Disc back
The back is a disease that afflicts many people, especially the elderly, because of its side effects affecting human movement and activity, and severe pain that afflicts the patient. It is a disease that often accompanies the patient for long periods, as it affects the muscles of the body, and works to numb it. The spine of the human consists of multiple vertebrae, and there is between each paragraph a disk similar to the substance of the gelatin, this disk works on shock absorption. There is an outer fibrous belt surrounding these discs, keeps the disk space, and prevents the slide from place. When there is a malfunction or cut in this fibrous belt, the disc slips out of place, squeezes the nerves surrounding it, and also presses the spinal cord, causing the pain and aches of the patient.
The causes of disc back
There are many reasons that lead to a break of the fibrous belt, disc slipped, and these reasons mostly physical behaviors and misconduct, such as strong and sudden movement of the body, carrying heavy weights, or bending back long, because of the nature of work, or poor body structure of elderly people, Excessive weight of the patient. All of these causes DISC. The patient’s symptoms are severe back pain, which extends to the thighs and legs, and is more severe when moving and bending. Spinal spasm, spasm of the back muscles, weakness of the leg muscles, affecting human movement. The disc significantly affects older people.
Diagnose the back disc
Disc disease is diagnosed back by magnetic resonance imaging and axial tomography. After the diagnosis comes the role of treatment, and different treatment methods depending on the situation, there are many cases that relieve the surgical interventions, and can be satisfied with some painkillers, muscle relaxants, with the use of hot water compresses only when the injury, we use cold water compresses – in the first 48 hours Of the infection – while keeping away from everything that affects the back and squeezes the nerves.
Treat your back
Physical therapy is used to treat the disc; to relieve pain, and to improve the patient’s condition. If the body does not respond to all the previous methods of treatment, and the great impact on the nerves, especially the nerves of the parties, here comes surgical intervention for the treatment of disc. It is a normal surgery, or surgery using binoculars. After the operation, the patient needs a program to complete the stages of treatment. Start with simple movement and exercises under the supervision of the therapist. After two weeks he uses water therapy, increases exercise and walking, to strengthen the muscles of his stomach and feet, and becomes able to sit long and bend and walk.
Prevention of disc back
Prevention is always better than cure, and human behavior and behavior, can avoid many diseases and symptoms, and to avoid the occurrence of the back, it is recommended to avoid all causes, sudden movements, heavy loads, rest and change the position of the body, for people whose nature is forced to bend, Sit for long periods.