Despite the fact that our spine is designed for an active lifestyle, it needs moderate load and excessive surge can be harmful and can lead to osteochondrosis.
The causes of illness
The causes of osteochondrosis may be different, both inner and external.
Endogenous (internal) causes include violation of spinal intrauterine development, genetic predisposition and age -related changes in the cartilage.
The main external cause of the disease is the inadequate distribution of the spine, which leads to the degeneration of the cartilage at the site of excessive pressure.
In addition, the disease occurs in spinal injuries, congenital defects, infectious diseases, weakened back muscles, bending and lateral Skoliosis, regular severe physical activity and simply non -comfortable pose.
Osteochondrosis is not only with proper posture in mental work, but also for those who are physically well -trained - for example, athletes and movers.
In addition, the disease is predicted by impaired metabolism (primarily calcium and phosphorus), trace elements and vitamins (magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin D), overweight problems, and obesity.
So, let's sum up.The most risky factors for osteochondrosis are:
- exposure to chemicals;
- Constant vibrations - such as trucks or drivers of agricultural machinery;
- flat foot;
- irrational nutrition, overweight;
- sedentary lifestyle;
- Work on your computer and continuously drive your car;
- smoking;
- Excessive workout in the gym;
- Inadequate posture;
- hypothermia;
- Wearing uncomfortable shoes (especially in high heels);
- Constant stress, smoking.
In medical observations, diseases are most often sensitive to movers, rifles, builders, gymnasts.People who are regularly in the state of stress are constantly on their heads and shoulders - they all risk osteochondrosis.
Manifestations of osteochondrosis
What happens to osteochondrosis?Depending on which area are damaged intervertebral discs, pain can occur: neck, shoulder, arm, back, chest.Sometimes someone suspects heart problems, but is actually a nerve as a result of osteochondrosis.At the same time, people often feel overloading and numbness of the muscles.If the blood vessels nourishing the brain, headache, dizziness, noise in the ear, double eyes, nausea and vomiting, fainting.
The symptoms of the disease depend on what the spine suffers from osteochondrosis, but the main feature is pain.
Symptoms of lumbar osteochondrosis are as follows:
- constant sore or acute lower back pain;
- Painful feelings are enhanced by physical activity or movement;
- Pain can be given to the pelvis sacrum, leg, organ;
- The sensitivity of the legs is confused;
- Often a person experiences difficulties, tries to turn, bend, and therefore is forced to maintain a pose in which discomfort is least felt.
Signs of osteochondrosis of the cervix region:
- headache that increases during movement and does not pass after the analgesics;
- dizziness with a sharp turn of the head;
- Pain syndrome in hands, shoulders and chest;
- "Flies" and colored spots in the eyes;
- Vision and hearing, the "ringing" of the ears;
- Occasionally the language numbness, the change of sound.
In the case of chest osteochondrosis, the following symptoms are:
- pain in the chest and shoulder blades when raising the hand, tendency;
- The pain feels stronger at night, with hypothermia, turning, strong exercise;
- Painful feelings are enhanced by deep breath and exhalation;
- Numbness of certain areas of the skin, "gooseboat";
- itching, burning, cold feeling in the legs;
- attacking pain between ribs while walking;
- The feeling that his chest was clutched by a hoop.
Nutrition for osteochondrosis
In addition to osteochondrosis, nutritionists recommend that they follow the following rules:
The most important thing is to observe fractional nutrition (there are small doses 6 times a day).
Further principles of diet:
- The presence of dairy products in the diet, low fatty types of meat (beef, rabbit, poultry), fungal and grain foods;
- We must limit the use of grapes, legumes, peas, beans, broth;
- It is useful to include the jelly, the jelly, the flooding of fish into the diet.They receive materials that are involved in the synthesis of cartilage tissue;
- Drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water daily;
- Enrich the daily menu with fresh fruits and vegetables, especially cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, onions, springs, cabbage, pepper, broccoli, celery;
- Among the known preparation methods, prefer cooked or preparation for some food;
- More often they eat sunflower seeds, nuts, avocado, raw spinach;
- Twine salads with olive oil;
- If the financial abilities allow, prepare for sand, mussels, crabs;
- Try to consume salty, smoked products, flour products, sugar, sharp spices.
Treatment and diagnostics
If the first signs are typical of osteochondrosis, you should contact a neurologist.The specialist listens to complaints, checks the spinal column, diagnoses it if there are problems with the cerebral circulation, and is likely to consult with the corresponding spine radiography, computer or magnetic resonance tomography.
You need to be prepared for the treatment to result in a long procedure that requires a person with high will and leisure time.
Modern medicine is today available for various methods of fighting osteochondrosis.These are drugs, dietary supplements, manual therapy, towing, acupuncture, massage, therapeutic gymnastics, etc.The attending physician selects an individual course based on the physical properties of the patient's body.
Together with traditional techniques, alternative treatment with conventional medicine - can massage, Bee venom, etc. is possible.
Prevention
To prevent osteochondrosis, experts suggest:
- Correction of spinal and posture disorders in an early school age.
- You should be actively involved in physical education, swimming, yoga, sports, fitness, which allows you to design a muscle lining.
- Contact the diet and consume products that contain sufficient content of vitamins, calcium and magnesium (sea fish and other gifts, cabbage, spinach, beans, nuts, seeds, peas, coarse bread and fresh milk).
- Fight for overweight.
- When carrying weights, ensure a steady load on both hands and wear backpacks instead of the bags.Lift the weights only using the legs rather than the spine.
- Sitting on a computer or desktop, keep your back straight and your shoulder relaxed.
- Choose chairs and chairs that support the spine.
- Every two hours or more often, work, Go, Crush, Office gymnastics are set to set up.
- When lifting the weights, hold your back straight, sit down, do not make sharp jerks.
- Don't wear heavy objects in front of you.
- Make sports in shoes with shock.
- Sleep on an orthopedic mattress;
- Do exercises for the abdominal press.