests itself in the following:
- a dull pain passes from the hearth inflammation of the foot;
- increasing pain during the heavy lifting, changing the body position, coughing, sneezing;
- the duty to find a position, blood accumulates in the house, and at the least attempt to change our posture, we experience a severe pain;
- the constant tension of the back muscles;
- back pain lumbar to the smallest subcooling;
- numbness hamstrings, buttocks, legs and feet;
- a tingling sensation in the legs;
- spasm arterial up to the degree of lack of the heart rate.
- malocclusion sweaty glands;
- the drying of the skin in the area of the hearth of the pain and violation of the sensitivity.
The main symptoms and signs of degenerative disc disease lumbar spine in women
Osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine – common disease, characterized by dystrophy of intervertebral discs. With the passage of time, and also by excessive loads gradually erased, they become flat. It's full of limitation of mobility, and the emergence of unpleasant sensations due to samishisa vertebrae, that make pressure on the nerve roots and blood vessels. Recognize the symptoms of degenerative disc disease lumbar spine in women and signs is possible with the help of the suggestions.
Lumbar, low back pain — causes, treatment, diagnosis
Lumbar is a part of the vertebral column, which has a maximum load during the jump, run, walk, sit, lessons of power sports and in other situations. The lumbar consists of five vertebrae, is situated between the sacred and the department of the vertebral column. When a trauma to the lumbar, in the case of strong stresses on the spinal column occurs, the deformation of the intervertebral discs, the destruction of the fibrous ring widths, supports the intervertebral disc, changing the biochemistry of the cartilage tissue, poor circulation. When the rupture of the fibrous ring widths occurs protrusion of the intervertebral disc, the development of herniated discs.
Back pain lumbar and is a condition, accompanied by pain that spreads to the leg, back pain, the development of complications. In a neurology department Usupovskiy the hospital, the patient can receive the advice of an expert doctor and neurologist, go to diagnosis, to discover the cause of the development of the disease, to get an effective treatment and go to rehab. In the department of neurology treat autoimmune diseases, cerebral circulatory disorders, chronic pain, the effects of brain injury, disease, the papal legate at the age.
Back pain lumbar symptoms
The main symptom osteochondrosis refers the pain. The patient gets tired quickly, often has headaches, worried, poor sleep, irritability. With the development of the disease symptoms of the negative with the genitourinary system, increases the sensitivity of the feet, the skin on the ends is dry, often occur muscle spasms, with painful attack broken sweating.
Back pain lumbar and is characterized by a deformation of the intervertebral discs, changing their shape, the type, the offset, the detachment proliferation of the vertebrae. With the development of degenerative disc disease lumbar spine will experience a loss of flexibility of the spine, irritated niinivaarantie nerve endings, sacral nerves which form the sciatic nerve. You develop a complication — sciatica. The cause of the development of the sciatica becomes compression of the nerve root in the lumbar area of the spinal column, the deformation of the intervertebral discs, their movement, the detachment proliferation of the vertebrae, hernia. The sciatica is accompanied by a strong pain, reduces the quality of life of the patient.
With the development of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar appear the following syndromes:
- the pain syndrome.
- syndrome root.
- type of ischemic damage.
- spine syndrome
The opinion of an expert
For the number of absorption at the doctor degenerative and dystrophic diseases of the vertebral column occupy the first places. According to the statistics in 60-80 % of cases of aggravation of the degenerative disc disease leads to the development of temporary disability. In the structure of disability to share diseases, degenerative and dystrophic diseases represent 20 % of the cases. Lumbar, low back pain — the common localization of the pathological process. The doctors confirm that the proportion of the disease represent 60-70% of the cases.
The diagnosis of malocclusions in the hospital is through an x-ray examination, magnetic RESONANCE imaging, and CT scan. Low back pain is dangerous complications. In more serious cases -, it loses the ability to self-service. Therefore, it is important to time to contact the doctor to carry out the investigation and the target of a proper treatment. Depending on the degree degenerative-degenerative process of the lumbar vertebrae and the doctors of the hospital are developing an individual treatment plan. Includes tools for causal, pathogenetic and symptomatic therapy. In addition, the treatment plan contains recommendations for the prevention of the recurrence of the disease.
Osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine: treatment
The treatment of degenerative joint disease of the lumbar disc depends on the negligence of the disease. Osteochondrosis distinguish different degrees of development of the malocclusion:
- easy to the degree of development of the disease – the fibrous ring widths around the spinal disc cracks, which are filled with content type of jelly kernel. The discs in this phase of the development of the disease deformed weakly, concerned about the pain, which may be taken for the pain in the heart. Occurs the back pain during heavy lifting and sudden movement. The pain can be stable or half-sharp, sudden.
- the process of deformation of the intervertebral discs continues. Happens bottleneck of nerve endings, reducing the gap between the vertebrae, is expressed discomfort in the lumbar region, often occur painful attacks with unpleasant sensations in the lumbar region and the sacrum.
- the third degree of development of lumbar osteoarthritis is characterized by the rupture of the fibrous ring widths around the intervertebral disc, is the squeezing type of jelly kernel, compression of the nerve roots and blood vessels – develops a herniated disc. Sick for the stage of development of the disease suffers from a violation of the functioning of the internal organs, it becomes slouching.
- the fourth degree of the disease – severe stage of the disease. Occurs a deformation of the spine that leads to disability.
Heavy the degree of the disease often require surgical treatment due to the evaluation the deformation of the spinal column. The spine is deformed bony prominences, the patient has stopped the motor activity. Men and women, the progression of the disease leads to abnormalities in the functioning of the genitourinary system: men have broken the power, and women during pregnancy occurs the deformation of the intervertebral discs, are suffering from the genital organs.
Vascular-compression ischemia
The violation of the vascularization of the spinal cord and other structures that affect the placement of the door to the "refinement" of the structure of the intervertebral discs and, consequently, the normal mobility of the spine, training osteophytes and neoarthrosis.
Myelopathy compression
Narrowing of the spinal canal, causes periodic paroxysmal weakness in the limbs, pain in the "cross" syndrome, lumbar spine with impact to the rear of the thighs. In this context developing malnutrition/hypotonia legs/buttocks, the disappearance of plantar, anal and Achilles reflexes, paresis of the foot.
The treatment of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar
Cure the disease you can and you must. Of course, in this case it will be only a complex therapy, which aims at a reduction of the symptoms of an autoimmune disease, the recovery of the structure of the spine and the prevention of relapse problems.
A complex therapy such disease includes:
- Intake of medicines.
- Siege an injection.
- Gymnastics and PHYSIOTHERAPY.
- The massage and reiki.
- Physiotherapy.
Medications when lumbar osteochondrosis
- Painkillers.
- Recovery chondroprotectors.
- Vitamins. Optimum — group B.
- The injection. Anesthetics, restorers of cartilage tissue and normalizers are the microcirculation of blood.
- By the local media.
Gymnastics with osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine
An important element of recovery of the spinal column. All the treatments were individually developed, focused on the removal of the pain and muscle spasms, normalize blood circulation, restore the functioning of the intervertebral discs.
Massage with osteochondrosis of the lumbar
Massage — mandatory integrated treatment of the disease. Help, how to relax and train the muscles in the lower back, induces the process of recovery of cartilage tissue, relieves the pain. Most often, when the disease referred to above is used for therapeutic, spot, hardware, cupping-vacuum and connective tissue-connective tissue massage.
Physiotherapy
Usually, physiotherapy assigned patient osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine only in the remission phase of the disease, after the overcoming of the period of exacerbate the problem. Classic and modern methods:
- Acupuncture. The impact of needles on acupuncture points back.
- Resistance to traction. The classical technique of traction of the spinal column massage, traction couch, produced a qualified manual therapist.
- Electrophoresis. Note since the ' 60s, complete with non-operational method of exposure in external the problematic affected areas.
- Traction device decompression. Automated hardware traction of the spinal column in a special faculty complex.
- Shockwave therapy. The use of infrasound waves for the treatment of degenerative disc disease.
- The osteopathy. Complete technique that combines elements of chiropractic, massage and physiotherapy, orthopaedics.
- Magnetopuncture. The direct impact of variable magnetic field on the spinal column.
- Laser puncture. The treatment of acupuncture points induced by a beam of radiation.
- The electrostimulation. The application of small current variables on the affected areas.
Prevention of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar
After the passage of a comprehensive treatment and physiotherapy, a long period of time required for treatment in this period, the spine is still weak and requires support. Also, prevention is designed to prevent degenerative joint disease of the lumbar disc. The main activities:
- Regular balanced physical exercise, preferably under the supervision of a qualified orthopedic.
- Normalization of body weight: very often the aggravating factor that may affect the formation of degenerative disc disease, is an overweight man.
- The correction of the diet. To adjust the diet, it is necessary to include foods rich in elements such as calcium and magnesium. It is worth to exclude too fat and harmful dishes, and any other type of food, is not part of the definition of natural food.
- Give up bad habits. Alcohol and smoking stress all destruction processes in the body, this is also true for the occurrence of degenerative disc disease.
- The proper posture. Be sure to watch for your posture, especially if your work is connected with constant identification of a computer or another sitting the operation. Also pay attention to your child as, and how long it sits. Normal posture allows you to prevent the occurrence of scoliosis and, as a result, in the future, degenerative disc disease.
- The correct use of shoes, clothing and accessories, the refusal to adjust carry weight. The wrong shoes, the heavy bitch on the shoulder, work as worker — all these factors are sometimes decisive for the beginning of the formation of destructive processes in the spine.
