All about the drug treatment of osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine

The doctor prescribes the medicine

With osteochondrosis of the lumbar department, doctors prescribe complex treatment.It includes different groups of medicines: painkillers, non -steroidal anti -inflammatory, chondoprotective and diuretics.

In addition, drug therapy is supplemented by muscle relaxants and drugs that are aimed at improving the microcirculation of blood in the area of the affected area.

Symptoms of the disease

The initial stage of the lumbar region disease continues almost without symptoms, patients may complain of minor pain in the lower back, which increases during exercise.The more current progression of osteochondrosis leads to the following increasing symptoms:

  1. distribution of other backs on the back;
  2. hardness of movements;
  3. Chronic lumbargia - a feeling of pain that occurs in the morning, increases with load, can sharply increase or roll in waves.

What are they prescribed?

Medicine has sufficient arsenal of agents and methods to combat osteochondrosis.Quite often, neuropathological drugs, osteopaths are prescribed.The treatment itself involves the complex therapy of various measures, including the administration of medicines, injections and in extreme cases of surgery.

In the first stage of treatment, the doctor prescribes medicines that relieve pain and stop the inflammatory process.Also, medicines relieve swelling of the diseased region.Combination drugs are considered effective, which include glucocorticoids, analgesics acting as an anti -inflammatory agent.

If treatment is not relieved, then strong painkillers are added.

Do they use antibiotics?

Antibiotics in the treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis do not prescribeSThe spectrum of their use is aimed at combating a bacterial or viral infection.Lumbar osteochondrosis does not occur due to these infections, so its treatment does not imply prescribing antibiotics.

Osteochondrosis is treated mainly with non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs and analgesics, alternating with exercise therapy, digestion, injections.Chondroprotectors can also be prescribed to restore cartilage tissue and mineral vitamins.

Are drops placed?

Lumbar osteochondrosis prescribes fluid for injection as the most powerful and effective agent.It is unacceptable to have injections for osteochondrosis, they are made at a medical institution.The doctor prescribes and administers medicines only after a thorough examination of the patient and in the presence of good grounds for using this form of the drug.

In severe cases A specialist may prescribe injections not for disposable, but for the whole courseSOsteochondrosis injections are placed in the affected area.Thanks to this, the body quickly receives maximum pharmacological activity.

It is important to take into account that the composition of some injection medicines is quite powerful, their use is acceptable after the doctor's recommendations.

Testification

Rear painFor the appointment of a therapeutic complex with lumbar osteochondrosis, a diagnosis is made in the following indications:

  • 1st degree - Pain that occurs when moving and changing the reactive core inside the disc.
  • 2nd degree - In the vertebrae of the lumbar region, the fibrous ring of the disc is destroyed.
  • 3rd degree - In the lumbar region there are tears of the fibrous ring and the release of the substance of the jacket is beyond its borders with the formation of hernia.
  • 4th degree - The degenerative process is applied to the vertebrae with the participation of intervertebral joints and connections.Arthrosis of the intervertebral joints (spondylarthrosis) is added to the underlying disease.

These stages of the disease and their prognosis are indications of immediate therapeutic action to maintain the spinal column.

Contraindications

In the case of illness, osteochondrosis of the lumbar department, doctors talk about contraindications that cannot be performed:

  1. Lift weights and do hard work.
  2. Do not use flour as well as sweet products to avoid gaining excess weight.Also turn off the dishes with clearly spicy, salty, sour or sweet taste.This food is a catalyst for exacerbation or the onset of an acute form of the disease.
  3. You cannot do a massage during treatment if the patient has problems with the stomach and mild, serious blood disorders or severe bleeding.
  4. LFK is forbidden if the patient has had a spine injury, a dislocation of the limbs, this will only add a load in the lower back.
  5. Effective treatment with acupuncture cannot be used during pregnancy, diseases referred to above, and skin dermatitis.

Pregnancy and medicine

Back pain in a pregnant girl

Osteochondrosis during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, so when diagnosed before conception, the woman must be cured.For the same reason, it is forbidden to take some medicines, and medicines can also affect the negative side of the size of the fetus.

The following methods will be prescribed for treatment:

  • wearing dressing;
  • Classic exercises for exercise;
  • light massage;
  • Local medicines.

How do medicines work?

The main actions of osteochondrosis drugs are:

  1. Elimination of pain;
  2. reduction of the inflammatory process;
  3. Restoration of blood microcirculation;
  4. Recovery of joint mobility;
  5. Healing and recovery of cartilage.
Medicine treatment should be systematically under the mandatory supervision of a specialist.

It is impossible to completely restore the cartilage tissue completely affected by the disease, but the effect of the drugs should prevent it from being destroyed, the progression of the disease and its spread to other parts of the spine.Proper adherence to medication suspends the process of destruction of joints and tissues.

Pluses and disadvantages

Treatment of lumbar drugs in osteochondrosis is not the only method of combating the disease.But this treatment has its advantages and disadvantages:

Pluses Disadvantage
  • easy to calculate the dose;
  • Convenient form of acceptance (anywhere and anytime);
  • Effective against the inflammatory process;
  • Elimination of muscle spasms;
  • increased blood microcirculation;
  • Normalization of bone tissue;
  • Reducing swelling.
  • Tablets do not help with severe pain;
  • high probability of side effects;
  • Not the only treatment;
  • Allergic reactions.

The tablets should only be purchased after a visit to the doctor and strictly according to the recipe.Replacing them with more expensive analogues is dangerous as there is a risk of allergies, reducing the effectiveness of treatment.

Side effects

Side effects of drugs in the form of worsening

Table taking can be accompanied by a manifestation of side effects of the following nature:

  • allergic reactions to drug components;
  • dizziness, nausea, vomiting;
  • high pressure;
  • hypernatremia, increased secretion of potassium, increase in calcium release;
  • Erosive rays of lesions of the gastrointestinal tract;
  • impaired wound healing, atrophy and skin thinning;
  • For women, the risk of menstrual disorders;
  • Disruption of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys.
The risk of side effects is minimal if the tablets are selected by a specialist according to the analyzes transmitted to the patient.

Stages of therapeutic tablets

Treatment with lumbar osteochondrosis drugs is performed in accordance with the following stages:

  1. Elimination of the symptom of pain.
  2. Elimination of the inflammatory process and elimination of swelling.
  3. Removal of muscle tissue spasms, removal from tension muscles.
  4. Improving blood circulation in the tissues: bone, cartilage, muscles.
  5. Improve the process of tissue exchange and nutrition.
  6. Cartilage restoration, bone in intervertebral discs.

Each stage can be accompanied by additional recovery methods:

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

Duration

The course of drug treatment is negotiated individually with the attending physician.Only it can determine the duration of tablets, prolong or cancel the medicine.

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

How and how to treat?

Appointment of the patient

With lumbar osteochondrosis Patients are often prescribed anti -inflammatory analgesics. The main effect of these drugs is the locking of nerve impulses to reduce the feeling of pain.Also, medicines can be prescribed with therapeutic tablets that reduce the harm of side effects, for example, with NSAIDs taking a medicine to control management to reduce stomach damage.

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

  • Opioid analgesics, anti -vocalants and antidepressants - strictly according to the recipe;
  • vasodilation;
  • chondroprotectors;
  • Non -steroidal drugs.

Chondroprotectors

The preparations are designed to repair cartilage tissue.The main active substance is hyaluron.Medicines also have an anti -inflammatory effect.

The course of drug administration is 3 to 6 months.The dosage is prescribed by a doctor.These agents are contraindicated in pregnant women, nurses and patients with renal/liver failure.

Vasodilative drugs

With osteochondrosis of the spinal unit, it is important to restore and provide sufficient circulation.To do this, prescribe medicines that strengthen the vessels and prevent blood clots.

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

Non -steroidal

NSAIDs are designed to prevent inflammation.They have analgizing (analgesic), antipyretic and anti -resistant properties.

Medicines can be produced both in the form of tablets and injections, ointments.They are used to relieve chronic pain in pain, an analgesic effect, when their administration does not occur immediately, the drug should accumulate in the body.

Soothing

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

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

When using sedatives, you should consume other medicines with special care so as not to provoke side effects.

Sedates are used as prescribed by the doctor and at a strictly defined dose.

Mussorelaxants (muscle relaxants)

Musodeloxantes are designed to reduce muscle cramps by immobilizing the damaged muscles.In the process of pathological disorders with osteochondrosis, the intervertebral discs are destroyed, the functioning of muscle fibers is impaired.With complex therapy, the use of muscle relaxants relaxes the muscle and removes spasms.

Hormonal

Oral steroids and corticosteroids are taken only as prescribed by a doctor to relieve the inflammatory process for orthopedic diseases, more special, elimination of pain in the lumbar region.Hormonal drugs are also 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 osteochondrosis of the lower back.

Vitamins are aimed at improving body nutrition, enriching it with the necessary building material to restore bones, muscles and cartilage.After passing a special blood test, the doctor will reveal which vitamins are not enough and will write them.

The main vitamins for osteochondrosis:

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

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

Drugs for external use

Local medicines include ointments, gels that are designed to eliminate the inflammatory process, pain.

Most remedies have a warming effect, they can only be used after consulting a doctor:

  1. bee venom ointments;
  2. Perper patches.

The warring, the drugs increase blood circulation, and the local fever can improve the nutritional processes in the cartilage.The effect of warming restores metabolism, relaxes and relieves spasms.

Perper

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

  • red pepper;
  • Belladonna;
  • Local anesthetics.

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

Candles

Candles of lumbar osteochondrosis are most effective in treating the first signs of the disease.In the form of suppositories, painkillers and anti -inflammatory drugs are produced.The method of their installation allows the body to quickly absorb the active substance, reaching activity for 10-20 minutes.

Creams and ointments

The use of ointments and creams allows you to soothe pain, relieve muscle spasm, heat the inflamed area.After massage, blood circulation is found in the tissues.

What to take during exacerbation?

The exacerbation of osteochondrosis is an increase in the feeling of pain and partial/complete prison of freedom of movement.To eliminate the symptoms, you need:

  1. Take the pills;
  2. injects;
  3. Massage.

Injection recipe

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

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

Therapy during remission

Doctor seems to be vertebrate

The treatment of osteochondrosis drug during the remission period is aimed at repairing tissues.They are appointed for this:

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

Chondroprotectors are provided:

  • to restore deformed intervertebral discs;
  • establishing the feeding of cartilage tissue;
  • Restore the elasticity of the discs.

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

Prevention

Preventive osteochondrosis measures in different parts of the back include:

  1. gymnastics;
  2. adherence to the stand;
  3. change of stand or warm -Up with long stay in one position;
  4. rejection of bad habits;
  5. Normalization of nutrition;
  6. Walk in the fresh air;
  7. You need to sit and sleep on a hard surface.

Posts and Specialists Tips

Once they were diagnosed, orthopedic doctors do not give a hundred percent guarantee that osteochondrosis will be cured.It is recommended that you change your lifestyle for a more appropriate situation with illness.Most of all, experts insist on therapeutic gymnastics and a solid sleep surface, it is also recommended to exclude the transfer of heavy things.

Lumbar osteochondrosis drugs are prescribed individually. Medicines are aimed at restoring the affected tissues and relieving pain.In addition to medicines, it is recommended to perform massages, to swim, to reduce physical activity, to replace it with exercise therapy.