Treatment of spinal degeneration by physical therapy
(Baonghean.vn) - Spinal degeneration is one of the common bone and joint diseases in many patients. Due to chronic disease, treatment support often encounters many difficulties, leading to patients easily getting discouraged and accepting to live with the disease.
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| Treatment of lumbar spondylosis at Nghe An Rehabilitation Hospital. Photo: Duc Anh |
To treat spinal degeneration, recently, Nghe An Rehabilitation Hospital has combined physical therapy, modern medicine and traditional medicine.
Causes of the disease
The cause of spinal degeneration is often due to genetics, due to old age pathology, according to the natural law, the cartilage cells of the spine will gradually age over time, the ability to reproduce and regenerate cartilage will gradually decrease and disappear, the quality of cartilage will gradually decrease, elasticity and endurance will decrease, it can also be due to unreasonable living and moving habits such as lifting heavy objects in the wrong posture, when the spine is tired or having bad habits such as shaking the neck, twisting without warming up properly, sitting or standing for too long,...
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| Procedures to treat lumbar spondylosis. Photo: Duc Anh |
Common symptoms in patients with spinal degeneration are that the patient feels a lot of pain in the lumbar region, neck, shoulder, nape, dull pain, very uncomfortable. The pain is mechanical in nature, resting relieves the pain a little, the more you move the more the pain increases, especially when bending over, sitting for a long time... Long-term spinal degeneration causes the vertebrae and discs to collapse, the body gradually becomes shorter, walking is uncomfortable, sometimes crooked, hunchbacked or hunched.
What should people with spinal degeneration eat and avoid?
Prevention and treatment of the disease need to be done together. To prevent recurrence, patients need to eat scientifically and do exercises to treat spinal degeneration properly.
Supplement with nutrients from animals and seafood; Drink plenty of water, eat lots of vegetables, tubers, and fruits. Avoid processed foods, foods high in fat, and spicy foods; Limit alcoholic beverages and stimulants;
Avoid high protein foods. Do light exercises at home regularly.
Treatment methods
Doctor Thai Thi Xuan - Director of Nghe An Rehabilitation Hospital said: Anti-inflammatory drugs can help patients reduce pain immediately but do not cure the disease completely, leading to the disease recurring. In addition, cases that have had spinal surgery but after surgery do not pay attention to their lifestyle, exercise and diet, the possibility of the disease recurring is also very high.
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| The treatment support method by combining physical therapy and rehabilitation is a highly effective treatment support method that many patients with degenerative bone and joint diseases trust and support treatment. Photo: Duc Anh |
In addition to physical therapy techniques, the method of rehabilitation of lumbar spine degeneration by instructing exercise is also highly effective. Depending on the severity of the disease, doctors and technicians will guide patients in postures to stretch the back muscles, to help strengthen the body's muscle mass.
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| Patients will be applied with physical therapy techniques such as: shortwave, spinal traction, paraffin therapy, electrotherapy, ultrasound, spinal mobility, to help increase metabolism, reduce swelling, reduce inflammation and pain, increase blood circulation, and patients will soon recover motor function. Photo: Duc Anh |
In recent times, Nghe An Rehabilitation Hospital has successfully treated many cases of spinal degeneration. For example, patient Ha Thi Hao (51 years old), village 2, Tam Son commune (Anh Son), was diagnosed with spinal degeneration 6-7 months ago. The disease causes pain, fatigue in the bones, inability to walk normally, stiff back muscles, aches, pains, insomnia, which greatly affects health; the patient's weight dropped from 53 kg to 46 kg. Introduced by a close friend, Ms. Hao chose Nghe An Rehabilitation Hospital to treat spinal degeneration. After more than 1 week of hospitalization, with dedicated treatment by doctors and nurses, Ms. Hao can now walk by herself, take care of herself, eat well, sleep well and especially is not "tortured" by pain at night.
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Another case is patient Tran Thi Luong (44 years old), in Dong Son commune (Do Luong). Ms. Luong suffered from pain from the waist down to the legs, leading to paralysis of one leg, making the patient unable to walk on her own. The persistent pain affected her health, daily life and work. After being hospitalized, Ms. Luong was consulted by doctors at Nghe An Rehabilitation Hospital, had X-rays taken... and prescribed treatment for spinal degeneration using physical therapy combined with medication. After nearly a week of treatment, Ms. Luong felt her health gradually stabilized, and she could walk without needing crutches like before.
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