The most common spinal problem is osteochondrosis. The disease can affect all parts of the spine, which is subject to increased stress. It manifests itself at any age, more often the older generation falls into the risk group. Symptoms of osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine increase with an acute attack of pain.
What is osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine of women?
This disease characterizes dystrophic and degenerative disorders of the spine, changes in the structure and shape of the intervertebral discs. Thoracic osteochondrosis of the spine progresses towards the age of 40 and many patients carry it on their feet. This cannot be done, as over time the intercostal nerves become pinched; disability is not excluded. The upper thoracic vertebrae are involved in the pathological process, and the patient guesses about the disease from the characteristic chest pain.
Symptoms of breast osteochondrosis in women.
It is problematic to determine the ailment of the fairer sex, since its symptoms are similar to the manifestation of other pathological conditions of the female body. For example, an acute attack of pain in the peritoneal region can be the cause of damage to the mammary glands, or becomes a consequence of a heart attack, angina pectoris. To refute or confirm your assumption, you must take a heart medication. The lack of positive dynamics indicates that the heart is healthy and that obvious problems with the spine prevail.
Some patients believe that chronic gastritis or a duodenal ulcer is the cause of the pain. In fact, these are characteristic signs of breast osteochondrosis in women, which only increase with time, become more intense, in the long term. The diagnosis can be confused with shingles, since the pain can be localized in the same area. To correctly differentiate the ailment, the characteristics of some symptoms are not sufficient, an integrated approach to a progressive problem is required.
Symptoms of thoracic osteochondrosis in men.
The disease can develop in the male body, especially if you adhere to a sedentary lifestyle, choose hard physical work for yourself. The signs of thoracic osteochondrosis in men can be confused with acute pleurisy, angina pectoris, scoliosis, cholecystitis and other myocardial pathologies. You can make sure that this is not a heart attack with drugs, but only the treating doctor prescribes pills for the heart. Superficial self-medication is completely out of the question. With this disease, not only chest pain occurs, but also other symptoms:
- numbness in the legs;
- crawling on the skin;
- increased muscle tension;
- symptoms of decreased potency;
- lumbago in the interscapular region.
How is thoracic osteochondrosis manifested?
The disease begins with an acute attack of pain, which is localized in the chest, similar to a heart attack. At first, painful sensations are observed when turning, sharp inclinations of the body and with deep breathing. Over time, back pain remembers itself even in the resting stage. Since the focus of the pathology is located in the upper part of the chest, complications are observed in the absence of adequate treatment in relation to the myocardium, affecting the cardiovascular system. Also, thoracic osteochondrosis is manifested by the following neurological symptoms:
- crawling feet;
- reflex tension of the muscles of the back and chest;
- pelvic organ dysfunction;
- numbness of the abdomen and upper part of the sternum;
- pain that worsens with moderate exercise.
How does chest osteochondrosis hurt?
Not all patients know what thoracic osteochondrosis looks like; symptoms do not remember themselves for some time. The location of the injury can be determined clinically, but the patient should first consult a specialist with complaints of back pain or lumbago between the shoulder blades. If they did not receive treatment in time, the symptoms of a characteristic ailment only grow, intensify. Chest pain with osteochondrosis has a different character, depending on the degree of the pathological process and the specific characteristics of the organism.
Exacerbation of thoracic osteochondrosis.
If the trunk remains sitting for a long time, with progressive osteochondrosis, the appearance of dorsagus is not excluded. It is an acute attack of pain, which can radiate to the cervical and lumbar spine, while disturbing breathing, paralyzing the movements of a clinical patient. The exacerbation of thoracic osteochondrosis begins with such sharp attacks on the left and right sides of the sternum, that they are difficult to stop with drugs. Such a state cannot be simulated, since it confuses the patient with the bed, deprives him of sleep and rest.
If we talk about the increasing symptoms of back pain, this sign of thoracic osteochondrosis develops later. It appears in the hypochondrium, but before it develops imperceptibly for 2-3 weeks. Extensive damage to the intercostal spaces begins with a feeling of general discomfort when changing the position of the trunk, which is then replaced by a dangerous attack of pain in the ridge region. Among the complications, doctors distinguish inflammation of the gallbladder and shingles.
Attacks of osteochondrosis of the thoracic region.
With such an unpleasant disease, the nerve fibers are affected, therefore an attack is always accompanied by sharp pain, which, at an early stage of development, has an inexplicable localization. At first, unpleasant sensations are observed with sudden movements, in case of increased activity - with coughing and sneezing, but then the specific symptoms remind themselves even at night, when the body is relaxed and resting.
Frequent attacks of pectalgia are not excluded, when acute pain is concentrated in the front of the chest, does not allow inhalation and exhalation, literally paralyzes the whole body, disrupts the usual rhythm of life. In the absence of timely therapy, such painful attacks of osteochondrosis of the thoracic region only increase, rendering a once healthy person invalid.
Symptoms of advanced osteochondrosis.
The disease to an advanced degree leads to displacement of the intervertebral discs, alters the shape and structure of the spine. For the patient, this is an acute pain that does not allow to turn the body, restricting movement and physical activity, which is one of the main causes of an unstable emotional sphere. In the course of the pathological process, the systemic circulation is disrupted, and the progressive symptoms of advanced osteochondrosis lead to such health complications:
- heart muscle dystrophy;
- kidney dysfunction;
- intervertebral hernia;
- symptoms of decreased potency;
- herpes;
- dystrophy of other parts of the spine;
- extensive injuries to internal organs.