Osteochondrosis of the cervix occurs when the intervertebral discs are damaged. Nerve endings, arteries, veins and capillaries are compressed. The disease develops, aggravates the general symptoms, there is pain, concern for human health.
Perhaps treatment with folk remedies for osteochondrosis of the cervical spine. To solve this problem at home, ointments, decoctions and independent massage are used.
Basics of therapy
Alternative treatment of osteochondrosis is based on the use of three types of components:
- Herbal medicines.
- Animal products.
- Chemicals.
The drugs can be rubbed into the skin or taken orally. Compresses and ointments are made from animal fats. The chemicals are used to improve the blood supply, to warm the affected area. Rubbing drugs are used to relieve stress from muscle tissue experiencing spasms.
The list of folk recipes for osteochondrosis includes heating the inflamed area. Effective treatment can be promoted with the help of a warm scarf. Several components are incompatible with drugs. Precautions must be taken. Some drugs provoke allergies, can cause poisoning. This applies to recipes using poisonous plants.
To eliminate osteochondrosis in the cervical spine, some substances can be dangerous. Horseradish compress is often used. The leaves of the plant are baked in boiling water for about a second. As soon as they cool, they are applied to the affected area, wrapped in a scarf.
The procedure is performed 5 times. The patient experiences tension and pain comparable to burning with iron. As a result, burns may form, which worsens the general condition. The metabolism changes, the patient experiences pain.
Such treatment of osteochondrosis disrupts metabolic processes in the body. The technique allows you to adjust the amount of salt, but the pathology remains untreated. Salt no longer retains moisture, there is no fluid in the intervertebral discs, they gradually dry out. The pathology is getting worse. Osteophyte compounds, salts can not be eliminated with tea.
Traditional methods of treatment
Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis with folk remedies can be effective. Before using them, you need to contact specialists who correctly diagnose the pathology, determine the appropriate therapeutic method. Help can be provided by a neurologist or physiotherapy trainer in various orthopedic clinics that solve musculoskeletal problems.
Means for external use
Recipes of traditional medicine for external use help to eliminate pain, stimulate blood flow to the affected area and restore full motor activity. The above methods of treatment are effective in combination with special drugs, exercises, massage procedures.
In combination with other drugs, ointments are used to treat osteochondrosis. Some medications relieve the symptoms of pain and promote the renewal of cartilage tissue. Created according to folk recipes, such drugs are becoming a wonderful analogue of popular remedies.
Let's list a few tools:
- Ointment based on birch and poplar buds with the addition of aloe and St. John's wort.
- Ingredients with burdock, plantain, chamomile extract. Helps reduce pain and inflammation in the treatment of osteochondrosis.
- The ointment with the root of marshmallow, radish, horsetail, lavender can reduce the tension of damaged nerves in such a disorder.
Alcoholic tincture with the addition of honey and radishes is used for grinding. 1 tbsp. honey for 250 g of grated radish and 0, 5 tbsp vodka. The combined ingredients are infused for a week. 3 times a day you should use the product inside, 1 tea. lies.
Compresses
In addition to ointments, compresses are used. Such means warm up, eliminate pain, eliminate stiffness in the back and help eliminate unpleasant symptoms. Several ways to make compresses.
- A mixture of cottage cheese and vinegar. . . A few drops of vinegar are applied to the curd, carefully mixed, the funds are applied to a piece of cloth and kept on the neck until morning.
- Compress of dough with the addition of turpentine. . . The dough of flour and liquid is kneaded, lying for several days in a dark room, wrapped in a warm towel. After this period, the neck is treated with turpentine. The dough is placed on top, everything is wrapped in cellophane, a scarf. The compress is removed after the burning sensation becomes unbearable.
- Horseradish leavesare applied to the affected area. First you need to fill them with boiling water. The leaves are wrapped in a scarf and last until morning.
- Potato compress with honey. . . The potatoes are rubbed and mixed with honey. The resulting slurry is applied to the neck, wrapped in cellophane, then with a warm scarf, the bandage is fixed with plaster, kept for 2 hours. At the end of the procedure, wipe the neck with a damp cloth, apply fir oil.
- Burdock leaves. . . 1 tbsp. lies. the chopped leaves are poured with boiling water, boil for 30 minutes. the resulting mixture is cleaned, dipped in a rag, used as a compress for 15 minutes. First you need to wrap your neck with a thin film, wrap it with a scarf.
When the compresses are removed, doctors advise to protect the neck from the cold for a while to confirm the procedure. It is allowed to use compresses 2 times a day until the pain disappears completely.
Baths
A relaxing bath is always helpful for back pain. You can use medicinal plants, chamomile, pine needles. The therapy is supplemented by the following methods of bath preparation:
With the addition of coniferous tree extract
You need to throw twigs, cones, needles, a little bark in a bowl of water, boil for 30 minutes. The broth is covered and wrapped in a towel, infused for 12 hours. The prepared extract can be recognized by its rich brown hue. You need to take a full bath with water, add 1, 5 liters of the prepared mixture, 2 kg of salt.
Similar procedures to eliminate osteochondrosis in disorders of the cervical spine are performed once a day. The course of treatment will be 10-12 sessions.
chestnut
The fruits of the plant can be crushed, boiled for half an hour, then cooled, purified water poured into a bath. This recipe allows you to restore blood supply to problem areas, relieve pain and allow you to relax.
Juniper medicine
This will require 200 g of juniper needles, a liter of water. You need to pour water and grass, boil for 30 minutes. you need to cool the product, clean it through cheesecloth, add to the bath. The amount of funds is intended for 14 procedures that must be performed every other day.
Bath with thyme and calendula
100 g of each type of plant is boiled in 3 liters of water. You need to insist the drug for 3 hours. This volume is sufficient for 12 days.
Internal recipes
Here are some useful healing recipes for internal use. These drugs have been shown to be effective in the treatment of osteochondrosis.
Celery tincture
Finely crushed root of the plant should be poured with boiled water, insist until morning. The mixture is then filtered, used for 1 dec. lies. 3 times a day half an hour before meals.
Celery seeds can be used. To do this, 1 tablespoon is poured into a glass of boiling water, boiled for 2 hours. You can drink such a drug for 1 tbsp. lies. 2 times a day. The course of treatment lasts up to 1 month, then repeated after 2-3 weeks.
Sunflower root
Tea is made from an ingredient that allows you to remove salts from the body. This has a positive effect on the general condition of the area affected by osteochondrosis. The roots of the plant are collected in advance in the fall, washed, dried, kept in a dry place. Before use you need to finely chop 150 g of roots, cook in 3 liters of water for 30 minutes.
It is recommended to use such tea in doses of 250 ml 30 minutes after a meal. After 3 days, prepare a new portion. The course of treatment lasts one month. It is advisable to exclude spicy and salty foods from the diet.
Honey
Honey is used as a wonderful remedy for removing toxins and salts from the neck. Endowed with analgesic properties, it can have an anti-inflammatory effect. These recipes are a mixture of honey, olive oil, lemon in equal proportions. Used for 1 tbsp. lies. 3 times a day before meals.
Coltsfoot
The finely chopped plant is filled with ammonia in equal proportions, placed in a dark place for about a month. The strained tincture is used to lubricate the inflamed areas a maximum of once a day.
Due to the very sick concentration of toxins in plants, restrictions on use are imposed. It can be taken only for 1, 5 months throughout the year.
How to do exercises correctly?
Regularity and moderation should be observed when exercising on the body. In the process of aggravation of the signs of osteochondrosis it is necessary to reduce the load during charging. If you follow these recommendations, you will be able to achieve appropriate results, to consolidate them quickly.
Consider what can be achieved from such physical education:
- Elimination of stagnant processes in the circulatory system and muscle tissue.
- He manages to successfully resist physical inactivity.
- Neuralgia and other disorders of the general condition stop.
- Osteochondrosis does not develop further.
Herbal teas
Herbs are considered to be the most popular home-made herbal ingredients. Such drugs can get rid of bone and joint diseases.
When eliminating osteochondrosis of the neck, along with traditional medicine, the following herbal collections are used: calendula, chamomile, strawberry and birch leaves, licorice root, yarrow, blueberry, nettle, strawberry.
These and other herbs are mixed in the indicated proportions, after which tea is made from them. The number of dried plants per 1 tbsp. boiling water corresponds to 1 tbsp. lies. These magical remedies help patients with osteochondrosis, eliminate the symptoms and help to cope with the pathologies in the early stages of their onset.
How to prevent exacerbation?
Compresses for cervical osteochondrosis help to eliminate pain and discomfort, it is preferable not to bring the situation to the development of the disease. To prevent exacerbations, you should follow these tips. First, to reduce the pressure on the spine at home and at work, it is better not to make sudden movements, to choose comfortable postures.
Second, do not expose the problem area to cold, moisture and do not stay in rooms with drafts. Use a warm scarf around your neck between the seasons and winter. Perform physiotherapy exercises. Do not expose the body to intoxication, smoke less, drink alcohol. This disrupts the functioning of the immune system.
For prolonged work with bowed head or stiff neck. Less than 1 time per hour to sit in a different position, to do gymnastics, to stretch more often. Do not eat much, adjust the pressure of body weight on the spine. Bathe every day, go to the bathroom.
Sleep on hard orthopedic mattresses. A thick and low pillow is required. Every month you should conduct a course of massage for 10 days. Carry a maximum of 5 kg. For people with osteochondrosis of the neck 5, 5 kg are already too much.
These recommendations have helped many people get rid of musculoskeletal problems. Treatment of osteochondrosis with folk remedies is available to every patient. But you should start the procedures only after a doctor's recommendation.