Osteochondrosis of the chest spine: symptoms, treatment, diplomas, gymnastics

"Chameleon" disease is disguised into dangerous diseases of the heart and lungs, causing panic attacks and the feeling of lack of air - this is the osteoarthritis of the chest spine.Its symptoms can be so diverse that an inexperienced doctor can, try to find the cause, prescribe a lot of tests, and sometimes take a person to special care.

We will talk about understanding that you have the exact osteoarthritis of the chest area and how to fix it.

Reason

The disease is quite rare.This is due to the fact that the spine, meaning the joints between the vertebrae, are created almost motionless in the chest area.And if a person performs a number of sharp movements, or often moves into the axis of the joints (for example, digging or increasing the severity of one hand), then all the chest vertebra is turned on at the same time.A separate way, they do not work together.

The cause of chest osteoarthritis is:

• Scoliosis in the chest or waist;
• Excessive or inaccurate physical efforts;
• wounds of chest spine;
• Excess weight - more than 10% of a person set by skin;
• Metabolic violations - a result of endocrine diseases (diabetes, disease of the adrenal gland and others) or not enough nutrition;
• abnormalities in the development of chest spine;
• Nervous (Intervertebral disc - destroyed by bones and joints - also provided by the back muscles).

The degree of chest osteoarthritis

Doctors decide to distinguish the degree of osteoarthritis of the chest area so that one can understand the destruction process of the disk between the two breast vertebrae has been how far.

Therefore, there are 4 degrees of breast bone:

• 1 degree.Intervertebral disc loses moisture, becomes more brittle, cracks appear in it.This comes with a mild pain that disappears alone.
• 2 degrees.The amount of liquid in the fiber of the Intervertebral disc is even smaller: the height of the disc decreases, the cracks (especially one of them) deeper.The defect filled the core of the disc - peeling core, reversing the crack.Pulp nucleus does not penetrate outside.The muscles of the back of the disc area are stressed, trying to prevent the vertebra from turning towards the leaked disk.This causes serious back pain, because you have to pause at work.
• 3 degrees.The crack in the bracelet of the plate reaches the edge of the vertebra, the peeling nucleus rushes into it and begins to protrude.Therefore, 3 degrees are Intervertebral hernia.For her, the pain is perceived almost at all - when doing work.We have to change the work to make it easier.Self -saved service.
• 4 degrees.In the area of the affected disks, the connective tissue develops.She blocked nearby vertebrae.In addition, the vertebra tries to compensate for the reduction of layer between vertebrae and development."Gai" bones appear - Osteophytes.

Symptom

From the beginning

Although the pulp nucleus has not completely implemented the road inside the ring around it, it is almost no expression.Periodically, with tilted or lifting weight, the pain may appear between the shoulder blades, passing quickly after rest.

Symptoms of osteoarthritis of the chest spine during acute can be very diverse, here:

Chest pain

It is often painful and lasting, but sometimes it can be sharp.Localization:

• Back - between shoulder blades;
• heart area;
• Under a spoon;
• In the area of the ribs - so it becomes painful when breathing.

The difference between this pain in the joints is:

• It is not so strong that you may lose consciousness.This is the characteristic of myocardial infarction;
• No arising to respond to emotional load - just for physical;
• Not appearing when entering the wind, climbing the stairs or when it comes to the cold;
• It is enhanced when lifting hands, rotation and tendencies;
• Enhance if you take a deep breath;
• The attacks of pain are different in localization and intensity (for example, with angina pectoris, they will be a pattern);
• Do not disappear if the load is stopped;
• It can be located if someone is squeezed into the spine in the chest area: in one place, it will be very painful;
• She put in her hand, though more often - in her hands.But even if she gave her left hand (like a heart attack), she did not reach her small fingers;
• regardless of meals, such as gastritis or angina;
• Do not be removed by nitroglycerin, whereas, help with angina pectoris;
• It does not enhance when feeling the chest glands (if it seems to be painful).In this case, no buttons or seals are perceived in the chest;
• There was nothing that the pain increased, but after stress was stopped or nitroglycerin disappeared.This is the characteristics of angina;
• The pain is not accompanied by nausea, heartburn, belching.This can talk about gastritis, as well as angina.

Feeling in the chest

Because there may be an incomplete breath.Normally, this symptom is still accompanied by back pain, but even if there is no pain, there is no poisoning, such as pneumonia (weak, desire to relax, reduce appetite).This may cause panic, but, calm down, count your circuit.For chest osteoarthritis, it will not exceed 100 strokes per minute, and with heart or lung diseases, it can also be.

Other symptoms

• Violating the sensitivity in hand or in two hands: they become cooler, freezing, Goosebumps are running along them.
• In some cases, the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the chest area are like a panic attack (fear, heart rate, sweat).Combined with the pain behind the breastbone, this may indicate myocardial infarction, so in this case, it is better to use nitroglycerin (up to 3 tablets) and call an ambulance will eliminate cardiovascular.
• The interruption of the digestive system: often suffer from gastritis, constipation, flatulence, regular abdominal pain, periodic diarrhea - no fault in the diet.

With chest osteoarthritis, such symptoms lasting about 10-14 days, provided that you temporarily stop bending and perform twisted movements.The disease goes into the acute phase.

Signs in the semi -level phase

There is still pain and shortness of breath, but they are no longer intense and less worried.So, if in the acute phase, you need to find a situation to sleep and not suffocate, then in the semi -level period, you do not need to apply those efforts.

The stage lasts 12-14 days.If you observe all the doctor's recommendations, do not increase weight, do not bend and do not lower the body heat, the stage of improvement comes - when all symptoms leave.If the mode is disturbed, the disease can once again go to the acute phase.

Relief

During this period, there are no symptoms.Of course, maybe, to a shoots under the ribs if you decide to work physically, but it passes quickly.

Exacerbing the disease may be agitated:

• Physical activity (especially lifting weights and trends);
• emphasize;
• Lower body temperature;
• A strong change in cold enthusiasm (diving into a hole or bathing in the snow after bathing);
• The campaign fails for a massage or manual therapy;
• Prolonged detection in the bent position;
• Drink alcohol (especially combined with one of the above factors).

Diagnose

The diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis of the chest spine participating in a neuroscientist (neuroscientist).When you come to him, describe your complaints, he conducted an initial test: he probed the distance between the breast vertebrae (with osteoarthritis, you can find a pain point) and determine the reflexes and sensitivity of the hand.

To confirm the diagnosis, he needs:

• ECG, can support the background of the load on the treadmill (Check the flow).This will eliminate angina;
• X -ray or micro -layer tissue of the chest spine;
• In women, especially the elderly, mammography, because the symptoms of osteoarthritis are often accompanied by diseases of the mammary gland, not always malignant.

Treatment

How to treat osteoarthritis of the chest area, the doctor will say - After confirming the diagnosis, determining the stage and nature of violations (the sensitivity of the hand, respiratory disorders).

In the acute phase, beds or at least selling floor, minimum motor activity is recommended.In the future, extension mode.In general, to treat osteoarthritis, such methods are used (they need their complexity):

Drug treatment

Anti -inflammatory They are painkillers. They can be taken in the form of a tablet or pasted as a patch (alfen alfen) - if the pain can withstand.During the acute period, they can be used as ointment for osteoarthritis.And in the acute phase with severe pain - only when injected. This is Diclofenac (similar substances of Voltaren, Almirus, Olfen, Naklofen, Diklak) - the strongest group of NSAID groups. This also includes ibuprof, prayer, Nise. Anesthesia drugs such as Kever, Ketanov or Ketalong are better than not used - they have weak anti -inflammatory effects.

Musicelaxants Their mission is to reduce muscle spasms holding the spine from the turn, and transmit nerves and blood vessels.In the acute phase, it is better to use them as an injection for osteoarthritis, then switch to a tablet. This is Midokalm, Tizalud, Sirdalud.

Chondroprotector These are effective drugs that still have a dispute.However, many doctors recommend using them a long course - to give Intervertebral the opportunity to recover. This is Arthra, Alflutop, Don, Teraflex, structures and others.

B Vitamin B Vitamin They are necessary to improve the transmission from nerves to muscles.In the acute phase, it is better to start by injection, for example, neurorubin, then switch to neurorubin tablets, Milgamma, neuroinitan or others.

Please note: To relieve pain in the breast bone!After that, you can fully breathe, thus improving the nutrition of the whole organism.In addition, removing surface breathing is to prevent pneumonia.

Physiotherapy treatment

This treatment enhances the effects of the drug.Apply:

1. Electricity with anesthetics and drugs improves local blood circulation.In this case, the drug is made by electric shock directly at the back.
2. Magnet therapy.Under the influence of the magnetic field, the work of the infringing neurological ending is improved, the edema is removed.
3. Phonophoresis (the introduction of drugs with ultrasound) helps anesthesia better than the back and eliminates the inflammation of violating tissues.It also has the ability to improve metabolism in the effects of contact.
4. Acupuncture - The introduction of sterile needles especially in the operating points is responsible for the work of the chest spine.
5. Laser therapy by external method - enhance blood circulation in stress muscles and miserable discs.

Massage

Massage for osteoarthritis is an effective procedure if an expert performs it.The massage session can enhance blood circulation in the affected area, relax muscles, improve blood and lymphatic flow from this area.This accelerates healing and relieving pain.

Important: In the acute period of disease, massage, as well as charging for osteoarthritis, contraindicated.You can perform the procedure for 2 weeks after acute pain relief and shortness of breath.Massage should not cause discomfort or pain!

To reduce the serious quantity, the recommended massage courses takes at least 2 times a year.It may be:

• Hand massage therapy: Hand -on -hand contact on lost muscle pieces and loss of voice to normalize their condition;
• Hardware: Muscle research by many interesting types of manipulations.You can also use the services provided by cosmetologists: Endosphere and LPG massage.They also affect the pain back well;
• Score: In this case, the biological operating points are handled manually, so the situation of the internal organs has poured due to the turn of the spine;
• Small: affecting the muscles that have changed the melody created by vacuum use.

Exercise therapy

Exercises for osteoarthritis can only begin to be done during the semi -acute and remission, as well as 2 weeks after eliminating the hernia.

LFK is contraindicated, if the back muscles are still very stressful, a vertebra is pressed to another burn, requiring surgical intervention, with intense pain.

Gymnastics for osteoporosis are recommended to start by making the spine.To do this, you need to take a wide and smooth board, and mount at an input of the wall-at an altitude of about 100 cm from the floor (to create an angle of 30-45 °).The lower edges are on the floor.At the top, on both sides, 2 leather straps about 45 cm long are attached - so you can pass through them yourself, and then - put your hand out.

The method of self -marking is that you go to this table with your back, head up, hand on the belt.Place the soft cloth under your knee by increasing it in a roller and is in 10-15 minutes.It should not be painful.If pain, increase the tilt angle of the board.If this does not help, you will have to do it differently:

• Make a blanket on the floor;
• Located on the roller to the top there is a blocked area;
• Dilute your legs a little;
• Elbows and knees - bend, touch the floor, the weight of the body lies on them;
  Head should hang lightly or lie on a folding brush;
• If you do not feel the spine is prolonged, you can increase the load: move your leg back and your arms forward;
• 5 minutes of inspiration for 10 seconds to tighten the muscles of the back, when exhaled - relax
• Relax and breathe in the abdomen - 5 minutes.

Bridge

Instead of such efforts, you can use the emulator called the "bridge to extend the spine".It stretches the spine and first, stretches the damaged chest area - under the weight of his own body (it is a metal arc).

Using it in the remission period, only 5 minutes 2 times a day allows you to significantly extend the time without pain.This simulation has many positive reviews.

Complications of chest osteoarthritis

They include:

• Pneumonia;
• arrhythmia;
• Dystonia plant-blood;
• violating digestive organs;
• The decline of sexual and reproductive function - both women and men.

Prevent

In order to never feel what Osteochondrosis is (especially if you are moving a little or have scoliosis), pay attention to such precautions:

1. Do not be too much.
2. No sudden severity: This will happen after preparation.
3. Follow your posture when you sit and walk.A Thai academic seat can be installed in the car, which will support the back even.
4. Be sure to rest in the process of working: Stand up, go, follow your back - let the spine get enough strength.
5. Do not start your scoliosis: treat it on time.
6. Reduce the amount of salt and sugar in the diet.
7. Eliminate dishes containing smoked meat, sauce, sharp spices.Fried products will also have to be removed.
8. Sleeping on orthopedic mattresses and low pillows (or orthopedic).