Calcification of the spine

Calcification of the spine's disease overview

What is the spine calcification ?

Diseasing spinal calcification is the phenomenon of ligaments that attach to the vertebrae or spines, horizontal lids of the spine with calcium deposits. Since then, the movement of the patient becomes difficult, the nerves and blood vessels are pressed, causing the patient to feel pain. This is a natural aging phenomenon over time, often accompanied by factors such as inflammation due to infection, or ligaments of the spine area overloaded due to severe or wrong posture. It may be Cervical calcification , and calcification of the back of the spine or waist.

Calcification of the spine has many similarities with spinal disease. Therefore, in order to have an effective way to treat the disease, it is necessary to promptly monitor and see a doctor for an appropriate regimen.

Causes of Calcification of the spine's disease

Patients with calcification of the vertebrae for the following causes:

Because blood does not provide enough nutrients and oxygen to raise bones to make degenerative bones. Elderly. .

Symptoms of Calcification of the spine's disease

Calcification of the vertebra has the following signs, manifests as follows:

Back pain, stiff joints in the shoulder blades, hips, thighs, neck. In joint positions will lead to calcification such as calcification of neck vertebra, lumbar lumbar calcification ... Coming to the spinal cord and inter -limb nerves, if not treated promptly can lead to muscle atrophy.

People at risk for Calcification of the spine's disease

From the cause of the disease, the subjects are at high risk of calcification of the spine such as:

Age: Elderly people; Nutrition: Nutrition does not supplement adequate substance or obesity also leads to high risk of calcification of the spine.

Prevention of Calcification of the spine's disease

To prevent spinal calcification, there are some of the following precautions:

Avoid bad postures in daily life and labor such as sitting for a long time, standing for a long position; Perfect too heavy or too strong, sudden and wrong movements. Sports fit. /p>

Diagnostic measures for Calcification of the spine's disease

For appropriate treatment, the diagnosis of the disease status policy plays an important role. There are methods for diagnosing patients with the following spine calcification:

Check the signs of the disease that patients often suffer from the subclinical examination. Internal organs

CT scan help to know the severity of the disease and detect complications. /Li>

Calcification of the spine's disease treatments

There are 2 methods of treating vertebral calcification: drug treatment and non -drug treatment.

Regarding non -medication treatment

often applied in cases where the disease is not serious with the following methods: exercise and sport to relax pain tendons to reduce pain, slow down the process of osteoarthritis; Lamp projection, infrared projection into the painful area causing muscle dilatation and ligaments.

Treatment of drugs

Using painkillers. However, this method is accompanied by many side effects such as gastroenteritis, intestinal inflammation, granulocytosis, even causing stomach bleeding.

Using muscle relaxants or making therapies such as candles, ultraviolet projection, electromagnetic waves ...

The serious obeying the doctor's treatment regimen will be able to cure the higher calcification of the spine.

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