Osteochondrosis is a very dangerous disease. This happens imperceptibly and from mild discomfort develops into serious disorders of the spine, which sometimes lead to injury.
Therapists, neurologists, orthopedists, vertebrologists and other specialists are involved in the treatment of this disease.
Symptoms and sensations of thoracic osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine is less common than osteochondrosis of the cervical or lumbar spine. The thoracic vertebrae are less mobile and more protected. This disease is complicated by the fact that the symptoms are difficult to identify and subsequently can lead to a number of other diseases.
One of the main reasons for the appearance of osteochondrosis of the chest area is the presence of scoliosis in humans. With the curvature of the spine, the pressure on the vertebrae increases and there is their displacement and loss of discs from the spine. The pain that occurs in this disease is indicated by the fact that changes occur in the vertebrae, metabolism and blood supply are disrupted. This disease mainly affects people who lead a sedentary lifestyle, office workers, drivers, students.
In thoracic osteochondrosis, the symptoms and sensations are divided into the main pain syndromes: dorsago and dorsalgia. Dorsalgia is a prolonged chronic pain that is mild and brings little discomfort to the patient. Dorsago is a sudden, sharp pain. This happens when a person is in a certain position for a long time and changes it drastically. Shortness of breath may occur, breathing becomes difficult, muscles are poorly controlled.
Degenerative chest disease: symptoms and sensations are typical and atypical
Osteochondrosis of the chest, like any other disease, has a number of characteristic features. List of typical symptoms:
- the painful sensations are intensified by inhaling, turning the body, raising the arms upwards;
- the pain begins in one place and then quickly spreads to the entire chest area. Difficulty breathing. The patient is forced to look for a comfortable position. Intercostal neuralgia occurs;
- the muscles are very tense, spasms appear periodically;
- the precursor of intercostal neuralgia is recurrent pain, discomfort in the back and chest, which occur when walking or exercising;
- the pain syndrome intensifies at night, by morning it may disappear completely. It is also expressed during hypothermia.
Osteochondrosis of the chest is characterized by symptoms and sensations that are characteristic of other diseases. Such symptoms are called atypical. They include:
- painful sensations similar to diseases of the cardiovascular system. There is no improvement in medication and it can even worsen your health. Also, no changes were observed in the ECG;
- for women in the acute stage of the disease is characterized by soreness of the mammary glands. You can rule out this pathology by visiting a mammologist;
- sometimes patients complain of painful sensations, similar to pain in gastritis, ulcers, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. But, unlike these diseases, in osteochondrosis the pain is exacerbated during moments of exertion, not when eating;
- disorders of the urinary and reproductive system;
- some patients have difficulty swallowing a reflex, a feeling of a "lump in the throat. "
In osteochondrosis of the chest, treatment is required immediately and self-medication is unacceptable. This can lead to deterioration of the patient's condition and subsequently even damage. Specialists can recognize typical and atypical symptoms of the disease. Qualified doctors diagnose thoracic osteochondrosis with the help of modern equipment and treat them with the help of the latest effective methods.
Chest osteochondrosis: symptoms and treatment
The hospital uses the best schemes and methods for the treatment of osteochondrosis in the chest. The drug method helps to eliminate the inflammatory process and relieve pain. The main method of dealing with osteochondrosis is the use of chondroprotectors for a long period of time. They restore the cartilage of the intervertebral discs, their elasticity. For hospital patients, a prerequisite for treatment is exercise therapy to strengthen the musculoskeletal framework. Muscle relaxants are used (relieve muscle spasms), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
To maintain the overall balance, improve metabolism in the body, proper nutrition is necessary. The hospital provides the services of a nutritionist and hospitals, where it is much easier to maintain a healthy lifestyle during the recovery period than at home.
Among the additional methods of treatment are used:
- acupuncture;
- massages;
- physiotherapy;
- manual therapy;
- vacuum therapy.