Osteocondrosis of the thoracic back: Symptoms, treatment, degree, gymnastics

The disease "Chameleon", which is disguised as dangerous diseases of the heart and lungs, causing panic attacks and a feeling of lack of air - this is osteocondrosis in the thoracic back.Its symptoms can be so different that an inexperienced doctor can try to find the cause, prescribe a lot of tests and sometimes put a person in intensive care.

We will talk about how to understand that you have exactly osteocondrosis in the thoracic region and how to solve it.

Causes

The disease is quite rare.This is due to the fact that the spine, that is, the joints between the vertebrae, are almost created moving in the thoracic region.And if a person makes a sharp movement or often moves toward the axis of the intervertebral joints (for example, digging or lifting the severity with only one hand), all the vertebrae are turned on immediately.Separately they do not work apart.

The causes of thorax osteocondrosis are:

• scoliosis in the thorax or lumbosacral region;
• Excessive or wrong physical exertion;
• Damage to the Thorax spine;
• Excess weight - more than 10% of one "laid" by skin color;
• Violation of metabolism - as a result of endocrine diseases (diabetes mellitus, pathology of the adrenal glands and others) or inadequate nutrition;
• Deviations in the development of the thoracic back;
• Hypodynamia (intervertebral disk - what is destroyed with osteocondrosis - is also driven by the muscles on the back).

Degree of thorax osteocondrosis

Doctors decided to distinguish the degree of osteocondrosis in the thoracic region so that one could understand how far the process of destruction of the disk between the two breast vircles has passed.

So there is 4 degrees of breast osteochondrosis:

• 1 degree.The intervertebral disk loses moisture, becomes more crispy, cracks appear in it.This is accompanied by a small pain that disappears alone.
• 2 degree.The amount of fluid in the fibrous ring of the intervertebral disc becomes even smaller: the height of the disk decreases, the cracks (especially one of them) are elaborated.The defect fills the "nucleus" of the disk - a pulse pose, which further turns the crack.The pulp core does not penetrate the outside.The muscles on the back of the area with the damaged intervertebral slice are tense and try to prevent the spine from turning against the "leaked" disk.This causes severe back pain, due to which you need to break in the work.
• 3 degrees.The crack in the fibrous ring on the disk reaches the edge of the vertebra, the pulpose core rushes into it and begins to stick out.Thus, 3 degrees is an intervertebral hernia.With her, the pain is felt almost all the time - when performing work.We need to change work to easier.Self -service is stored.
• 4 degrees.In the area with the affected disks, the connective tissue grows.She blocks nearby spine.In addition, the spine is trying to compensate for a decrease in the layer between the vertebrae and grows.Bones "spikes" appear - osteophytes.

Symptoms

In the beginning

While the pulpic core has not quite made the path inside the ring that surrounds it, it hardly manifests itself.On a regular basis, with slope or lifting weights can be displayed between the shoulder blades that pass quite quickly after rest.

Symptoms of osteocondrosis of the thoracic ridge in the acute stage can be very different, this is:

Pain in the chest

It is more often sore and long -lasting, but sometimes it can be sharp.LOCATION:

• Back - between the shoulder blades;
• Heart Area;
• under a spoon;
• In the area of the ribs - it becomes painful to breathe.

The difference between this pain by osteocondrosis is that:

• It is not so strong that you can lose consciousness.This is characteristic of myocardial infarction;
• does not occur in response to an emotional strain - only on physically;
• does not appear when walking towards the wind, climbing the stairs or reaching the cold;
• It intensifies when you lift hands, turn and inclinations;
• intensifies if you pull a deep breath;
• Attack of pain differs from one another in localization and intensity (with angina pectoris, for example, they will be stereotypical);
• does not go away if the load has stopped;
• It can be located if someone is pressed on the spine in the thoracic region: In one place it will be very painful;
• She gives her hand, though more often - in 2 hands.But even though she gives her left hand (as heart pain does), not to the little finger;
• Does not depend on meals such as with gastritis or angina pectoris;
• not removed by nitroglycerin, which on the contrary helps with angina pectoris;
• It is not intensified when the mammary gland is felt (if it appeared it hurts).In this case, no nodes or seals are felt in the chest;
• There is no such thing that the pain grew gradually, but after the stress has stopped or nitroglycerin has disappeared sharply.This is characteristic of angina pectoris;
• The pain is not accompanied by nausea, heartburn, bending.This can talk about gastritis as well as angina pectoris.

Feeling in the chest

Due to which a "incomplete breathing" may occur.Normally, this symptom is also accompanied by back pain, but although there is no pain, there is no intoxication, as with pneumonia (weakness, the desire to relax, a decrease in appetite).This can cause panic, but after reassuring, your heart rate counts.With thorax osteocondrosis, it will not be more than 100 strokes per day.It may well be with diseases of the heart or lungs.

Other symptoms

• Violation of sensitivity in hand or in two hands: they become more "cool", freezer, "goosebumps run along them".
• In some cases, symptoms of osteocondrosis of the thorax region are similar to a panic attack (fear, heartbeat, sweat).In combination with pain behind the sternum, this may indicate a myocardial infarction, so in this case it is better to take nitroglycerin (up to 3 tablets) and call an ambulance that removes the cardiogram.
• Disorder of the digestive system: Frequent worsening of gastritis, constipation, bloating, periodic abdominal pain, periodic diarrhea - without failure of the diet.

With thorax osteocondrosis, such symptoms last approx.10-14 days, provided you temporarily ceased to bend and make twisting movements.The disease goes into the subacute phase.

Sign in the subacute step

There is still pain and difficulty breathing, but they are no longer so intense and less concerns.So if you have to find a situation in the emergency stage to fall asleep and not suffocate, then in the subacute period you do not have to use such effort.

The scene lasts 12-14 days.If you observe all your doctor's recommendations, do not travel weights, not bend and not hypothermia, the remission stage comes - when all the symptoms leave.If the regime is disturbed, the disease can again go to the acute stage.

Remission

During this period there are no symptoms.Maybe of course to "shoot" under the ribs if you decide to physical work, but it passes quickly.

Aggravation of the disease can be provided:

• physical activity (especially lifting weights and inclinations);
• stress;
• Hypothermia;
• a sharp change in heat to cold (diving in a hole or bathing in the snow after a bath);
• Failed campaign for a masseur or manual therapy;
• prolonged finding in a bent position;
• Ingestion of alcohol (especially in combination with one of the above factors).

Diagnostics

The diagnosis and treatment of osteochondrosis of the thoracic back is involved in a neurologist (neuropathologist).When you come to him describing your complaints, he performs a first inspection: He examines the gaps between the breast vertebrae (with osteocondrosis, you can find a painful point) and determine the reflexes and sensitivity of the hands.

To confirm the diagnosis he needs:

• ECG, possibly against the background of the load on the treadmill (thread test).This excludes angina pectoris;
• Radiography or computed tomography of the thoracic back;
• In women, especially the elderly, accompany mammography, as symptoms of breast osteochondrosis often accompany the diseases of the mammary gland, not always malignant.

Treatment

How to treat osteocondrosis in the thorax region, the doctor will say - after confirming the diagnosis, determining the scene and the nature of the violations (the sensitivity of the hands, respiratory disorders).

In the acute stage, bed or at least semi -flooring, minimal motor activity is recommended.In the future, the regime will be expanded.General for the treatment of osteocondrosis such methods are used (they need their complex):

Drug treatment

Non -steroidal anti -inflammatory They are painkillers. They can be drunk in the form of tablets or glued as a patch ("alpha") - if the pain is tolerant.During the subacute period they can be used as ointments for osteochondrosis.And in the acute period of severe pain - only as injections. This is Diclofenac (analogs of Voltaren, Almiral, Olfen, Naklofen, Diklak) - the most "strong" of the NSAID group. This also includes ibuprof ”, prays”, Nise. Such anesthetic drugs as Kever, Ketanov or Ketalong are better not to use - they have a weak anti -inflammatory effect.

Musorelaxants Their task is to relieve muscle spasm that keeps the spine from the turn and transmits the nerve endings and blood vessels.During the emergency period, it is better to take them as injections to osteochondrosis and then switch to tablets. This is Midocalm, Tizalud, Sirdalud.

Chondroprotectors These are substances whose efficiency is still disputed.Nevertheless, many doctors recommend using them a long course - to give the intervertebral disk the opportunity to recover. This is Arthra, Alflutop, Don, Teraflex, Structures and others.

B -Vitamins B vitamins They are needed to improve the transmission of the pulse from the nerve to the muscle.In the emergency period, it is better to start with injections, such as neurorubin and then switch to the tablets of neurorubin, milgamma, neuroinitan or others.

Note: To relieve chest osteochondrosis pain!Then you can breathe in full force and thereby improve the nutrition of oxygen throughout the organism.In addition, elimination of surface breathing is the prevention of stagnant pneumonia.

Physiotherapeutic treatment

This treatment improves the effect of medication.Applied:

1. Electrophoresis with anesthetics and drugs that improve the local blood circulation.In this case, the drug is performed by electric shock directly at the back of the back.
2. Magnetotherapy.Under the influence of the magnetic field, the work of infringed nerve endings is improved, tissue edema is removed.
3. The phonophoresis (introduction of drugs with ultrasound) helps to be asked to stun the back and eliminate inflammation of offended tissues.It also has the ability to improve metabolism in the effect of exposure.
4. Acupuncture - the introduction of special sterile needles to active points responsible for the work of the thoracic back.
5. Laser therapy according to the external method - improves blood circulation in tense muscles and the suffering intervertebral disk.

Massage

Massage for osteochondrosis is an effective procedure if a specialist performs it.The massage session is able to improve blood circulation in the affected area, relax the spasmodic muscles, improve blood flow and lymph from this zone.This accelerates healing and reduces pain.

IMPORTANT: During the acute period of the disease, massage as well as charging for osteocondrosis is contraindicated.You can proceed to the procedure 2 weeks after the outcome of acute pain and difficulty breathing.Massage should not cause unpleasant sensations or pain!

To reduce the amount of aggravations, massage courses are recommended to take place at least twice a year.It can be:

• Therapeutic manual massage: Exposure with the hands of the tint of muscles that have lost and lose their tone to normalize their condition;
• Hardware: Muscle examination of different types of exciting manipules.You can also resort to the services that cosmetologists provide: endosphere and LPG massage.They also affect the sore back well;
• Point: In this case, biologically active points are prepared manually as a result that the internal organs are poured due to the spine;
• Small: Effect on muscles that have changed tone is produced using a vacuum.

Exercise therapy

Exercises for osteochondrosis can only begin to be performed during the subacute period and in remission and 2 weeks after removal of the disc's hernia.

LFK is contraindicated, if the back muscles are still very tense, one vertebra is pressed close to another, requiring surgical intervention with severe pain.

Gymnastics for osteocondrosis is recommended to begin with self -knob of the spine.To do this, take a wide and smooth board and attach to one end to the wall at a height of approx.100 cm from the floor (to make an angle of 30-45 °).The lower edge is on the floor.To the top edge, on both sides, are 2 leather straps, which are approx.45 cm long, fastened - so you can go through them yourself and then - take out your hands yourself.

The method of self -crush is that you go to this table with your back, head up, hands in straps.Put the soft fabric under your knees by rising it in a roll and corpse for 10-15 minutes.It should not be painful.If there is pain, increase the slope of the board.If this does not help you will have to do it differently:

• Make a blanket of blankets on the floor;
• Lie on the roll so that there is a blocked area at the top;
• Dilute your legs a little;
• Elbows and knees - bent, stir at the floor, the weight of the body lies on them;
  The head should hang a little or lie on folded brushes;
• If you do not feel that the spine is stretched, you can increase the load: move your legs back and your arms forward;
• 5 minutes on inspiration for 10 seconds to sil
• Relax and breathe in the stomach - another 5 minutes.

Bridge

Instead of such an effort, you can use the simulator called "Bridge to stretch the spine."It stretches the spine and first and foremost stretches the damaged thorax region - under the emphasis on his own body (it is a metal arc).

Using it during the remission period, it is only 5 minutes twice a day that you allow you to extend the painless period significantly.This simulator has many positive reviews.

Complications of thorax osteocondrosis

These include:

• pneumosclerosis;
• Arrhythmies;
• Vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• Violation of the digestive bodies;
• Deterioration of sexual and reproductive function - both women and men.

Prevention

To never feel yourself what osteocondrosis is (especially if you are moving a little or there are already scoliosis), be aware of such prevention measures:

1. Do not overcill.
2. Do not lift sudden difficulty: This must be done after preparation.
3. Follow your attitude as you sit and go.An ergonomic chair can be installed in the car, which will even support the back.
4. Make sure you take breaks during work: Get up, go, Perform the self -mass on your back - so the spine gets 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 that contain smoked meat, marinades, sharp spices.Fried products must also be removed.
8. Sleep on the orthopedic mattress and a low (or orthopedic) pillow.