Osteochondrosis is a serious disease that is not immediately noticed. The disease gradually affects, destroys the intervertebral discs, cervical vertebrae, spinal nerves, vertebral artery. There are many methods of treatment: taking medications, massage, manual therapy. Many note the effectiveness of the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis with folk remedies. Common signs of cervical osteochondrosis:
- Pain in the head, neck;
- Sudden dizziness, nausea, vomiting;
- Periodic feeling of weakness;
- Sleep disturbance;
- Irritability;
- Pain in the arm, forearm, even with small loads;
- Hearing loss;
- Noise in ears;
- Voice change;
- problems with teeth;
- Snore.
Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine occurs gradually, there are many reasons. The consequences of an injury, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, insufficiently active life, overweight, flat feet, constant heavy loads on the spine, heredity.
Diagnosis of cervical osteochondrosis
According to the above signs, the development of the disease is suggested, but they do not make a diagnosis, and even more so, start treatment. The final, accurate diagnosis will be determined by the doctor. He will ask in detail about the sensations, examine, prescribe tests, procedures.
Professional doctors are constantly expanding their horizons, studying medicine comprehensively. In addition to drug treatment, doctors prescribe massage, self-massage, acupuncture, and folk remedies for cervical osteochondrosis.
Doctors realized that it is possible to combine the achievements of modern medicine, time-tested folk recipes. A good doctor will give several folk ways to treat the disease.
Compress, rubbing - a method of treating osteochondrosis
Almost all folk methods of treating cervical osteochondrosis affect the sore spot with heat. Compress, rubbing - popular methods of treating cervical diseases. Recipes:
- Grandma's rub. It will take 300 grams of medical alcohol, 10 grams of camphor alcohol, iodine, 10 tablets of analgin. We mix, we get a homogeneous mass. May sting on first application. Apply only to healthy, clean skin without rashes, wounds. The action of the compress is felt immediately, the effectiveness of treatment after 4-5 sessions.
- Compress of honey, aloe. It will take 150 grams of vodka, 100 grams of liquid honey, 50 grams of aloe juice. It is recommended to do a compress 2 times a day. Keep the dressing soaked in the solution on the sore spot until it dries completely.
- Ginger compress. We grate ginger, garlic, the volume depends on the zone of rubbing. For ease of rubbing, add melted butter to the mixture.
- Essential oils of fir, menthol help with pain.
- St. John's wort oil compress. Oil is prepared from 150 grams of St. John's wort flowers, 0. 5 liters of sea buckthorn oil. Replace sea buckthorn with olive, corn. Mix, boil for 30 minutes in a water bath. Insist 3 days in a cool place. Rub the neck, spine every day. Course 10-12 procedures.
Healing decoctions, herbal baths
Healing decoctions help with many diseases, but do not act immediately. You need to take a long time, but the effect will be long-lasting. Before taking the decoction, consult your doctor, learn about contraindications, possible consequences.
There are many healing potions. Ingredients can be found on the shelves of pharmacies in finished form. When preparing the solution, follow the instructions, observe the proportions. We list the combination of medicinal herbs for the treatment of osteochondrosis:
- Fresh birch leaves, wild strawberries, St. John's wort, chamomile, calendula.
- Thyme, mountaineer, lingonberry, plantain, lemon balm, sweet clover, wild rose, cinquefoil.
- Chamomile, dandelion, horsetail, motherwort, immortelle, sweet clover, calendula.
- Cherry, nettle, bearberry, juniper, black elderberry, linden, birch.
With cervical osteochondrosis, pine buds are often used. Collect in the spring. Rinse thoroughly, grind, place in glassware, cover with sugar. Leave in a cold place for 12-14 days. A signal of the readiness of the infusion will be brown. Store in the refrigerator for 8-10 months, take courses prescribed by the doctor.
Relieve pain, relax, cheer up baths of medicinal herbs. For cooking, collect fresh leaves, use fees purchased at the pharmacy. For one standard bath 400-500 grams of medicinal herbs. Course 7 days. The doctor will prescribe the exact amount, advise which procedures will enhance the healing effect of water.
Effective in the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis folk methods:
- Birch leaf bath. The procedure time is 25 - 30 minutes.
- Pine bath. Combine fir, pine, cedar, boil, add to water. The procedure time is 15 - 20 minutes.
- Bath of chamomile flowers. Add the flowers of the plant to the water, prepare a decoction. The procedure time is 25 - 30 minutes.
Therapeutic exercises
Alternative treatment of cervical osteochondrosis involves daily exercise. There is a special course of exercises to combat osteochondrosis. Check with your doctor before starting exercise. At first, do the exercises under the supervision of a trainer who will explain and show you how to do it right.
Do exercises in the morning, perform movements smoothly, carefully, slowly. Relax your head, neck, back, shoulders. Remember that the wrong move will cause irreparable harm.
Self-massage with a rolling pin, a shovel handle is suitable for morning exercises. Bring your hands back, knead the sore spot. There should be no pain. Make no more than 50 projectile movements. The procedure relaxes the neck muscles, improves blood circulation, and normalizes metabolic processes in the neck area. Then knead the affected area with your hands: stroking, rubbing, kneading movements. Do self-massage while sitting.
Sleeping on a hard surface is considered a kind of massage for the muscles of the neck and back, a good prevention of osteochondrosis.
Alternative treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical region is becoming popular due to the effectiveness, safety of exposure to the skin, internal organs. Treatment should be competent, correct. Incorrectly observed proportions in a compress, decoction, incorrectly done exercise, the wrong number of days of the course will negatively affect health, aggravate the condition.
You will not have to treat cervical osteochondrosis with folk remedies in combination with modern remedies, if you follow the preventive rules: active physical activity, correct posture when walking, during work, treatment of infectious diseases, sleeping on a hard surface. Eat more foods rich in calcium (milk, hard cheese, cottage cheese), seafood, meat, fresh vegetables, fruits.