The degenerative-dystrophic changes in the structure of the spine and adjacent tissues are called osteonecrosis. More than 70% of the world's population faces back pain, accompanied by reduced mobility, and many of them don't even realize that all these troubles are a sign of osteonecrosis, the root cause of the disease. The most common diseases of the spine. It is very important to recognize the problem at an early stage, as the later stages of the disease are difficult to treat and when the disease begins, you run the risk of total loss of mobility.
Today we will talk about how osteonecrosis manifests itself and the symptoms that accompany this disease.
Clinical manifestations of the disease
The destructive process in osteonecrosis affects not only the bony cartilage tissue of the spine, but also the blood vessels, arteries, nerve endings, hence the symptoms, or rather the syndrome ofosteonecrosis disease, which is combined according to the general clinical manifestations of the disease. .
- Due to the alteration and destruction of the vertebrae, which causes excessive pressure on the blood vessels, as a result, the main arteries are impaired in their blood supply, developing hypoxia - this syndrome iscalled embolism syndrome.
- Deformity of the vertebrae, which occurs during the disease, entails abnormal changes of the spine (scoliosis, scoliosis, scoliosis), trivial postural changes are a sedentary syndrome.
- Violation of nerve endings, blood vessels and arteries leads to a decrease in metabolic processes in tissues, the supply of nutrients to them, as a result of which symptoms (in the form of ulcerative manifestations on the skin)) of osteonecrosis occurs, known as nutritional syndrome.
- Infringement of nerve endings is accompanied by numbness of the skin, impaired muscle response, such symptoms of the disease are called neurological syndromes.
The disease can affect any segment of the spine - neck, thoracic, lumbar, in addition, the disease often captures two segments at once. Signs of osteonecrosis are directly dependent on the site of its localization and the degree of destruction of the affected area.
Symptoms of cervical spondylosis
Today, mastoid tumor is often diagnosed quite commonly in people of working age and the first sign, usually, few people pay attention to is frequent occipital headache, gradually shifting to the temporal region. . In addition, the early stage of the disease is accompanied by discomfort, followed by short-term pain in the cervical spine, a crunching sound when turning the head.
Moreover, without proper treatment, the disease will progress to more severe, more severe pain, decreased sensitivity (this is due to the decrease in blood supply) of the superior shoulder ligament.
The final stage of the disease is complete loss of motor activity of the upper extremities. In addition, the symptoms of cervical osteonecrosis, which arise due to impaired blood supply, are:
- decline in the functions of the vestibular apparatus, dizziness, noise, tinnitus, tinnitus; visual impairment (blurred vision, flies in front of the eyes);
- In the elderly, there may be cyclic loss of consciousness, shortness of breath, and hypoxia.
In addition, a person may suffer from frequent snoring, numbness, cold sensations in the fingers, a high probability of violations of coordination of movements.
Symptoms of thoracic osteonecrosis
Tumor of the thoracic vertebrae is a fairly rare disease, because in this position the spine is less mobile and supported by a firm rib cage. However, the disease is present and the signs of thoracic osteonecrosis are variable.
The first stage of the disease is accompanied by chest pain, which gradually decreases to the upper abdomen. The symptoms of osteonecrosis of the breast are often confused with those of other diseases - cholecystitis, angina, even renal colic. Usually, a patient presents to a cardiologist complaining of pain in the heart area, and after a thorough examination he is referred to a neurologist with suspicion of osteonecrosis.
Depending on the location of the lesion (upper, middle, lower part of the thoracic segment), symptoms such as cough, the so-called "tumor in the throat", gastritis, increased pressure, confusionheart rate and decreased intestinal motility. Therefore, before making an accurate diagnosis, the doctor must conduct a thorough examination to rule out other conditions.
Symptoms of lumbar spine osteonecrosis
The initial manifestation of osteonecrosis is pain in the lower back, spreading to the lower extremities. However, during rest, a person practically does not feel discomfort, if they do manual labor, move suddenly or stay in one position for a long time, the pain will increase, accompanied by tightness. back and numbness of the lower extremities.
As the disease progresses, the pain syndrome can be concentrated in the groin area, sacrum, when lying horizontally, the patient feels markedly reduced pain. Lumbar spine tumors also have the following symptoms:
- reduced sensitivity, tingling, peeling of the skin;
- numbness of the legs, which may later develop into partial or complete paralysis;
- A feeling of cold in the legs, this is due to a violation of the blood supply due to compression of the arteries, blood vessels;
- sweating function may be impaired;
- In addition, due to a violation of the blood supply to the lower spine, malfunctions of the genitourinary system can occur.
Osteoarthritis of any type is accompanied by a decrease in motor activity of the vertebrae, blood flow, compression of nerve endings and constriction of muscle fibers. The initial level of the disease that responds well to treatment cannot be fully told about the later stages, so timely diagnosis and treatment is extremely important.
Once you know the early signs of spondylolisthesis, you have every chance to fix it completely without medication and surgical intervention, at this stage, full recovery occurs afterwhen using physical therapy procedures and therapeutic exercises. Be alert, listen to your body and then you will be able to avoid many problems.