Osteochondrosis of the spine is one of the most common diseases.Osteochondrosis occurs with increased load on the spine and in people leading a sedentary lifestyle (office workers who sit at the computer for a long time).
You feel stiffness in the back in the morning, limited movement in one of the parts of the spine.These may be the first symptoms of an insidious disease that has become quite young in recent years - spinal osteochondrosis.
The disease can last a long time without external manifestations.
The first signs of imbalance that you should see a doctor are:
- back muscle tension,
- back pain
- periodic restriction of movement in the cervical, thoracic or lumbar region,
- a feeling of stiffness in the back in the morning, which disappears after warming up.
In the spine, degenerative-dystrophic changes occur in the cartilage and joints, which leads to disc deformation;arthrosis is formed in the intervertebral joints.Treatment should begin in the early stages of the disease.
Methods for diagnosing osteochondrosis include X-ray diagnostics and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine.
7 complex procedures for the treatment and prevention of osteochondrosis
Physical therapy
Special attention is paid to exercises for the neck and back muscles.For patients with osteochondrosis, remedial physical education (PE) is carried out in the mode of unloading the joints - lying down, sitting, with isometric exercises, in which the muscles, although tense, do not change in length and there is no movement in the joints.
Traction of the spine
Traction is performed to eliminate back pain, promotes:
- stretching of spasmodic muscles,
- unloading of the intervertebral discs,
- increased diastasis between the articular surfaces of the intervertebral joints,
- release from compression of the nerve formations of the spine.
As a result of the use of this procedure, the pathological processes taking place in the spine are weakened and active improvement of the impaired functions in the affected parts of the spine begins.
Acupuncture
In the treatment and prevention of osteochondrosis, to improve the nutrition of the spine and joints, acupuncture is prescribed to relax spasmodic muscles and improve the nutrition of the spine.
Physiotherapy
In the treatment and prevention of osteochondrosis, to improve the nutrition of the spine and joints, physiotherapeutic procedures and needle applicators are prescribed to improve the blood supply to certain areas of the body surface.Interstitial electrical stimulation.
Interstitial electrical stimulation is performed according to the author's method and is very effective.The effectiveness of treatment of patients with this method is 92-95%.It is also good not to use drugs.No side effects.The duration of the procedure is 20-40 minutes.The course of treatment is 3-10 procedures, which are carried out in 1-2 days.
Therapeutic massage
In the treatment and prevention of osteochondrosis, to improve the nutrition of the spine, cartilage and joints, a light massage is recommended (in the absence of contraindications).But the massage is prescribed no earlier than 3-6 months after the start of active drug correction.
Manual therapy
Manual therapy in the form of soft myofascial techniques is recommended to improve spinal nutrition.A doctor with "smart" hands finds therapeutic techniques that alleviate the patient's condition.
Even if you have an advanced disease, complex treatment gives long-term positive results.
The clinic performs accurate diagnosis of neurological diseases.For the correct diagnosis, it is possible to do X-rays and MRI.Doctors choose the most appropriate treatment from the wide range of treatment methods listed above.With us you can get all the necessary therapy at affordable prices.