How to treat chest osteochondrosis

The chest department of the spine is not as active as the lumbar or cervical. Therefore, the development of osteochondrosis in this part of the spine is not as often. But questions about modern taking treatment and prevention of this ailment are always relevant.

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Breast osteochondrosis - causes of development

Doctors assure that the root cause of osteochondrosis of this department is a shortage of motor activity. Office workers automatically fall into the risk group, which 90% of the working time is sitting at the computer table. Also, people who, in childhood, were heated from daily charge, were predisposed to this disease.

Leads to a diagnosis of "thoracic osteochondrosis" and a number of other pathologies associated with excessive load on the spine:

• Violation of posture.
• Scoliosis, kyphosis, Lordoz.
• A narrowing or violation of the undergoing arteries.
• Blood impairment and spinal cord damage.
• Injuries of vertebral discs and joints.

Patients orthopedic are people aged 24 to 45 years old. Before visiting the Cabinet Orthopeda or Surgeon, most patients do a long way, passing a cardiologist, a gastroenterologist and other doctors. This is due to the fact that the thoracic osteochondrosis is often "masked" under angina, gastritis or neuralgia, and it is difficult to put a sure diagnosis.

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Breast osteochondrosis - signs of illness

The symptoms of this disease can be different, which depends on the location of the damage and the reasons for their appearance. Total features include:

• Pain syndrome in the field of sternum, which can enhance with a sharp breath / exhale, during exercise.
• Permanent pain, giving a zone between the blades.
• Numbness of the limbs (if there is a disturbed blood circulation).
• Violation of the work of the gastrointestinal organs of unidentified etiology. It may be constipation, diarrhea, heartburn.
• Signs of sexual dysfunction (especially in men).
• The pain resembling heart (nitroglycerin, validol and other similar means are not removed by pain).
• Soreness in body slopes in different directions.
• Discomfort or rope pain during rising hands.

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Breast osteochondrosis - existing methods of treatment

Therapy should be complex, long and professional. Depending on the severity of the osteochondrosis flow, the patient can pass an outpatient, sanatorium or inpatient treatment.

At home, the use of drugs, the passage of several massage courses and the exercise (gymnastics) is practiced.

The use of medications is aimed at suspending the destruction of vertebrate tissues, the relief of the nervous system, the restoration of mobility and blood supply to the spine. To this end, such funds are assigned:

• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and anesthetic effects. These include medicines based on sodium diclofenac, ibuprofen, nimesulda.
• Corticosteroids. Hormonal means with prednisolone and dexamethasone. They effectively suppress inflammation of nerve endings and exhibit an anesthetic effect.
• Diuretics. To stimulate the outflow of liquid from the places of pinching the nerve roots, such diuretic preparations like Veroshpiron, Furosemide are shown.

Various ointments and gel from osteochondrosis are often used, but in case of damage to the breast vertebra, they are ineffective, since the active substance is not able to penetrate so deeply.

To strengthen the muscle frame and removal of the load on damaged discs, the therapeutic massage is assigned. For self-massage, there are manual massagers that can be used daily for 15-10 minutes.

In order to resume the mobility of the chest vertebra, it is necessary to regularly make a set of exercises. Their number and order of execution is selected individually in the Cabinet of the LFC.

The treatment of osteochondrosis is long and expensive, so it is better for the prevention to stick to balanced nutrition and more often play sports.