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Osteochondrosis: what to do?

What is an etiology?

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According to some data, at every 4th inhabitant of our planet osteochondrosis symptoms are shown. It is connected first of all with shortage of muscular exercises. Modern people move a little, play sports irregularly, for hours sit in one situation. As a result spring function of muscles of a backbone is weakened, and load of the copular device and intervertebral disks amplifies that leads to microtraumas.

Who in risk group?

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The people suffering from stoop and disturbance of a bearing, leading a sedentary life and not too intensively playing sports are most subject to osteochondrosis. The shoulder bags which are often wearing shoes on a high heel and preferring are also subject to osteochondrosis of the woman. One more category of the people entering into risk group – having a lot of excess weight.

What leads a disease to?

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If osteochondrosis not to treat, the backbone will be forced to compensate deformation of a disk independently. Shoots of vertebrae will be thickened, and elasticity of sheaves – to fall. As a result there will be a secondary jamming of nervous trunks, and the situation with time will only be aggravated.

Diagnosis of osteochondrosis

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At emergence of pains in a neck, spin, a shoulder girdle, it is necessary to address the neurologist. The doctor will appoint to you inspection which will help to define degree of shift of joints and a muscle tone, to reveal the most painful sites. Further you will be directed to X-ray, a magnetic and resonant or computer tomography. Most often treatment is appointed conservative, but in especially started cases operation can be required.

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To get rid of unpleasant feelings...

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The patient has to observe surely a bed rest in the first days after an exacerbation of a disease, use the warming ointments and compresses, to use the antiinflammatory and anesthetizing drugs. Medicinal therapy is appointed, as a rule, only during the periods of an exacerbation of a disease, and later passed to non-drug treatment.

Physical exercises are obligatory

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As osteochondrosis is a direct consequence of weakening of muscular function, the exercise stress is necessary for its recovery. If not to do remedial gymnastics, then there will be further dystrophy of muscles. At first it will be difficult to you to carry out exercises, it is necessary to overcome pain, but they will help to improve blood circulation in muscles and to develop a muscular corset.

Rules of performance of remedial gymnastics

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All exercises have to be carried out smoothly, avoid sharp movements as they can cause an attack. Increase loading gradually. If any exercise causes in you severe pain, stop to carry out it and return to it through some time. Before performance of exercises the doctor can direct you to massage which will help to relax muscles and will improve their blood circulation.

What do patients have to know?

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To avoid osteochondrosis attacks, it is necessary to follow some rules in everyday life, namely: to watch a bearing, heavy objects from a floor should be lifted carefully, without bending, and slightly squatting. If you work at the computer, then surely do a small break each hour. It is desirable to use these breaks for performance of exercises. Also do swimming – it removes a muscle tension.

What exercises need to be carried out?

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For removal of muscular tension it is recommended to carry out simple exercises. These are circular rotations by a neck clockwise and against. One more exercise – a muscle tension of a body which can be carried out in any position of a body. The third simple exercise – lying in a bed, it is necessary to put hands for the head and to understand direct legs.

Prevention of osteochondrosis

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All people leading a sedentary life have to remember that the back has to be a straight line. Legs have to reach a floor, it will be even better to put them on a support that knees were higher than the level of hips. Under a table has to be rather free space for legs. Furniture should not be too soft as then body weight will excessively press on a backbone. Each 15-20 minutes it is necessary to change position of legs.

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