Osteochondrosis, especially in the acute stage, is bedridden for a long time. Acute pain does not allow to get up, movement causes pain, inhalation of acute pain responds in the chest. Effective treatment of osteochondrosis with folk remedies will not bring relief, it will not reduce the anti-inflammatory process. When the disease causes an acute attack, you should immediately consult a doctor who will prescribe effective drugs.
Injection treatment
An effective remedy for osteochondrosis in acute pain: injections. The introduction of drugs intramuscularly quickly relieves an attack of pain, relieves the inflammatory process in the affected area. Medicine is constantly evolving, developing drugs, medical equipment. The main task is to find and use effective drugs that alleviate the patient's condition during seizures and minimize the consequences of the disease.
Scientists put a lot of effort into osteochondrosis research. It is related to the fact that in recent years the disease has become "younger", manifests itself in almost one in two people.
Depending on the severity of the pain syndrome, the doctor prescribes a basic series of intramuscular injections of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
The result of the injections is achieved quickly, the pain is relieved. Therapy is relevant for severe pain syndrome. Such drugs cannot be used as prophylaxis.
Treatment of the disease: pharmacological block
It happens that effective treatment of osteochondrosis with injections does not bring relief. The main concomitant factor is the severe degree of dystrophic disorders in the articular cartilage. The doctor prescribes a blocking course of special drugs.
Medication Blocking - The introduction of medications into the affected area. A blow directed with special means will relieve the patient of severe pain during an attack.
For the blockade, drugs are used that are not the same as for intramuscular injections. The blockage is a complex of a hormone with a pain reliever. The main action is carried out by a hormonal drug that relieves inflammation in the affected area.
Drug blocking is an effective treatment for osteochondrosis.
Types of drug blocks
Drug blocks are subdivided into groups:
- is injected in the direction of the branches of the nerves in the spinal region;
- is injected in the direction of the return path of the branches of the spinal nerves.
A qualified specialist performs drug blocking. She cannot perform the procedure at home. Incorrect and inept administration of drugs will lead to serious consequences.
A nurse working in a treatment room will not be able to block a patient with osteochondrosis. She is not eligible, she has no qualifications.
Conservative therapy
An effective remedy for cervical osteochondrosis, manifestations of the disease in the lumbar region: conservative therapy. Represents a complex of specialized methods for treating osteochondrosis:
- Traction of the spine with special equipment.
- Traction therapy.
- Massage, manual therapy sessions.
- Physiotherapy, physical therapy exercises.
When measures do not work, drug blocks do not alleviate the patient's condition, the doctor considers the remaining option: surgery.
There are specialized clinics that perform operations successfully. In severe cases, to save the patient from disability, doctors suggest performing surgery, replacing the destroyed disc with an implant.
Effective disease management is possible with timely access to a physician. If you recognize the disease in the early stages, you can effectively eliminate the consequences, complications of the disease.
You cannot die of osteochondrosis, it is possible to have a disability.
Homeopathy and treatment
In the homeopathic treatment of osteochondrosis, the homeopathic doctor examines the patient first.
It is important to identify the cause of the disease. The course of homeopathic remedies is aimed at eliminating the cause, the culprit of the progression of the disease.
This fact distinguishes the homeopathic method from the classical fighting methods. The consequences of osteochondrosis are severe pain, overexertion of the muscles of the affected area.
During treatment, doctors use special homeopathic medicines, each type is used depending on the area of the injury. The terms of treatment of dystrophy in articular cartilage with the help of homeopathy are longer than with drug therapy. After a month of using homeopathic remedies, relief is felt.
Osteochondrosis and pregnancy
An attack of osteochondrosis, manifestations occur during pregnancy. Virtually all medications are contraindicated for women during this period. Due to the fact that they adversely affect the development of the home. The same applies to women who have recently become mothers. Treatment of osteochondrosis during lactation has the same contraindications as during pregnancy.
In severe cases, it is worth finding medications that are used during pregnancy without fear. The doctor will never prescribe a drug whose use is prohibited during pregnancy.
Physiotherapy for osteochondrosis
When treating osteochondrosis, it is recommended to consult a doctor as soon as you feel any signs of discomfort in the spine. The doctor will distinguish a hernia from osteochondrosis, prescribe a course of drugs, special exercises.
Don't forget about physiotherapy: electrophoresis, magnetotherapy, shock wave therapy - effective remedies for diseases.
The complex of procedures is aimed at relieving inflammation, restoring damaged muscles, improving blood circulation and accelerating the regeneration of tissues.
Prevention
The main thing is not to cure the disease, but to prevent it, avoid unpleasant consequences and complications. It is effective for osteochondrosis to perform physical therapy exercises as a prophylaxis against repeated attacks.
When a person tries to influence illness, he changes his lifestyle, gets rid of bad habits. This is often not enough. Doctors recommend to undergo examinations, if osteochondrosis is detected at an early stage, start the procedure. The clinics have medical teams for the recovery of osteochondrosis, stopping the progression of the disease in the early stages.