Thoracic Osteochondrosis

The thoracic spine is inactive. Due to the rigid fixation of the ribs, it is surprisingly stable, so it is least sensitive to osteochondrosis. Its clinical manifestations and syndromes rarely bother patients.

However, there are still some people who have been sitting at their desks for a long time, even in uncomfortable, unphysical positions or "making money" on the back wheels of a shaking car.

Thoracic spine osteochondrosis most often falls on people who have scoliosis and do not monitor their posture, bending over or bending over.

At the same time, the thoracic spine bends unnaturally, and together with muscles, ligaments, and nerve fibers, it bears a lot of tension and a very large extra load every year.

Fatigue, deterioration of spine segments, and promote the development of the disease.

Tips:Check the correct posture by sticking a small piece of tape along the spine.

When slacking and bending the spine, the band-aid will stretch to remind you to change your posture and adopt the correct posture. You will be amazed by the dangerous postures of your health every day.

Sternal osteochondrosis: symptoms

• If there is no obvious reason, if the skin peels off, the nails become very fragile, and the legs often feel cold, you can suspect vascular disease, the cause of which is osteochondrosis. These are the external manifestations of the disease.
• Increased bending, limited mobility, and burning or cut pain spreading to the shoulder blades to the shoulder straps and the back of the head, and a slight pressure on one of the spinous processes (it will be obvious when bendingAfter highlighting), this will indicate that the disease is developing.
In osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine and osteochondrosis of the cervix, the nerve roots trapped in the narrow intervertebral canal are stimulated and cause chest pain. It often appears unexpectedly, for example, when a person stands up from a desk after a day of work. Don't let him breathe, it's like a backstab in strength and suddenness. Its nature sometimes makes people suspect that it is a serious disease of the cardiovascular system, even coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction. But the cardiologist can do nothing here. The cause of your pain is sternal osteochondrosis. Gastrointestinal syndrome is usually disguised as a gastrointestinal disease. The acidity of gastric juice can be greatly reduced. The main complaint of patients who often turn to gastroenterologists is pain in the upper abdomen, which usually worsens in the afternoon after work, and subsides (or disappears completely) after an overnight rest. Its appearance and intensity actually have nothing to do with the season (as you know, in true gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, rare autumn and spring passes, there are no patients with severe deterioration), food quality and diet. The performance characteristics of these symptoms can help establish a true diagnosis. After treating the underlying disease-thoracic osteochondrosis, the acidity of gastric juice can be restored without the use of drugs.
• If the intervertebral disc at the level of the 7th-11th vertebra has osteochondrosis, the pain-sometimes strong, paroxysmal, sometimes dull, painful-will spread to the right lower cartilage, just like yoursThe ribs are injured. During the attack, patients are usually admitted to the hospital for various diagnoses: acute calculous cholecystitis, kidney prolapse, pancreatitis, colitis, urinary tract stones.

It is usually necessary to perform the most detailed medical examination to rule out celiac disease and make the correct diagnosis.

Treatment of sternal osteochondrosis

The treatment of thoracic osteochondrosis depends on the stage of the disease, and the main reduction is conservative treatment. Surgery for spinal hernia is extremely rare.

• In the worsening stage of the disease, treatment is aimed at relieving pain. In order to relieve pain, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics are prescribed. The use of muscle relaxants is prescribed to relax muscles and increase the mobility of the spine, and the use of vasodilators is prescribed to improve blood supply. Combine medicine with physical therapy and massage.
• In the subacute phase, the purpose of treatment is to stretch the muscles of the thoracic spine. The most effective method of exercise therapy.
• In remission, treatment aims to improve the mobility of the intervertebral discs, restore the natural curvature of the spine and strengthen the back muscles.

Therapeutic exercises for sternal osteochondrosis

Exercise sternal osteochondrosis every morning and evening. Perform this complicated operation while sitting on a chair or stool. We perform all actions smoothly, without sudden movements. The execution speed is very slow. Breathe freely.

1. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet slightly apart and your arms extended forward. We clenched our fingers fifteen to twenty times. We put down our hands, bend and shake with the brush.
2. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your legs close together and your arms along your body. We raised our right hand and moved back with the turning of the body and head. We hold the hand at right angles and watch the movement of the hand. We return to the starting position. We repeat the same steps on the left. We repeat 3-6 times in each direction.
3. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart and your hands on your waist. We tilt our head alternately to the right and to the left. We repeat 3-6 times in each direction.
4. The starting position is to sit on a chair, feet shoulder-width apart, hands on shoulders, elbows aside. We lower and raise the elbow 8-10 times.
5. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms along your body. We use our shoulders to reciprocate in each direction 5-8 times.
6. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms along your body. We go in and out. When we inhale, we make our stomach protrude, when we exhale, we inhale. We repeat 3-4 times.
7. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms along your body. We rotate the head around its own axis left and right. Repeat 3-6 times on each side.
8. The starting position is to sit on a chair, with your legs close together, your hands on your knees, and your fingers locked. When we inhale, we lift our clenched hands above our heads, and when we exhale, we lower them to our knees. We repeat 4-6 times.
9. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms along your body. We tilted our head forward, trying to reach our chest with our chin. We return to the starting position. We repeat 6-8 times.
10. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms along your body. We inhale and lower as we exhale, sliding our hands along the body in the armpits. We repeat 4-6 times.

11. The starting position is to sit on a chair with feet shoulder-width apart and arms along the body. We bring and dilute the shoulder blade. We repeat 6-8 times.
12. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms along your body. We exercise with hands like crawling swimming, 6-8 exercises with each hand.
13. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms along your body. Raise our arms through the sides and connect them to the back of the hand. Inhale-raise your hand. Exhale-lower your hand. We will lose 4-5 times.
14. Sit in the starting position on the chair, with your feet shoulder-width apart, your hands on your shoulders, and your elbows raised. We perform circular motions on the shoulder joints clockwise and counterclockwise. We repeat 6-8 times in each direction.
15. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your legs close together and your arms extended forward. We stretch our arms to the sides-inhale, return to the starting position-exhale. We repeat 3-4 times.
16. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms along your body. Through the side, we raise our right hand, cover our head and touch our ears. We also repeated the action with our left hand. Repeat 4-6 times on each side.
17. Sit in the starting position on a chair, with feet shoulder-width apart, hands on knees, fingers locked in "locks". We raise our hands-inhale and let us breathe to our right knee. Raise your arms-inhale, lower them to your left knee-exhale. Repeat 3 times on each side.
18. The starting position is to sit on a chair with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms along your body. Raise your right hand while moving your left hand to the left. We change the position of the hand. We repeat 6-8 times.
19. Sit in the starting position on the chair, with your legs shoulder-width apart, your arms bent at your elbows, and your palms connected. We exercise with our hands like breaststroke. We repeat 6-8 times.

Prevention method

To avoid aggravation of the disease and prevent pain:

• Strengthen back muscles;
• Observe your posture;
• Don't catch cold!
• If you sweat or get wet in the rain after exercising, change to dry clothes immediately. Humidity and cold are the main enemies of your spine.