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OSTEOCHONDROSIS AND ITS PREVENTION

OSTEOCHONDROSIS AND THE REASONS FOR ITS OCCURRENCE

Osteochondrosis - a disease of the cartilage surfaces of the bones of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine (as well as the hip and knee joints). Osteochondrosis has four stages of development.

OSTEOCHONDROSIS OF THE SPINE WITH DAMAGE TO THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS

To understand the essence of this disease, it is necessary at least in general terms to resolve in the house of the spine. The vertebrae are connected to each other ligaments and intervertebral discs. The openings in the vertebrae form a channel in which is located the spinal cord; its roots, which contain sensitive nerve fibers, they go between each pair of vertebrae. When flexion of the spine the intervertebral discs several paved on the side of the tilt, and their nuclei move in the opposite direction. Simply put, the intervertebral discs - are the shock absorbers, softeners pressure on the spine under load. Massive occurrence is mainly associated with the vertical position, in which the load on the spine and intervertebral discs was significantly higher than in animals. If not, they will learn to properly sit, stand, lie down, then the disk will lose its ability to perform its functions (depreciation) and a moment later the outer envelope of the disk split, and form gryzenia protrusion. They, squeezing the blood vessels (which sees to the disruption of the spinal blood circulation) helena roots of the spinal cord, and in rare cases, and myself spinal cord. These changes are accompanied by pain sensations, and the reflex tension of the muscles of the back.

ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF BACK PAIN - OSTEOCHONDROSIS OF THE SPINE, DAMAGE TO THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS

According to statistics, almost every second man aged from 25 to 55 years suffering from osteochondrosis. But most often people start to feel the manifestations of degenerative disc disease after 35 years. The development and growth of degenerative disc disease of the spine support the static and dynamic overload, as well as vibration.
This may be due to:

  • work related to frequent changes of position of your body - bending and extension, twists and turns, rynkovyi movements,
    heavy lifting,
    improper posture of your body while standing, sitting, lying down and in the portability of weights,
  • aerobic physical education and sport regardless of the impact of the great physical exertion,
  • adverse weather conditions - the lowest temperature, during the large humidity of the air.
  • But you cannot say that if you accurately follow all instructions, then degenerative disc disease happen to you. Because the cause of this disease can be a traumatic damage.

TYPES OF DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE

On localisation distinguish cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sciatic and the most common degenerative disc disease. Most often it is diagnosed by a lumbar osteochondrosis (more than 50% of cases), cervical (more than 25%) and frequent (about 12%).

Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine

Parents often say, specifically, not only as a phrase, facing to the little ones: "it is Not the vertical head!". Doctors are calling for the opposite: "I'm sure vertikálníty head". At any age. The only way you will be able to avoid a dangerous disease - degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine.

The neck is designed by nature not only to hold the head and rotate it in different directions, which, by the way, with the years for a group of untrained people who do not are looking for your health, it becomes a matter quite complicated. Through the guests of the neck passes through the spinal cord, the arteries nourishing the brain, nerve roots and trunks, the nervous relationship with the hands, the heart, the lungs.

Complaints in this type of degenerative disc disease various: pain in the heart, headaches, dizziness, short-term note (due to circulatory disorders of the brain), pain in the shoulder joint helena throughout the hand.

Osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine

Pain, which arose from time to time in the thoracic region of the spine, familiar to anyone who has engaged in heavy physical work. In general, these painful, unpleasant feelings of serves the first sign that the body begins to develop fairly an unpleasant illness – osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine. Often this disease affects a person, the so-called sedentary profession: designers, operators, COMPUTER, drivers of motor vehicles.

But not necessarily that you have, even if you every day drag heavy objects, helena is forced to long hours sitting behind a desk, will be osteochondrosis.

Robust obstacle of the disease - the proper posture of your body. Back when walking, try to keep straight, shoulders - straightened. The shape of the possession of your body, as you understand, it is necessary from an early age. But it is possible to do and 30, and 40 years. It is really, really - better late than never!

Osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine

Initially appearing dull pain in the lower part of the back and legs, then usually celebrated numbness of limbs, a significant increase in pain at sharp movements of the body, while shaking.

PREVENTION

Prevention of degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine

Perform the exercises for a long time — a reliable prevention of degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine. Here are a few exercises for the prevention of this type of degenerative disc disease:

  • Push forehead on the palms and tighten the muscles of the neck. Exercise perform 3 times for 7 seconds. Then in the palm, push the backset also 3 times for 7 seconds.
  • Straining the muscles of the neck, push the left temple on his left hand (3 times for 7 seconds) and then the right temple push down on the right palm (3 times for 7 seconds).
  • His head slightly to give his back. Overcome the resistance of the stiff muscles of the throat press the chin into the neck of the skull. Perform the exercise 5 times.
  • Head and shoulders stay straight. Slowly rotate the head maximally to the right (5 times). So many times you perform the movement to the left.
  • Chin down on the neck. Turn your head first 5 times right, then 5 times to the left.
  • The head put your back. Try not to touch the right ear to the right shoulder (5 times). Perform the same movement, trying to left ear touch your left shoulder (5 times).

This exercise is recommended to include in the morning sanitary exercises, and perform them in the course of the working day. Do can and sitting down and standing up. However, perform circular rotational movements of the head can not be in any case. It can lead to injury.

Prevention of degenerative disc disease of the thoracic spine

If you regularly perform the exercises (listed below) educational and supportive tone of the muscles of the back and abdomen, which normal mobility of all segments of the thoracic spine, then spreads to overwhelm you.

  • standing up, so with a deep breath, stand up straight, arms down, legs together. Pull your arms up - exhale. Bend back and take a deep breath. Then lower the hands, lean forward, a little scrugli back, lower the shoulders and head - exhale. Repeat 8 - 10 times.
  • sitting on a chair. Buy your hands behind your head - inhale, the maximum bend back 3 - 5 times, leaning his shoulders on the back of the chair, - exhale.
  • stand on all four. Maximum rotten back, and linger for 2 - 3 seconds in this position. Keep your head straight. Go back to the ai the ap and re-perform the same exercise 5 - 7 times.
  • lie on your stomach and rest your hands into the floor. The strength of the maximum bend back, trying to tear the body off the floor.
  • lying on his stomach, arms along your body. Bend in the thoracic area of the spine, trying to maximize the lift up, head and legs.

This exercise, unloading of the department of the thoracic spine, it is recommended to carry out in the course of the day during short breaks at work. In exercises 3-5-e, breathing arbitrary. 4-th and 5-th exercise 5 - 8 times. These exercises may include morning exercises. Very useful to perform a few movements after work. The main thing is that preventive complex you are doing every day, then you can safely insure yourself from degenerative disc disease.

ORTHOPEDIC MODE

How to properly sit

how to properly sit in osteochondrosis
  • avoid too upholstered furniture - this is not for you. To the weight of your body, too is not pressed on the spine, the torso should be maintained sciatic hill, and this is only possible on hard seats.
  • to the furniture on which you will have to sit for a long time, to meet the following requirements: the height of the chair, the chair should correspond to the length of the lower limbs - it is necessary to make the legs rested in the floor; for people of small stature is recommended to replace under the legs of the bench; the maximum depth of the seat about 2/3 of the length of the thigh.
  • under the desk must be enough space for the legs, having to severely bend.
  • if you are forced to sit for long periods, try approximately every 15 - 20 min stir things up a little, change the position of the feet.
    be careful not to get your back tight fit on the back of a chair.
    sit up straight, not too much tilting of the head, and without bending the torso to strain the muscles of your body.
  • if according to its type of activity, which will be for a long time each day to read, just do the match on the table (audio rack) holding a book at a sufficient height and slope to the table, to the upper part of the hull will not be tilted forward.
  • behind the wheel of a car try to sit without tension. It is important that your back has good support. For this between the lower part of the back and the backrest of the chair, place a thin strip, which allow you to keep the lumbar convexity. Keep your head straight. After a few hours of driving, get out and do the basic gymnastic exercises: rotation, tilts, squats — to 8-10 times in each.
  • in front of the tv screen, do not sit and do not lie long in one position. Regularly replace it, get up, put on the ground. Sat 1-1,5 hours, kick to the back of a chair helena chair, relax your muscles, take a few deep breaths.

How to properly state

When one long standing, the spine is experiencing considerable stress, especially the lumbar of his department.

  • change the possession of your body after every 10-15 minutes, leaning in then to one and then the other leg, this will reduce the load on the spine.
    if possible, walk in place, go.
    from time to time cave in the back, stretched my arms up, take a deep breath. This can somewhat mitigate the fatigue with the muscles of the shoulder girdle, neck, shoulders, back.
  • if you wash the dishes, pet clothes, alternately put one, then the other foot on the small bench, helena in a box. Suffering from osteochondrosis of the iron the better sitting, helena the ironing board so as to have a low bow.
  • while cleaning the apartment, work with a vacuum cleaner, also try low, is not thin, it is better to extend the hose other tubes. Cleaning under the bed, under the desk stand on one knee.
    pick up object from the floor to descend to squat helena bend, bending your knees and leaning arm on a chair helena table. So, you overload the lumbar spine.

How to properly lie

Better sleep on a soft bed, but also on the message boards. The bed should be semi-rigid to the body when a person lies on his back, still physiological bends (cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis). For this:

  • the entire width of the bed of the sofa helena put the shield and the top foam of a thickness of 5-8 see the Cover of his wool blanket and fitted sheet.
  • in the impact of pain in the legs can be below the knee joint to close the cylinder of the plaid - it reduces the stretching of the sciatic nerve and relieves the pain in the leg.
  • when your back hurts, many patients prefer to sleep on my stomach. To the shoulders not too much bend, what causes even greater pain, under the underbelly under a small pillow.
    lovers sleep on your side, you can sleep, putting one foot to the other, and hands under his head.

Get out of bed in the morning sick with acute manifestations of degenerative disc disease is very difficult. Follow these steps:

  1. first, perform a few simple exercises for hands and feet;
  2. then if you sleep on your back, roll onto your belly;
  3. put one leg on the floor;
  4. relying on this leg and your hands, transfer your body weight on your knee and gradually get up without sudden movements.

And one more tip. For those who like a spa, more suitable for dry steam (sauna), and during the exacerbation and from the saunas have to give up.

How to properly lift and move the center of gravity

One of the main causes of the worsening degenerative disc disease and education of the hernia of the intervertebral disc, especially in the lumbar-sacral department - lifting and transferring weights. Acute, sudden pain occurs in the lower part of the back in cases when they increase the severity dramatically, a jerk, and then move a heavy object in the direction of rotation in the torso.

How to properly transfer the center of gravity

  • a heavy burden is not to wear in one hand, and especially at a great distance, so as not to overload the spine, split the load and carry it in both hands. It is unacceptable that heaviness, sharply bend and stretch (bend back).
  • generally to the patient with osteochondrosis lifting and carrying the center of gravity more than 15 kg is not desirable. We recommend that you purchase a wheelchair helena bag on wheels.
  • for carrying the weights at a considerable distance a very comfortable backpack with wide straps. The weight of the full backpack is divided on the weight of the spine, yes, and the hands remain free.

How to properly lift weights

  • wear, if you have a belt weightlifter helena any wide belt;
    to squat, the back should be straight, neck repaired;
  • caught with both hands the severity of, the rise, without bending the back.

And finally the most important advice.

If there is acute pain in any department of the spine, it's not worth it to engage self-heal tablets and ointments. Ask for the help of a qualified specialist to the neurologist - it is necessary to establish an accurate diagnosis, to relieve the painful and develop a plan of treatment.