Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home: Folk methods

Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine at the initial stage may not manifest itself.Accompanying features appear only in the case of a neglected form of pathology, when circulatory disorders in the brain occur.This process is usually accompanied by:

• dizziness;
• numbness of the limbs;
• cold arms and legs;
• "Goosebumps" in the eyes, clouding;
• headaches;
• noise in the head, ringing in the ears;
• increased fatigue;
• irritability;
• violation of coordination;
• shatter in the gait;
• Tighten, tingling in the cervical muscles.

If the disease takes a chronic form, then discomfort and pain accompany the patient constantly.Main manifestations:

• painful sensations in the back of the head, neck, shoulder, hand, difficulties when moving the head, crunching with head turns or slopes;
• painful pain in the chest area on the left with irradiation in the left hand, a burning sensation between the shoulder blades;
• Often occurring headaches, increased fatigue, weakness, complicated turning of the head;
• Painful sensations in the neck go to the shoulder and arm, numbness of the fingers;
• There may be a deterioration in hearing and vision, numbness of the tongue and face, dizziness, impaired work and heart.

Symptoms are divided into three groups:

I - neurological manifestations (incessant pain in the neck, muscle pain, chest, joints);

II - pathological effect on the spinal cord (weakness in the arms and legs, involuntary twitching, myelopathy);

III-related processes that occur in the brain (brain manifestations due to insufficient blood supply: visual disorders, a feeling of a foreign body in the throat, noise and ringing in the ears, hearing loss, dizziness, instability, fainting, fast fatigue, irritability, sleep disturbance).

The main causes of the appearance

The disease is accompanied by degenerative-dystrophic changes, which is subjected to the intervertebral disk of the cervical spine.This is caused by metabolic disorders in the cervical region, as a result of which the structure of the intervertebral discs and their bodies changes.

The main causes of the disease:

1. a high level of salts in the lymph and blood (in people active people there is constantly an exchange between bone and muscle tissue, with a static lifestyle, the flow rate of blood slows down, less salts enter muscle tissue, they accumulate in places that do not work physically - joints, spine, kidneys, liver);
2. irreversible phenomena occurring in the cartilage (salts deposition causes changes in amortizing properties in the vertebrae, the flexibility and elasticity of cartilage tissue is lost);
3. long -term presence in a position causing overstrain of the neck muscles, backs (working at a table with a curved neck and tilted head), squeezing the spine of the vessels, leading to dystrophy of intervertebral cartilage;
4. With obesity, the spine and intervertebral discs are deformed due to the high load, the muscle corset of the back weakens;
5. As a result of improper metabolism, the balance of minerals in bone tissue is disturbed.
6. high physical activity;
7. hereditary predisposition;
8. scoliosis, violation of posture;
9. frequent tension of the muscles of the back and neck;
10. congenital pathologies of the cervical spinal column;
11. weak muscles of the back and neck;
12. frequent stresses;
13. spine injuries;
14. endocrine pathologies;

Methods for the treatment of osteochondrosis at home

Treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine should be complex.Initially, it is necessary to stop pain using ointments, gels, creams, home compresses.In this case, the daily self -massage, gymnastic exercises is also important in this case.In addition, you will need to completely change the lifestyle - to revise the nutritional diet, move more, visit the fresh air, etc.

With accurate compliance with the instructions, careful attitude to the advice of a doctor, the patient achieves good results in a short time.Conducting self -massage saves finances, the use of herbal decoctions and tinctures instead of some drugs reduces the negative effect of medicines on various organs.Home treatment pursues certain goals: to save the patient from pain;improve blood supply to the brain;normalize sleep;remove anxiety and irritability;stop numbness of the shoulder zone;Improve the innervation of the cervical spine and neighboring areas.

Rubroki

Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home with folk remedies should begin with a rubber.This useful procedure will relieve pain, improve blood circulation in the brain, eliminate inflammatory processes, etc.

• Vodka with horseradish.The root of the plant is crushed with a blender or coffee grinder.The resulting powder is mixed with vodka or alcohol in the same amounts.The therapeutic composition is rubbed into the cervical region before bedtime.The duration of home therapy is 10-14 days.
• Cologne and calendula.Dry flowers of calendula (200 g.) Grinded.The mixture is poured with the same amount of camphor alcohol and cologne.Insist the medicine should be 2 weeks.After filtering, the composition is rubbed into the cervical region.
• Propolis and pork fat.150 ml of pork fat is melted in a microwave.30 g is added to it.propolis.The ingredients are mixed.Rubbing is carried out at night.After that, the neck is wrapped with a woolen scarf.
• Olive oil, sage and plantain.Another effective way to treat the spine with folk remedies.To prepare the medicine, 2 tbsp. l.sage and plantain.The grass mixture is poured with olive oil (50 ml) and melted petroleum jelly (40 ml).The attending composition is applied to the cervical region and thoroughly rubbed.Home ointment is used 2-3 times a day.After the procedure, the neck is wrapped with a warm scarf.
• Mix 200 ml of alcohol, ten drops of iodine, the same number of camphara.Add five sodium metamizole shredded powder.Apply for rubbing the neck.
• Put the fresh leaves of burdock or horseradish in the steam bath.Apply warm form to the neck, fix it with a scarf.Hold this compress for an hour.
• Mix a spoonful of red pepper (ground), 200 ml of campara, as much medical bile.Lubricate the skin of the neck with vegetable oil, apply the finished composition.
• Take three proteins, half a glass of vodka, a spoonful of mustard.Mix everything, use for compresses at night.
• Mix two tablespoons of honey with vodka, aloe juice until a thick mass is obtained.Use for compresses or rubbing the neck.
• With active inflammation, you can use a compress of honey mixed in the same proportions with grated fresh potatoes.
• Boil potatoes, crush it to the consistency of mashed potatoes.Mix with honey, wait until it cools down a little, apply to the neck.Fix with a film and scarf.
• Mix mummy tablets with honey.Put the mixture on a bandage bandage, apply to the neck.
• Add 3 tablespoons of salt to 200 ml of hot water.To impregnate gauze in the finished liquid, apply to the neck.

Tinctures and decoctions for taking inward

Folk treatment of cervical osteochondrosis will not do without the use of tinctures.

1. Saber.A dried plant in an amount of 30 g.It is poured with boiling water (0.5 liters).The remedy is insisted for 3 weeks.Drink the medicine for 1 tbsp. l.Three times a day.The course of therapy is 1 month.
2. Mint and chamomile.1 tbsp. l.Chamomiles (and the same amount of mint) are poured with 300 ml of water.The product is cooked over low heat for 10 minutes.It is recommended to use the composition half a glass twice a day for 21 days.
3. Garlic and lemon.To begin with, citruses are squeezed out (4 pcs.).200 gr is added to the resulting juice.crushed garlic.The composition is poured with boiled water and infused for 2 hours in the refrigerator.You should use half a glass after breakfast for 3 weeks.
4. A decoction of parsley roots.The roots of parsley (50 gr.) Grinded and poured with boiling water (0.5 liters).The mixture is cooked over low heat for 1.5 hours.Take a remedy for cervical osteochondrosis should be 1 tbsp. l.Three times a day for 3 weeks.
5. Infusion of pine buds.For tincture, collect the kidneys before May.The length of the kidney does not exceed 20 mm.Plants are cut into mugs, neatly folded in a glass bowl, poured with granulated sugar.Proportions: 2 bowls of granulated sugar are on 1 bowl.The drug "reaches" in two weeks, acquiring a brown-golden hue.Take 3 times a day for 0.005 liters.Do not swallow right away, but hold in the mouth for 120-180 seconds.The reception course is 2-3 weeks, but the pain takes place after a couple of days.

Treatment with folk methods should not exceed 1 month.After this period, a break should be taken, and then resume therapy.

Therapeutic baths

Another effective way of folk treatment of osteochondrosis of the neck is the adoption of therapeutic baths.This procedure contributes to relaxation, reducing blood pressure, relaxing the spinal column.

It is impossible to take baths with oncological pathologies, hypertension, and heart diseases.

As the main components, you can use branches of needles, chamomile, dry mustard, birch leaves.Good results are shown by the addition of horse chestnut decoction to the bath.

The following baths will help from osteochondrosis of the cervical department:

1. Salt.4-6 kg of salt should be dissolved in 500 ml.hot water.The contents are poured into a bath with warm water.The procedure lasts at least 15 minutes.
2. Dripidar.This method will remove the inflammatory process, provide healing, restoring and absorbing actions.One procedure will require 20-50 ml of pure turpentine.
3. Needles.A good medicine for the treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical vertebra.The finished needles extract can be purchased at the pharmacy and add it to the bath.
4. Chamomile.300 gr.Dry flowers of plants are poured with 5 liters of water.The mixture must be boiled for about 20 minutes, then insist for 20 minutes and filter.Take a chamomile bath for half an hour.

Therapeutic compresses

Many do not know how to cure cervical osteochondrosis, accompanied by severe pain.This will help traditional home compresses.

1. Fuck leaves.Several leaves are poured with boiling water, then cooled and applied to the sore spot.It is recommended to wrap the cervical region on top with a woolen scarf.The procedure is carried out at night.In total, 10-15 therapeutic sessions are needed every day.Then a break is made and therapy is resumed.
2. Potatoes and honey.One large potato is rubbed on a fine grater, 2 tbsp is added to it. l.honey.The ingredients are mixed and applied to gauze, folded four times.The compress is superimposed at night.The neck must be wrapped with cellophane and a woolen scarf.The duration of home therapy is 7-10 days.

3. Kerosene.Gauze or a piece of tissue is wetted in kerosene and applied to the sick area.The neck is wrapped with a plastic bag and a warm scarf.The compress should be kept for 2 hours.The course of treatment is 2 weeks.

Pharmaceuticals with cervical osteochondrosis

You can treat cervical osteochondrosis at home with pharmacy chatterboxes.These funds will relieve inflammation and save even the most severe pain.So, in the pharmacy you need to purchase:

• medical alcohol;
• camphor alcohol;
• sodium metamizole;
• iodine.

300 ml of medical alcohol must be mixed with 10 ml of camphor and the same amount of iodine.In the resulting composition, 10 tablets of sodium metamizol are dissolved.The medicine is applied to the painful area with rubbing movements.You should be careful in the presence of skin damage and rash.

Here is another chatterbox that eliminates cervical osteochondrosis.Treatment with folk remedies that include medications should be consistent with the doctor.So, for the preparation of therapeutic compounds you will need:

• 50 ml of diluted medical alcohol;
• 3 eggs (whipped);
• 50 ml of camphor alcohol;
• 50 gr.dry mustard.

For the second means:

• 150 ml of diluted medical alcohol;
• 50 ml of aloe juice (acquired in a pharmacy);
• 100 ml of honey.

Both mixtures are insisted for 10-12 hours in a place where there is no access to the sun.

For the cervical department, treatment is carried out as follows.In the first 3 days, composition No. 1 is used, the next 3 days - No. 2. After that, the funds alternate with the same interval for 12 days.

The compositions are applied using gauze and left until completely dry.

Applicators and massages

The neck disease is well lended, if you use applicators.These devices are able to affect the area of the spinal column and adjust the shape of the spine.In addition, they are used to relieve pain.Customer reviews say that relief occurs after the first use - headaches disappear, blood pressure is normalized, and dizziness is leaving.

Effective in the fight against the disease is considered to be a massacr.The devices are equipped with a control panel that can adjust the degree of exposure.Pain, leave after 10 minutes after the start of treatment.

No less popular and effective manual massages are.With cervical osteochondrosis, an apparatus with a thermal effect is usually prescribed.One session lasts 40 minutes.

The jade vibration light for the neck has proven itself well.Its cost is quite high, but the effect of its use will not be long in coming.

How to treat cervical osteochondrosis with self -massage?

To the question of “what to treat yourself in the presence of cervical osteochondrosis”, we can answer: “self -massage”.To do this, it is recommended to sit in a comfortable chair and relax as much as possible.Massage should not be accompanied by pain, no pressure and use of force.Properly conducting the procedure will relieve pain in a short period of time and improve well -being.

Positive sides:

• Soft pressure on the neck prevents the deposition of salts, improves blood circulation;
• Massage accelerates the delivery of nutrients and oxygen in tissue;
• pain reduced;
• During the procedure, the muscles of the neck and shoulder girdle relax;
• metabolic processes in the fabrics of the cervical spine are normal;
• Often decreases blood pressure to optimal indicators.

The masseur will come to the house, hold a session, but the procedure is quite expensive, a long course of massage with osteochondrosis is not cheap.Patients can carry out self -massage without financial costs with the same benefit.

The task is to study massage techniques, identify active points that must be massaged, find out about areas that should not be influenced.Self -massage techniques are simple, you need to act carefully, without sudden movements.

Basic rules:

• direction of movements - from the spine to the periphery;
• massage is carried out only with fingers, without additional devices;
• Strong pressure is excluded: only a soft, delicate effect;
• Smooth movements: haste, sharp pressure are unacceptable.

Basic techniques:

• stroking;
• kneading;
• trituration.

Processing zone:

• muscles of the side and back of the neck;
• The back of the head.

So, how to treat osteochondrosis of the cervical spine with self -massage?The session begins with stroking (in fact, it ends).The left hand is put on the right shoulder.The head turns to the left.The movements begin from the neck and end with the shoulder.Then the hand changes, and the head turns in the opposite direction.Stroking lasts about 6-7 minutes.

1. Trituration.Movements are carried out in circular movements from the neck to the shoulder.3-4 approaches for each side are enough.We turn the head in the same way as in the previous case.

2. Tricking.In the same direction, we begin to carry out movements that resemble forces.Each side should be massaged for 2-3 minutes.
3. Pat.In this case, the palm should simulate the boat.This very “boat” will be carried out by patting movements.The direction is the same.

Self -massage ends with stroking.

Effective exercises

Folk methods of treatment should be used along with self -massage and physical exercises.

Gymnastics is best performed in the morning after awakening.If the exercises cause dizziness, they should be performed in a sitting position.

1. The back is straight.Hands are guided by the head and crossed in the fingers.Start pressing on your head with your palms.The head should resist.
2. Apply the right palm to the right temple.Start pressing on the temple.The head should resist.Do the same with the opposite side.
3. Tilts of the head forward - back.Repeat from 20 to 40 times.
4. Tilt your head to the sides.Repeat from 20 to 60 times.
5. Twist your head in the right and left sides of twenty to forty times.
6. The rotation of the head is 40 times.

Position: sitting on the floor, knees to the chest.Put your head on your knees, stretching your neck.Fix the situation for twenty to fifty seconds.

Repeat the exercises in 3 approach.Each of them should last at least 20 seconds.

After that, carry out tilts of the head to the right - left, forward - back 20 times each.Gymnastics should be carried out daily.You can turn on any physical elements.The main thing is that there are no sudden movements and jerks.

Reception of folk remedies for osteochondrosis should be combined with proper nutrition.Fat and acute food should be forgotten.Pork, meat broths, alcohol, coffee, strong tea falls into the ban category.Only healthy food should be included in the diet - fruits, vegetables, fish and low -fat meat, dairy products and a large amount of water.

Acupuncture

The acupuncture can really help with osteochondrosis.This is explained by the fact that there are quite a lot of active points along the spine, which can be influenced by needles.Degenerative processes in the intervertebral discs lead to the fact that the vessels and nerve endings are squeezed, as a result of which the so -called trigger points are formed - painful and knotted seals.It is the presence of such points that are associated with back pain, characteristic of osteochondrosis.These points are very sensitive to mechanical influence.Therefore, introducing the needles into trigger points, you can relieve stress and relieve pain.

Unlike many other methods of treatment, acupuncture is allowed to do even during exacerbations and severe pain.This treatment method has practically no contraindications, it does not provoke side effects (for example, allergies, as in the use of drug treatment).

The acupuncture activates the production of hormones of the adrenal glands, which makes the vascular walls less permeable, the production of blood is regulated.The combination of acupuncture and massage is very effective.

It is very important what methods of exposure are used by the doctor.If these are the principles of acupuncture, then only relaxation of the muscles will be achieved, which will lead to some relief of pain for a certain period of time.If the doctor works according to the principles of Chinese medicine, in addition to relaxation of the muscles, the mechanisms of self -recovery of the body will be launched.That is, the result will be more persistent and long -term.

Dietary nutrition

Diet in this disease creates the necessary “background” for successful cure, reduces the likelihood of side effects of drug therapy.

The body should receive a sufficient amount of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and biologically active substances.Squirrel in the diet should be at least 80 gr., Fat: 30 gr.vegetable and 50 gr.Animal, carbohydrate level should be reduced to 300 - 400 g., It is better to do this due to sugars.In addition, it is necessary to reduce the amount of salt consumed (no more than 3 g per day), liquid.Eat often, but in small portions: 5-6 times a day.You should abandon acute, smoked, alcohol, strong tea and coffee.

It is important to maintain a sufficient amount of vitamins P, PP, C, B1 and B2.In the cold season, it is advisable to take multivitamin preparations.

The total weight of food per day is about 2 kilograms, fluids per day can be consumed about a liter.The nutritional value of the diet should be in the range of 2500 kcal.

Contraindications

With cervical osteochondrosis, it is impossible:

• lift severity (if necessary, you should perform actions with a straight back without tilting your head forward);
• It is impossible to crunch with vertebrae (these movements violate the integrity of the contact surfaces of the spine);
• sleep on a high pillow, soft bed (causes tension of the back muscles);
• lead a sedentary lifestyle (running in cowardice, swimming, walking);
• independently diagnose and prescribe treatment.

If in time not to treat osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, the disease leads to complications such as:

• hypertension;
• stroke;
• hypotension;
• serious disorders in cerebral circulation, which threaten problems with sleep, malfunctions in the central nervous system, forgetfulness, other consequences;
• migraine in chronic form;
• Vegetes -vascular dystonia (VSD).

Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis with folk remedies should be carried out exclusively during periods of remission of the disease.You can achieve noticeable improvements in your state by applying folk recipes for a long time (at least 1-2 months).

Prevention

It is very important to prevent osteochondrosis of the cervical spinal osteochondrosis in order not to bring the disease to the second or third degree.Use the recommendations below for the use of preventive measures.This will help you eliminate relapses of osteochondrosis, prevent its occurrence:

• Strictly observe a diet that should be based on the consumption of products with the content of calcium, magnesium.
• Sleep on a solid mattress, and choose a small pillow so that it does not lift your head during sleep.
• Try to lead an active sports life: visit gyms, sauna, various therapeutic massages, baths.
• If your working day is planned so that you are sitting still all the time (inactive sitting work), try to perform a simple warm -up of the head, the cervical part of the spine, the back in general.
• get rid of hypodynamia (move more, engage in Scandinavian walking, dancing, swimming);
• monitor the mass of the body, avoiding overweight (it leads to circulatory disorders, nutrition of the collar zone);
• monitor the posture (in case of violation, the load on the spine is distributed unevenly);
• prevent microtrauma in the cervical region (properly lift weights and wear them);
• To treat foci of chronic infection (ENT organs, etc.), which reduce the resistance of the body, lymph and blood circulation in the ligaments and tissues of the neck.

A positive result in the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis can be obtained when using complex treatment.Treatment at home will be effective only with careful observance of all appointments and their daily application.