In modern conditions, young people often suffer from osteoarthritis. The error of this is a sedentary lifestyle, because even we often spend your free time at the computer - of course, sit. Osteochondrosis can cause a lot of discomfort and significantly reduce the quality of life. Fortunately, this disease lends to treat symptoms: There are many treatment solutions today.
Symptoms and causes of osteoarthritisOsteochondrosis is a degenerative damage of adjacent discs and bone tissue. It is the cervix, chest and waist - all depends on the area of the spine that the pathological changes begin. With osteoarthritis, Intervertebral discs are mainly affected. Due to violations of metabolic processes, it is deformed and loss of elasticity, and this leads to the fact that the distance between the vertebrae decreases and the nerves extending from the pinched spinal cord are pinched. The result is serious pain, limiting mobility, fatigue, changing posture, leading to decline even bigger in the situation.
The main reason for the development of joints is an unbalanced and excessive load on the spine, for example, in the presence of excess weight, with sitting work, need to be in an uncomfortable position for a long time. Osteochondrosis can be caused by flat feet or wearing daily on high heels, sleeping on an uncomfortable mattress, as well as the weakness of the muscle corset. Pregnant women are also at risk.
However, it is not always so - the result of straight load on the vertebra. Usually this disease is caused by a violation of metabolic processes, chronic poisoning, hormonal diseases and autoimmune diseases, shortage of some vitamins (especially vitamins D, C and B), trauma and finally changes related to age.
Unfortunately, neuroscientists often make diagnosis of osteoarthritis with any structure changes in the body. For example, when in such a X -Ray picture, changes in the spine such as tilt, growth, scoliosis, excessive, with a high level of the patient, will begin to treat osteoarthritis. If there is no deviation in the spine, they can make a diagnosis of Islamic psychological pain. Meanwhile, the cause of back pain has not been resolved.
Chinese medicine considers the whole human body. Therefore, when diagnosis was performed by a traditional Chinese medicine doctor (TCM), he looked at the root of the problem he determined through its symptoms. Eliminate the "root" of the disease eliminating its manifestations, also contributing to the disappearance of back pain.
Symptoms of osteoarthritis are largely depending on the localization of the origin of the disease. With osteoarthritis of the cervical spine, the disease begins with pain in the neck and hands, headache and numbness of the finger. With osteoarthritis of the chest area, the following manifestations are characteristic: acute back pain, tingling in the chest, a difficult breath. Osteochondrosis of the lumbar area is accompanied by back and lower leg pain, numb legs, there are also disorders of the genital field - urination disorders, sexual dysfunction in men, ovarian problems in women.
From the viewpoint of traditional Chinese medicine, the list of manifestations of the disease is added by the following symptoms:
Pain brings butt or legs;
The severity of their muscles and their hardness;
The cold feeling at the back;
Night sweating;
Heat in the palms and feet;
noise in the ears;
Lower abdominal pain;
cold in limbs and lack of energy;
Acute pain, anywhere;
increase body temperature;
Swelling in limbs.
At the same time, pulse may vary: from deep, fibers and slow, to vibration and frequent. Symptoms, like the nature of the pulse, may depend on the root cause of the disease.
Normally, people find the first signs of osteoarthritis about 25 years old, but ignore them for a long time. Therefore, patients aged 30 years old are often sent to doctors, and among many of them in the form of bone is in advanced form.
What is treatment of osteoarthritis?If the doctor has been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, be patient - treatment will be long. The method of integrating significantly accelerates the recovery process, but in any case, unable to cure osteoarthritis in a month.
The treatment of osteoarthritis should be divided into several stages and each of them pursues specific goals.
The first step is to eliminate pain. Perhaps you will be offered to wear a special corset that will support your back and neck in an exact physiological position. Animal drugs and various procedures are prescribed: both from physical therapy warehouse and people involved in traditional medicine, for example, acupuncture, has long been recognized as official and included in the nomenclature of medical services.
The second phase in the treatment of osteoarthritis is to restore interatorebral discs and prevent nourishment changes. According to the regulations, physical education, massage, manual treatment, acupuncture, adjustment of diet, physical therapy procedures to improve blood circulation and normalize the metabolic processes designated.
A neuroscientist can prescribe analgesics and anti -inflammatory drugs. If necessary, use blockade by Novocaine or more serious treatment to eliminate spasms. However, the source of the remaining disease in the body after a period of time leads to the return of the disease.
Doctors of traditional Chinese medicine are often in fact proving that the diagnosis of osteoarthritis is done wrong in many situations. In cases when this conclusion is confirmed, Dr. TKM removes swelling in the patient and starts to recover tendons and muscles. The spasms are gradually eliminated from the vertical and oblique muscles, while the ability to move in the entire range is brought back to the joint. Such treatment in most cases contributes to recovery.
Treatment of osteoarthritis of the chest spineWith osteoarthritis of the chest spine, patients will also have to review their habits: to treat the desired results, need to take medicine, walk alternately with the rest, sometimes want to walk with sugarcane for a while. Drug treatment includes anti -inflammatory drugs, dilated drugs, B vitamins and glucocorticosteroids.
In addition to classic medical massage, acupressure, acupuncture, acupuncture, as well as treatment of leeches, physical education and herbal medicine are used to treat this osteoporosis. All of these procedures can be carried out in a regular clinic and at the Orient Center is licensed.
Treatment of osteoarthritis of the cervical spineOsteochondrosis cervical is extremely popular, and even in young people - sometimes it is diagnosed even among students and students spending too much time with textbooks and computers. This type of osteoarthritis is very dangerous in that it can lead to complications such as vision impairment or increased intracranial pressure, which is manifested by intense headaches.
To treat osteoarthritis of the cervical spine, anti -inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants, a vitamin injection process of V.
Massage of the collar area, exposure to ultrasound and electricity can also be specified. It is extremely important to have a mobile lifestyle, develop appropriate posture, get used to resting in work and implementing a small warmth in the middle of the working day.
Regarding the means of traditional drugs (including the East), in this treatment of osteoarthritis, they are widely used: Acupuncture, pressure and fees for performing-therapy agents by metabolic materials and work of blood vessels, reducing strength.
Treatment of osteoarthritis of the lumbar spineIn the process of treating osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, the habit of using medical plays a big role: you should not spend too much time on your legs and sitting, often need to relax in a lying position. In addition, some time will have to wear corset to improve posture.
Like cervical joint disease, with anti -inflammatory drugs, no inflammation and muscle relaxants, B vitamins are prescribed, usually glucocorticosteroids, enzymes, as well as ointments to improve blood circulation and relieve pain.
Massage, exposure to mud and electrophoresis with painkillers, heating, including hot stones, displayed, these are stones that have been popular in recent years.
Treatment of osteoarthritis by traditional Chinese medicine (TKM)The special attention is worthy of treating different types of bones and joints, practiced in traditional Chinese medicine. From the viewpoint of a thousand experiences of Chinese doctors, a main method to treat bones and joints is a acupuncture, also known as acupuncture. First of all, Dr. TKM identifies each patient's priority (acupuncture). It is on them that he acts with the best needles. This activates the body's reaction, contributing to the restoration of cartilage and bones affected and the return of the ability to move joints.
After treatment, in order to strengthen the effectiveness of treatment and maintain the body in the form, it is advisable to repeat acupuncture courses with a certain frequency in the future, but for the purpose of prevention.
The needle setting technique and the time of the acupuncture session are affected by the diagnosis and condition of the patient. As a rule, acupuncture sessions are well tolerated by all patients, although the feeling from the process in different patients. For some people, the introduction of needles is not noticed, someone may feel itchy, mild pressure and someone completely falls asleep.
It is impossible to say that the appearance of osteoarthritis occurs due to any factor-many factors that are often the cause of the development of the disease in general is an inaccurate lifestyle. Therefore, treatment should be complicated. A diet with high vitamins, including refusal of fat, alcohol and smoking, accurately calculates physical activity combined with treatment and medical treatments, helps achieve better results than using a simple tablet.
