Consider the symptoms, treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis, which is rare as the spine is inactive in the thoracic region, rigidly fixed by the ribs. The main cause of development, manifestation of symptoms is scoliosis, curvature of the spine. The manifestations and development of the disease form at school age.
The disease tends to occur in drivers, office workers who have been sitting at desks in inappropriate positions for many years, who don't care about their posture. The thoracic vertebrae throughout the patient's life bend simultaneously with nerve fibers, ligaments and muscles. There is tension, pressure, additional load on the spine, this becomes the cause of the disease to develop.
The presence of signs of thoracic osteochondrosis is distinguished from the symptoms that appear. The illness is not pronounced, there are no sharp persistent pains, there are unpleasant pains of a constantly painful nature. It is difficult for a doctor to diagnose thoracic osteochondrosis. The symptoms are similar to gastroenterological diseases, the pains resemble angina pectoris, myocardial infarction.
Symptoms
Osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine has a negative effect on the liver and kidneys and has a negative effect on the functioning of the pancreas. It often becomes the cause of heart and intestinal disorders. The disease manifests itself in various ways, there is no way to correctly distinguish a set of symptoms that allow the correct diagnosis of osteochondrosis of the thoracic region in time. The presence of characteristic symptoms:
- Unpleasant intercostal girdle pain, aggravated by deep inspiration.
- Burning in the chest.
- Numbness of upper limbs, pain when standing up.
- Unpleasant pain in stomach, liver, heart.
- The body curves are difficult.
- In men, it becomes the cause of impotence.
With the disease, characteristic strong and unpleasant intercostal pains arise. The patient has difficulty breathing, pain increases with hypothermia, body contortions. The pain becomes intense, unpleasant at night. Similar to heart pain. With the exacerbation of the disease in women, osteochondrosis radiates to the chest, contributing to pathological changes in the female mammary gland. With an exacerbation, the intense pain lasts for several days.
Symptoms, treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis due to the complexity of diagnosis are determined, treated only by a doctor! Self-medication often leads to unwanted consequences, complications, and causes other illnesses.
back and back
Thoracic osteochondrosis of the spine is accompanied by 2 vertebral syndromes:
- Dorsago. There is a sharp, sharp pain in the sternum in the one who works, bending for a long time. Intense pain appears on ascent, making breathing difficult. Movement in the thoracic region is limited.
- Back pain starts imperceptibly, gradually. Discomfort, light pains appear, which intensify when the body bends, deep breathing.
It is indicated by muscle tension, which limits movement: upper back pain - in the cervical region, lower - in the lumbar region, thoracic. The pain is aggravated by rest at night, in the morning when walking, it gradually disappears. The pain gradually intensifies when a person sits in an awkward position for a long time.
complications
With the disease, other manifestations of pain are observed that complicate the diagnosis, violations:
- Upper thoracic segment - pain in esophagus, pharynx, chest pain.
- Middle thoracic segment - pains appear in the right hypochondrium, similar to pain in gastroenterological diseases.
- Lower thoracic spine - sudden sharp pain in Organs abdominal organs.
Pains are not seasonal, inaccuracies. Increased after physical exertion. Pain sensations subside after a full night's rest, often disappearing completely.
If the disease is diagnosed and treated late, it becomes the cause of illnesses, disorders of Organs internal organs. A serious complication is the occurrence of pathology, violations of the coronary heart vessels, changes in the heart. Disorders appear in the duodenum, intestinal motility, gallbladder dyskinesia.
Diagnosis
The disease is misdiagnosed. The symptoms of thoracic osteochondrosis are similar to those of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction. In thoracic osteochondrosis, there is no relief when taking heart medications. The patient's electrocardiogram is normal. The doctor will make the correct diagnosis of the disease by prescribing MRI scans and X-rays to the patient.
treatment methods
The objective that physicians define when performing the main therapeutic measures is to eliminate acute pain in curved areas of the spine, specific neurological manifestations and the patient's full recovery. Treatment:
- Medicines;
- Exercise therapy;
- Physiotherapy.
Medical treatment begins with the indication of analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs by the doctor. Pills for thoracic osteochondrosis - baralgin. Physiotherapy, manual therapy and exercise therapy are prescribed by the doctor.
The goal of physical therapy is to improve blood circulation, cerebrospinal fluid. Muscle tension is relieved, the inflammatory process subsides in the problem area, pain is eliminated. Exercise therapy is aimed at disease prevention, treatment. Therapeutic exercises relax, mobilize the deformed part of the spine.
The doctor prescribes exercise therapy in the acute period of the illness with a combination of muscle relaxation. After pain relief and disappearance, breathing exercises are prescribed. Reflex methods are used in the treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis. Thanks to the technique, back mobility is restored.
Acupuncture (acupuncture) aims to get rid of spasms, for muscle hypertonia. With the help of acupuncture, an effect is realized that improves the functioning of blood vessels, it has a beneficial effect on the blood supply, on the nutrition of the tissues of the intervertebral discs.
The effectiveness of acupuncture increases in combination with moxibustion, physiotherapy, cupping massage, manual, vacuum therapy. The combination of disease treatment methods provides efficiency and safety. They are considered the basis of a strictly prescribed course for each patient.
With the help of effective methods, doctors are able to get the intervertebral discs in the problem areas back to normal work, halting the progression and exacerbation of thoracic osteochondrosis. Progressive methods of treatment encourage regeneration of the nucleus pulposus, the annulus fibrous disc.
Effective treatment technologies eliminate unpleasant and uncomfortable sensations of the disease - pain, prevent complications of osteochondrosis, in the absence of treatment they appear in the form of protrusion, hernias.
For a patient with thoracic osteochondrosis, preventive, therapeutic, sparing gymnastics is important, complementing the drug therapy prescribed by the physician. Helps the patient to form the muscle corset correctly and competently to avoid relapses, complications of the disease.