
Hello, Dear readers.Today, we will talk about osteochondrosis - a problem today that excited almost all people at a certain age.
In recent years, osteochondosis of formerly exotic words has firmly entered our vocabulary.Many people, whatever age, "diagnose" this problem.
And after fifty, the majority consider osteochondrosis an almost compulsory increase in the pension, responding to complaints "which does not have it!"
It is not only false, but fundamentally a harmful point of view.
After all, osteochondrosis is not only a chronic disease, it is often the state of the spine, which leads to the indifference of a person to himself, to the banal inaction to the first symptoms and to elementary laziness to spend a little time on his health.
Osteochondrosis is a vertebral disease in which the connective tissue is damaged, the discs lose their strength and their elasticity, their shape and their coherence change, they become vulnerable to all provocative factors.
The consequence can be protruding, intervertebral hernia, cyphosis and other complications.
In addition, pathological changes can affect not only the spine, but also ligaments, blood vessels, nerve endings, which leads to the defeat of internal organs and body systems.
Therefore, if we want to live, you must take care of the spine.
The causes of osteochondrosis
There are many factors that cause changes in intervertebral discs.We highlight the main ones.
- Heredity.Certain column diseases have a genetic predisposition, so if you have overwhelmed heredity, attention to the problems of the spine should be as close as possible.
- Metabolism violation.Diffuse nutrition of tissues and cartilage discs can be altered or weakened due to the body intoxication (including due to the frequent use of drugs, such as antibiotics), various infections and a toxic environment.
- Overweight.The spine provides the posture and uprising of a person, therefore, the more we have weight, the more difficult it is to face the task.
- Injuries of the spine.Even minor bruising of the spine (not to mention fractures) can cause serious problems.Sometimes problems appear many years after the injury.
- Moster troubles.The curvature of the spine, the instability of the elements of the spine, the duration of uncomfortable poses is the direct path of osteochondrosis.Unfortunately, in childhood and youth, the advice of parents and teachers do not twist their backs on the table, do not read lying, do not "freeze" in an uncomfortable pose on the computer and many others seem ridiculous and unreasonable.With age, you understand that everything is not going on without trace, but it happens late.
The asymmetrical load of the muscles of the spine, for example, with a constant port of a bag on a shoulder, in the presence of uncomfortable or excessively soft mattresses and pillows, affects the discs.Wearing uncomfortable shoes or shoes with very high heels also affects.
- Incorrect nutrition.The insufficient and unbalanced contribution of liquids, vitamins and trace elements of the body contributes to a violation of diffuse nutrition of the spine.
- Excessive physical effort or load modifications.For example, the work associated with the constant lifting of weights, rampage movements, etc.Perhaps violations during pregnancy in women.Also assign negatively both an intense physical activity for an unusual body and a sharp decrease in loads (for example, when it is formed by professional athletes, dancers, etc.)
How to cure osteochondrosis of the spine
Do I have to consult a doctor with back pain and how to cure osteochondrosis at home?
If you feel pain in the neck, back, frequent headaches, numbness of limbs, reduction in performance, muscles constraint, sleep disturbance is a serious reason to see a doctor.
Here we are not talking about prevention, but the treatment of osteochondosis.Often, patients ask the doctor: can osteochondrosis be completely healed?Is it possible to cure osteochondrosis at home?
Acute osteochondosis of the first and second degree is cured, the launch of chronic osteochondosis of the third and fourth degree is rarely treated, but it is quite possible to "freeze" the spread of the disease.
First of all, take care of a healthy lifestyle and a healthy dream.Sleeping on a bed of soft feathers is strictly prohibited.
If it is not possible to buy an orthopedic mattress, put a thick plywood on the bed or a removed door.
Drugs

Drugs recommended for the treatment of osteochondrosis aim to solve the following problems:
- elimination of the inflammatory process;
- elimination of pain syndrome;
- Relaxation of muscle spasms;
- restoration of cartilage fabric;
- restoration of blood flow in vessels, restoration of metabolic processes;
Do not subscribe and do not choose drugs on the advice of friends and acquaintances!Only a specialist will prescribe the necessary medication, will determine the evolution of treatment and the necessary dose according to the stage of the disease and the characteristics of your body.
Physiotherapeutic treatment
Physiotherapeutic procedures give a good result for osteochondrosis.But remember: to take them optimally twice a year, during the period of remission and only according to the testimony of the attending physician.
Given the possibilities of the clinic and the patient, they call:
- To improve blood circulation and metabolic processes - electrophoresis;
- to relieve tension in muscles and the inflammatory process - acupuncture and mud;
- to restore joint mobility - magneto and laser therapy;
- To stimulate the action and restoration of muscle tone - therapeutic massage.
Gymnastics and physical education medicine
Experts have developed sets of exercises for the prevention and treatment of osteochondrosis.To ensure the effectiveness of the exercises, follow the following rules:
- Do the exercises regularly, 1 to 2 times a day, preferably at the same time;
- Make sure the breath does not fall, it is even and deep;
- Follow the pulse frequency;
- If discomfort and pain occur, reduce the intensity and consult a specialist.

Exercises for the treatment of osteochondrosis of the spine at home
The exercises aim to stretch cartilage, improve nutrition and provide oxygen of the vertebrae and cartilage.
The exercises are done smoothly, without intense movements.
The exercises are contraindicated during periods of exacerbation of the disease, with inflammatory processes, with problems of blood vessels and oncology.
We repeat all exercises 3 to 10 times.
In a standing position, stretch the spine, making the following movements:
- Raise and lower your hands, taking them slightly, while stretching;
- At the chest level, cross the hands as far as possible, then spread on the sides;
- The head is much lower alternately on each shoulder;
- Tell your hands in the lock at the back of the head and make your elbows as much as possible;
- Embet your fingers in the castle behind your back, lift and lower your hands, without disinfection;
- Lift and lower your hands alternately, passing by hips laterally to armpits, while the body remains motionless.
Stay, we make movements with a stick:
- Lift and lower the stick behind the back;
- Leaning slightly forward, below and lifting a stick behind its back;
- Cross your hands, holding the stick as wide as possible;
- Keep the stick in front of you as wider as possible and raise your hands alternately, then the same, but the stick behind your back.
Lying on the back:
- Stretch your legs and arms upwards, pressing the lower back to the ground;
- Lift the chest and reduce the shoulder blades, do not throw your head;
- Building on the shoulders and heels, lift the body;
- Lift the basin, put your hands under your back;
- Do the "scissors" exercise, do not tear the lower back of the ground;
- Tightened, try to combine the knees and elbows.
Lying on the belly:
- Stretch your hands forward, take it behind your back and lift it if you can;
- Raise your arms and legs and reach out;
- Asymmetrically raise your arms and legs, stretching;
- Fold and straighten your back initially elongated, then standing on all fours;
- Standing on all fours, stretch your arms forward, stretch behind them.
A wonderful remedy for the maintenance and treatment of the spine is swimming.Swimming involves all back muscles, loading them evenly.
If possible daily swimming, they can replace physiotherapy exercises.Do not forget the daily walks in the fresh air (at least half an hour).
Folk remedies in the treatment of osteochondrosis of the spine
- Therapeutic baths.Add solutions of chamomile, burden, needles, oak bark, ettlies in the bath.This relieves tension in the muscles and produces an analgesic effect.
- Compress.The compresses from raw grated potatoes with honey (1: 1), aloe, vodka and honey (in equal proportions), steamed leaves of burdock and burdible are very valid.Be sure to keep the compress in heat.
- Rubroki.In folk medicine, waste from the crushed leaves of the mother and the steps, burdens and burdens are used from the crushed leaves of crushed leaves.As well as beekeeping products: propolis, wax, outline, bee poison.
- Acupuncture.Widely used to relieve pain.
- Self-massage.You can use essential oils or home remedies.
Suppose osteochondosis with your enemy long before its appearance, and if you have a disease, fight it with all the available methods and believe in victory.