20歲OL腰痛難走路

 

曾有一名20餘歲OL，早前有一天突然腰痛至無法走路，她一度以為腰椎出現嚴重問題。經求診檢查發現是椎間盤撕裂，需服食強力止痛藥，兩日後已可走路，約二周後差不多完全康復。

另有一名20餘歲女士，頸部持續痛楚，更無法控制雙手，不但寫字歪歪斜斜，也感到雙手麻痹，她初時擔心是中風先兆，其後經骨科醫生檢查，才得悉是椎間盤第六及七節突出，並壓着中樞神經線，需接受手術切除突出部份。手術完成當日，已可下床活動，痛症也得到舒緩。


 

 

 

 

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上班族日坐13小時 脊椎早退化 專家：宜每個鐘郁5分鐘

【晴報專訊】港人工時冠絕全球，加上智能裝置氾濫，上班族每日久坐達13至17小時，走動比退休人士更少。有骨科醫生直言脊椎神經受壓有年輕化迹象，愈來愈多20餘歲的上班族因走路不穩、覺得神經拉扯而求醫，以售貨員及女士居多。脊柱神經科醫生建議，上班族每小時應站起來踱步或伸展5分鐘。

傑出生命計劃與香港大學秀圃老年研究中心，於去年11至12月訪問613人，發現本港在職人士在工作日久坐達780至約803分鐘（約13小時），自僱人士在工作日坐達696至798.8分鐘（約11至13小時），學生在上課日亦久坐達745至約760分鐘（約12至13小時）。在4組人中，退休人士的久坐時間最少，只有405至434.8分鐘（約6.7至7.2小時）。最極端的情況下，在職人士每日的久坐時間達1,038分鐘（約17小時），調查指其身體痛症風險較日坐9.5小時的人高4倍。

12小時長途機 腰痛雙腳痹

方先生在18、19歲時因做義工連續多日搬動重物，發現腰骨疲累下決定多坐下休息，直至暑假時乘近12小時長途飛機，後因劇烈腰痛及雙腳麻痹，需求醫並入院1星期，被診斷為椎間盤凸出，需接受物理治療。

骨科專科醫生張啟然稱，20、30歲的上班族因而脊髓中樞神經及或神經根受壓的求診個案較20年前多，當中以辦公室文員及售貨員居多，若中樞神經受壓，則有機會需接受神經綫減壓手術，否則可致癱瘓，「患者通常發現自己簽名與以前不同、用筷子夾菜不穩等，誤以為是中風。」他解釋，坐立姿勢不正確是椎間盤或脊椎過早退化的主要成因，例如習慣俯身向前使用電腦、低頭使用手機等。

閒日久坐周末運動 更易傷

近年掀起行山風，但歐陽宏基指，若逢周一至五都久坐不動，在周末進行劇烈運動如跑步、行山等，反易拉傷加重身體負荷，建議平日較少走動的人，應以半小時、一小時的簡易山徑開始，勿突然挑戰6至8小時的遠足徑，並提醒上班族應每小時走動5分鐘，更理想是每15分鐘動一下。

參考資料: 晴報
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Spine knowledge - Intervertebral Disc

INTERVERTEBRAL DISC (IVD) are located between the concave articular surfaces of the vertebral body endplates. IVDs form the most important and unique articulating system in the spine, allowing for multiplanar motion.

These fibrocarilaginous, composite structures make up one fourth of the total length of the spinal column. Discs are present from the C2-C3 interbody space to the L5-S1 interbody space. There is no disc between the skull (C0) and the atlas (C1), nor is there a true disc between the atlas (C1) and the axis (C2).

Intervertebral discs are the cartilaginous joints of motion segments. A motion segment is composed of two adjacent vertebrae, the disc between them, the connecting capsular facet joints and the ligamentous structures attached to the vertebrae.

Each disc permits slight flexion, extension, lateral flexion, rotation and some circum-duction. Movement at a single motion segment is limited, but since motion segments are stacked on top of each other, considerable movement throughout the spine is possible. The greatest range of motion occurs in the cervical and lumbar areas, with smaller degrees of motion in the thoracic region.

Intervertebral discs are the largest avascular (without blood supply) structures in the human body. The discs are composed of the annulus fibrosus and the nucleus pulposus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference information: ispine.com.hk

It is not intended as medical advice to any specific person. If you have any need for personal advice or have any questions regarding your health, please consult your orthopedic doctors for diagnosis and treatment.

What is back pain?

1.      Degeneration

The rate of degneration is vary from people. Generally, the interverbral disc and joints will become unstable after aged 30, leading to back pain or sciatia caused by nerve compressions.

2.      Bone Projection / over-growth

Osteophytes (bone spur) form naturally on the back of the spine as a person ages and are a sign of degeneration in the spine. In most cases, the spur are not the source of back pains. However, if the bone projections compress the adjunct nerves and suppress the blood supply to the nerve, the patients would suffer pain in running or standing position.

3.      Others

If back pain caused by tumor/ cancer or bacterial infections, patients may experience persistent pain in back, leading to insomnia and other associated syndromes.  

Back pain - prevention

Exercise is an effective way to strengthen your muscles. The strong muscles can help to maintain a correct position of spine. Low-impact activities can increase overall fitness without straining the low back.

Back pain - treatment

1.      Physiotherapy. It can be classified as active and inactive treatment.

Active – effectively strengthen the patient’s muscle through persistent specific exercise. 

Inactive – relieve pain in specific position through micro-current therapy

Misconception:

Many patients believe that reductions of physical activity can relieve their pain conditions, however, it is incorrect as physical acticity can help to strengthen your muscle and relieve the pain in long term. You are recommend to consult physiotherapy to personalize an exercise plan for you.

Medication

Depends on the severity of pain, orthopaedic doctor would prescribe oral medications for pain reliever. If needed or pain persist, orthopaedic doctor may recommend for intramuscular or percutaneous injections of nerve blocks to control your back pain.

Surgery

Orthopaedic doctor would recommend for orthopaedic surgery if needed, especially for patients suffering:

i.                    Medications and physiotherapy treatments cannot manipulate the back pain

ii.                  Incontinence caused by nerve compression

iii.                Progressive muscle weakness caused by nerve compression

iv.                No improvement of pain conditions after 4-6 weeks physiotherapy treatment.

references: www.ispine.com.hk/

It is not intended as medical advice to any specific person. If you have any need for personal advice or have any questions regarding your health, please consult your orthopedic doctors for diagnosis and treatment.