Consider the symptoms, the treatment of chest osteochondrosis, which is rare because the spine is inactive in the chest region, rigidly attached to the ribs. The main reason for the development and manifestation of the symptoms is scoliosis, the curvature of the spine. Manifestations and development of the disease develop in early school age.
The disease often occurs in drivers, office workers who have been sitting at an awkward position at the table for many years, who do not care about their posture. The thoracic vertebrae bend simultaneously with the nerve fibers, ligaments, muscles throughout the patient's life. There is tension, pressure, additional load on the spine, this will be the cause of the disease.
The presence of signs of chest osteochondrosis can be distinguished from the symptoms that appear. The disease is not pronounced, there are no acute, persistent pains, there are unpleasant, constantly aching pains. It is difficult for a doctor to diagnose osteochondrosis of the chest. The symptoms are similar to gastroenterological diseases, the pain is similar to angina pectoris, myocardial infarction.
Symptoms
Osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine has a bad effect on the liver, kidneys, and has a bad effect on the work of the pancreas. It often becomes a cause of cardiovascular disease. The disease manifests itself in many ways, there is no way to correctly differentiate between the symptoms that allow for a correct, timely diagnosis - osteochondrosis of the chest region. Presence of typical symptoms:
- Unpleasant intercostal pain aggravated by deep inspiration.
- Burns in the chest.
- Numbness of the upper limbs, pain when lifting.
- Unpleasant pain in the stomach, liver, heart.
- The body is difficult to bend.
- In men, this becomes the cause of impotence.
The disease is characterized by strong, unpleasant intercostal pain. The patient has difficulty breathing, the pain increases with hypothermia, the body twists. The pain will be intense, uncomfortable at night. The pain in the heart is similar. In women, as the disease worsens, osteochondrosis radiates to the chest, contributing to pathological changes in the female mammary gland. With exacerbation, the severe pain lasts for several days.
The symptoms, the treatment of chest osteochondrosis are determined by the complexity of the diagnosis, it is only treated by a doctor! Self-healing often leads to undesirable consequences, complications, and other illnesses.
Dorsago and dorsalgia
Chest osteochondrosis of the spine is accompanied by 2 vertebral syndromes:
- Dorsago. Sharp, sharp pain occurs in the sternum in those who work, lean for a long time. Lifting causes severe pain that makes it difficult to breathe. Movement in the chest region is restricted.
- Dorsalgia begins unnoticed, gradually. Discomfort appears, mild pains that intensify as the body bends, deep breathing.
This is indicated by muscle tension, which restricts movement: upper dorsalgia - in the neck region, lower - in the lumbar, chest region. The pain is exacerbated by rest at night, which gradually disappears while walking in the morning. The pain gradually increases when a person sits in an uncomfortable position for a long time.
Complications
Other painful manifestations of the disease can be observed, which complicate the diagnosis, violations:
- Upper chest segment - pain in the esophagus, throat, chest pain.
- Middle chest segment - pains appear in the right hypochondrium, similar to pain in gastroenterological diseases.
- Lower chest spine - sudden acute pain in the abdominal organs.
The pains are not seasonal, inaccuracies. It increased after physical exertion. Feelings of pain go away after a full night’s rest, often disappearing completely.
If the disease is diagnosed and treated late, it will be the cause of the diseases, the disorders of the internal organs. A serious complication is the occurrence of pathology, violation of the coronary arteries, changes in the heart. Disorders appear in the duodenum, intestinal motility, gallbladder dyskinesia.
Diagnostics
The disease is misdiagnosed. Symptoms of chest osteochondrosis are similar to angina pectoris, myocardial infarction. In chest osteochondrosis, taking heart medications is not relieved. The patient's electrocardiogram is normal. The doctor correctly diagnoses the disease when prescribing magnetic resonance imaging and x-rays to the patient.
Treatment methods
During the implementation of the main therapeutic measures, the goal set by the doctors is to eliminate the acute, aching pain in the curved areas of the spine, the neurological specific manifestations and the complete recovery of the patient. Treatment:
- Medicines;
- Practical therapy;
- Physiotherapy.
Medical treatment begins with the appointment of painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs. Pills for chest osteochondrosis - baralgin. Physiotherapy, manual therapy, and training therapy are prescribed by your doctor.
The goal of physiotherapy is to improve blood circulation, cerebrospinal fluid. Muscle tension is relieved, the inflammatory process is reduced in the problem area, the pain disappears. Movement therapy is aimed at the prevention and treatment of diseases. Therapeutic exercises relax and mobilize the deformed part of the spine.
The doctor prescribes training therapy in the acute period of the disease, with a combination of muscle relaxation. Breathing exercises are prescribed after pain relief and disappearance. Reflex methods are used to treat chest osteochondrosis. Thanks to the technique, back mobility is restored.
The purpose of acupuncture (acupuncture) is to get rid of cramps, muscle hypertension. With the help of acupuncture, they have an effect that improves the function of blood vessels, has a beneficial effect on the blood supply, nourishing the tissues of the intervertebral plates.
The effectiveness of acupuncture is enhanced in combination with moxibus, physiotherapy, cupping massage, manual, vacuum therapy. The combination of methods of treating the disease provides efficacy and safety. These are considered strictly the basis of the course prescribed for all patients.
With the help of effective methods, doctors manage to restore the intervertebral plates of problem areas to normal work, to stop the progression, the exacerbation of chest osteochondrosis. Progressive treatment methods stimulate the regeneration of the nucleus pulposus, the disc of the annulus fibrosus.
Effective treatment technologies eliminate the unpleasant, unpleasant feeling of the disease - pain, prevent the complications of osteochondrosis, in the absence of treatment they appear in the form of protrusions and hernias.
For a patient with osteochondrosis of the chest, preventive, therapeutic sparing exercise is important, which complements the medical, drug therapy prescribed by the doctor. It helps the patient to design the muscle corset correctly and competently to avoid relapses and complications of the disease.