Consider its symptoms, the treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis, which is rare, because the spine is inactive in the thoracic region, is strictly fixed by the ribs. The main cause of development, the manifestation of symptoms is scoliosis, curvature of the spine. Manifestations and development of this disease are formed at an early school age.
The disease often occurs in drivers, office workers who have for years sat in an awkward position at a desk, who do not care about their posture. The thoracic vertebrae throughout the patient's life bend simultaneously with nerve fibers, ligaments, muscles. There is tension, stress, additional load on the spine, this is the cause of the development of the disease.
The presence of signs of thoracic osteochondrosis is distinguished from the symptoms that appear. The disease is unpredictable, there is no constant pain, there is an unpleasant ache with a nature that is always painful. It is difficult for a doctor to diagnose thoracic osteochondrosis. Symptoms similar to gastroenterological diseases, pain resembling angina pectoris, myocardial infarction.
Symptoms
Osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine has an adverse effect on the liver, kidneys, and has an adverse effect on the work of the pancreas. Often the cause of heart and intestinal disorders. The disease manifests itself in various ways, there is no way to accurately distinguish a group of symptoms that makes it possible to diagnose accurately, in a timely manner - osteochondrosis of the thoracic region. Presence of characteristic symptoms:
- Unpleasant intercostal girdle pain, exacerbated by deep inspiration.
- Burns in the chest.
- Numbness in the upper limbs, pain during lifting.
- Unpleasant pain in the stomach, liver, heart.
- Body bends are difficult.
- In men, it is a cause of impotence.
With this disease, features of strong and unpleasant intercostal pain appear. The patient has difficulty breathing, pain increases with hypothermia, the body twists. The pain becomes intense, unpleasant at night. Just like a pain in the heart. With the increase of the disease in women, osteochondrosis radiates to the chest, contributing to pathological changes in the mammary glands of women. With severe swelling, severe pain lasts for several days.
Symptoms, treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis due to the complexity of the diagnosis is determined, only treated by a doctor! Self -medication often leads to consequences, complications, and other unwanted illnesses.
Dorsago and dorsalgia
Osteochondrosis of the spinal cord is accompanied by 2 vertebral syndromes:
- Dorsago. There is a sharp and sharp pain in the sternum in those who work, bending for a long time. Severe pain appeared during the climb, making breathing difficult. Movement in the thoracic area is limited.
- Dorsalgia begins markedly, gradually. Discomfort, mild pain appears, which increases as the body bends, breathing deeply.
This is indicated by muscle tension, which limits movement: upper dorsalgia - in the cervical region, lower - in the lumbar region, thorax. The pain increased with night rest, in the morning when walking gradually disappeared. The pain gradually increases when a person sits for a long time in an awkward position.
Complications
With this disease, other manifestations of pain are observed that complicate the diagnosis, violations:
- Upper thoracic segment - pain in the esophagus, pharynx, chest pain.
- Middle thoracic segment - pain appears in the right hypochondrium, similar to pain in gastroenterological diseases.
- Lower thoracic spine - sudden acute pain in the abdominal organs.
The pain is not seasonal, not precise. Increased after physical exercise. The sensation of pain subsides after resting all night, often disappearing completely.
If the disease is diagnosed and treated late, it becomes the cause of the disease, a disorder of internal organs. Serious complications are the occurrence of pathology, violations of the coronary arteries, changes in the heart. Disorders appear in the duodenum, bowel movements, gallbladder dyskinesia.
Diagnostics
The disease is poorly diagnosed. Symptoms of chest osteochondrosis are similar to angina pectoris, myocardial infarction. With thoracic osteochondrosis, there is no relief while taking heart medication. The patient's electrocardiogram was normal. The doctor will make a correct diagnosis of the disease while prescribing magnetic resonance imaging and X-ray studies to the patient.
Methods of treatment
The goal set by the physician while carrying out the main therapeutic measures is aimed at eliminating acute pain, pain in the curved spinal area, neurological-specific manifestations, and complete recovery of the patient. Treatment:
- Medications;
- Exercise therapy;
- Physiotherapy.
Medical treatment begins with the appointment of analgesic, anti-inflammatory drugs by a doctor. Tablets for osteochondrosis of the chest - baralgin. Physio-, manual therapy, exercise therapy prescribed by a doctor.
The goal of physiotherapy is to improve blood circulation, cerebrospinal fluid. Muscle tension is relieved, the inflammatory process is reduced in problem areas, pain is eliminated. Exercise therapy is intended for disease prevention, treatment. Therapeutic exercises relax, moving the deformed part of the spine.
Doctors prescribe exercise therapy in the acute period of the disease with a combination of muscle relaxation. After the pain subsides and disappears, breathing exercises are prescribed. Reflex methods are used in the treatment of chest osteochondrosis. Thanks to this technique, back movement is restored.
Acupuncture (acupuncture) aims to relieve cramps, for muscular hypertension. With the help of acupuncture, an effect is performed that improves the function of blood vessels, has a beneficial effect on blood supply, nutrition of intervertebral disc tissues.
The effectiveness of acupuncture is increased in combination with moxibustion, physiotherapy, cupping massage, manual, vacuum therapy. The combination of methods of treating the disease provides efficiency and safety. They are considered the basis of a strictly prescribed course for each patient.
With the help of effective methods, doctors successfully restore the intervertebral disc from the problem area to normal work, stopping the development, exacerbation of chest osteochondrosis. Progressive treatment methods stimulate the regrowth of the nucleus pulposus, the fibrous annulus disc.
Effective treatment technology eliminates the unpleasant and uncomfortable sensations of the disease - pain, prevents complications of osteochondrosis, if there is no treatment, it appears in the form of protrusions, hernias.
For patients with thoracic osteochondrosis, preventive gymnastics and therapy are important, complementing the medical therapy and therapy prescribed by the doctor. It helps the patient to shape the muscular corset properly and efficiently to avoid recurrent complications of the disease.