A vertebral compromise can occur in the spine or bones of anyone if they are suffering from Paget's disease..
This serious disease can lead to a compromise of the spinal cord in the spine and compress nerves that can eventually lead to a painful vascular or paresthetic disease. (paralyzing).
This disease can lead to quadriparesis or quadriparestesia (paralysis of the body from the neck down or weakness) if it's not dealt with at the right times.
Among the degenerative diseases of the bones, there is also Paget's disease.
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Causes of Paget's disease
The cause of this Paget's disease still in studies, is histological in nature. This means that in a defect in bone cells.
In the process of life, bone cells are destroyed and reconstituted again., is a process that occurs between bone cells called osteoclasts and osteocytes.
The level of destruction of osteoclasts never exceeds the level of reconstruction, so there must be a balance between both types of cells.
In Paget's disease, this process does not work and the osteocytes continue to reconstitute bone cells causing an exaggerated level of growth in some bones.
When this occurs at the spine level and affects the spine, the person can be paralyzed and their pain can be quite complicated.
Some medical studies categorize Paget's disease and its vertebral involvement as a rheumatic condition. So it's also the kind of degenerative bone diseases
Physically it can resemble rheumatoid arthritis although it does not produce such compromises.
Diagnosis of the disease
When there is a clinic diagnosed by a doctor, where there is a vertebral compromise, signs and symptoms of bone regrowth and compression or worse, quadriplegia or significant paresis, the specialist doctor can do these studies:
- X-rays or X-rays, images
- Blood test: complete laboratories with bone or rheumatic indicators
- Bone scintigraphy, measuring bone density is important
An exaggerated regrowth in the vertebrae of the spine at the lumbar level is evident in an image, cervical, dorsal or sacral. By this time there may be vertebral involvement with nerves or vessels.
Treatments of the disease
While the disease has not generated involvement in the spinal cord, vascular or paresis, the disease can be treated with the following treatments:
Analgesics AIMEs, Paget's disease is treated with anti-inflammatories and pain medications in general.
Bisphosphonate drugs, as long as poor bone growth can be inhibited, much progress is made in this disease
Orthopedic surgeries: in order to solve orthopedic bone problems and prevent nerve compression.
Administer calcitonin by subcutaneous injection.
In recent years it has been Paget's disease with physiotherapeutic treatment, which can give excellent results to decompress nerves and reduce inflammation of nerve areas.
Finally, those who suffer from this disease are advised to carry moderate weights, walk and stand, to avoid paresis or compression. Specialist doctors can inform you about exercises you can do to improve and alleviate the condition..