Degenerative disc disease in nurse practice

Osteochondrosis of the spine plays a leading role among diseases of the peripheral nervous system, being a serious social problem in many countries. The significant prevalence of this disease among people of working age, high rates of disability, large economic losses determine the relevance of this problem, its epidemiological and socio-economic significance. Osteochondrosis of the spine can be considered as a polyethological, but monopathogenetic disease, the clinical signs of which depend on various endogenous and exogenous factors. This article provides basic information about the treatment of neurological syndromes of osteochondrosis of the spine. The issues of pathogenesis of vertebrogenic diseases of the nervous system are considered. The biomechanical features of the spine under normal conditions and in the event of pathology are briefly described. The main methods of the therapeutic approach in the case of this pathology, the use of chondroprotectors as a necessary supplement to the therapy of NSAIDs are considered.