To the pain signals in the back area you need to listen with special attention. Because the state of the spine directly affects the overall health of each of us. And if there are alarming "bells", then you need to urgently consult a doctor. But just not to what horrible ...
It is better to go for help not to a therapist or neurologist, but to a narrow specialist - a vertebrologist, who by virtue of his specialization mastered orthopedics, rheumatology and neurology. He is simply obliged to know about the diseases of the spine and back pain all or almost all. Moreover, such a multidisciplinary specialist is able not only to diagnose, but, if necessary, is ready to provide assistance in the mode of professional "assault" - in the best traditions of manual therapy.
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But what is necessary to know about the spine to us - people without medical education, in time to notice the problem and understand where "her legs grow" from? The main thing to remember is that the spine is the basis of the health of the whole organism, and therefore requires careful treatment. In addition, it will be superfluous to know that:
♦ consists of a vertebra of 24 flexibly connected vertebrae: cervical - 7, thoracic - 12, lumbar - 5, and 5 fused sacral and 4-5 of the same coalesced coccygeal;
♦ intervertebral disks provide mobility of vertebrae in relation to each other, they are also "helped" by joints and ligaments;
♦ The spine, as a kind of spring-shock absorber, protects internal organs and the brain from damage during walking, running or jumping. He, like a protective "space suit," serves as a defense to the spinal cord;
♦ Thanks to the s-shape, the spine allows the person to move vertically. Also, a person with his help can have sufficient flexibility, change the position of the body (stand, sit, rotate the whole body, bend, etc.) and expose themselves to rather heavy loads;
♦ according to experts, the load on the spine when lifting weights may increase 10 times. When you, for example, lift a bag weighing 4 kg, then a load equal to 40 kg immediately falls on the spine.
This example is a direct confirmation of folk wisdom, which for centuries invites lovers to carry everything with them: "Do not take the heavy!" Vertebrologists, every day dealing with the consequences of such actions in the form of various diseases, echo after: "And if take it, then do it right! "
WHAT ARE THE EXPERTS ADVISED
The maximum permissible weight of lifted weights for a healthy adult woman directly depends on the mass of her body, but in no case should exceed 10 kg. But the representatives of the fair sex in the position even with excellent health can not raise more than 1-2 kg.
In fact, the rules of "taking weight" are not so many and they are quite simple. But despite this, the statistics of diseases of the spine and back pain (for example, the same osteochondrosis) suggests that almost every first inhabitant of the Earth suffers from this disease after 30 years. This is a sad confirmation of the general "weighty" illiteracy. Let's go through the main methods of preventing this disease.
It would be nice to follow the example of weightlifters: with straightened legs, never bend forward, trying to take the load in front of you, and first slightly bend your knees in the knees - and only then bend over the body forward. Similarly, you need to deal with the weight that you take with one hand. The only difference is that when lifting the load with the right hand, it should be placed to the right of the body, and left - to the left.
When lifting heavy weights, we must try to avoid sharp corners of the body. With such movements, there are often lumbago and back pain.
Experienced stevedores and tourists know firsthand that if the gravity needs to be transferred to considerable distances, they are best carried on the back. So the load on the spine will be distributed as evenly as possible. Do not be too lazy to bring a backpack, not a bag over your shoulder. Yes, and about the special carts for carrying weights and bags on wheels, you should not forget. When you still have to carry a load in your hands, it is better to hold it, pressing it to yourself as much as possible, or try to distribute it evenly to both hands. Never need to try to lift weights, standing on tiptoe - it will be better to use a stepladder or a stool.
REDUCTION IN RIGHTS
It can occur for the spine, not only from overloads, but also become a consequence of hypothermia or trauma. The slightest disruption in the operation of the spine threatens to infringe the vessels and nerves that pass through the narrowed and altered intervertebral foramen. The most frequent such "violations" are the mixing of vertebrae or subluxation. In the course of them there is a tension of the muscles and ligaments, connected directly with vertebrae, afflicted with the disease.
Disturbances in the cervical region can be detected by the body's signals in the form of headaches and muscle pains, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, visual impairment, numbness of the hands, a feeling of "goose bumps" in the fingers, larynx diseases and even mental disorders.
With the disease of the thoracic spine, pain in the back, chest (intercostal neuralgia), the heart region, and the function of the internal organs - liver, kidney, stomach, heart, etc. - inevitably arise. So-called "thoracic" vertebral diseases are, to for example, osteochondrosis, intercostal neuralgia and spondylosis. The latter is a disease in which the bone tissue of the vertebrae grows in the form of spines and protrusions. This growth means that the body desperately tries to remove some of the loads from the vertebrae, artificially growing additional supports.
About the same thing that something is wrong in the lumbar spine (lumbago, sciatica, sciatica, etc.), you will be "told" by the limitation of mobility and periodic muscle spasms. Just on their background, various diseases of the pelvic organs develop. A frequent consequence is the onset of pancreatitis.
PREVENTION OF SPECIALISTS
Immediately contact your doctor if:
♦ there are pain and characteristic crackle when turning the neck, or there are limitations of mobility in the cervical region;
♦ there is a feeling of "goose bumps", tingles at the tips of your fingers, often your hands grow numb;
♦ dizziness occurs with the slightest turn of the head, and also the occurrence of noise in the ears, headaches, disturbances of the vestibular apparatus;
♦ From time to time, you experience a sharp pain in the area of the heart that occurs during sharp inclines or lifting weights. The situation is particularly serious if the doctors found no changes on the ECG;
♦ often without a backache.
REMOVED AS A HAND
Yes, this is the most accurate definition for manual therapy. It's no secret that its founders were ordinary village bone-smelters, who had no idea what kind of "mechanism" they were dealing with. So rigid and sometimes dangerous for health technique of many ancient manual techniques has proceeded from there. It is the spine that is particularly affected. After all, his inept manual treatment can lead to disability.
Modern vertebrologists have X-rays, a magnetic resonance imager and ultrasound. And these days they prefer soft manual techniques. The main task of such methods is to relax the spasmed muscles with the help of massage, as well as to remove inflammation. So, through these procedures, the spine is maximized.
Treatment sessions, as the practice of manual therapy shows, is best done not every day, but with a break in one or two days. So the muscles and ligaments are restored most smoothly and carefully.
If after the session there were muscle pain in the spine and back, subjected to manual intervention - you should not worry. If the intervention is done correctly - it's akin to a kind of training for the blocked ligaments and muscles. It is at this point that they are working hard and that is why there are pains due to increased training. The reverse effect occurs with those groups of muscles that are constantly in tension as a result of the illness. At the same time, the sensations are similar to numbness in the arm or leg, which stems from being in an uncomfortable or immobile posture.
The course of treatment in each case, of course, will be individual. One patient can receive help during one session, another will need, for example, a one-week course, and the third will be prescribed a health program designed for 20 days.
Doctors watch how the body restores during the treatment, and if necessary, connect additional methods - massage, physiotherapy, drug therapy, acupuncture. There are also exceptional cases in which you have to resort to stretching the spine. And for the removal of acute pain is a therapeutic blockade.
At the end of the course of treatment, you need to take care. It is forbidden to lift weights, especially in the "forward body" position. To prevent displacement of the vertebrae and associated inflammation and muscle spasms, you should avoid drafts and hypothermia.
I'll have to postpone doing sports until the form is completely restored. Especially it concerns those kinds of sports in which it is necessary to jump and undergo shock loads. This is primarily aerobics and shaping. It is best to replace them with physical therapy, swimming, yoga or pilates.
ON THE LANGUAGE OF DISEASES
It is on him that our language "talks" with doctors our language, in order to inform about the ailments that overcome the body. He has certain "words" for the spine.
And all because it reflects the many changes that occur in the human body. And long before the clinical symptoms of a disease appear.
According to foreign experts, it is enough to look at the fold, which runs in the middle of the patient's tongue, to learn about the condition of his spine. In the event that the curvature of the lingual fold is found at the very tip of the tongue, it may be cervical osteochondrosis. But if such a deviation is observed in the middle - this is a signal about malfunctions in the thoracic department. Deviation of the same line from a direct "course" at the root of the tongue indicates a painful abnormality in the lumbar region.