Prognosis of a spinal disease
As soon as a spinal disease is suspected, the diagnosis should be made. Especially with early therapy, a negative course of the disease can usually be mitigated as best possible. If this early therapy is not carried out, serious consequences can result: Consequential diseases of the untreated spinal column disease are then also likely:
- Postural defects
- Permanent movement restrictions
- Chronic pain
- Sensitivities
- Failure of nerve functions
- Permanent paralysis
- Atrophy of the musculature
- Displacement of the jaw
- Malpositions
The following preventive measures should be observed
- Regular exercise is necessary to counteract unnecessary wear and tear of the spine.
- Healthy nutrition also makes an important contribution to healthy spinal metabolism.
- Permanent overloading of the spinal column must be avoided.
- Bad posture should be corrected and/or trained.
- Careful driving is important to avoid injury from accidents. Driving a car under the influence of alcohol must be avoided at all costs.
Causes of a spinal disease
A distinction is made between inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the spine. While inflammatory spinal diseases are usually caused by inflammation of the vertebral bodies or intervertebral discs, degenerative spinal diseases have many different causes. The degenerative spinal column is often caused by changes in muscles, ligaments, vertebral joints, vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs as part of the natural wear and tear process, so that pain is then felt under stress or neurological deficits may occur.
Forms of spinal column diseases
- Whiplash
- Slipped disc
- Bechterew’s disease
- Sacroiliitis
- Pinched nerve
- Cervical Spine Syndrome
- Osteochondrosis
- “Lumbago”
- Scoliosis
- Intervertebral disc inflammation
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