Radiculitis, osteochondrosis, lumbalgia, sciatica, cervicalgia, thoracalgia... Medical terms - many, and one symptom - pain. Back pain, neck pain, pain under shoulder blades... People who suffer from those legions.
According to the world health organization (who), low back pain suffer from 2/3 of the population of the globe. Studies show that people age 35-45 years, the frequency of occurrence of back pain is 66,3%. While 25% of these people back pain affecting work ability, and even lower social status.
Approach to the treatment of back pain in classical medicine
The classical medicine (allopathy) has developed many ways to treat back pain: medication, physical therapy, chiropractic, surgical, etc. But all of them are Generally divided into two broad categories. Means that the first group is simply removed from the symptom is pain, spasms and inflammation.
Methods of the second group work on individual structures of the body in the first place, in which different parts of the spine. After all, the main reasons back pain is commonly recognized abnormalities of the vertebrae dystrophic-degenerative diseases of the spine or a weak muscular system. But even the Orthodox doctors to identify the severity of back pain in most cases is not directly associated with the degree of development of diseases of the spine.
According to statistics, the treatment of the spine the root cause pain in the back in 50% of cases or does not give results or brings only temporary relief.
Why the measures are ineffective? Doctors, osteopaths argue that in these cases, the cause of suffering lies not in the spine. And back pain, it is easy to get rid of if properly diagnosed.
Osteopathic approach to the treatment of back pain
Osteopathy preaches a holistic approach that is not limited to the consideration of individual symptoms or specific body part. The human body is one, and the back can hurt a reason completely unrelated to the condition of the bone tissue. It may be from old injuries, surgeries, diseases of internal organs, infection, inflammation, chronic stress, energy imbalance, lifestyle and professional overload. And often there are a number of factors.
The most common causes of the disease:
- In children back pain is likely or the moment of birth - birth trauma, or later as a result of the fall of the sacrum, the coccyx during games or sporting events. It is difficult for parents to notice this injury because serious symptoms should be much later, when the child does not remember the fall.
- In adolescence, back pain can occur as a result of past trauma on the background of hormonal changes. In adolescence, there are some serious leaps of growth, not all structures of the body have time to adapt to them. This can occur, twisting of the body, which affects the spine, however, is not the parents or the child don't even need to guess.
- Women under 40 years usually suffer from back pain more often associated with pregnancy and childbirth. Is the effective restructuring of the body, as well as hormonal and mechanical: it expands, the chest, the diaphragm descends, moves the internal organs. During childbirth change the position and angle of the sacrum, the coccyx. Soften the joints, ligaments. And not always all of these structures are then independently returned to its original position.
- Men after 40 years , too, began to complain of pain in the back. This time in the body are usually age-related changes in the size of the musculo-ligamentous corset, and childhood trauma added to the trauma of adults, and even domestic situations - stress, surgery. Often appear, and diseases of the internal organs, which also creates tension in the body, to change its balance.
In all these cases, the back pain is connected not only with the bony skeleton, but also the muscles, ligaments, internal organs, blood circulation, nervous system. Just adjust the spine, to adapt to the changes and compensate for them when you can. As a rule, the real cause of violation is absolutely not there where it hurts. And the task of the doctor-to find the cause, put the correct diagnosis.
Osteopathic treatments of back pain
Determining the causes that led to the process of the disease, taking into account the anatomical features of the person, to clarify the details of the birth (he was born in, or artificial methods) during the period from birth to one year, when he spent his childhood, he sport. All of these factors can affect the development of the disease.
Then with the help of special techniques, sensitive hands of an expert, he examined the painful part. Identify the areas where tension and spasms that create the "pull" - pull structure of the body, such as vertebrae, aside from the natural position. With the help of special techniques, osteopaths, that can remove these stresses, relieves spasms.
It is proved that low back pain observed in various biomechanical disorders in the so-called postural system of the body. He is responsible for the upright position of the body, which should, when walking, and even measured the earth's gravity, is not easy.
In order to position the system includes the nerves, muscles, ligaments, parts of the skeleton, the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear, the organs of vision, the receptors in the soles of the feet - all of which determine the position of the body in space. Failure is part of the system breaks the delicate balance, and this is an unnatural order lead to the development of back pain.
Osteopath, who owns the methods of diagnosis of the postural system is able to identify violations and remove them. Therefore, osteopathic techniques to effectively restore mobility, balance and balance the body, relieves back pain when the treatment of the individual reasons does not help.
Studies, the effectiveness of osteopathy for the treatment of back pain
Institutions of Saint-Petersburg conducted a study of 140 patients with the diagnosis of "disease of the musculoskeletal system and degenerative disc disease of the spine." All were noted back pain and limitation of motion. The control group received conventional drug treatment: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants. The main group received osteopathic treatment. Age and disease severity groups did not differ.
The results of the treatment were assessed as good in 55% of patients, and study (student) group (50% control), satisfactory - 34% of patients in both groups. At the same time, the osteopathic group the patient has better balance, increased speed and amplitude of movement.
In other words, in most cases, osteopathy can be a safe alternative to pharmacological treatments of back pain.
Tips chiropractor
In many cases, the occurrence of back pain can be prevented. You can do this is to follow a few simple instructions.
- If the child strongly hit, fell, was injured, as soon as possible to conduct a survey, if necessary, x-ray. Makes sense to undergo preventive examination by a specialist . Even if the pain quickly passed, as a result of injuries can occur in older age.
- The teenage years of strong growth and the restructuring of the hormonal system should see an orthopedist or therapist as a preventive measure. You have to check his posture, attitude, position of the pelvis. At the slightest violation is to take a course of osteopathic correction and then growth and development occurs harmoniously. This significantly reduces the risk of disruption in the future.
- Postpartum women in need of recovery. Exercises physical therapy helps to eliminate spasms, to improve the situation of certain muscles. Although there is no expressed complaints during the preventive examination an osteopath may choose an individual set of exercises.