Osteochondrosis, especially in the acute phase, is bedridden for a long time. Acute pain does not allow the appearance, movement causes pain, inhalation of acute pain responds in the chest. Effective treatment of osteochondrosis with folk remedies will not bring relief, nor will it reduce the anti-inflammatory process. When the illness 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 an attack of pain, relieves the inflammatory process in the affected area. Medicine is constantly evolving, developing medicines, medical equipment. The main task is to find and use effective medications that will relieve the patient's condition during seizures and minimize the consequences of the disease.
Scientists put a lot of effort into researching osteochondrosis. It is related to the fact that in recent years the disease has become "younger", it manifests itself in almost every 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 obtained quickly, the pain is relieved. Therapy is relevant to severe pain syndrome. These drugs cannot be used as prophylaxis.
Disease treatment - blocking drugs
It turns out 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 special medication blocking course.
Blocking medication - the introduction of drugs into the affected area. A targeted blow with special means will relieve the patient from severe pain during an attack.
Drugs are used that are not the same as for intramuscular injections. Blockade is a hormone complex with pain reliever. The main action is performed by a hormonal medication that relieves inflammation in the affected area.
Drug block is an effective treatment for osteochondrosis.
Types of drug blocking
Drug blocks are divided into groups:
- is injected towards the nerve branches of the spinal region;
- is injected in the direction of the return path of the branches of the spinal nerves.
A qualified specialist performs medication blocking. You cannot perform the procedure at home. Incorrect and inept administration of the drug will lead to serious consequences.
A nurse working in a treatment room cannot block a patient with osteochondrosis. She is not eligible, without qualifications.
Conservative therapy
An effective remedy for cervical osteochondrosis, manifestations of the disease in the lower back - conservative therapy. It represents a complex of specialized methods of treating osteochondrosis:
- Traction of the spine with special equipment.
- Traction therapy.
- Massage, manual therapy sessions.
- Physiotherapy, physiotherapy exercises.
When the measures do not bring results, the drug block does not relieve the patient's condition, the doctor considers the other option - surgery.
There are specialized clinics that perform operations successfully. In severe cases, to save the patient from disability, doctors suggest 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 the early stages, you can effectively eliminate the consequences and 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 first examines the patient.
It is important to identify the cause of the disease. The course of homeopathic remedies aims to eliminate the cause - the culprit for the progression of the disease.
This fact distinguishes the homeopathic method from the classic methods of struggle. The consequences of osteochondrosis are severe pain and excessive tension in the muscles of the affected area.
In treatment, doctors use special homeopathic medicines, each type is used depending on the area of the injury. The treatment times for articular cartilage dystrophy 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 that occur during pregnancy. Virtually all drugs are contraindicated for women in this period. Because they negatively affect the development of the home. The same applies to women who have recently become mothers. The treatment of osteochondrosis during lactation has the same contraindications as during pregnancy.
In severe cases, it is worthwhile to find medicines that are used during pregnancy without fear. The doctor will never prescribe a medicine that is prohibited to use during pregnancy.
Physiotherapy for osteochondrosis
In the treatment of osteochondrosis, it is recommended to consult a doctor as soon as you feel any sign of discomfort in your spine. The doctor will distinguish a hernia from osteochondrosis, prescribe a course of medications, special exercises.
Don't forget about physiotherapy: electrophoresis procedures, magnetotherapy, shockwave therapy - effective remedies for diseases.
The complex of procedures aims to relieve inflammation, restore damaged muscles, improve blood circulation and accelerate tissue regeneration.
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 the disease, he changes his lifestyle, gets rid of bad habits. This is often not enough. Doctors recommend performing tests, if osteochondrosis is detected early, start the procedure. The clinics have medical equipment for recovery from osteochondrosis, preventing the progression of the disease in the early stages.