Osteochondrosis, especially in the acute phase, has long been bedridden. Acute pain does not allow getting up, movement causes pain, inhalation of acute pain reacts in the chest. Effective treatment of osteochondrosis folk remedies will not bring relief, will not reduce the anti-inflammatory process. When the disease causes an acute attack, you should immediately consult a doctor who will prescribe effective medications.
Injection treatment
An effective remedy for osteochondrosis in acute pain - injections. The introduction of drugs intramuscularly quickly relieves the onset 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 medications that alleviate the patient’s condition during an attack and minimize the consequences of the disease.
Scientists are devoting a lot of effort to researching osteochondrosis. It is associated with the fact that in recent years the disease has "rejuvenated", manifesting itself in almost every other person.
Depending on the severity of the pain syndrome, the doctor prescribes a basic series of intramuscular injections of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
The result of the injection 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 - drug blockade
It happens that effective treatment of osteochondrosis with injections does not bring relief. The main accompanying factor is the severe degree of dystrophic disorders of the articular cartilage. The doctor prescribes a course of special drug blockade.
Drug blockade - introduction of drugs into the affected area. A targeted blow by special means will relieve the patient from severe pain during the attack.
Drugs that are not the same as for intramuscular injections are used for blockade. Blockade is a complex of hormones with an analgesic. The main action is performed by a hormonal drug that relieves inflammation in the affected area.
Drug blockade is an effective treatment for osteochondrosis.
Types of drug blockades
Drug blockades are divided into groups:
- is injected in the direction of the nerve branches of the spinal region;
- is injected in the direction of the return path of the spinal nerve branches.
A qualified specialist is blocking the medication. You cannot perform the procedure at home. Incorrect, unprofessional use of the drug will lead to serious consequences.
A nurse working in the treatment room will not be able to block a patient with osteochondrosis. She has no right, no qualifications.
Conservative therapy
An effective remedy for cervical osteochondrosis, manifestations of the disease in the lumbar region - conservative therapy. It is a complex of specialized methods of treating osteochondrosis:
- Spinal traction using special equipment.
- Pull therapy.
- Massage, manual therapy sessions.
- Physiotherapy, physiotherapy exercises.
When measures do not bring results, drug blockades do not alleviate the patient's condition, the doctor considers the remaining option - surgery.
There are specialized clinics that successfully perform surgeries. In severe cases, in order to save the patient from disability, doctors suggest performing surgery, replacing the destroyed disc with an implant.
Effective treatment of the disease is possible with timely access to a doctor. If you recognize the disease in its early stages, you can effectively eliminate the consequences and complications of the disease.
You can't die from osteochondrosis, you can get a disability.
Homeopathy and treatment
In the homeopathic treatment of osteochondrosis, the homeopathic doctor first examines the patient.
It is important to determine the cause of the disease. The flow of homeopathic remedies is aimed at eliminating the cause - the culprit for the progression of the disease.
This fact distinguishes the homeopathic method from the classical method of struggle. The consequences of osteochondrosis are severe pain, excessive muscle tension in the affected area.
In treatment, doctors use special homeopathic remedies, and each type is used depending on the area of the lesion. The terms of treatment of dystrophy in articular cartilage with the help of homeopathy are longer than with drug therapy. After a one-month course of using homeopathic remedies, relief is felt.
Osteochondrosis and pregnancy
Attack of osteochondrosis, manifestations occur during pregnancy. Virtually all drugs are contraindicated for women in this period. Due to the fact that they negatively affect the development of the hearth. The same goes for women who have recently become mothers. Treatment of osteochondrosis during lactation has the same contraindications as during pregnancy.
In severe cases, it is worth without fear to find medications used during pregnancy. Your doctor will never prescribe a medicine that is forbidden to use during pregnancy.
Physiotherapy for osteochondrosis
When treating osteochondrosis, it is recommended to visit a doctor as soon as you feel signs of discomfort in the spine. The doctor will distinguish hernia from osteochondrosis, prescribe a course of medication, special exercises.
Do not forget about physiotherapy: electrophoresis procedures, magnetotherapy, shock wave therapy - effective drugs to treat the disease.
The complex of procedures is aimed at alleviating inflammation, repairing damaged muscles, improving blood circulation and accelerating tissue regeneration.
Prevention
The main thing is not to cure the disease, but to prevent it, to avoid unpleasant consequences and complications. For osteochondrosis, it is effective to perform physiotherapy exercises as a prophylaxis against repeated attacks.
When a person tries to influence the disease, changes their lifestyle, gets rid of bad habits. That is often not enough. Doctors recommend undergoing examinations, if osteochondrosis is detected at an early stage, start the procedure. Clinics have medical equipment for recovery from osteochondrosis, stopping the progression of the disease in its early stages.