How to take care of your back at home

Spinal massage for pain

Low back pain is associated with sciatica in most people, although the causes of its occurrence are quite diverse.

Such a symptom accompanies not only the defeat of paravertebral structures, but also many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary system, as well as metabolic disorders and oncological processes.

That is why it is strongly recommended to consult a doctor and find out the cause of pain before using alternative methods.

In addition, acute back pain is not always treated by conventional methods - pills or lotions. Sometimes surgery or therapeutic blockade is needed.

Complex approach

If the back hurts in the lumbar region, the most common diagnosis is "osteochondrosis" or "intervertebral hernia". The main condition for successful treatment is the elimination of the causative factor of pain. Otherwise, medication or physiotherapy will be powerless and the disease will become chronic.

Treatment of the spine and spine begins with a moderate regimen, which means denying any physical activity. In case of severe pain, bed rest is recommended. Doctors recommend buying an orthopedic pillow and mattress to speed up your recovery and get rid of discomfort.

This will reduce the load on the spinal column, prevent compression of the nerve endings and muscle spasm. If it is impossible to buy special equipment, then it is better to sleep on a mattress of medium hardness and choose a pillow of medium thickness.

Medication therapy prescribed by a doctor usually includes not only anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, but also vitamin complexes. Physiotherapy, exercise therapy, massage are performed during the rehabilitation period. As an additional method, you can use folk remedies, which must be agreed with your doctor in advance. With a known diagnosis and the consent of a specialist, home treatment of the spine will be much more effective.

Folk recipes for back pain

You can eliminate the pain with ordinary mustard plasters, which are found in almost every home. Due to the local reflex effect they irritate the skin and enhance blood flow. Due to blood flow, metabolic processes in tissues are accelerated, oxygen transport is improved, pain and inflammation are reduced. Another important effect of mustard plastic is to stimulate the synthesis of adrenaline and norepinephrine, which has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system.

Recipe number 1. For mustard plaster, add 50 ml of furacillin and one teaspoon of liquid honey to the water. You can use a ready-made solution of furacillin (sold at the pharmacy) or dissolve 1 tablet in 50 ml of water. Put the prepared mustard plaster in the solution for a few seconds, then remove and apply to the sore spot.

Apply the compress until it feels burning, then remove and dry the skin. Lubricate with cream or oil, cover with polyethylene and wrap in a warm cloth.

Recipe number 2. Burdock leaves are another affordable home remedy for relieving back and lumbar pain. Wash some fresh leaves, then arrange them in a heap so that they are in contact with each other on the green and purple sides. Put this stack in boiling water and boil for 2-3 minutes, carefully removing them without disturbing their arrangement and refrigerate. Apply to the lower back, fix with a bandage and a warm scarf.

What to do if you "entered" back

It is believed that men are more susceptible to sciatica because they engage in physical work or sports, lift and carry heavy loads, drive for long periods of time, and are often overweight. Therefore, they often complain that they were "caught on the back" or "put a wedge" around the waist.

Low back pain can be overcome anywhere: at work, in the gym or at home. In this case, first aid measures will help you:

  • Find the most comfortable position in which the pain is least felt and stay in that position;
  • Do not make sudden movements, it is desirable not to move at all;
  • Take an analgesic or anti-inflammatory (diclofenac, ibuprofen);
  • Apply anti-inflammatory ointment to the sore spot;
  • If there is a wool elastic belt, attach it to the waist, fix the spine in a fixed position;
  • Lie on your back, bend your knees and place a pillow made of a folded towel or blanket under them. In this position, the lumbar muscles relax as much as possible.

When the recommendations described are followed, the pain usually disappears in about half an hour. If an attack of severe pain appeared after a serious injury to the spine, it is necessary to contact a traumatologist.

Medical assistance is also needed in the following situations:

  • The victim is over 60 years old;
  • Has oncological disease;
  • Increased body temperature;
  • The attack was preceded by prolonged treatment with hormonal drugs;
  • Pain in the lumbar region persists for more than a month;
  • Significantly reduced body weight, despite the lack of diet.

If there are no painkillers in the house and you do not have the strength to prepare medicines according to folk recipes, you can try spinal anesthesia with burdock leaf. It is not necessary to spray, soak or boil with boiling water, but simply put it on the body with a shiny side. Secure with a bandage on top and wrap in a woolen scarf. Keep the compress on for no more than 12 hours.

A no less simple recipe involves the use of valerian tincture if burdock has not been found. It is necessary to moisten it with gas or cotton cloth, which should then be placed on the lower back.

The following 2 recipes are somewhat difficult to prepare: one will require black radish, the other turpentine and red clay.

Recipe number 1. Grind the radish and fold it into a canvas. Apply on the back, cover with cellophane and clean the damaged area of the spine. Wait until strong heat appears.

Recipe number 2. Dilute 1 kg of clay with water, add 3 tablespoons of turpentine. You will get the outer mass of the cake, which is used as a compress.

Home treatment with infusions

Recipe number 1. Combine the same number of ponytails, sweet clover, calendula flowers, blueberry stalks and planet, take 2 s. K. L mixture and pour 0, 5 l of boiling water. Drink 1/3 cup a week after meals.

Recipe number 2. Boil in 0. 5 liters of boiling water for 2 hours. K. L Herbal collection that includes:

  • Chamomile,
  • Mint,
  • cowberry,
  • Nettle,
  • Hop cones.

Insist 8-10 hours, drink ½ glass in the morning and evening, before meals.

Recipe number 3. Collection of grass, valerian root, lavender, celandine, eucalyptus and dandelion root Pour 500 ml of hot water and boil on low heat for at least 15 minutes. Take half a cup 3 times daily before meals.

Recipe number 4. 10-12 leaves of fresh basil (you can take dried grass, about 20 g) pour a glass of water and keep in a water bath until half of the liquid has evaporated. Add a little salt to the remaining 100 g. Drink 1-2 times a day 100 g (1/2 cup).

Recipe number 5. 50 g of zinc roots pour 0. 5 liters of vodka and stand in a dark place for a month. Take 3 times a day with a teaspoon.

Recipe number 6. Put 100 g of yeast in a three-liter jar, 3 tbsp. K. L herbs elecampane and 1 tbsp. K. L honey. Add water so that 5-6 cm remains on the neck, put a rubber glove on the neck. The mixture should be boiled for a month, after which take half a cup 2 times a day.

Caution: It is best to take almost all home remedies for internal use half an hour before eating or one hour after eating.

Compresses, lotions, abrasions: fast and effective

Lumbar pain treatment at home is primarily therapeutic applications for which herbs, vegetables, mustard powder, honey and even dough are used. They have all the properties that are necessary to alleviate unpleasant symptoms.

From the infusion of herbs it is possible to make a hot compress, for which you will need black grandfather, chamomile, onion and St. John's wort. The herbs should be taken in equal parts, pour boiling water and mix for 15-20 minutes. The procedure is best done at night: soak the marl in the infusion, attach to the back, cover with polyethylene and straighten.

Dissolve the mustard powder in warm water until creamy. Apply the obtained ointment on the back and warm it. Let stand until burning, but not more than 5 minutes.

The butter yeast dough is spread on several layers of marl wrapped around the year and the compress is fastened with a bandage. The layer of dough is about two centimeters. It is best to do the procedure at bedtime and leave the test lotion on overnight. The course of treatment is 10 days.

Attention: not all warm compresses should cause pain and discomfort, the desired effect is slight fever and tingling. If discomfort appears, the application should be removed and the composition rinsed off with warm water.

Well relieves pain Bodiag powder mixed with olive oil. Apply this ointment on the lower back and warm it. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes.

Horse chestnut for back pain

Horse chestnut is found in many cities, the fruit fully ripens in September. You can use fresh chestnuts for treatment or buy ready-made tincture at the pharmacy.

Horse chestnut is used for back or joint pain. This plant has a pronounced anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect, so it is widely used to treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system.

In case of sciatica, it is recommended to wear a belt or pants with pockets in which horse chestnut fruit is placed. Ointment is made from them by mixing crushed fruit with camphor oil. For the treatment of osteochondrosis or neuralgia you can replace camphor oil with internal or melted fat. The effect will be enhanced if you put the mixture on a piece of black bread and apply it on the damaged area.

For the following recipe you will need: a bottle of triple cologne, 2 vials of valerian and iodine, 5 pies of red hot pepper. Mix the ingredients in a dark glass bottle, stir and let stand for one day. At night, simply lubricate the lower back with a patch or draw an iodine-like mesh. Wrap the back with a scarf or shawl from above.

Oil and beetroot lotion can relieve pain in just one day. Here's it: crushed beets, squeeze and squeeze the juice. Mix the remaining cake with kerosene (1 tbsp). In order not to burn the skin, the mixture is applied first on the fabric and then on the back. Wrap the film from the top and wrap it in a warm scarf.

Recipes with garlic

These vegetables are not falsely called the cure for 100 diseases. It contains many useful substances, the most valuable of which is allicin. Garlic is useful for both adults and children, it is indispensable for colds and impaired immunity. In the Middle Ages it was used to protect against plague and cholera.

According to recent studies, the presence of garlic in the human diet can prevent cancer because it destroys cancer cells in the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract. Some scientists equate the power of garlic with chemotherapy.

If the lower part of the waist hurts, you can prepare a garlic elixir or spray. The medicinal mixture for internal use is prepared as follows: grind the garlic head and press it in a blender or grinder. Do the same with the lemon, without grating and heating with pre-boiled water.

Pour one liter of warm water over the lemon and garlic, leave for two days, then filter and pour into a glass jar. Drink 2 tbsp. K. L 3 times a day after meals. The course of treatment is one month. Store the prepared mixture in the refrigerator.

The lower back will stop hurting if you do garlic-lemon compresses for 30-35 days. For them the healing liquid is made a little differently. 2 heads of garlic should be pressed or otherwise cut, mixed with 1 liter of water and insist one day in a dark place. After that, a strained infusion is mixed with the juice of two lemons. In this recipe lemon can be replaced with lime.

Garlic-lemon tincture is stored in the refrigerator for no more than two weeks. To make a compress, a patch of marl or cotton cloth is placed in the patch, which is placed on the back under polyethylene. The duration of the procedure is 20-30 minutes.

For dressing and warming lotions the following remedy is recommended: Pressed garlic is mixed with melted fat in a ratio of 1: 2. Any fat is suitable - beef, pork, lamb, you can also goose or domestic fat. Store the mixture in a glass jar with a tightly closed lid, the shelf life in the refrigerator is 2 weeks.

Before use, the product is heated and rubbed on the damaged area 2-4 times a day, after processing it is better to wrap the back with a warm or woolen cloth.

Rabbit recipes

Treatment with folk remedies at home involves the use of horseradish. From it are made alcoholic tinctures, ointments, compresses and lotions, for which the leaves or roots of the plant are taken.

Recipe number 1. Place a few horse leaves in a glass jar and pour 0. 5 liters of vodka. Insist for two days. The procedure consists in wetting the painful area of the wet leaves. The same tincture can be made from the root, it will take 8-10 small roots to be filled with vodka. Exposure time here is longer - at least two weeks. Massage the lower back with the prepared solution.

All the healing properties are preserved in the milk roots, even if it is ground or ground in a blender: the therapeutic effect lasts for three days.

Recipe number 2. Squeeze in a meat grinder or grated meat grinder, mix the obtained juice with olive oil in a ratio of 2: 1. Massage the spasmodic muscles of the lower back in a circular motion.

Recipe number 3. Prepared as in the previous recipe, milk cream mixed (2 tablespoons), apply on the back, cover with cling film and a warm scarf. Apply the compress for 30-40 minutes, rinse the composition, clean the skin and wrap the lower back with a warm cloth. The course of treatment is 3 weeks, the procedure is performed 2-3 times a day every day. You can get honey instead of sour cream.

Recipe number 4. Put horseradish roots and leaves in a meat grinder, then put the resulting "minced meat" in a linen bag. It is more convenient to do the procedure together, as it will be difficult to perform. Then cover the compress with a warm scarf and leave for 15-20 minutes, then remove the bag. The bag of leaves of the variety can be used several times.

Recipe number 5. Grated horse root and potatoes (one by one), 1 tbsp. K. Mix l honey and put it in a 1 cm layer on the waist, cover with polyethylene and a warm scarf. To be effective, it must last at least half an hour. Sessions can be conducted daily until the pain disappears.

Treatment according to folk recipes is not an alternative, but an additional method that has many advantages. Since natural ingredients are used, side effects are minimal. It also precludes addiction, which we can not say about some painkillers.

However, it should be noted that serious diseases require mandatory medication. By practicing treatment at home, you can skip the time or speed up the pathological process. Therefore, in case of low back pain, worsening of the general condition, it is necessary to consult a specialist. The attending physician can not only approve, but also recommend this or that remedy from the piggy bank of folk recipes. Ი Be healthy!