Intervertebral hernia is a displacement of the pulpous nucleus, which is accompanied by a rupture in the region of the fibrous ring. More often diagnosed with an intervertebral hernia in the lower back, a hernia develops much less frequently in the neck and chest.
This pathology develops due to spinal injuries, infections, metabolic disorders and osteochondrosis. Genetic predisposition is also important. Provoking factors are also prolonged sedentary work, carrying weights, the effect of constant vibration, improper posture, therefore, effective treatment of a vertebral hernia is possible only if all factors that adversely affect the vertebral column are eliminated. An important condition for quality therapy is the combination of different techniques. Medication should be taken against the background of manual therapy and the use of physiotherapeutic procedures, among which laser treatment of vertebral hernia is becoming quite widespread today.
The main
symptom of intervertebral hernias is pain, the localization of which depends on the affected segments. So, with a hernia in the cervical spine, pain can be given to the arm, in the thoracic spine it can have a girdling character. With damage to the intervertebral discs of the lower back, pain is concentrated in the lower extremities.
An important manifestation of intervertebral hernia is a violation of sensitivity. Patients complain of "crawling", as well as numbness of the limbs. There are motor disorders - muscle weakness, in some cases, leg paralysis and urination disorders (ponytail syndrome) develop .
I must say that the treatment of vertebral hernia should be timely and correct, since this disease can lead to disability of patients.
How is vertebral hernia treated?
Therapy of this pathology includes a conservative and surgical technique (remove the destroyed disk).
At the initial stage, they try to remove the pain syndrome. For this purpose, bed rest and pain medications are prescribed. The choice of medications depends on the stage of development of the disease and the severity of the clinical picture. Comprehensive treatment often includes anti-inflammatory, decongestants, diuretics (to relieve edema with infringement of the nerve roots), drugs that improve trophic tissue.
Conservative treatment of vertebral hernia includes:
- motor technique - is aimed at the maximum development of the muscle corset;
- manual therapy - is performed to reduce back muscle tension and reduce the load on a pathologically altered disk. It is worth noting that the manual technique can only ease the course of the disease, but it does not affect the pathological process that determines the development of a hernia;
- physiotherapy, which includes a wide range of techniques - massage and reflexology, exposure to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields, as well as ultrasound and light. Laser treatment of vertebral hernia is widely used.