Consider the symptoms of thoracic osteochondrosis, which is rare, since the spine is passive in the thoracic region, rigidly fixed by the ribs. The main cause of development, the manifestation of symptoms is scoliosis, curvature of the spine. Disease manifestations and development earlyMade at school age.
This disease often occurs in those drivers, office workers who have been sitting in awkward positions at the table for many years, who do not care about their posture. Throughout the life of the patient the thoracic vertebrae bend together with nerve fibers, ligaments, musclesThere is stress, pressure, extra load on the spine, this causes the development of the disease.
The appearance of symptoms of thoracic osteochondrosis is different from the symptoms that appear. The disease is not pronounced, there is no acute persistent pain, there are unpleasant aches of a persistent aching nature. Difficult for a doctor to diagnose thoracic osteochondrosisIS. Symptoms are similar to gastroenterological diseases, pain resembling 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. Often becomes the cause of heart and intestinal disorders. The disease manifests itself in different ways, giving a set of symptomsThere is no way to distinguish correctly that would make it possible to timely correctly diagnose - osteochondrosis of the thoracic region. The presence of specific symptoms:
- Unpleasant intercostal back pain, aggravated by deep inspiration.
- Burning in chest
- Numbness of upper limbs, pain while lifting.
- Unpleasant pain in stomach, liver, heart.
- It is difficult to bend the body.
- In men it becomes the cause of impotence.
With the disease, characteristic strong, unpleasant intercostal pains appear. The patient has difficulty breathing, with hypothermia the pain increases, the body twists. The pain becomes intense, unpleasant at night. Of pain in the heart. Same. With exacerbation of the disease in women, osteochondrosis spreads to the chest, contributing to pathological changes in the female mammary gland. With exacerbation, severe pain lasts several days.
Symptoms, treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis is prescribed because of the complexity of the diagnosis, treated only by a doctor! Self-medication often leads to undesirable consequences, 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 with a long bend. Sharp pain appears on the ascent, which makes breathing difficult. Movement in the thoracic region is limited.
- Dorsally, begins gradually. discomfort, mild pain appears, which intensifies when the body is tilted, deep breathing.
This is indicated by muscle tension, which limits movement: upper dorsal - in the cervical region, lower - in the lumbar, thoracic region. The pain increases with night rest, it gradually disappears when walking in the morningThe pain gradually intensifies when a person sits in an awkward position for a long time.
Complications
Along with the disease, other pain manifestations are noted that complicate the diagnosis, violations:
- Upper thoracic segment - pain in the esophagus, pharynx, chest pain.
- Middle thoracic segment - pain appears in the right hypochondrium, similar to pain in gastroenterological diseases.
- Lower thoracic spine - sudden sharp pain in the abdominal organs.
The pains are not seasonal, are incoherent. Increase after physical exertion. The pain subsides after a night's rest, often completely disappearing.
If the disease is diagnosed and treated late, it becomes the cause of diseases, disorders of internal organs. A serious complication is the occurrence of pathology, a violation of the coronary heart vessels, changes in the heart. duodenum, intestinal motility, Disorders appear in gallbladder dyskinesia.
diagnosis
The disease is poorly diagnosed. Symptoms of chest osteochondrosis are similar to those of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction. With thoracic osteochondrosis, there is no relief when taking heart medications. The patient's electrocardiogram is normal. The patient receives magnetic resonance imaging and XThe doctor will make the correct diagnosis of the disease when prescribing -ray studies.
Treatment Methods
The goal that doctors set when carrying out the main therapeutic measures is aimed at eliminating acute, aching pain in the curved areas of the spine, neurological specific manifestations and complete recovery of the patient. Cure:
- medicines;
- exercise therapy;
- Physiotherapy.
Medical treatment begins with the appointment of analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs by the doctor. Tablets for chest osteochondrosis - Baralgin. Physio-, manual therapy, exercise therapy is prescribed by the doctor.
The goal of physiotherapy is to improve blood circulation, cerebrospinal fluid. Muscle tension is relieved, the inflammatory process in the problem area decreases, pain is eliminated. Exercise therapy is aimed at the prevention, treatment of the disease. TherapeuticExercises relax, mobilize the deformed part of the spine.
Doctors prescribe exercise therapy in the acute period of the disease in conjunction with muscle relaxation. After pain relief and disappearance, breathing exercises are prescribed. Reflex methods are used in the treatment of chest osteochondrosis. Techniques K. Thanks to, the mobility of the back is restored.
The purpose of acupuncture (acupuncture) is to get rid of spasms for hypertonicity of the muscles. With the help of acupuncture, an effect is performed that improves the functioning of blood vessels, blood supply, a beneficial effect on the nutrition of the tissues of the intervertebral discsPuts.
The effectiveness of acupuncture increases in combination with moxibustion, physiotherapy, cupping massage, manual, vacuum therapy. The combination of methods of treatment of the disease gives efficiency and safety. They are considered the basis of a strictly prescribed course 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, aggravate osteochondrosis of the chest. Progressive methods of treatment stimulate the regeneration of the nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosusof disc.
Effective treatment technologies eliminate unpleasant, uncomfortable sensations of the disease - pain, prevent complications of osteochondrosis, in the absence of treatment they appear in the form of protrusions, hernias.
For a patient with thoracic osteochondrosis, preventive, therapeutic sparing gymnastics is important, complementing the therapy prescribed by the doctor, drug therapy. It helps the patient to correctly form a muscular corset to avoid complications, complications of the disease.