Thoracic osteochondrosis- This is a dystrophic change in the intervertebral discs, localized in the thoracic spine.The treatment of the disease is required to begin immediately after making a diagnosis, since the disease can quickly go into a chronic form.
The main symptoms of the disease are the limitation of the mobility of the shoulder girdle, shortness of breath, discomfort in the stomach and pain in the chest that give out in the heart.The danger to the patient is that symptoms of osteochondrosis are often confused with cardiovascular diseases, therefore, therapy is carried out by the wrong disease.
The causes of osteochondrosis
Thoracic osteochondrosis occurs as a result of pathological changes in the vertebrae and intervertebral discs, as well as impaired blood supply and nutrition.In addition, the disease can be caused by deformation of the spine.
Especially often, people who are in a sedentary position suffer from the symptoms of breast osteochondrosis.Basically, these are office workers and students of different ages.Due to the constant sitting without observing the correct position of the body, the load on the vertebrae increases significantly, which causes their deformation.
The root causes of the disease:
- increased load on the spine that occurs when lifting weights
- age -related changes in the body
- overweight
- injuries of the spinal department
- predisposition at the genetic level
Depending on the stage of symptoms, it is divided into 2 clinical cases.In the first case, the pain appears suddenly and has an acute shape (the so -called "lateral").In the second case, pain is long and are often accompanied by stiffness in the cervical and thoracic spine.Pain for breast osteochondrosis limits the mobility of the back, and also provoke breathing difficulty.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the thoracic region is carried out using complex methods and schemes, the compilation of which depends on the stage of the disease, its course and causes.Only a highly qualified specialist is able to cope with this task.
Stages of the disease
The first stageIt is characterized by the appearance of local pain due to muscle weakening (thoracalgia).In addition, at the first stage there is a tension of the paravertebral muscles of the back, which leads to increased pain and limiting the mobility of the spine.
The second stageIt is accompanied by an increase in the pain syndrome, since the nerve roots are involved in the inflammatory process.Also at this stage, protrusion and/or hernias of intervertebral discs (MPD) appear.
The third stageIt provokes constant pains that occur in the area of the affected nerve.There is a change in gait, numbness in the limbs, the appearance of headaches, difficulty breathing and heart rhythm failure.This is due to the manifestation of significant deformations of the intervertebral disc and spine.The risk of sequestration sharply increases (sequestration is the separation of the hernia and its movement along the spine, which injures nerve roots associated with the spinal cord).And this in 90% of cases leads to surgery.
OnFourth stageDiseases disrupt the functions of the intervertebral disc.The bone growth of vertebral bodies begins to connect nearby vertebrae among themselves.Osteochondrosis of the spine often causes a violation of blood supply to the spinal cord.This stage of the disease is the most dangerous, since without timely therapy leads to disability.
Treatment
Before proceeding with treatment, diagnosis is carried out to detect the stage of the disease (initial, acute or chronic).Depending on the existing symptoms, therapy methods are selected.
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the thoracic region is most effective in the initial stages, when pathological changes are not so clearly expressed and are reversible.
The main sign that the disease has passed into the acute stage is incessant painful sensations in; muscles of the back, chest and spine.At this stage in the development of osteochondrosis, the priority task of the doctor is to relieve pain.