Everything about the drug treatment of osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine

The doctor prescribes the medication

With osteochondrosis of the lumbar department, the doctors prescribe complex treatment.It includes various drug groups: pain relievers, non -steroid inflammatory, hondoprotective and diuretics.

In addition, drug therapy through muscle relaxants and medicines that aim to improve blood microcirculation in the area of the affected area is open.

Symptoms of the disease

The initial stage of the Lumbal region disease runs almost without symptoms.Patients can complain about minor back pain that intensify during physical exertion.Another progression of osteochondrosis leads to the following increasing symptoms:

  1. Distribution to other departments of the back;
  2. Stiffness of the movements;
  3. Chronic lumbar - a feeling of pain that occurs in the morning intensified with a load, can increase or roll strongly in waves.

What are you prescribed?

Medicine has an adequate arsenal of means and methods to combat osteochondrosis.Very often neuropathological medication, osteopaths are prescribed.Treatment itself includes the complex therapy of various measures, including taking medication, injections and in extreme cases.

In the first level of treatment, the doctor prescribes medication that relieves pain and stop the inflammatory process.Drugs also relieve the swelling of the sick region.Combined medicines are considered effective, including glucocorticoids, analgesics that serve as an anti -inflammatory means.

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

Use antibiotics?

Antibiotics in the treatment of osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine do not prescribe.The spectrum of its use aims to combat bacterial or viral infection.A lumbar osteochondrosis does not occur due to these infections, so that your treatment does not implied the prescription of antibiotics.

Osteochondrosis is mainly treated with non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs and analgesics that alternate with training therapy, grinding, injections.Chondroprotectors can also be advertised to restore cartilage tissue and mineral vitamins.

Set drops?

In the case of osteochondrosis of the lumbar region, liquids for injection are prescribed as the most powerful and most effective means.It is not acceptable to make injections for osteochondrosis, they are carried out in a medical facility.The doctor only describes and manages the medication after a thorough examination of the patient and, in the presence of good reasons, for the use of this form of the drug.

In severe cases A specialist cannot prescribe injections for a time use, but a whole course.Injections for osteochondrosis are placed in the affected area.Thanks to this, the body quickly receives a maximum pharmacological activity.

It is important to take into account that the composition of some injection medication is quite strong, the use of which is permitted according to the recommendations of the attending doctor.

Indications

Pain in the backA diagnosis is made in the following indications for the appointment of a therapeutic complex with lumbar osteochondrosis:

  • 1. degree - Pain that occurs when moving and changing the jet core in the window.
  • 2nd degree - The fibrous ring of the pane is destroyed in the vertebrae of the lumbar cone region.
  • 3. degree - In the lumbar cone region there are breaks of the fibrous ring and the release of the substance of the Jack Kerne, which go beyond its limits with the formation of a hernia.
  • 4. degree - The degenerative process applies to the vertebrae with the participation of intervertebral compounds and ligaments.The underlying disease is added to arthrosis of the band fire joints (spondylarthrosis).

This stages of illness and its forecast are references to immediate therapeutic actions in order to maintain the spine.

Contraindications

In the case of diseases, osteochondrosis of the lumbar department, doctors talk about contraindications that cannot be carried out:

  1. Lift weights and do hard work.
  2. Do not use flour or sweet products to not increase excess weight.Also exclude dishes with a pronounced sharp, salty, acidic or sweet taste.This food is a catalyst for worsening or the occurrence of an acute form of the disease.
  3. You cannot carry out a massage during treatment if the patient has problems with stomach and light, serious blood diseases or severe bleeding.
  4. LFK is prohibited when the patient had a spinal violation and a transfer of the extremities.This only adds one load on the lower back.
  5. Effective treatment with acupuncture can not be used during pregnancy, above, and not used for skin dermatitis.

Pregnancy and medicine

Back pain in a pregnant girl

Osteochondrosis during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage.If a diagnosis before conception, a woman should be healed.For the same reason, it is forbidden to take some medication, and medication can also affect the negative side on the size of the fetus.

The following methods are prescribed for treatment:

  • wear an association;
  • Classic exercises of training therapy;
  • Light massage;
  • Local drugs.

How do medication work?

The main campaigns of medicinal products against osteochondrosis are:

  1. Elimination of pain;
  2. Reduction of the inflammatory process;
  3. Restoration of the blood microcirculation;
  4. Restoration of common mobility;
  5. Healing and restoration of cartilage.
The drug treatment should be systematically carried out under the mandatory supervision of a specialist.

It is impossible to completely restore the cartilage tissue affected by the disease, but the effect of drugs should prevent its further destruction, the progression of the disease and its spread to other parts of the spine.The proper intake of pharmaceuticals will maintain the process of destroying joints and tissues.

pros and cons

The drug treatment of the lumbar in osteochondrosis is not the only method to combat the disease.However, this treatment has its advantages and disadvantages:

Professionals Disadvantages
  • Easy to calculate the dosage;
  • a convenient form of approval (everywhere and at any time);
  • Effective against the inflammatory process;
  • Elimination of muscle cramps;
  • Increased blood microcirculation;
  • Normalization of bone tissue;
  • Reduction of swelling.
  • Tablets do not help with severe pain.
  • High probability of side effects;
  • Not the only type of treatment;
  • Allergic reactions.

Tablets only have to be bought after visiting the doctor and strictly according to the recipe.The replacement of cheaper analogue is dangerous because there is a risk of allergies, a decrease in the effectiveness of the treatment.

Side effects

Side effects of drugs in the form of a deterioration

The intake of tablets can be accompanied by a manifestation of side effects of the following nature:

  • Allergic reactions to drug components;
  • Dizziness, nausea, vomiting;
  • increased pressure;
  • Hyprenatremia, increased potassium secretion, increase in calcium excretion;
  • Erosive jet lesions of the gastrointestinal tract;
  • Violation of healing wounds, atrophy and thinning of the skin;
  • The risk of menstrual violations for women;
  • Violation of the stomach intestine tract, liver, kidneys.
The risk of side effects is minimal if the tablets are selected by a specialist, according to the analyzes handed over to the patient.

Stages of therapy tablets

The drug treatment for lumbar osteochondrosis is carried out in accordance with the following phases:

  1. Elimination of pain symptom.
  2. Elimination of the inflammatory process and removal of swelling.
  3. Removing cramps of the muscle tissue, removal of voltage muscles.
  4. Improvement of blood circulation in tissues: bones, cartilage, muscles.
  5. Improvement of the exchange process and fabric nutrition.
  6. Restoration of cartilage, bones in intervertebral discs.

Each stage can be accompanied by additional recovery methods:

  • Medical gymnastics;
  • Massage;
  • Physiotherapy methods;
  • Use of local drugs;
  • People's funds of treatment;
  • Acupuncture;
  • Injections;
  • Surgical intervention.

Admission period

Treatment with medication is individually agreed with the applicable doctor.Only it can define the duration of taking the tablets, expand or cancel the medication.

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

How and how to treat?

Appointment to the patient

With osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine Patients are often prescribed analgesics with an anti -inflammatory effect. The main effect of this medicine is the lock of nerve impulses to reduce the feeling of pain.In addition, medication with therapeutic tablets can be prescribed that reduce the damage through side effects, for example an anti -I medication for the NSAIDS to reduce stomach damage.

There are several drug groups that are only released according to the recipe, as well as in free sale for the treatment of osteochondrosis:

  • Opioid analgesics, anti -vocalsants and antidepressants - strictly according to the recipe;
  • vasodilate;
  • Chondroprotectors;
  • Nestroid medication.

Chondroprotectors

The preparations are intended to restore cartilage tissue.The most important active substance is hyaluronate.Medicines also have an anti -inflammatory effect.

The course of taking drugs is 3 to 6 months.The dosage is prescribed by a doctor.These funds are contraindicated in pregnant women, nursing and patients with kidney/liver failure.

Vasodilative medication

With osteochondrosis of the spine department, it is important to restore sufficient blood circulation.To do this, prescribe medication that strengthen the vessels and prevent the formation of blood clots.

The tablets are prescribed by the course at the beginning of the treatment and at the end, which contributes to the rapid restoration of the body and improves the metabolism in the muscles.

Not steroidal

NSAIDS should prevent inflammation.They have analgiser (analgesic), antipyretic and anti -reinforced properties.

Medications can be made in the form of tablets and injections, ointments.They are used to relieve chronic painful pain, an analgesic effect when taking it is not immediately, the medication must be accumulated in the body.

Sedative

In addition, sedatives are prescribed with the main course of the treatment.They help to improve the psychological condition of the patients.The safest and most effective medication are considered:

  1. Mother herb tincture;
  2. Balerian tincture.

When using sedatives, you have to consume other drugs with special caution in order not to provoke side effects.

Seastylants are prescribed as by the doctor and in a strictly defined dosage.

Musorelaxants (muscle relaxants)

Musodeloxants are designed in such a way that they reduce muscle cramps by immobilization of damaged muscles.In the process of pathological disorders with osteochondrosis, intermediate discs are destroyed and the functioning of muscle fibers is disturbed.In the complex therapy, the use of muscle relaxants relaxes the muscles and removes cramps.

Hormonal

Oral steroids and corticosteroids are only prescribed as by a doctor to relieve the inflammatory procedure for orthopedic diseases, especially for pain in the lumbar area.Hormonal medication may also have serious side effects and contraindications.

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

Vitamins

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

Vitamins aim to improve the diet of the body and to enrich them with the necessary building material to restore bones, muscles and cartilage.After the doctor has passed a special blood test, he shows which vitamins are not enough and wrote it down.

The main vitamins for osteochondrosis:

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

These groups enable them to absorb calcium and phosphorus and to protect the body from oxidative processes.

Medicines for external use

Local drugs include ointments, gels that are supposed to eliminate the inflammatory process, pain.

Most funds have a warming effect, they can only be used after consultation with a doctor:

  1. Ointments with bee venom;
  2. Pepper stains.

Wars, medication increase blood circulation and a local temperature increase can improve nutritional processes in cartilage.The warming effect restores the metabolism, relaxes and relieves cramps.

Pepper stain

With lumbar osteochondrosis, peppers are often glued. It can be used if there is no inflammatory process.The composition of such a tool includes:

  • red pepper;
  • Belladonna;
  • Local anesthetic.

The patch can be used in emergencies if severe pain occurs.

Candles

Candles made of osteochondrosis of the lumbar region are most effective when treating the first signs of the disease.In the form of suppository, pain relievers and anti -inflammatory pain in anti -inflammatory pain are generated.The method of your installation enables the body to quickly absorb the active substance and achieve activity in 10 to 20 minutes.

Creams and ointments

By using ointments and creams, you can calm pain, relieve cramp from the muscles and heat the aching area.After the massage, the blood circulation in the tissue is produced.

What can you take during a worsening?

A deterioration in osteochondrosis is an increase in pain and partly/complete imprisonment of the freedom of movement.To remove the symptoms, you need:

  1. Take pills;
  2. Set injections;
  3. Massage.

Recipe of injections

If it is necessary that the medical substance gets and works as soon as possible into the body, it is recommended to treat osteochondrosis with injections.The medical substance of injections affects the lesion directly and has a longer effect.

Blocks are only used to alleviate acute unbearable pain.As a rule, 3-4 injections are made in the area affected by osteochondrosis.

Therapy during remission

Doctor looks spine

The drug treatment of osteochondrosis during the remission period aims to restore tissue.For this they are appointed:

  1. Chondroprotectors;
  2. Vitamin preparations of group B and fat -soluble (A, D, E).

Chondroprotectors are intended:

  • to restore deformed intervertebral discs;
  • Create the nutrition of the cartilage tissue;
  • Restore the elasticity of the windows.

And vitamins help the body to absorb the necessary elements without washing them out of the blood.

prevention

The preventive measurements of osteochondrosis in different parts of the back include:

  1. Gymnastics;
  2. Compliance with the attitude;
  3. Change of posture or warm up with a long stay in a position;
  4. Rejection of bad habits;
  5. Normalization of nutrition;
  6. Walking in the fresh air;
  7. You have to sit on a hard surface and sleep.

Opinions and advice from specialists

After a diagnosis, the doctors of orthopedic surgeons do not give a hundred percent guarantee that osteochondrosis is healed.It is recommended that you change your lifestyle for a more suitable situation with an illness.Experts on therapeutic gymnastics and a hard surface to sleep in order to rule out the transfer of heavy things.

Medicines for the osteochondrosis lumbar are prescribed individually. The medication aims to restore the affected tissue and relieve pain.In addition to medication, it is recommended to carry out massages, swim, reduce physical activity and replace them with training therapy.