Consider the symptoms, the treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis, which is rare, because the spine is inactive in the thoracic region, rigidly fixed by the ribs. The main cause of development, the manifestation of symptoms is scoliosis, curvature of the spine. Manifestations and development of the disease are formed at early school age.
The disease often occurs in drivers, office workers who have been sitting in awkward positions for many years at the table, who do not care about their posture. The thoracic vertebrae throughout the patient's life flex simultaneously with nerve fibers, ligaments and muscles. There is tension, pressure, additional load on the spine, it becomes the cause of the development of the disease.
The presence of signs of thoracic osteochondrosis is differentiated from the symptoms that appear. The disease is not pronounced, there are no persistent sharp pains, there are unpleasant pains of a constantly painful nature. It is difficult for a doctor to diagnose chest osteochondrosis. The symptoms are similar to gastroenterological diseases, the pains resemble angina pectoris, myocardial infarction.
Symptoms
Osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine adversely affects the liver, kidneys, and adversely affects the work of the pancreas. 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 can correctly diagnose, in time - osteochondrosis of the thoracic region. The presence of characteristic symptoms:
- Unpleasant pain in the intercostal girdle, aggravated by deep inspiration.
- Burning in the chest.
- Numbness in upper limbs, pain on lifting.
- Unpleasant pains in the stomach, liver, heart.
- The curvatures of the body are difficult.
- In humans, it becomes the cause of impotence.
With the disease, characteristic strong and unpleasant intercostal pains appear. The patient has difficulty breathing, the pain increases with hypothermia, twisting of the body. The pain becomes intense, unpleasant at night. Similar to pain in the heart. With an exacerbation of the disease in women, osteochondrosis radiates to the breast, contributing to pathological changes in the female mammary gland. With an exacerbation, severe pain lasts for several days.
Symptoms, treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis due to the complexity of the diagnosis are determined, treated only by a doctor! Self-medication often leads to unwanted consequences, complications and causes other diseases.
Back pain and back pain
Thoracic osteochondrosis of the spine is accompanied by 2 vertebral syndromes:
- Dorsago. There is a sharp, sharp pain in the breastbone in those who work, bending over for a long time. Severe pain appears on the way up, making it difficult to breathe. Movement in the thoracic region is limited.
- The back pain begins imperceptibly, gradually. Discomfort, slight 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 nighttime rest, in the morning when walking it gradually disappears. The pain gradually intensifies when a person sits in an uncomfortable position for a long time.
Complications
With the disease, other painful manifestations are noted that complicate the diagnosis, violations:
- Upper chest segment - pain in the esophagus, pharynx, chest pain.
- Middle chest segment - pain appears in the right hypochondrium, similar to the pain of gastroenterological diseases.
- Lower thoracic spine - sudden sharp pain in the abdominal organs.
The pains are not seasonal, inaccuracies. Increased after physical exertion. Pain sensations go away after a full night's rest, often go away completely.
If the disease is diagnosed and treated late, it becomes the cause of diseases, disorders of internal organs. A serious complication is the appearance of pathology, violations of the coronary heart vessels, changes in the heart. Disorders appear in the duodenum, intestinal motility, dyskinesia of the gallbladder.
Diagnostic
The disease is misdiagnosed. Symptoms of thoracic osteochondrosis are similar to those of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction. With thoracic osteochondrosis, there is no relief when taking heart medication. The patient's EKG is normal. The doctor will make the correct diagnosis of the disease when ordering the patient for magnetic resonance imaging and x-ray studies.
Processing methods
The goal that doctors set themselves when carrying out the main therapeutic measures is to eliminate sharp and aching pains in the curved areas of the spine, specific neurological manifestations and full recovery of the patient. Processing:
- Medications;
- Exercise therapy;
- Physiotherapy.
Medical treatment begins with the appointment of painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs by the doctor. Tablets for thoracic osteochondrosis - baralgin. Physiotherapy, manual therapy, exercise therapy are prescribed by the doctor.
The goal of physiotherapy is to improve blood circulation, cerebrospinal fluid. Muscle tension is relieved, the inflammatory process decreases in the problem area, pain is eliminated. Exercise therapy is aimed at the prevention and treatment of disease. Therapeutic exercises relax and mobilize the deformed part of the spine.
The doctor prescribes exercise therapy in the acute period of the disease with a combination of muscle relaxation. After relief and disappearance of the pain, breathing exercises are prescribed. Reflex methods are used in the treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis. Thanks to the technique, the mobility of the back is restored.
Acupuncture (acupuncture) aims to get rid of spasms, for muscle hypertonia. With the help of acupuncture, an effect is achieved that improves the functioning of blood vessels, has a beneficial effect on blood supply, 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 methods of treating the disease gives effectiveness and safety. They are considered the basis of a course prescribed strictly for each patient.
With the help of effective methods, doctors manage to return the intervertebral discs of the problem areas to normal work, stop the progression, exacerbate thoracic osteochondrosis. Progressive treatment methods stimulate regeneration of the nucleus pulposus, the disc of the annulus fibrosus.
Effective treatment technologies eliminate the unpleasant and uncomfortable sensations of the disease - pain, prevent complications of osteochondrosis, in the absence of treatment, they appear in the form of protuberances, hernias.
For a patient with thoracic osteochondrosis, preventive and therapeutic sparing gymnastics is important, in addition to the medical drug therapy prescribed by the doctor. It helps the patient to correctly and competently form the muscle corset in order to avoid relapses, complications of the disease.