Low back pain - a degenerative disease of the intervertebral disc, characterized by thinning of the disc, multiple sclerosis, its surface and the increase in regional osteophytes. The intervertebral disc tissue hardens, the cartilage of developing bone. Under the influence of these changes in the disc pressure on the nerve endings, which becomes the cause of the pain.
The symptoms of degenerative disc disease:
- the stabbing pain in the back, which enriches the abrupt movements;
- pain in the limbs;
- atrophy of the limbs;
- muscle spasms, impeded the movement.
If you hit the cervical spine, the disease manifests with the following symptoms:
- the sensation of pain in the shoulders, arms, head;
- the syndrome of the vertebral arteries (dizziness, buzzing in the head, spots of color in the eyes, throbbing headache).
The disease can develop for the following reasons: heredity, metabolic disorders, intoxication, infection, obesity, eating disorders, and the aging of the body, trauma of the spine, disorders of posture, sedentary work, bad environment, high loads, a situation of stress, the cold.
Prevention and treatment of cervical osteoarthritis
The treatment is aimed at the removal of the pain, the recovery of functions of spinal roots, severe dystrophic changes in the intervertebral discs. The early stages of the disease, the treatment is carried out to the conservative methods. In the later stages of surgery.
The duration of treatment depends on the severity of the disease and can vary from 1 month to a year.
Full conservative therapy includes techniques such as:
- therapeutic exercise;
- massage;
- physiotherapy;
- chiropractic;
- the traction of the spinal column;
- foot reflexology;
- intake of medicines.
As prevention it is recommended to lead a healthy life, avoid excessive physical workloads, regularly to develop the muscles of the back.