Many people over the age of 35 (and some even earlier) experience constant back and neck pain. In addition, the pain arises and disappears and intensifies after many hours of sitting. Osteochondrosis is almost always the cause of these painful sensations.
Osteochondrosis is a negative (dystrophic) change in the joints (or rather, the articular cartilage) of the spine and intervertebral discs. Osteochondrosis occurs not only in the spine, but with this part of the body this problem is most acute.
Symptoms - which is the main one?
The main symptom of osteochondrosis is usually pain, which appears and disappears. Also, pain sensations increase with static load, for example, with a long position of the head in an inclined position, neck pain increases. Low back pain occurs with prolonged sitting. At the same time, gymnastics can provide some pain relief.
It is necessary to understand that such pain can occur with inflammation, but in this case it passes quickly. In case of injury, recovery occurs within 3 months. If you have regular pain in the spine (neck, chest, lower back, sacral area) for a year or more, then you have a hernia in 99% of cases.
Osteochondrosis is a progressive disease, so if not treated in time, the pain will increase. But the biggest risks are associated with the consequences of inaction in the treatment of the spine.
Pay attention to the following sensations to start immediate therapy:
- tingling sensation;
- the appearance of goose bumps, tingling;
- the appearance of neuralgia;
- impaired mobility.
Most of these signs are associated with compression of the neurovascular bundle. In this case, the compression can be localized in one place, and the pain and distorted sensations can be perceived remotely.
Reasons - why is it inevitable?
Osteochondrosis is simply wear and tear of the spine. Disorders of the spine are caused mainly by its vertical position and prolonged tension of the paravertebral muscles, which are tonic and relax only when stretched or under the therapeutic influence of specialized devices. It is enough to sit for more than 2 hours on a computer or in a car - this already leads to hypertension of the intervertebral muscles of the waist and neck. And after a few years of sedentary lifestyle, hernias appear in the neck and lower back. That's why it's important to start helping your spine after 30 years! Before the spread of mass sedentary labor, sturgeon disease worried people after 40 years. But now this disease is getting younger and begins to manifest itself at the age of 25.
That is, the main cause of osteochondrosis of the spine is muscle spasm. And in the treatment should be, first of all, restorative work with muscles.
How to treat? Efficient and cheap
The treatment of osteochondrosis of the spine at home can be divided into 3 stages:
- We relieve acute pain.
- We eliminate muscle spasm and activate the recovery processes and blood circulation in the spine.
- We do general strengthening exercises - this allows you to tone the muscles and strengthen the effect of the therapy.
The easiest way to relieve acute pain is with medication. This is the most effective, but it is worth remembering that this is not a solution to the problem, but the elimination of the symptom.
In stages 2 and 3, in order to eliminate the causes of osteochondrosis and prevent its development, an innovative technology that has gained popularity in Europe can be used at home. It is based on autogravity therapy. The therapy is based on the principle of safe action with its own weight on the therapeutic countertops of the devices. Developed by a team of scientists and doctors, the Cordus and Sacrus devices have an anatomical design whose therapeutic protrusions are able to sink into the intervertebral muscles or deep ligaments and relieve tension. No other technology so far can do this so accurately and safely.
Perform the procedure. To perform therapy, you need to take the device, lie down on a sports mat or carpet and place the device under the desired area of the spine. The duration of the study of one segment is on average about 3 minutes. During this time, the tense muscle or ligament relaxes under the action of the apparatus. Due to the effect on the main cause of osteochondrosis - muscle spasm - this method is the safest and most effective.
There are 3 processes that run simultaneously:
- Proprioceptors are activated - sensors that signal to the brain about the condition of the muscle. When exposed to them mechanically or by microcurrents for 3 minutes, the impulses are transmitted to the nerve center, which regulates muscle tone. Usually within 2 minutes the nerve center gets tired and the tonic impulses from the nerve center stop, the muscle relaxes.
- Against the background of relaxation, muscle stretching occurs. This eliminates the compression of the intervertebral disc or nerve, and also restores the mobility of the vertebrae and joints.
- By removing the compression of the disc and restoring mobility, in the presence of a hernia, it can be gradually tightened and the displaced vertebrae gradually return to their original position.
Even if the pain is localized in one area, therapy should be performed in all three parts of the spine. For example, lower back pain can be caused by spasms in the sacrum or neck and vice versa.
After unloading the spine, using the device according to the developed method, exercises are performed to stabilize the spine and strengthen the muscular corset, which ensures the consolidation of the achieved results.