Osteochondrosis of thoracic spine: symptoms, treatment, degree, gymnastics

The "bunglon" disease, which is disguised as a dangerous heart and lung disease, causes panic attacks and air deficiency - this is the thoracic spinal osteochondrosis.Symptoms can be so diverse that inexperienced doctors can, try to find the cause, prescribe many tests, and sometimes put someone in intensive treatment.

We'll talk about how to understand that you have the right osteochondrosis in the thoracic region, and how to fix it.

Cause

The disease is quite rare.This is due to the fact that the spine, that is, the joints between the vertebrae, is created almost indefinitely in the thoracic region.And if someone makes a sharp movement, or often moves against the intervertebral joint axis (for example, digging or lifting severity with only one hand), then all chest vertebrae are turned on at the same time.Separately, they do not work from each other.

Causes of thoracic osteochondrosis are:

• scoliosis in the thoracic or lumbosacral region;
• excessive or incorrect physical work;
• thoracic spine injury;
• Overweight - more than 10% of "placed" by the skin;
• Violation of metabolism - due to endocrine disease (diabetes mellitus, adrenal gland pathology and other) or inadequate nutrition;
• Anomalies in the development of thoracic spine;
• Hypodynamia (intervertebral disc - destroyed with osteochondrosis - is also powered by back muscles).

Degrees of thoracic osteochondrosis

Doctors decide to distinguish the level of osteochondrosis of the thoracic area so that one can understand the extent to which the disc destruction process between the two vertebrae has disappeared.

So, there are 4 degrees of breast osteochondrosis:

• 1 degree.The intervertebral disc loses moisture, becoming more fragile, cracks appear in it.This is accompanied by a little bit of pain.
• 2 degrees.The amount of fluid in the fibrous ring of the intervertebral disc becomes smaller: the height of the disc decreases, the cracks (especially one of them) deep.Defects fill the "core" disc - the pulpoose core, which in turn flips the crack.The pulp nucleus does not penetrate the outside.The back muscles in the damaged intervertebral disc area are drowned, trying to prevent the vertebral column from switching to the "leaked" disc.This causes severe back pain, as you need to make a pause at work.
• 3 degrees.The crack in the disc fibrous ring reaches the edge of the vertebra, the pulpoose nucleus rushes into it and begins to stand out.Therefore, 3 degrees is an intervertebral hernia.Here, the pain is felt almost all the time - while doing work.We need to change work easier.Self -service saved.
• 4 degrees.In the affected area area, connective tissue grows.He blocked the neighbor's vertebra.In addition, the vertebral bones try to balance the decrease in the layer between the vertebrae, and grow.The "spikes" bone appear - osteophytes.

Symptom

Initially

Although the pulp nucleus does not completely make the way inside the ring around it, it is almost uncomfortable.Periodically, with heavy or heavy lifting, pain may occur between the shoulder blades, which passes quickly after rest.

Symptoms of thoracic spine osteochondrosis can be very diverse, these are:

Pain in the chest

It is more painful and long, but sometimes it can be sharp.Localization:

• Back - between shoulder blades;
• heart area;
• under the spoon;
• In the ribs - so it becomes painful to breathe.

The difference between these pain in osteochondrosis is:

• It's not so strong that you can lose consciousness.This is a feature of myocardial infarction;
• does not arise in response to emotional load - only for physical;
• does not appear when walking against the wind, climbing stairs or when reaching cold;
• It increases when lifting hands, changing and tendency;
• increasing if you breathe long;
• Pain attacks vary from one another in localization and intensity (with angina pectoris, for example, they will stereotype);
• does not disappear if the load is stopped;
• It can be localized if someone is pressed in the spine in the thorax region: in one place it will be very painful;
• He gave it to his hands, though more often - in 2 hands.But even if he gives it to his left hand (like a heart disease), it is not to a small finger;
• does not depend on food, such as gastritis or pectoris angina;
• not produced by nitroglycerin, which, on the other hand, helps with angina pectoris;
• It is not intensified when the chest gland is felt (if it looks sick).In this case, no nodes or seals are felt in the chest;
• There is no pain in gradually, but after the pressure is stopped or nitroglycerin has disappeared significantly.This is a characteristic of angina pectoris;
• Pain is not accompanied by nausea, heartburn, belching.This may talk about gastritis, as well as angina pectoris.

Chest

Because the "incomplete breath" may occur.Usually these symptoms are accompanied by back pain, but even if there is no pain, there is no drunkenness, as in inflammation of the lungs (weakness, desire to relax, decrease in appetite).This can cause panic, but, after calm, count your pulse.With thoracic osteochondrosis, it will not be more than 100 shots per minute, and with heart or lung disease, it is possible.

Other symptoms

• Violation of sensitivity in hands or in two hands: they become more "cold", freezing, "Goosebumps walk with them".
• In some cases, symptoms of osteochondrosis of the thoracic area resemble panic attacks (fear, heart rate, sweating).In combination with pain behind the sternum, this may indicate myocardial infarction, so in this case it is best to take nitroglycerin (up to 3 tablets) and call an ambulance that will eliminate cardiograms.
• Disorders of the digestive system: enlargement of gastritis, constipation, bloating, periodic abdominal pain, periodic diarrhea - without error in the diet.

With thoracic osteochondrosis, such symptoms last for about 10-14 days, provided that you temporarily stop bending and make rotating movements.The disease enters the subakut stage.

Sign at the subacute level

There are still pain and difficulty breathing, but they are no longer intense and less worried.Therefore, if at acute level, you need to find a situation for sleeping and not drown, then in the subacute period, you do not need to use such efforts.

The level lasts for 12-14 days.If you look at all your doctor's recommendations, do not lose weight, do not bend and do not hypothermia, the level of forgiveness comes - when all symptoms leave.If the regime is interrupted, the disease can go to the acute stage.

Pardon

During this time, there were no symptoms.Perhaps, of course, to "shoot" under the ribs if you decide to work physically, but it passes quickly.

The disease of this disease can be provoked:

• physical activity (mainly lifting weights and tendencies);
• pressure;
• hypothermia;
• Sharp changes to cold (dive into holes or baths in the snow after bathing);
• unsuccessful campaigns for massage therapy or manual therapy;
• prolonged discovery in a crooked position;
• consumption of alcohol (especially in combination with one of the above factors).

Diagnostics

Diagnosis and treatment of thoracic spinal osteochondrosis is involved in neurologists (neuropathologists).When you come to him, describing your complaint, he conducts an initial examination: he investigates the gap between the breast vertebra (with osteochondrosis, you can find a painful point) and determine the reflex and the sensitivity of the hand.

To confirm the diagnosis, he needs:

• ECG, possibly opposes the load background on the treadmill (thread test).This will exclude angina pectoris;
• radiographs or tomography that are considered thoracic spine;
• In women, especially older, mammography, because the symptoms of breast osteochondrosis often accompany the milk gland disease, not always malignant.

Treatment

How to treat osteochondrosis in the thoracic region, the doctor will say - after confirming the diagnosis, determining the level and nature of the violation (hand sensitivity, respiratory disorders).

At the acute level, bed, or at least half, minimum motor activity is recommended.In the future, the regime is growing.In general, for the treatment of osteochondrosis, the method is used (they need their complex):

Drug

Anti -steroid anti - They are painkillers. They can be drunk in the form of tablets or affixed as patches ("alfen") - if the pain is tolerant.During the subacute period, they can be used as ointment for osteochondrosis.And in the acute period with severe pain - just as an injection. These are Diclofenac (Voltaren Analog, Almiral, Olfen, Naklofen, Dikak) - the most "strong" NSAID group. This also includes ibuprof ", pray", nise. Such anesthetic medicines as Kee, Ketanov or Ketalong are better not to use -they have a poor anti -inflammatory effect.

Musorelaxants Their job is to relieve muscle cramps that hold the spine from turn, and send the nerve endings and blood vessels.In the acute period, it is best to take it as an injection for osteochondrosis, then switch to tablet. These are midocalm, tizalud, sirdalud.

Chondroprotectors These are medicines whose effectiveness is still disputed.However, many doctors recommend using a long course - to give an intervertebral disc chance to recover. These are arthra, alflutop, don, teraflex, structure and more.

Vitamin B Vitamin B They are needed to increase the transmission of the pulse from the nerves to the muscles.In the acute period, it is best to start with injection, for example, neurorubin, then switch to tablets of neurorubin, milgamma, neuroinitan or other.

Please note: To relieve pain in breast osteochondrosis!Then you can breathe completely, thus improving the oxygen diet of the whole organism.In addition, the removal of surface breathing is the prevention of unstable pores.

Physiotherapy treatment

This treatment improves the effects of medication.Applied:

1. Electrophoresis with anesthetics and drugs that improve local blood circulation.In this case, the drug is carried out by the electric shock directly behind the back.
2. Magnetotherapy.Under the influence of the magnetic field, the work of the termination of the nerve is increased, tissue edema is released.
3. Phonofhoresis (Introduction to drugs with ultrasound) helps better finance the back and eliminate inflammation of the violated tissue.It also has the ability to increase metabolism in the effects of exposure.
4. Acupuncture - Introduction to a special sterile needle to an active point responsible for the work of the thoracic spine.
5. Laser therapy according to external methods - improves blood circulation in tense muscles and intervertebral disc suffering.

Massage

Massage for osteochondrosis is an effective procedure if a specialist does.Massage sessions can improve blood circulation in the affected area, relieve spasmodic muscles, increase blood flow and lymph from this zone.This accelerates healing and reduces pain.

Important: in the acute period of disease, massage, and charging for osteochondrosis, is contraindicated.You can continue the procedure 2 weeks after the submerged pain and difficulty in breathing.Massage should not cause unpleasant sensations or pain!

To reduce the severity, massage courses are recommended to occur at least 2 times a year.It can be:

• Therapeutic manual massage: exposure with hand in the color of the lost muscle and loses their tone to normalize their condition;
• Hardware: Muscle studies by various types of attractive manipula.You can also use the services provided by cosmetology: endosphere and LPG massage.They also affect the pain back well;
• Point: In this case, the biologically active point is performed, as a result, the condition of the internal organs poured due to spinal turn;
• Small: The effect on the muscles that have changed the tone is made using a vacuum.

Exercise therapy

Training for osteochondrosis can only be done during the subacute and in remission, as well as 2 weeks after removing the disc hernia.

The LFK is contraindicated, if the back muscles are still very tense, one vertebra is pressed tightly to another, which requires surgical intervention, with severe pain.

Gymnastics for osteochondrosis are recommended to start with yourself.To do this, you need to take a wide and smooth board, and attach it to one end to the wall-at a height of about 100 cm from the floor (to make a 30-45 ° angle).The bottom advantage is on the floor.To the top, on both sides, 2 leather straps about 45 cm long attached - so you can pass through them, and then - take your own hands.

The self -esteem is that you go to this board with your back, head, hands in the rope.Put a soft cloth under your knees by raising it in a roller, and lying down for 10-15 minutes.It can't hurt.If the pain is present, increase the angle of the board's tendency.If this doesn't help, you need to do it differently:

• Make a blanket on the floor;
• lying on the roller so that at the top there is a blocked area;
• Melt your feet a little;
• elbows and knees - bent, floor touch, weight lies on them;
  The head should hang slightly or located on the folded brush;
• If you do not feel that the spine is stretched, you can increase the load: move your feet back and your arms forward;
• 5 minutes for inspiration for 10 seconds to repel the back muscles, on breath - rest
• Relax and breathe in the stomach - 5 minutes.

Bridge

From such efforts, you can use a simulator called "a bridge to stretch the spine."It presents the spine and, first of all, stretching the damaged thorax region - under its own weight (it is a metal arc).

Using it during the remission period, just 5 minutes 2 times a day allows you to extend the painless period.This simulator has many positive reviews.

Thoracic osteochondrosis complications

These include:

• pneumosclerosis;
• arrhythmias;
• vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• violations of the digestive organs;
• Sexual and reproductive functional deterioration - both women and men.

Prevention

To never feel yourself what osteochondrosis is (especially if you move a little or have scoliosis), note the precautions:

1. Don't overcool.
2. Do not lift the severity: this should happen after preparation.
3. Follow your posture as you sit and walk.Ergonomic chairs can be installed in the car, which will support the back though.
4. Be sure to rest while working: Get up, go, do yourself in the back - so that the spine receives enough power.
5. Don't start your scoliosis: treat it on time.
6. Reduce the amount of salt and sugar in the diet.
7. Exclude dishes containing smoked meats, fireplaces, sharp flavors.Fried products also need to be removed.
8. Sleep in orthopedic mattresses and low pillows (or even orthopedics).