Unfortunately, such a disease as the thoracic spine osteochondrosis occurs in 80% of the adult population. Its danger is in the fact that most often the disease is asymptomatic, especially at the initial stage of development. The patient shall contact a specialist when osteochondrosis progresses and the treatment process is difficult.
Symptoms of the thoracic spine osteochondrosis
The main symptom that indicates the development of the disease is pain as the disease progresses, it is reflected to the arms, chest, shoulders, etc. In thoracic osteochondrosis, the patient may feel pain in the shoulder blades and below which extends to the intercostal nerves. In addition, the chest can hurt as in coronary heart disease.
Risk factors
Osteochondrosis can appear for various reasons. The reasons can be the following:
- weak muscular framework of the thoracic section;
- excessive loads on the thoracic vertebrae, weight lifting;
- long standing position;
- bad posture when sitting; sedentary lifestyle;
- consequences of injuries;
- genetic predisposition;
- unhealthy lifestyle.
Osteopathy: the best solution for the treatment of osteochondrosis
If signs of osteochondrosis appear, immediately contact a specialist for help. Excellent results in the treatment of the thoracic spine osteochondrosis can be provided by osteopathy.
Compared to traditional treatment methods, it has a lot of advantages.
First of all, it is worth noting that the treatment of any disease should be comprehensive. If an ordinary doctor often directs forces to stop pain, then an experienced osteopath works with the body as a whole considering that all organs and systems are interconnected. Osteopath eliminates the cause of the disease and does not treat only its consequences.
In osteopathy there are no hard and traumatic methods, therefore, sessions conducted by specialists are distinguished by safety, painlessness and effectiveness.
Osteopathy makes it possible to return the spine mobility, and natural position of the internal organs. Regular monitoring by a competent specialist will allow to keep your health under control.
