Exercises for the treatment of osteochondrosis

Many people have heard, and some, unfortunately, faced with such a disease as osteochondrosis. The very name of the disease comes from the Greek "osteon" - "bone" and "chondros" - "cartilage."In past times, osteochondrosis was observed in people aged 35-40 years. But, unfortunately, in recent years, this disease has significantly grown younger.

Reasons.
The reasons may be: hereditary abnormalities, sedentary lifestyle, metabolic disorders, permanent and prolonged stays in a sitting position( sitting behind the wheel, at the computer, etc.).In these cases, the tissues surrounding the spine are poorly supplied with blood and receive inadequate nutrition with the necessary substances. In addition, this disease also arises because of the constant excessive physical exertion. Brief information about the disease.
Osteochondrosis causes painful changes in the intervertebral discs, their deformation, decrease in height, stratification. Over time, the process affects the intervertebral joints, adjacent vertebrae and ligamentous apparatus of the spine.

In medicine, there are three types of osteochondrosis: cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral, depending on which of the spine sections is affected.
Cervical osteochondrosis is characterized by compressive, aching, sometimes burning pains in the lateral and posterior sections of the neck, occiput, shoulder and shoulder area;Also characterized by difficulties in the movement of the head. Stable is the numbness of the hands, so the patient has to stand up and warm up 3-4 times a night. Often this is combined with increased irritability, depression. For people suffering from cervical osteochondrosis, very unpleasant changes in the weather, any differences in pressure and humidity. During such changes, migraines and pain in the heart area may occur.
For cervical osteochondrosis, as for the thoracic, there are frequent phenomena of pain in the region of the heart and behind the breastbone, compressive pains between the shoulder blades. These symptoms are one of the manifestations of osteochondrosis.
The most common is lumbosacral osteochondrosis. It is characterized by such symptoms as: pain in the area, numbness of the legs and cramps of calf muscles, burning and lumbar spasms, girdling pains. For the treatment of osteochondrosis, you must have patience, and also follow the prescriptions of doctors.
Exercises for osteochondrosis.
Exercises for treatment in the form of gymnastics are helpful in the initial stages of osteochondrosis, when there are no serious functional changes.
But, if the deposits of salts are very massive, the disk is destroyed by more than 50%, and the vertebrae grow together, the damaged zone in this case should not be loaded, since additional loads can only worsen the situation.
The main task of therapeutic gymnastics is to strengthen the tendons and muscles that support the vertebrae. Exercises less load external muscles. Because their action is directed to the internal muscles. Perform all the exercises need very slowly and only in a relaxed state.
Exercises for the prevention of cervical osteochondrosis.

1. Stay in a sitting position, completely relax the neck muscles. On inhalation, lower your chin to the chest, then make an effort and press it even more. On exhalation raise your head and slowly to the maximum reject it back, strain your throat and try to lead him forward. Then make the head incline to the sides. Try to reach with your ear to the shoulder. Do the whole exercise very slowly and carefully. To not accidentally damage the muscles.
2. The starting position is sitting, the head is straight. Slowly pull the chin in the shoulder, and look back. It's like you want to look at your back. Turn the head as far as possible. Do it in both directions.
3. The starting position is sitting. Head straight. Pull the chin as far forward as possible and reach for it with the entire neck. Shoulders should stay in place.
4. The next exercise is circular motion. Exercise very slowly, in and counter-clockwise. The muscles are tense. During a break muscles relax.

If you regularly perform this complex, the salt deposition will stop. Also, the blood supply will improve and the work of the brain will be partially improved. But this is provided that the whole complex will repeat at least 3 times a day. Also, we should not forget that after the evening exercise, muscles should not be strained - they should then rest. At the very beginning of treatment, all movements are performed one to two times, within a month, the number of executions needs to be increased to three or four.
Exercises for the prevention of breast osteochondrosis:

1. In the sitting position, and breathing out the head as much as possible, the shoulders are stretched. Turn the thorax first to the left, then return to its original position, straighten the back and shovel as much as possible to each other, arched and pull back the head. Then go back to the starting position and do the same, only turning to the right side. At each turn, inhale, and returning to the starting position to do a deep exhalation.
2. On exhalation, lower the right shoulder, while the left one lift. Align shoulders and inhale. Repeat the same, only starting from the other shoulder.
3. Turn right and left.

Exercises for the prevention of lumbar osteochondrosis:

1. Starting position: standing, feet shoulder width apart. On exhalation slowly bend, the back while relaxed as much as possible. Slowly straighten up, inhale, raise your arms over your head and bend over as far as possible back. Return to the initial position and exhale. Do this exercise slowly and very carefully.
2. Starting position: standing, feet shoulder width apart. On inhalation, the arms should be diluted to the sides at shoulder level. On the way out, bend one arm to the foot and the other up. Straighten and breathe. Do the same exercise, just the opposite.
3. Lumbar rotations. Hands spread to the sides and slowly in this position to make turns alternately to the right and left.
4. Circular turning of the waist.

This set of exercises should be done 3-4 times each exercise.
While doing these exercises to treat osteochondrosis, do not expect a quick result. Such exercises are suitable for people of any age, so they can, and even need, to do constantly to prevent the appearance or so-called aggravation of the disease.