Degeneration of the lumbar intervertebral discs as a cause of root discomfort in the lumbar spine
| Main Authors: | Karło, Aneta, Szmelcer, Beniamin, Kontowicz, Marlena, Wszelaki, Patrycja, Zaborna, Daria, Wilczyński, Michał, Krakowska, Natalia, Florczak, Aleksander, Modlińska, Aleksandra, Zwolinski, Adrian, Kwiatkowska, Klaudia, Piątkowska, Paula, Kędziora-Kornatowska, Kornelia |
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- Karło Aneta, Szmelcer Beniamin, Kontowicz Marlena, Wszelaki Patrycja, Zaborna Daria, Wilczyński Michał, Krakowska Natalia, Florczak Aleksander, Modlińska Aleksandra, Zwolinski Adrian, Kwiatkowska Klaudia, Piątkowska Paula, Kędziora‐Kornatowska Kornelia. Degeneration of the lumbar intervertebral discs as a cause of root discomfort in the lumbar spine. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(8):343-355. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3375510 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7319 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.08.2019. Revised: 15.08.2019. Accepted: 23.08.2019. Degeneration of the lumbar intervertebral discs as a cause of root discomfort in the lumbar spine Aneta Karło1, Beniamin Szmelcer1, Marlena Kontowicz1, Patrycja Wszelaki1, Daria Zaborna1, Michał Wilczyński1, Natalia Krakowska1, Aleksander Florczak1, Aleksandra Modlińska1, Adrian Zwolinski1, Klaudia Kwiatkowska1, Paula Piątkowska1, Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska1 1Faculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus University Abstract: Background: The change in the lifestyle of modern man and the related lack of physical activity caused that pain in the spine has become a civilization problem, covering an increasing population regardless of latitude. Degenerative changes of the spine, also in the lumbar region, are the most frequently diagnosed cause of patients' dysfunction. Material and methods: Analysis of available literature, articles in the Google Scholar and PubMed database using keywords: lumbar spine, degenerative changes, dysfunctions Results: Currently, in addition to injuries and mechanical loads, the causes of lumbar spine dysfunction also include abnormal spinal nutritional composition and genetic factors, with the greatest emphasis on genes encoding type 1 collagen. During diagnostics, apart from X-ray imaging, computed tomography and resonance imaging methods should not forget about properly conducted interviews and functional tests. Kinesitherapy assisted by physical treatment methods such as laser therapy or ultrasound should play a major role in rehabilitation. Kinesitherapy should be tailored to the individual patient, and exercises selected so that the patient can also do them at home. Conclusions: In the prevention of degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, there should be a much greater emphasis on patient education related to risk factors or learning ergonomic work. Despite much work on this topic, there is still a need to improve public awareness and further research on prevention. Key words: lumbar spine, degenerative changes, dysfunctions