Lumbar osteochondrosis is one of the most common diseases of humanity, they equally face this diagnosis of both men and women. This disease is damage to the entire back of the entire back, the intervertebral discs in the lumbosacral and sacral department, most often people after 30 years go into the risk area, but with physical work with a large load on the back, they may encounter such a problem and many young people.
We will analyze what are the causes of this disease, how is it dangerous and what methods of treatment exist?
Causes of Lumbari's osteochondrosis
Lumbari osteochondrosis rate
4 of the main stages of the disease are distinguished, gradually turning from an easier to complicated scale, we will analyze each of them.
1st degree
The mild pain in the vertebrae, which intensifies after physical exercise, is manifested by stupid, creepy, sensitive back pain and buttocks, may disturb for a short time.
2 stairs
The distance between the vertebrae is reduced, the fibrous rings and all the surrounding tissues begin to collapse, the nerve roots are squeezed. The pain at this stage becomes sharper and tangible, surrendered as you walk on the buttocks, thighs and lower leg. With an attack, a person suffers relief when bending in the opposite direction, that is, the back, the pain can cause a strong burning sensation, or the opposite of the cold in a affected area.
3 degrees
Fiber rings, as a rule, are completely destroyed, as a result of which intervertebral hernias appear. Lumbar vertebra tissue is deformed, the pain is almost constantly, the intensity of which depends on the presence or absence of physical exercise.
4 degrees
The pathological nature of the beads of the lumbar region occurs, the cartilage is atrophied, which leads to problems when moving. The pain is descended for a short time, but after that it can manifest in a larger and increased intensity site, as a result the loss of flexibility, mobility and disability development.
Symptoms of lumbar osteochondrosis
Pain
In 98% of cases, in this disease, pain occurs, the area of the lower back hurts directly and can be given to the buttocks, the foot through the sciatica landscape. The pain can be moderate and increase when you change the body's position, sudden movements, sharp curves and when the body is bent forward, a person simply will not explode back, when a heavy object is raised, it can also be closed in a position and bastard in the lumbar region will begin.
With such a disease, depending on the degree, the pain can also occur with the vibration of the body while driving in transport, sneezing, coughing or deep breathing.
Tension
The sensation of tension occurs severely and disappears just as fast, it happens more often in the process of bending and stretching, the reason for this manifestation is explained by the fact that, an irritated, spinal nervous displacement from bone processes.
Interrupted sensitivity
As a rule, changes in sensitivity occur exactly in the area of the lesion, without touching the cross parts of the body. Such changes can be observed:
Changes in sensitivity, usually occur in a certain, small stripe in the focus of inflammation, and can last from 5 minutes to a few hours.
Decreased engine activity
With varying degrees, mobility is affected by muscle atrophy, which can simply weaken movements, or lead to complete paralysis. At the same time, the motor activity will deteriorate in a separate location location, where the muscles were injured, the accompanying body parts will not suffer.
Autonomic
Not always arises, most often this happens with cervical osteochondrosis. Lumbar osteochondrosis provokes a decrease in blood circulation in the lower extremities, as a result, the legs are always cold, and the skin as a whole becomes pale. Also, at risk, the bladder can also fall into the risk area, with internal pressure on the horse's tail strands, there is a possibility of developing acute urinary incontinence, or the opposite of its delay is reverse.
Rarely, a sensation of cold can be observed in the body, despite the fact that the temperature is reduced, excessive sweating, with a more complex form may have sexual dysfunction in men, and complete lack of libido and intimate lubrication in women.
In men, all the symptoms prescribed are more often and more intensely, due to the fact that they are more severely, working physical, lifting more weights and, accordingly, give a large load on their backs, so the stage of developing the disease from one stage to another, they are an order of size faster.
Complications with lumbar osteochondrosis
Treatment of lumbar drug osteochondrosis
Competent drugs and a clear schedule for taking them will have a sufficient, proper effect, remove inflammatory focus, stop a pain attack and prevent remission. Medicines should be prescribed exclusively by the specialist, indicating the individual method of taking the medicine and dosage.
Tablets/capsules
AnalgesicThey are able to quickly eliminate the pain for a fairly long period, but still they have a temporary effect to relieve, but without a therapeutic effect.
Anti -inflammatoryPreparations or NSAIDs are often described in combination with analgesics, they improve the effect of each other, reduce or eliminate the focus of inflammation, namely, when combining two groups, a therapeutic but still temporary effect will be provided.
Chondroprotectors- They play a role, irreplaceable vitamin for cartilage and bone tissue, they are also described for comprehensive consumption with an anesthetic group of drugs, their function to protect tissues and prevent their further destruction.
Ointments/gel for external use
Local use of gel ensures the absorption of the product in a direct focus of pain, which has an additional, longer effect, eliminates inflammation and relieves swelling.
Injections
Injections face the task of eliminating pain and inflammation faster than other listed methods. Injection is able to stop spasm, a feeling of pinch and tension of muscle and lumbar fibers.
Often, to achieve a rapid effect, the blockade method is used, d. m. Th. , they expect a certain painful place with anesthetic medication, the effect occurs immediately and lasts up to 9 hours.
Treatment of lumbar department osteochondrosis with popular remedies
Popular methods of treatment in effectiveness are not inferior to the medicine if treatment begins in a timely manner and not to begin the inflammatory process. They can also be used in relation to traditional methods of treatment in the complex, then the chances of speedy recovery sometimes grow more and more.
Adam
200 grams of adam roof minced on a fine grater Pour half -inades of vodka into a dark container, send to insist in 5 days. Use externally, to rub a sore spot, then wrap this part with a warm scarf, not to wash. Anesthetic and heating effects will be exerted.
hail
Hold the burial leaves for 10 minutes on steam, attach them to the location of the pain, wrapping them, leaving for 1-1. 5 hours. With the same method, you can use birch leaves.
Horseradish
Squeeze the juice from minced horseradish and mix 1: 1 with vodka or diluted alcohol. Rub up to three times a day, the middle region, one of which, be sure to wrap the blanket before bedtime.
Pine -bath
A pleasant and effective way to relieve pain and tension, place the needles branches to the size of 3-4 pieces in warm water and add a few drops of the same essential oil.
The duration of the bathroom is no more than 15 minutes, and then dressed warmly. The procedure is best performed at night, this method will help to rest and improve the quality of sleep.
decoction
At 0. 5 liters of water, place the tongue leaves, a saberfish, thyme, hop cones 10 grams, bring to a boil, cover with lid, leaving for an hour. Stretch, drink 50 milliliters three times after eating. The course is from one month to six months.
Ointment No1
Mix mint grass, violets, pine buds, burial root, plant leaf, chamomile evenly, chop the mixture in the powder state. Three tablespoons, without a slide of the crushed collection, pour 100 milliliters of boiling water and simmer over low heat for five minutes, stirring constantly, mix with warm fat, melted pork in a volume of 75 grams, fresh and stored in the refrigerator, no more than two weeks after cooking.
Use twice a day, applying a thin layer to the affected area until lightened.
Ointment No2
Combine 200 grams of enamel melted with 75 grams of bee wax, 30 grams of powder from the root of Altea, and a lidocaine ampoule, mix until smooth, store in refrigerator no more than 1. 5 months. To use for intense pain in combination with injections or tablets, with soft pain, only ointments will be enough.
Prevention of lumbar osteochondrosis
A disease such as osteochondrosis is difficult to treat at any stage, a healthy spine gives us the opportunity to move and live fully, so it is very important not to start and ignore, even more insignificant, the first signals for pain and unpleasant sensations in order to avoid all kinds of consequences and complications.