Despite the high sophistication of traditional medicine with her earlier folk used. Of course, with any illness you need to consult a doctor and get full treatment, but there are diseases to cure that once and for all impossible. Low back pain is one of them. Alternative medicine in this case helps to combat unpleasant symptoms, prolongs the remission.
Capabilities of home methods
What can give us "babusyn of recepti"? Surprisingly, many, and first of all it concerns the ability to defeat pain. In centuries past, our ancestors only used when the pain forced them by surprise: the bites of snakes, bees and the like. Of course, today such treatments nobody can. However, sometimes even impossible to imagine the quantity of products around us has a healing effect!
The main advantage of traditional methods of treatment, no side effects. Synthetic drugs such can not boast, nevertheless to refuse their reception it is impossible, because the treatment should be complex.
To osteochondrosis not made itself felt constantly and do not affect the quality of life, fight with him will always have:
- the observance of a day regimen, proper nutrition;
- regular physical exercise;
- the medication prescribed by the doctor strictly according to instructions;
- Supplement therapy traditional methods;
- stay on orthopaedic products.
No matter which home remedies you use, they should be agreed with the doctor. Despite the fact that no side effects, has not been canceled contraindications and side effects.
How to cure low back pain at home
In the Arsenal of folk medicine, many methods of treatment of various diseases. In the case of osteochondrosis useful to use compresses, lotions, decoctions and infusions, about cooking the skin just below.
Compresses
Osteochondrosis compresses necessary, they have multiple effects: anti-inflammatory, analgesic, decongestant. Can be in acute period of the disease, duration of use of 2 weeks. Note, at this time not recommended compresses with the warming effect, due to the fact that they impair the functioning of the cardiovascular system.
Camphor
Mix in three capacity ml camphor oil, ½ Cup warm water, one hundred milliliters of vodka and twenty drops of iodine. Mix, ready mix, apply on gauze, apply to the sore area for three hours. Compress improves blood circulation.
With burdock
Tear the fresh leaves of the plant, rinse them under running water, pour over boiling water. After they are slightly cooled, place on forty minutes to the area of inflammation. To reduce pain, apply the treatment daily.
A poultice of horseradish and apples
And in leaves and roots of horseradish in the composition mustard oil has a warming effect. In the composition of the apples are organic acids, which allows to remove pain and inflammation. To prepare the compress, you take one Apple and one horseradish root, chop on a grater, mix and remove excess fluid. Put the mixture on a clean cloth, apply to the affected area for 4 hours. Relief after the first treatment.
Potatoes and honey
Peel one potato, grate in a ratio of 1:1 mix with honey. The finished slurry is distributed in a thin layer on sore area. For convenience, put on top plastic wrap and a warm towel. Leave for a few hours.
Application
How to get rid of an osteochondrosis in house conditions with the help of applications? They act on reflex points, improving blood circulation, leaving the pain and inflammation.
Soap-kerosene application
Kerosene has anti-inflammatory and warming effect. A clean cloth wet in it, press from the outside grate economic nice (it prevents the evaporation of kerosene). Attach the fabric for two hours to the affected area, secure the wrap and a towel. It will take only a few minutes you can feel a slight burning and heat, but it will pass.
Honey with aloe
Apitherapy in the treatment of degenerative disc disease. Mix one hundred grams of vodka, one hundred grams of honey and fifty grams of crushed leaves of aloe. Leave for five days in a dark place. Ready means apply on a cloth and apply to the affected area twice a day.
Garlic applique
To get rid of pain in a short time, you can use a simple recipe: grate five cloves of garlic on the grater, and apply the resulting mush to the affected area for five minutes. Garlic clean, and the area of impact gently RUB the horse or badger fat, cover with a warm connectedness, a bundle for a couple of hours.
Applique is made from rye flour
The way to quickly cope with the pain and inflammation. Knead stiff dough from rye flour and water, put the lot in a warm place for few hours, blame the connection to appear a sour smell. Fold in half marleau POV'yazku, it is a thick layer of dough, all apply to the sore area. Leave overnight, covering pre-woolen scarf.
Natural components included in the applications, possess anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, increase blood circulation in problem areas.
Rubbing and ointments
External funds are always used for the treatment of osteoarthritis, in contrast to pharmaceutical means to cook them is simple and does not require large financial costs. Frequent components used in the recipes, everyone has at home: the domestic lard, turpentine, medicinal plants. The process of grinding similar to the massage.
Particularly effective ointments, prepared according to the following recipes:
- Ointment with lemon. Squeeze the juice of one lemon, add the same amount of iodine, stir. Such grinding not only effective in osteochondrosis, but also with joint problems
- Ointment with sage and plantain. Mix in fifty milliliters of olive oil, forty grams of vaseline and two tablespoons of crushed leaves of plantain and sage. Stir the resulting mixture, light, massage movements to RUB into the affected area before bedtime.
- Bay leaf and juniper. A tablespoon of ground juniper mix with 6 teaspoons of crushed Bay leaf, add one hundred grams of melted butter. Ointment should be smooth, RUB it into the sore spots twice a day.
Regular application of the ointments will help to achieve a good result in the treatment.
Infusions and decoctions
Thinking about how to cure low back pain at home fast patients intoned involve the use of tools inside. They are effective enough, quickly stop the pain, reduce the severity of the inflammatory process, improve metabolism, thereby promoting rapid recovery.
Tincture of cinquefoil
The drug has a pronounced analgesic effect. Prepare a tincture is simple: two hundred grams of the crushed plant mix with one hundred grams of galangal root, pour a liter of vodka and let it brew for two weeks. Strained take medication three times a day a tablespoon. The duration of treatment is one month.
Cranberry tincture
Effective infusion of cowberry has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect. A glass of hot water pour a spoonful of lingonberry leaves, steep for 10 minutes. Medicine drink ½ Cup before meals, morning and evening.
Soothing tea
It is a good remedy against tension in the muscles and pinched nerve endings. Pour a liter of boiling water teaspoon of yarrow, two tablespoons of cold memory, licorice and calendula. Pre-tea infused12 hours. The filtered solution is taken three times a day for 1/3 Cup.
Therapeutic baths
Medicinal herbs added to bath can increase metabolism, relax the muscular the muscles, improve the condition of the intervertebral structures.
For their preparation it is recommended to take:
- Liter of boiling water boil birch leaves, leave for 15 minutes. Type in your bath water, pour the solution, take her 20 minutes.
- To stop pain helps horse chestnut. Chop, pour a liter of water, simmer for twenty minutes. Take a bath with a filtered solution of twenty minutes.
- Pour boiling water over pine needles, keep half an hour under the lid, then the broth is added to taking a bath.
- Three tablespoons of chamomile flowers pour a liter of boiling water, insist 15 minutes. Strain, pour into the tub and take 20 minutes.
Baths are recommended before sleep, when you have nowhere to rush and you can relax.
The benefits of massage
In the process of massage is the impact on the basis of the muscles and the spine. In the classical technique used liquid honey. Slightly pre-heat, apply to the inflamed area. Apply palm and slowly comes off, and so until then, until you see the appearance of a white plaque. Quite a few treatments for pain relief.
At home you can do self-massage, movement from the top down. Himself spine massage is not recommended. Each side will take five minutes.
Physiotherapy
How can you treat low back pain with exercise? Gymnastics warn away the destruction of bone and cartilage, improves mobility of the spinal column, accelerates the regeneration processes.
Osteochondrosis it is recommended to pay attention to the following gymnastics:
- Lie on your back, the right hand put on the stomach, the left on the chest. Slowly inhale and exhale. Less than five minutes ' exercise morning and evening.
- Lie on your stomach, legs extended. Head together with the upper part of the chest lift up, press your feet into the floor, stay in this position for twenty seconds. Repeat up to 5 times a day, each time for five minutes.
- Lie on your back, legs bent at the knees, feet pressed to the floor, back straight. Turn first left and then right.
Exercises for the treatment of thoracic degenerative disc disease other:
- Lie on your stomach, hands resting on the floor. Slowly back, pausing for 15 seconds.
- Lie on your back, legs and head are up, it turns out the boat. Stay in the position for a few minutes.
The selection of exercises must deal with doctor individually for each patient. Take into account the patient's age, stage of disease, presence of concomitant diseases.
Proper nutrition
Osteochondrosis is a disease in which start destructive changes in the musculoskeletal apparatus. For its treatment it is not enough medicines and people's methods. In addition, it is important to eat right. First of all, excludes alcoholic beverages, coffee, cocoa, strong tea and soda. Do not eat spicy, fatty, flour, salt.
In the diet should be more animal proteins, which can be obtained from dairy products, lean meat meat and fish. Especially useful for gelatinous products, including collagen necessary for cartilage and bone tissue.
In the period of remission is very important to stay hydrated, drink at least two liters of plain water a day. Do not forget about physical activity.
Orthopedic treatment
The only time our spine can relax and unwind – this is the night. And that does not hurt, the bedroom is a place should be arranged properly. First of all, we recommend the use of orthopedic products: pillows, mattresses, corsets, bandages. Useful collar Trench that increases the height between the vertebrate disks, relieving the pain.
Pillows and mattresses are recommended to buy in specialized stores. In advance, consult with your doctor, he will help you to determine the height of the pillow, the hardness, the same applies to a mattress.
Russian steam bath
For many, the treatment of degenerative disc disease is associated with something unpleasant. It seems that you have not drink delicious concoctions, medications, undergo unpleasant procedures. And only a few know that some sessions may be all pleasant and helpful. What could be better than a hike in warm, Russian steam bath?
In Russia people went to sauna at least once a week. However, to treat the disease the number of trips can be increased.
Before going you should learn some rules:
- To reduce the pain in osteochondrosis go to bath at least three times a week. Possible trips can be daily.
- During an acute attack to be in the hot room is dangerous. Slight warmth.
- To m Azov tissues have relaxed, do the three come in for five minutes.
- After the sauna problem areas are lubricated with bee honey and covered with something warm.
- On an empty stomach, after a hearty lunch, do not attend a steam room. Per hour of connection eat something light, for half an hour drink one glass of water.
- It is forbidden to take alcoholic drinks.
Being in the steam room do not waste your time. Useful small Pat with a broom.
Hardware techniques
How to treat osteochondrosis of the house? In the pharmaceutical industry is constantly connection is something new. And if earlier treatment at home was limited to medication, today it can be special devices. To problem areas the device is exposed to vibration or pulse.
To improve mobility, to forget about the pain and discomfort, assists complex treatment of degenerative disc disease. Do not neglect the advice of doctors, according to the recommendations, and then about the osteochondrosis will be able to forget for a long time.