The clinic for the treatment of the spine is present in almost every regional center. This is due to the prevalence of pathology of the musculoskeletal system among the population, as well as its significant impact on the quality of life of any person.
About diseases of the spine and joints
Currently, one of the most common types of pathology are diseases of the musculoskeletal system. They not only bring a lot of unpleasant symptoms, but can also significantly impair the patient’s quality of life, limiting his ability to move. The most common diseases of the musculoskeletal system are as follows:
- Intervertebral hernia.
- Osteochondrosis.
- Pathological kyphoses and lordoses.
- Scoliosis.
- Osteoarthrosis.
- Arthritis.
- Synovitis.
- Fracture of the vertebra or joint.
- Joint dislocation.
In addition to these, there are many other, no less common, types of diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Who to contact?
Today, there are several medical specialists who are involved in the treatment of pathologies that affect the spine and joints. Among them:
- vertebrologist;
- neurosurgeon;
- orthopedist;
- traumatologist.
For these doctors, diseases of the musculoskeletal system are a specialized pathology. Surgeons, neurologists, therapists and general practitioners, who are also able to treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system, are referred to such specialists, however, only in simple cases.
Spine and Joint Clinics
Not every medical center has all the specialists involved in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system. For high-quality management of patients with complex pathology of the spine and joints, there are specialized medical centers. All the necessary specialists work here who can treat even the most severe cases of diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
According to the form of ownership, they can be divided into private and public. In the first case, it will often be about small medical centers. As for government clinics for the treatment of the spine, they usually represent large inter-district or federal clinics.
Major Institutions
Among government clinics whose profile is the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the spine and joints, the most famous in the Russian Federation are the following:
- NO Children's Orthopedic Institute. G.I. Turner.
- Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics.
- Rehabilitation center for pediatric orthopedics and traumatology Spark.
- Ural Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics V. D. Chaklin.
- FSBI Saratov Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of the Ministry of Health of Russia.
As for private medical centers, among them are:
- Multidisciplinary clinic "Basis" (Moscow).
- Medical center for children and adolescents "CM-Doctor" (Moscow).
- The medical center of a wide profile "Clinic No. 1" (Moscow).
- Clinic of the spine of Dr. Razumovsky (St. Petersburg).
- Medical Center of Professor CM Bubnovsky (St. Petersburg).
- Center for treatment of the spine and joints "Doctor OST" (Novosibirsk).
- Medical Center "Spine" (Kazan).
- Medical Center "Healthy Generations" (Vladivostok).
About each of these spinal treatment clinics, patient reviews are mostly good. Regardless of the form of ownership of such medical institutions, a person has the opportunity to receive quality assistance from their specialists.
Basic diagnostic techniques
Modern clinics for the treatment of the spine must necessarily have sophisticated equipment to accurately determine the presence of a patient with relevant complaints of a disease. Currently, such equipment is the following devices:
- magnetic resonance imaging;
- computed tomograph;
- x-ray apparatus;
- electromyograph;
- ultrasound diagnostic apparatus;
- device for densitometry.
Today, both state and most private clinics for the treatment of the spine are equipped with such devices.
Therapeutic measures
Thanks to modern research methods, the doctor gets the opportunity to establish an accurate diagnosis. In the future, he will be required to prescribe one or another variant of the fight against diseases. Depending on the specific pathology, in private and public clinics for the treatment of the spine can be carried out:
- therapeutic treatment;
- physiotherapy;
- surgery.
In clinics for the treatment of the spine in Moscow, St. Petersburg and all other cities, combined options for controlling diseases of the musculoskeletal system are more often used.
Non-invasive techniques
Most diseases of the spine and joints have a chronic course, as they are caused by morphological defects in their structure due to traumatic effects or age-related changes. In order to save the patient from the main manifestations of such a pathology, the combination of taking medications with physiotherapeutic methods of exposure is most often used. Among the medicines used to treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system, the following groups of drugs should be noted:
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Nimesulide, Ketoralak, Diclofenac).
- Non-narcotic analgesics (Analgin, Pyramidon, Butadion).
- Chondroprotectors (Chondrosamine, Chondromed).
- Narcotic analgesics (Morphine, Tramadol).
Often the patient has to prescribe several drugs at once to achieve a satisfactory effect.
As for physiotherapeutic techniques, the following are most often used in spinal treatment clinics:
- electrotherapy;
- magnetotherapy;
- shock wave therapy;
- balneotherapy;
- electrophoresis;
- peloid therapy.
It should be remembered that physiotherapeutic treatment is optional and should not be used as an independent option for combating an exacerbated disease.
Surgical techniques
In those cases when the combined non-invasive treatment is ineffective, you have to resort to surgical interventions. Most often they are used in the following pathology:
- Intervertebral hernia.
- Fractures of the vertebrae.
- Severe arthrosis, significantly limiting the range of motion.
- Clinically significant narrowing of the spinal canal.
- Intra-articular fractures.
Surgical treatment options have their drawbacks, therefore, even in the best clinics for the treatment of the spine, it is recommended to start with non-invasive techniques.
Most often, surgical interventions are carried out specifically on the joints. At the same time, doctors are trying to conduct minimally invasive variants. The most common minor surgery is the introduction of drugs into the joint cavity.
With severe pathology of the spine, neurosurgeons or vertebrologists are involved in the fight against the disease. These specialists carry out the most complicated surgical interventions using the most modern medicines and equipment. Despite this, far from always specialists are able to achieve the desired effect. In some cases, patients have to undergo many operations to improve their quality of life.
Prevention
No matter how modern the medical center is and no matter how wonderful and experienced doctors the doctors work in it, they cannot completely rid a person of diseases of the musculoskeletal system in the vast majority of cases. It is much easier to keep your joints and spine in a healthy state, using simple rules of prevention, the main ones are:
- maintaining an active lifestyle;
- lean attitude to the musculoskeletal system;
- a diet rich in calcium and trace elements;
- maintaining optimal weight (BMI = 18.5 - 25.0 kg / m 2 ).
By adhering to these simple techniques, early cases of diseases of the musculoskeletal system can be avoided.