Everything about drug treatment of osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine

The doctor prescribes the medicine

With the osteochondrosis of the lumbar class, doctors prescribe complex treatment.This includes various groups of drugs: analgesics, non -sertoid anti -inflammatory, hondoprotective and diuretics.

In addition, drug therapy is required to be complemented by muscle relaxants and drugs, which are designed to improve the microcirculation of the blood in the area affected.

The symptoms of the disease

The initial stage of the disease of the lumbar region is almost without symptoms, and patients may complain about less back pain, which increases during physical effort.Further progression of osteochondrosis leads to the following increasing symptoms:

  1. Distribution to other classes of back;
  2. the stiffness of movements;
  3. Chronic lumbalgia - a feeling of pain every morning, which increases at a load, may increase or roll sharply.

What are they prescribed?

Medicine has sufficient tools and methods to overcome osteochondrosis.Neuropathological drugs, osteopaths are often prescribed.Treatment itself includes the complex therapy of various measures, including medicines, injections, and in extreme cases surgery.

In the first phase of treatment, your doctor prescribes medications that relieve pain and stop the inflammatory process.In addition, drugs relieve swelling of the sick region.Combined drugs are considered effective, including glucocorticoids, analgesics that act as anti -inflammatory agents.

If the treatment does not bring relief, strong analgesics are added.

Do you use antibiotics?

Antibiotics are not prescribed in the treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis- The purpose of their use is to fight bacterial or viral infection.Lumbar osteochondrosis does not occur due to these infections, so treatment does not mean prescribing antibiotics.

Osteochondrosis is primarily treated with non -steroid anti -inflammatory drugs and analgesics, alternating with body therapy, grinding, injections.Condroprotectors can also be printed to restore cartilage tissue and mineral vitamins.

Do you make drops?

In the lumbar region osteochondrosis, injection fluids are prescribed as the strongest and most effective agents.It is unacceptable to make osteochondrosis injections and are performed in a medical institution.The doctor prescribes and submit the medicines only after a careful examination of the patient and is present on a good reason to use this form of the drug.

In severe cases A specialist can not enter injections for one time use but for a full course- Injections of osteochondrosis are placed on the affected area.As a result, the body gets maximum pharmacological activity.

It is important to consider that the composition of some drugs is quite strong and their use is allowed after the participating doctor's recommendations.

Indications

The pain on the backDiagnosis of the therapeutic complex with lumbar osteochondrosis is made in the following indications:

  • Grade 1 - Pains that occur when moving and changing the disk.
  • Grade 2 - In the vertebrae of the lumbar region, the fibrous ring of the plate is destroyed.
  • Grade 3 .
  • Grade 4 - The degenerative process refers to the vertebrae that involve vertebrae and ribbons.Arthrosis of the vertebral joints (spondylarthrosis) is added to the underlying disease.

These stages of the disease and their prognosis refer to immediate therapeutic actions to maintain the spinal column.

Contraindications

In case of illness, in the case of osteocondrosis of the lumbar class, doctors speak of contraindications that cannot be performed:

  1. Raise the weights and do hard work.
  2. Do not use flour as well as sweet products not to obtain overweight.Excludes the vessels pronounced spicy, salty, sour or sweet taste.This food is a catalyst for aggravation or developing the acute form of the disease.
  3. Massage cannot be performed during treatment if the patient has problems with the stomach and light, severe blood diseases or severe bleeding.
  4. LFK is forbidden if the patient had a spinal injury and a displacement of the limbs, adding only the lower back.
  5. Effective treatment with acupuncture is not used during pregnancy, with the above diseases and skin dermatitis.

Pregnancy and medicine

Back pain for a pregnant girl

Osteochondrosis can cause miscarriage during pregnancy, so when a pre -conception diagnosis is made, a woman should be cured.For the same reason, some medications are forbidden and the drugs can affect the negative side of the fetus.

The following methods are prescribed for treatment:

  • wearing a bandage;
  • Classical exercises for exercise therapy;
  • light massage;
  • Local drugs.

How do drugs work?

The main effect of drugs on osteochondrosis is as follows:

  1. elimination of pain;
  2. reducing the inflammatory process;
  3. Restoration of blood microcirculation;
  4. restoration of joint mobility;
  5. Healing and restoration of cartilage.
Drug treatment should continue systematically under the compulsory supervision of a specialist.

It is impossible to completely restore the cartilage tissue affected by the disease, but the effects of the drugs should prevent further destruction, progression of the disease and spread to other parts of the spine.Proper adherence to medications for the destruction of joints and tissues.

Benefits and disadvantages

Treatment of lumbar drugs in osteochondrosis is not the only way to fight the disease.But this treatment has the advantages and disadvantages:

Profit Disadvantages
  • Dosage is easy to calculate;
  • a comfortable form of entry (anywhere, anytime);
  • effective against the inflammatory process;
  • elimination of muscle spasms;
  • increased blood microcirculation;
  • Normalization of bone tissue;
  • Reducing swelling.
  • The tablets do not help with severe pain;
  • the high probability of side effects;
  • Not the only method of treatment;
  • Allergic reactions.

The tablets should only be purchased after the doctor is visited and strictly strictly according to the prescription.Replacing cheaper analogues is dangerous as there is a risk of allergy and a reduction in the efficiency of treatment.

Side effects

Side effects of drugs in the form of deterioration

Taking tablets may be a manifestation of side effects of the following nature:

  • allergic reactions to drug components;
  • dizziness, nausea, vomiting;
  • increased pressure;
  • hypernatremia, increased potassium secretion, increased calcium selection;
  • Erosion beam injuries of the gastrointestinal tract;
  • Violation of wound healing, atrophy and thinning of the skin;
  • The risk of menstrual infringements in women;
  • Violations of the stomach, liver, kidneys.
The risk of side effects is minimal if the tablets are selected by a specialist, according to analyzes handed over to the patient.

Stages of therapeutic tablets

Medication of lumbar osteochondrosis is performed in accordance with the following stages:

  1. Eliminating the symptom of pain.
  2. Eliminating the inflammatory process and removing swelling.
  3. Removal of muscle tissue cramps, removal from stretching muscles.
  4. Improving blood circulation in tissues: bone, cartilage, muscle.
  5. Improving the replacement process and tissue nutrition.
  6. The cartilage, the restoration of the bones in the vertebrae in intervertal discs.

Each stage can be accompanied by additional recovery methods:

  • medical gymnastics;
  • massage;
  • physiotherapy procedures;
  • use of local medicines;
  • folk remedies of treatment;
  • acupuncture;
  • injections;
  • Surgical intervention.

The time of entry

The course of treatment with medicines is separately -it agrees with your doctor.You can only determine the duration of taking, extension or cancellation of the tablet.

According to the instructions, most therapeutic drugs should be used to treat the osteochondrosis of the lumbar region for 3-6 months.Then, towards the specialist, the course drank again after the break.

How and how to handle?

Appointment to the patient

With the lumbar osteochondrosis Patients are often prescribed by analgesics with anti -inflammatory effects. The main effect of these drugs is nerve impulses to reduce the feeling of pain.In addition, drugs can be prescribed with therapeutic tablets that reduce damage caused by side effects, such as NSAIDs, to take an anti -anti -stomach drug to reduce stomach damage.

There are many groups of drugs that are strictly released according to free sales to treat osteochondrosis:

  • Opioid analgesics, anti -vocanzans and antidepressants - strictly according to the recipe;
  • vasodilating;
  • chondroprotectors;
  • Nesteroid drugs.

Chondropotectors

The purpose of the preparations is to restore cartilage tissue.The main active substance is hyaluronate.In addition, drugs have anti -inflammatory effects.

Drugs are 3-6 months.The dose is prescribed by a doctor.These bases are contraindicated in patients with pregnant women, nursing and kidney/liver failure.

Vasodilarative drugs

With osteocondrosis of the spine class, it is important to restore and provide sufficient blood circulation.To do this, prescribe drugs that strengthen the blood vessels and prevent the formation of blood clots.

The tablets are prescribed at the beginning and end of treatment, which contributes to the quick restoration of the body, improving the metabolism of the muscles.

Non -steroidal

The purpose of NSAIDs is to prevent inflammation.They have analogural (analgesic), inhibition and anti -reinforced properties.

Medicines can be produced in the form of both tablets and injections, ointment.These are used to relieve chronic painful pain, the analgesic effect does not occur immediately, the medicine should be accumulated in the body.

Sedative

In addition, sedatives are prescribed by the main treatment method.They help improve the psychological condition of patients.The safest and most effective drugs are considered:

  1. Motherwort tincture;
  2. Valerian's tincture.

When using a calm, you should consume other medicines to avoid provoking side effects.

Soothing drugs are used as prescribed by the doctor and in a strictly defined dose.

Musorelaxants (muscle relaxants)

Musodeloxant is designed to reduce muscle cramps by immobilizing damaged muscles.In the process of abnormal disorders associated with osteochondrosis, the discs between the vertebrae are destroyed and the functioning of the muscle fibers is interrupted.In complex therapy, the use of muscle relaxants relaxes the muscle and removes cramps.

Hormonal

Oral steroids and corticosteroids are accepted only as prescribed by the doctor to alleviate the inflammatory process of orthopedic diseases, especially the pain in the lumbar region.Hormonal drugs have potentially serious side effects and contraindications.

Hormonal drugs are prescribed in a short course for 1-2 weeks.

Vitamins

The use of vitamins and mineral complexes complements therapeutic therapy for osteocondrosis of the lower back.

The purpose of vitamins is to improve body nutrition, enriched with the building material needed to restore bone, muscle and cartilage.After passing a special blood test, the doctor explores which vitamins are not enough and they are written.

Main vitamins of osteochondrosis:

  • Vitamin B1;
  • Vitamin B6;
  • Vitamin B12;
  • Vitamin pp;
  • Vitamin D.

These groups allow you to absorb calcium and phosphorus, protect the body from oxidative processes.

Drugs with external use

Local drugs contain ointments and gels designed to eliminate the inflammatory process.

Most money has a warming effect, they can only be used after a doctor's consultation:

  1. ointment with bee poisoning;
  2. pepper patches.

Fighting drugs increase blood circulation and local increases in temperature can improve cartilage nutritional processes.Warming restores metabolism, relaxes and relieves cramps.

Pepper patch

Lumbar osteochondrosis is often glued to peppers. It can be used if there is no inflammatory process.The composition of such a device includes:

  • red pepper;
  • nightshade;
  • Local anesthetic.

The patch can be used in emergency cases when severe pain occurs.

Candles

Candles from osteochondrosis of the lumbar region are most effective in treating the first signs of the disease.In the form of suppositories, analgesics and anti -inflammatory anti -inflammatory are made.The installation method allows the body to quickly absorb active material and reach activity in 10-20 minutes.

Creams and ointments

The use of ointments and creams allows you to calm the pain, relieve cramps from muscles, and a sore area.After the massage, blood circulation develops in the tissues.

What to take during an aggravation?

The aggravation of osteochondrosis is an increase in pain and partial/complete imprisonment.You need to eliminate symptoms:

  1. take tablets;
  2. make injections;
  3. Massage.

A recipe for injections

If it is necessary for the medical material to enter the body as quickly as possible and influence it, it is recommended to treat osteochondrosis with injections.The medical material of injections directly affects the lesion and has a longer effect.

The blocks are only used to relieve acute unbearable pain.As a general rule, 3-4 injections are carried out in the area affected by osteochondrosis.

Therapy during the remission

Doctor looks at spine pictures

Medication of osteochondrosis during the remission period of tissues.They are appointed for this:

  1. chondroprotectors;
  2. Group B and fat -solving (A, D, E) vitamin preparations.

The purpose of the Chondroprotectors:

  • restoration of deformed intervertebral discs;
  • creating cartilage nourishment;
  • Replace the elasticity of the discs.

And vitamins help the body absorb the necessary elements without washing them from the blood.

Prevention

Preventive measures for osteochondrosis in the back are as follows:

  1. gymnastics;
  2. Adherence to posture;
  3. the replacement of posture or warmth -a long stay in one situation;
  4. rejection of bad habits;
  5. Normalization of nutrition;
  6. Walks in the fresh air;
  7. Sit and sleep on a hard surface.

Reviews and advice of professionals

After diagnosis, orthopedic doctors do not give a 100 percent guarantee to heal osteochondrosis.We recommend that you change your lifestyle for a more appropriate situation with a disease.Experts are also recommended to exclude difficult things for the therapeutic gymnastics and the hard surface needed for sleep.

The drugs needed for lumbar osteochondrosis are prescribed separately. The purpose of the drugs is to restore the tissues affected and to relieve pain.In addition to medicines, performing massages, swimming, reducing physical activity, and replacing physical activity with therapy.