Consider the symptoms, treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis, which is rare, since the spine is inactive in the thoracic region, rigidly fixed by the ribs. The main cause of development, the manifestation of symptoms is scoliosis, curvature of the spine. Manifestations and development of the disease occur at an early school age.
The disease often occurs in drivers, office workers who have been sitting in awkward positions at the table for many years, and who do not take care of their posture. The thoracic vertebrae bend during the patient's life simultaneously with nerve fibers, ligaments, muscles. There is tension, pressure, additional load on the spine, it becomes the cause of the development of the disease.
The presence of signs of thoracic osteochondrosis differs from the symptoms that appear. The disease is not pronounced, there is no acute persistent pain, there are unpleasant pains of a constantly painful nature. It is difficult for a physician to diagnose thoracic osteochondrosis. The symptoms are similar to gastroenterological diseases, the pain resembles angina pectoris, myocardial infarction.
Symptoms
Osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine adversely affects the liver, kidneys, and badly affects the pancreas. It often becomes a cause of heart and intestinal disorders. The disease manifests itself in different ways, there is no way to properly distinguish the set of symptoms that allow a correct diagnosis, with time - osteochondrosis of the thoracic region. Presence of characteristic symptoms:
- Unpleasant pains in the intercostal space, intensified by deep inspiration.
- Burning in the chest.
- Numbness of the upper limbs, pain on lifting.
- Unpleasant pains in the stomach, liver, heart.
- Bending the body is difficult.
- In men, it becomes a cause of impotence.
The disease is accompanied by characteristic strong, unpleasant intercostal pains. The patient has difficulty breathing, pain increases with hypothermia, twisting of the body. The pain becomes intense, uncomfortable at night. It hurts like a heart. With exacerbation of the disease in women, osteochondrosis radiates to the chest, contributing to pathological changes in the female mammary gland. With exacerbation, severe pain lasts for several days.
Symptoms, treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis due to the complexity of the diagnosis are determined, they are treated only by a doctor! Self-medication often leads to side effects, complications and causes other diseases.
Dorsago and dorsalgia
Thoracic osteochondrosis of the spine is accompanied by 2 vertebral syndromes:
- Dorsago. There is a sharp, sharp pain in the sternum in those who work, bending for a long time. Severe pains appear on the ascent, making breathing difficult. Movement in the chest area is limited.
- Dorsalgia begins imperceptibly, gradually. There is discomfort, mild pain that intensifies when bending the body, deep breathing.
This is indicated by muscle tension that restricts movement: upper dorsalgia - in the cervical region, lower - in the lumbar, thoracic region. The pain intensifies at night, gradually disappearing when walking in the morning. The pain gradually intensifies when a person sits in an awkward position for a long time.
Complications
In addition to the disease, other manifestations of pain have been reported that complicate the diagnosis, violations:
- Upper thoracic segment - pain in the esophagus, pharynx, chest pain.
- Middle thoracic segment - pains appear in the right hypochondrium, similar to gastroenterological diseases.
- Lower thoracic spine - sudden acute pain in the abdominal organs.
The pain is not seasonal, inaccurate. It increases after physical exertion. Painful feelings disappear after a night's rest, often disappearing completely.
If the disease is diagnosed and treated late, it becomes the cause of the disease, a disorder of the internal organs. A serious complication is the appearance of pathology, violations of the coronary heart vessels, changes in the heart. Disorders occur in the duodenum, bowel motility, gallbladder dyskinesia.
Diagnosis
The disease is poorly diagnosed. The symptoms of osteochondrosis in the chest are similar to those of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction. With thoracic osteochondrosis, there is no relief in taking heart medications. The patient's electrocardiogram is normal. The doctor will make the correct diagnosis of the disease when he prescribes the patient magnetic resonance imaging and X-rays.
Methods of treatment
The goal set by doctors in carrying out the main therapeutic measures is aimed at eliminating acute, painful pain in the curved parts of the spine, neurological specific manifestations and complete recovery of the patient. Treatment:
- Medicines;
- Exercise therapy;
- Physiotherapy.
Treatment begins with the appointment of analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs by the doctor. Chest osteochondrosis tablets - baralgin. The doctor prescribes physiotherapy, manual therapy and exercise therapy.
The goal of physiotherapy is to improve blood circulation, cerebrospinal fluid. Muscle tension is relieved, the inflammatory process in the problem area is reduced, and pain is removed. Exercise therapy aims at disease prevention, treatment. Therapeutic exercises relax, mobilize the deformed part of the spine.
The doctor prescribes exercise therapy in the acute period of the disease with a combination of muscle relaxation. After relieving the pain and disappearing, breathing exercises are prescribed. Reflex methods are used in the treatment of osteochondrosis of the chest. Thanks to the technique, the mobility of the back is restored.
Acupuncture (acupuncture) aims to eliminate cramps, for muscle hypertonicity. With the help of acupuncture, an effect is performed that improves the functioning of blood vessels, has a beneficial effect on the blood supply, nutrition of the tissue of the intervertebral discs.
The effectiveness of acupuncture increases in combination with moxibustion, physiotherapy, massage in glasses, manual, vacuum therapy. The combination of disease treatment methods provides efficacy and safety. They are considered the basis of a course prescribed strictly for each patient.
With the help of effective methods, doctors manage to return the intervertebral discs of problem areas to normal work, stop the progression, exacerbation of osteochondrosis of the chest. Progressive methods of treatment stimulate the regeneration of the nucleus pulposus, the disc of the annulus fibrosus.
Effective treatment technologies remove unpleasant, unpleasant sensations of the disease - pain, prevent complications of osteochondrosis, in the absence of treatment appear in the form of bumps, hernias.
For a patient with thoracic osteochondrosis, preventive, therapeutic sparing gymnastics that complements medical therapy with medication prescribed by a physician is important. It helps the patient to properly, competently form a muscular corset in order to avoid recurrences, complications of the disease.