Thoracic osteochondrosis- This is a dystrophic change in the intervertebral discs that are located in the thoracic spine.The treatment of the disease is necessary to start immediately after the diagnosis, since the disease can quickly get into a chronic form.
The main symptoms of the disease are the restriction of the mobility of the shoulder belt, shortness of breath, the discomfort in the stomach and the pain in the heart that spend in the heart.The risk of the patient is that the symptoms of osteochondrosis are often confused with heart cycle diseases.Therefore, the therapy takes place through the wrong illness.
The causes of osteochondrosis
The thoraxic osteochondrosis takes place as a result of pathological changes in the vertebrae and intervertebral discs as well as impaired blood supply and nutrition.In addition, the disease can be caused by deforming the spine.
People who are in a seated position particularly often suffer from the symptoms of chest osteochondrosis.Basically, these are office workers and students of different ages.Due to the constant session without observing the correct position of the body, the load of the vertebrae increases significantly, which causes its deformation.
The causes of the disease:
- Increased load on the spine that occurs when lifting weights
- Age -related changes in the body
- Overweight
- Injuries to the spine department
- Review on a genetic level
Depending on the stage of the symptoms, it is divided into two clinical cases.In the first case, the pain suddenly appears and has an acute form (the so -called "lateral").In the second case, the pain is long and is often accompanied by stiffness in the neck and thoracic spine.The pain in chest osteochondrosis limits the mobility of the back and also provokes breathing difficulties.
The treatment of the osteochondrosis of the chest region is carried out using complex methods and schemes, the compilation of which depends on the stage of the disease, its course and its causes.Only a highly qualified specialist can be completed with this task.
Disease stages
The first stageIt is characterized by the occurrence of local pain due to muscle weakening (thoracalgia).In addition, there is a voltage of the paravertebral muscles of the back in the first stage, which leads to increased pain and limitation of the mobility of the spine.
The second stageIt is accompanied by an increase in pain syndrome because the nerve roots are involved in the inflammatory process.The lead and/or hernia of intermediate tanks (MPD) also appear at this stage.
The third stageIt provokes constant pain that occurs in the area of the affected nerve.There is a change in passage, numbness in the limbs, the appearance of headaches, difficulties in breathing and cardiac arrhythmia failure.This is due to the manifestation of significant deformations of the intervertebral disc and the spine.The risk of sequestration increases significantly (sequestration is the separation of the hernia and its movement along the spine, which violates the nerve roots connected to the spinal cord).And this in 90% of cases leads to surgery.
ToFourth levelDiseases disrupt the functions of the intermediate disk.The bone growth of vertebral bodies begins to connect to each other near vertebrae.Osteochondrosis of the spine often leads to a violation of the blood supply to the spinal cord.This stage of the disease is the most dangerous because without timely therapy leads to disabilities.
Treatment
Before treatment, the diagnosis is carried out to recognize the stage of the disease (initially, acute or chronic).Depending on the existing symptoms, therapy methods are selected.
Treatment of the osteochondrosis of the Brustr region is most effective in the initial phases if pathological changes are not so clearly expressed and reversible.
The main signs that the disease passes into the acute stage are incessant painful sensations in. Muscles of the back, chest and spine.At this stage in the development of osteochondrosis, the doctor's primary task is to relieve pain.