Cervical osteochondrosis - we treat at home folk remedies and gymnastics

About 80% of middle -aged people suffer from back problems.The most common spinal disease in medical practice is cervical osteochondrosis.

Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine is associated with deformation of the vertebrae and intervertebral discs caused by destructive processes in bone and cartilage.The development of the disease is facilitated by the lack of physical activity or vice versa - muscle overload, the habit of often taking the position of the body, hypothermia, hypodynamia, problems with posture, sleep in an uncomfortable bed and a number of hereditary factors.The immediate cause of the disease is the elevated level of salts in the composition of the blood lymph, which, in turn, cause changes in the depreciation of the spine, the loss of the elasticity of the cartilage.Problems with the cervical department can occur with obesity and metabolic disorders, entailing an imbalance of mineral compounds in bone tissue.

The process of diagnosis and treatment of the disease is best entrusted to specialists in the field of medicine, but at the initial stages of manifestation of the disease, you can try the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home.

The manifestation of cervical osteochondrosis

Symptoms of cervical osteochondrosis are most often manifested at the stage when irreversible changes in the structure of the vertebrae have occurred and the physiological functionality of the intervertebral discs is lost.The space between them is reduced, the nerve roots are squeezed and the vertebral artery passing through the cervical region, sensitivity and characteristic unpleasant symptoms appear.

Signs of the disease that should pay close attention to:

• Pain in the neck, shoulder and forearm, hands.
• Dizziness.
• Migraine.
• Noise in the head.
• Insomnia.
• Numbness of the upper extremities.
• Burning in the interlopath part of the back.
• Board of blood pressure.
• Sensation of weakness, increased fatigue.
• Pulse frequency disorders.
• Limited movements when turning the head, slopes of the neck.
• Deterioration in hearing level and visual capabilities.

Information about what cervical osteochondrosis, symptoms and treatment at home will help in the early stages to suspect the presence of this disease and take independent measures in time to prevent its further development.

Therapy without leaving home

It is impossible to get rid of osteochondrosis if it is not treated.Moreover, therapeutic measures in this case will not so much be aimed at eliminating the clinical signs of the disease as to combat the causes of the disease.Good results can be achieved with a complex approach to healing, combining the use of medications, medical and physical culture, massages and folk treatment.

Folk remedies for cervical osteochondrosis are an addition to traditional treatment, help to significantly alleviate the patient's condition and are welcome by most doctors.

All these methods combine common goals:

• pain relief and removal of spasms;
• strengthening of muscle tissue;
• normalization of blood flow to the brain;
• And the main task of popular treatment is to warm up the affected area of the body.

At the same time, none of the existing recipes for traditional medicine is able to cope with the accumulation of salt deposits in bone tissue.This must be taken into account to understand that folk remedies are good as prevention measures or in tandem with drugs, but not as independent therapeutic methods.

Healers in the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis use many folk recipes.All of them are based on the use of essential oils, plants, animal fats, roots and poisons.In certain proportions, they are combined with alcohol, vodka or moonshine, turpentine and tincture of iodine, which allows you to obtain effective painkillers, anti -inflammatory and warming agents that can be used both externally and inside.

Three groups of therapeutic agents from cervical osteochondrosis, which have been used for centuries have been used in folk medicine - decoctions and infusions, rubbish and compresses, can conditionally distinguish.The most popular and affordable are:

Phytotherapy

• Bay leaf infusion- proven preventive means of traditional medicine.It is necessary to lay the main ingredient on the bottom of the pan and pour cold water at the rate of twelve grams of sheet per 0.3 liters of liquid.Boil for five minutes, then cool and insist for three hours, then pass through gauze.Take between each meal for four days, then take a week break and start the course again.
• Coniferous decoction.Two hundred fifty grams of fresh needles of spruce or pine, pour one liter of water, boil for half an hour.The resulting volume of the decoction is enough for three days, provided that it is consumed twice a day thirty minutes after eating.The course of treatment is one month.
• Broth from the roots of the sunflower- A remedy for formed and stagnant salts in the joints.The main component for this recipe is prepared in the fall, collecting, washing, drying and chopping the plant.Mix one hundred and fifty grams of roots from 2.7 liters of water, subject to half -hour boiling.The resulting amount of decoction will be enough to use up to three days.You need to drink in large sips thirty minutes after eating.The duration of the course is one month.

In a few days, it will be possible to personally evaluate the effectiveness of the decoction - according to the shade of urine.If its color has changed to orange, then the process of excretion of salts has actively began.As the course continues, the color of urine will gradually light up.

Grinding

• Red pepper:Finely chop the pods, pour 0.2 liters of sunflower oil, close it tightly and leave in the dark for five days.Rub the resulting composition into the pain zone twice a day for warming up and improving blood circulation.

• Oil-iamic ointment:One hundred milliliters of vegetable oil + one chicken egg + twenty grams of flour + one tablespoon of vinegar essence, mix with each other and leave for two days in a dark place, from time to time removing the forming film on the surface of the composition.Rub the finished ointment in the evening into the places where the manifestation of the pain syndrome is recorded.
• Ginger ointment:Grinded one ginger root + three cloves of garlic + thirty grams of butter oil, add your favorite essential oil for a pleasant aroma and apply pain to the affected neck area to relieve pain as necessary.
• Pharmacy:One hundred and fifty milliliters of medical alcohol + five milliliters of iodine + five milliliters of camphor alcohol + five analgin tablets mix until a homogeneous mass, rub into the painful areas of the neck, carefully avoiding contact with damaged areas of the skin.

Compresses

• Kerosene:Moisten fabric for compress in household kerosene fluid, apply to the affected area and cover with polyethylene for 2-3 hours.The warming effect of the compress will help to urgently eliminate the pain and relieve spasm.
• Potato:Mix raw potatoes with honey in a 1: 1 proportion, put on a cloth made of fabric and place in the neck.A three -day course is recommended for treatment.
• Smetata with a trench:A mixture of 50 grams of acidic sour cream and tissue can be placed on the fabric and put on the pain zone for 40 minutes.The course is 10 days.
• Honey:Mix honey and small salt 1: 1, put on a fabric from natural fibers, lay on a painful part of the neck, wrap with a scarf.Repeat daily until the patient's condition is relieved.
• Horseradish:Dip the horseradish sheet in boiling water, cool slightly and attach to the painful area of the body, cover with a warm cloth, repeat up to five times.The principle of action is similar to the treatment of mustard plasters, the sensations are painful and unpleasant.There is a danger of obtaining a burn.

It is worth noting that some components used in folk recipes for cervical osteochondrosis cannot be categorically noted with medications!There are drugs that provoke severe allergies or poisoning.As a rule, they include toxic fruits of plants or grass.

Therefore, having decided to supplement the traditional treatment with “grandmother's” methods, you should inform your doctor about this to obtain individual recommendations and choose a safe set of procedures.

Therapeutic gymnastics

Healing physical education will be of undoubted benefit in the treatment process - charging with cervical osteochondrosis at home.It is allowed to use various devices and simulators to increase the effect of procedures.Properly selected physical exercises will help to quickly weaken or even save the patient from exhausting pain, stretch the ligamentous apparatus, relax the cervical muscles.Individual recommendations for the implementation of gymnastics for cervical osteochondrosis at home can be obtained from the attending physician, but there are also universal classes.For example, therapy of cervical osteochondrosis according to Bubnovsky.

The method of professor Bubnovsky is widely used in kinesitherapy to treat many diseases without surgery and drugs and gives very impressive results.

To solve the problems associated with the cervical spine, the doctor offers a simple set of exercises 20 times for each of the points:

• Tilts of the head alternately up and down.
• Unhurried slopes of the head left and right.
• Circular rotation with the head.
• Owl of the head to the position when the chin touches the chest.
• Raising the shoulders up and fixing the position by 10 seconds.
• Sitting on the floor with bent knees and touching their forehead with a fixation of position for 1 minute.

Massage and self -massage

Massage with cervical osteochondrosis, as an effective means of relaxation, helps to relax the muscles, relieve tension and save the body from the state of stiffness.

To obtain a quality service, you can contact a professional massage therapist, but if you wish, you can also master the secrets of self -massage.

Everything is simple - there are no universal techniques, there are only three rules of massage for yourself:

• Maching the neck exclusively with fingers.
• Direct movements from the center to the periphery.
• Make movements at a smooth pace and soft rhythm.

Of course, it is impossible to cure osteochondrosis with massage, but if you do it correctly and regularly, it will help alleviate the symptoms, improve the health and mood of the patient.

The use of applicators

A variant of the alternative method for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis by folk remedies is the use of applicators.Since the eighties of the last century to this day, this technique has many fans.An applicator is a specially designed device representing an object with a needle surface.Among patients with cervical osteochondrosis, Lyapko and Kuznetsov applicators are most common.

The development of Kuznetsov is a plastic product in the form of a rug with sharp tubercles on the surface.Lying on such a device, the patient is massage and acupuncture therapy in reflex zones.Lyapko applicator is an advanced version, in which, in addition to the reflex and acupunctural exposure, the galvanic-electrical effect is used due to the metal needles built into the tubercles.Such therapy at home allows you to activate blood circulation in the problem area, accelerate metabolic processes in the body, enhance the excretion of toxins, reduce muscle tone, but it is not enough for the successful treatment of osteochondrosis.

Osteochondrosis of the neck is treated at home and simple and very difficult at the same time.On the one hand, all methods of therapy are available to most people and are relatively simple in repetition.On the other hand, they require a certain time, patience, self -control and the regularity of repetition.And whatever expectations from folk therapy, it is worth remembering: if, within one week from the moment of starting treatment with home remedies, the symptoms of osteochondrosis have not disappeared and did not become less intense in manifestation, you must definitely consult a doctor so as not to aggravate the already serious position of your health.