The radiculitis, osteochondrosis, lumbodynia, sciatica, cervicalgia, torakalgiya... of Medical terms - the multitude, but a symptom of a - pain in the back. Back pain, neck pain, pain under the shoulder blades... of the People who today suffer from them, the legions.
According to data from the world health organization (who), the back-pain suffering from to 2/3 of the population of the globe. Studies show that people in the age of 35-45 years of age on the frequency of occurrence of pain in the back is up to 66.3%. 25% of these people the back pain, significantly violate the working capacity and even reduce the social status.
Approach in the treatment of back pain traditional medicine
The classical medicine (allopathy) has developed many ways to treat back pain: medication, physiotherapy, manual, surgical, etc, But all of them, in general, are divided into two major categories. Tools for the first group, simply removed the symptom is pain, spasms and inflammation.
The methods of the second group work with different structures of the body, in the first place, with the various departments of the spinal column. Since the main causes of back pain is usually recognized developmental abnormalities of the vertebrae, dystrophic degenerative diseases of the spine, or muscle weakness corset. But even the orthodox physicians recognized: the intensity of pain in the back, in most cases, is not directly related to the degree of development of diseases of the spine.
According to the statistics, the treatment of the spine as a cause of the syndrome of back pain to 50% of the cases, or does not give a result, or brings only temporary relief.
Why the measures are ineffective? Osteopathic physicians claim: in these cases, the cause of suffering lies not in the spine. And with the pain in the back is easy to remove, if properly diagnosis.
The approach of the osteopathy for the treatment of back pain
Osteopathy preaches a holistic approach, which is not limited to private of the symptoms or parts of the body. The human body is a single whole, and the back may hurt for a reason not related to the state of the bone tissue. This can be a long injury, operations, diseases of the internal organs, infection, inflammation, chronic stress, energy imbalance, life-style and professional overload. And most often, are present to several factors.
The common causes of the disease:
- In children back pain often occur or from the moment of the appearance of the light due to a trauma, or, later, due to the fall in the sacrum, the coccyx during games or sports activities. Parents are difficult at the moment to observe that injury, because serious signs that come much later, when the child no longer remembers this fall.
- In early adulthood, back pain can occur as a result of previous injury on the background of hormonal alignment. In the period of adolescence will cause strong horse-racing of growth, not all the structures of the body have time for them to enter. Because of this, it can result in a twisted body, that affects the spine, nor the parent, nor the child can about it, not even to guess.
- Women under the age of 40 years often suffer back pain much more often is associated with pregnancy and childbirth. It produces a restructuring of the agency, such as the hormonal and mechanical: it expands the ribcage, low-opening, move the internal organs. At the time of delivery, changes of position and angle of inclination of the sacrum, the coccyx. Are softened joints, ligaments. And not always all of these structures then independently returns to its initial position.
- Men after the age of 40 begin to complain of pains in the back. At this time in the body, which typically produce age changes of all the musculo-ligamentous corset, and the children's injuries were added to injuries of the adult, and the situations of practice - the stress, the transferred in the operation. Appear frequently, and diseases of the internal organs, which also create a tension in the body, they change your balance.
In all these cases, the back pain are not only associated with the bony skeleton, but also with the muscles, the ligaments, the position of the internal organs, the circulation of the blood, the functioning of the nervous system. The spine only adapts, it adapts to the changes and compensate, until you can. As a general rule, the true cause of the violations is located completely, not where it hurts. And the task of the doctor is to find the cause, getting the correct diagnosis.
Osteopathic methods treatment of back pain
To determine the cause, which carried out the process of the disease, taking into account the anatomical features of the person, learned the details of the birth of he belonged to or with the help of artificial methods), as has happened in the period from birth to one year, as he has spent his childhood, as if he's sporting. All of these factors can influence the development of the disease.
Hereinafter, through specific techniques, sensitive hands of a specialist examined the pain of the plot. Identify areas of tension, spasms, creating a "push" - pull structure of the body, including the vertebrae, on the side of the natural position of the. With the help of special techniques, osteopaths can eliminate such tension, relieving the spasm.
It has been shown that when back pain there are different biomechanical of rape in the so-called postural system of the body. She is responsible for the vertical position of the body, to keep you, walk, yes, even in conditions of gravity of the earth, is not easy.
To the postural system are the nerves, the muscles, the ligaments, the components of the skeleton, the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear, the organ of the eye, the receptors of the soles of stop - everything that determines the position of the body in space. The failure of an element of the system violates the delicate balance, and that is unnatural state would lead to the development of aches and pains in the back.
The doctor of osteopathic medicine, has methods of diagnosis postural system, is capable of revealing the rape of a solution. Therefore, osteópata- diffraction of the effective methodology regain mobility, balance, and the balance of the body, to relieve the pain in the back, when the treatment of the various grounds does not help.
Studies on the effectiveness of osteopathy in the treatment of back pain
The institutions of st. petersburg carried out a study of 140 patients with the diagnosis of "diseases of the musculoskeletal system" and "the osteochondrosis of the spine". Everyone noticed pain in the back and limitation of motion. The control group received the standard drug therapy: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, and muscle relaxants. The main group receives osteópatanical treatment. On the age and severity of the disease in the groups were not different.
Results of the treatment rated as good by 55% of the patients primary (osteópataMATIC) group (50% in the control), satisfactory - 34% of the patients in both groups. In osteópataMATIC group of patients has improved the balance of the body, increasing the speed and amplitude of the movement free.
In other words, in most cases, osteopathy can compose a safe alternative to medications in the treatment of pain in the back.
Tips chiropractor
In many cases, the onset of back pain that can be prevented. To do this, it is worth to follow some simple recommendations.
- If the child has beaten strong, fell injured, it is necessary as soon as possible the completion of a survey, if necessary, make an x-ray. It makes sense to pass the routine inspection from a specialist . Even if the pain quickly has passed, the effects of the injury can manifest in the age.
- Adolescent in the period of growth and restructuring in the hormonal system it is worthwhile to see an orthopaedic or a therapist for prophylactic purposes. It is necessary to check your posture, the position of the feet, the position of the pelvis. If you have the slightest violations have to pass the course, osteópataMATIC correction, and then growth and development will occur in harmony. This reduces the risk of diseases of the back and into the future.
- To women after childbirth simply want to restore. The exercise of the physiotherapy exercises allow you to relieve spasms, correct the position of the specific muscles. Even if not expressed complaints, during the preventive maintenance of the inspection of the osteopath is able to pick up individual exercises.