The spine of a person is the main "support" of the body, which assumes the entire "burden of responsibility" for the actions of the musculoskeletal system.
It is because of the high degree of strain on the spine that dystrophic changes in the cartilage of the disk vertebra occur.
Such changes lead to infringement of the nerve root and as a consequence to the further development of osteochondrosis, which is associated with inflammation of the muscles and processes, as well as partial immobility.
In medicine, there is another interesting term, as polisegmentary osteochondrosis. Such a manifestation can lead to serious problems and the appearance of diseases of internal organs.
Anatomical reference
The human spine consists of a large number of segments - a structural and functional unit, which is a "cavity" between two vertebrae.
The segment includes one pair of nerves, consisting of the posterior and anterior root and a small portion of the cerebrospinal fluid. If a person is diagnosed with a pinch of one pair of nerve roots, the patient is diagnosed with an osteochondrosis of the spine.
In the case of the diagnosis of pinching several couples are talking about the manifestation of polysegmentary osteochondrosis.
Pinching leads to severe pain, often manifested along the entire spine or along the entire back. A person can feel pain when moving by hand or foot, and at the same time.
To begin treatment, it is necessary to undergo a thorough and thorough examination, where the aim is to identify the injured nerve roots.
Symptoms of the disease
Polysegmentary osteochondrosis presents a peculiar danger for the patient, since infringement of the nerve root in different parts of the spine can lead to distinctive symptoms. 
For example, nausea and dizziness with lumbar pain in women can be regarded as the onset of critical days or the suspicion of having a pregnancy.
If the nerve in the cervical and thoracic parts of a man is impaired, he can write off such manifestations of pain on heart disease. In any case, if there is pain in the back along the entire vertebral column, you should consult a doctor to determine the reasons for this discomfort.
Features of the lesion depending on the department
The human spine is divided into three sections: cervical, thoracic, lumbar.
In each of them there can be a pinched nerve, and each of them can manifest itself differently. During the polysegmentary disease, symptoms occur simultaneously.
At this time, you can feel the pain characteristic of a particular department, polysegmentary osteochondrosis, depending on location, has such features:
- When the nerve of the is damaged, the cervical spine may experience headaches, dizziness. A person may have frequent increases in blood pressure. In the described disease in the cervical region, several injured roots are often diagnosed at the same time, which leads to increased pain and partial impairment of the mobility of the head. If you do not take timely measures to eliminate the problem, the patient will notice atrophy of the sublingual muscle, as a result of which there is a speech disorder, and when touching the neck from the outside you can feel the characteristic numbness of the affected area.
- The pinching of several rootlets of the thoracic spine at the same time in this department is rare. But if this happens, the patient suffers from pains in the chest, a characteristic burning sensation, which is sometimes perceived as pain in the heart, and feels a shroud similar to that of the stomach or pancreas. In case of an exacerbation there is a sharp pain in the back with the slightest movement, lifting the arm. There is also pain in the joints of the hands. In a particularly neglected case, sensations of numbness of the upper limbs are not uncommon, their partial immobility is diagnosed. Often, pain occurs during a prolonged static position. To alleviate some of his suffering, the patient has to change his position.
- The pathology of the of the lumbar spine of the arises much more often. The lumbar spine consists of 5 vertebrae, but even here there is a possibility of infringement of several roots at the same time, because this department takes on all the load, as during walking, movements or even at rest sitting on a chair. During an exacerbation of a polysegmentary osteochondrosis of the lumbar part, the patient can not sit and move without feeling a pain syndrome. The pain often radiates to the lower limbs, and acute pain syndrome is felt during coughing in the pelvic area. Also it is necessary to note the main minus of the disease in the lumbar part - despite the long standing at rest, the pain does not disappear in full.
Often the patient has a lesion of the nerve endings of one department. In rare cases, one can come across the defeat of the nerve roots in different parts of the spinal column.
Infringement of several roots of one department leads to a significant increase in discomfort and pain, in contrast to the "scatter" of affected areas.
Treatment of
disease Polysegmentary osteochondrosis requires timely medication, as otherwise a person may lose their former activity.
It is also necessary to clarify that in case of violations prescribed by the doctor, this type of spine disease will reoccur much more quickly than "normal" osteochondrosis.
As for the method of eliminating the presented disease, the doctor here vertebrologist appoints the same formula and treatment regimen as for osteochondrosis of the spine.
Treatment can be based on the following aspects:
- In the event of an exacerbation of , the patient is initially prescribed a course of taking nonhormonal drugs to eliminate the pain syndrome .In some cases, doctors use a drug blockade.
- should then restore the blood supply to the affected area of , because of the resulting inflammation, further dystrophic changes in the cartilaginous tissue occur due to the lack of a new flow of useful micronutrients and nutrients. Biostimulators are used to eliminate the ailment - they have an excellent effect on the elimination of the inflammatory process.
- The final stage is based on the application of a specific treatment method, which directly affects the elimination of the
underlying cause, entrapping the nerve root. At this stage the patient should engage in physical therapy, undergo a course of physiotherapy and undergo other methods of , which should consolidate the positive result of treatment.
It should be noted that this stage of treatment does not stop - it is adhered to constantly and to the extent possible and with a certain regularity they resume therapy.
Possible complications and prophylaxis of
Polysegmentary osteochondrosis, when untimely treatment, is fraught with the appearance of spondylosis - the proliferation of bone tissue, which is caused by the continuation of dystrophic changes that gradually lead to deformation of the vertebrae.
This process is irreversible, it gives the person big troubles - a pain that does not cease even in a state of rest.
In spondylosis, a person may experience partial or complete immobility of the limbs, which sometimes leads to disability and movement with a wheelchair.
As a preventive action, you can advise the patient, take a more careful look at your health and, at the first symptoms of the disease manifestation, see a doctor for a thorough and thorough examination.
Most of the reported cases are recorded in the lumbar spine.
Take care of yourself and the health of your loved ones. Do not neglect exercise and do daily morning exercises. So, you can prevent dystrophy of the cartilaginous tissue.
This process is irreversible with age, therefore, to maintain the condition of your spine you should take a complex of vitamins.
