Treatment of osteochondrosis with folk remedies
Osteochondrosis is an insidious disease in which the cartilage is affected and in later stages - the bone elements of the spine.
With age, intervertebral discs lose fluid and become less mobile and flexible, which adversely affects the function of the spine.
With the course of the disease, spines appear in the vertebrae, which not only disrupt the function of the spine, but also cause pain.
Osteochondrosis is a lesion of the intervertebral disc cartilage. The term "osteochondrosis" is formed from two Greek words denoting "bone" and "cartilage".This disease of the cartilage surfaces of the bones of the musculoskeletal system, mainly the spine( as well as the hip and knee joints).Unfortunately, the disease is now progressing. More about the symptoms, see here.
It is classified as osteochondrosis at the place of origin on the thoracic, cervical and lumbar.
1. Sharp turns of the head and trunk.
2. Subcooling.
3. Physical overload.
Manifestations of the disease depend on the type of osteochondrosis.
Pectoral osteochondrosis is characterized by pain and lumbago in the chest. The patient takes a forced position, in which unpleasant sensations are reduced to a minimum. The pain increases with a deep breath, torso, coughing and sneezing.
Cervical osteochondrosis is characterized by pain in the neck, giving back to the nape and shoulder. Difficult and painful turns of the head to the side. Lumbar osteochondrosis is characterized by low back pain with prolonged exertion, abrupt movements, hypothermia. The pain in such cases is very intense, arises abruptly, with lumbago. Pain is painful when moving, lifting weights, coughing, straining and turning, but disappears only when lying down. An unpleasant sensation a person experiences and when feeling the lumbar region. Sometimes soreness affects not only the lower back, but extends to the buttocks and even the hips.
Diagnosis of the disease is based on examination, collection of complaints and the history of the disease. Also, the doctor appoints special research methods: radiography of the spine and scintigraphy of the bone system.
Anti-inflammatory drugs and vitamins are prescribed from medications. In the absence of the effect of conservative therapy, doctors resort to surgical treatment.
Prognosis with adequate treatment is favorable.
Prevention of the disease is a mobile lifestyle, yoga and pilates, the correct diet.
How to relieve pain syndrome?
First, you need to take such a position that the muscles of the spinal cord and cervical spine should be as relaxed as possible, simply put on your back or stomach. In the supine position on the back, it is necessary to bend the legs in the knees and hip joints and put them on a high roller so that the feet do not touch the bed. Under the waist, the pillow should be placed so that the lumbar region abuts against it. The head end of the bed from the level of the shoulder blades should be slightly elevated. Relaxation of all involved muscles relieves pain syndrome and promotes the gradual elimination of the inflammatory process, resorption of the edema. But, of course, in case of absolute rest - after all, active limbs and trunk movements in an acute period significantly injure the degenerative disc and intensify the irritation of the nerve root. This is a general scheme.
The patient should lie down comfortably so that the pains come to naught. The lying position on the abdomen is convenient for rubbing anesthetics and rubbing. After rubbing on the grated naked body, it is necessary to impose a coat( scarf, large kerchief) and reinforce it with a bandage. On top, you can also put a warm water bottle.
A good effect gives and massage. We remind you: all this is desirable to do after the appointment of a doctor.
What's going on? As a rule, this disease is associated with a violation of the cushioning function of intervertebral discs. The cause of the emergence and development of osteochondrosis can be even the slightest trauma of the spine. In addition to injuries, osteochondrosis causes an incorrect posture during work, both at the computer desk, and behind the milling machine, and behind the Contrabass. Although often osteochondrosis occurs and physical overload. This is mainly due to the rise of significant weights and a sharp change in the position of the trunk( for example, the transfer of furniture when moving).
What should I do? As there are almost every osteochondrosis today, we will give some recommendations for the prevention and relief of pain. Although a full-fledged treatment can be prescribed only by a qualified specialist, that is, a neuropathologist, in some cases - an osteopath.
So, the first recommendation concerns our gait. It is necessary to work out a springy gait and keep the body upright, without slouching or tilting the head. It is advisable first to step on the toe, and from it smoothly "rolling" on the heel. This reduces the concussion of the spine and the load on the vertebrae and intervertebral discs.
It's best to give up shoes with high heels or reduce the wearing time to a minimum. The sole of the footwear should not be too rigid, the elastic sole, which does not cause additional muscle tension and, accordingly, the load on the spine, is more suitable.
If your work is related to a long sitting( for example, at a computer or at a desk), place frequently used items at arm's length and choose a comfortable chair. By "comfortable chair" is meant a stable chair of moderate softness, when sitting on which your waist and shoulder blades rest on the back. If the height of the stool is not adjusted, select a low stand under the legs, so that the knees are at the level of the thigh. During pains, you can also put a pillow under your waist. Try every 40-50 minutes for at least 5 minutes to get up, walk, if possible, to do simple exercises.
Avoid lifting and carrying weights above 5 kilograms. Distribute the load evenly. It is better to put it in 2 grids equally and from time to time stop for rest, putting a load on the ground, than to carry weights in one hand, periodically replacing it. It is best to carry weights in a backpack. This rule applies even to shopping for groceries.
And finally, a dream. Try to adopt a position in which you do not feel pain. Different people will have this situation different. Full people can afford to sleep on their stomachs, and people are lean at this position during sleep, it is desirable to put a small pillow under your stomach. Most often, the position on the side does not cause pain.
If back pain does not give you rest, and you can not afford to take a sick leave, get a special belt that fixes the lumbar spine. Choose the belt in accordance with the recommendations of your doctor.
Tips
When osteochondrosis of any location should try to avoid cooling the body. Overcooling is very dangerous, probably means exacerbation of the disease, the emergence of a sharp pain syndrome. But if the person is all soaked, you must immediately remove the soaked clothes, take a bath, rub the body with a towel, starting with the neck, then the body and immediately put on a warm shirt. Then, taking from the warm bath alternately one leg after another, rub it and put on warm socks. Rinse the body followed by a linen or cotton towel. If there is no bath or shower, rub out a red towel, put on warm clothes, drink hot tea, lie down and cover yourself well.
In the complex treatment and prevention of osteochondrosis, a good role is also played by proper nutrition. Eat small meals six times a day. Of products are contraindicated: grapes, raisins, grape juices and wines, beans.
Recipes. Traditional medicine recommends for cleaning the spine from accumulated salts to drink a decoction of cranberry leaves. To prepare the broth, pour 2 teaspoons of leaves with a glass of boiling water and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Then strain, cool a bit and drink. In a day you need to drink one glass of broth.
Osteochondrosis is a disease of the "sedentary lifestyle", when physical stress on the human body is clearly insufficient, so its best prevention is an active lifestyle with daily sports exercises.
Lightness, flexibility and smoothness of movements are an integral part of youth. Do not people dream about it the more often, the older they become?
One of the most common diseases of joints - osteochondrosis - is a natural process of joint wear. It arises from the pressure of gravity on the spine. The fact is that in the vertebral canal there is a spinal cord that controls all our movements and automatic processes. And so, its processes - the roots - come out of the intervertebral openings of the spine, then to repeatedly branch into nerves, which conduct nerve impulses to each muscle and each organ. And if the cartilaginous surfaces of intervertebral joints and intervertebral discs wear out, the vertebrae approach each other and begin to press on the roots of the spinal cord. This causes pain syndrome.
Is it possible to alleviate the condition of a patient with a severe attack of pain? Yes, and for this in folk medicine there are many wonderful means.
Dissolve 3 g of stone oil in 150 ml of warm water, add 100 ml of medical alcohol, 20-25 drops of iodine and on the tip of a knife of ground red pepper. In this solution, moisten the gauze folded several times, and pribintuyte it to a sore spot. Top with cellophane. The compress is done at night, the total number of compresses is 10-15.
This insidious disease causes pain in the spine with the slightest movement. Osteochondrosis is difficult to treat, and sometimes a person suffers from this disease for many years without getting relief. To remove acute attacks of pain with osteochondrosis, recipes with sea salt will help you.
• Dissolve a tablespoon of sea salt in a liter of water, bring to a boil, then cool to a temperature of 36-38 ° C.Daily rub your neck and spine in the area of the seventh cervical vertebra with a towel soaked in this solution. The course of treatment is 10-12 days, then a 5-day break and can be repeated.
• Take half a piece of laundry soap, grate on a large grater, add a teaspoon of baking soda, 100 grams of sunflower oil and three teaspoons of fine sea salt. Mix everything well and insist for three days. Mix( lubricate the entire back before going to sleep, the course of treatment is two to three weeks, then a five-day break and can be repeated.)
• Heat the water in a bucket to 50 ° C, put 300 grams of sea salt and 5-6 packets of dry sea kale. Let it brew for half an hour and strain through the cheesecloth Apply a compress on the sore spot on a clean gauze pad( the thickness of the layer is about two centimeters), cover it with cellophane and wrap it in a warm kerchief, leave the compress for 5-6 hours,5-10 procedures.2-day break, then the course can be repeated
Dystrophic spine disease, intervertebral disc damage, more often in the cervical and lumbar spine
Pain in the occipital, interblade areas, neck pain, especially with movements, numbness of fingers during sleepThese signs are characteristic for osteochondrosis of the cervical region: vertigo and flashing of flies in front of the eyes testify to involvement of vertebral arteries and cerebral circulation in the process.
Osteochondrosis of the lumbar region appears gradually. There is a feeling of fatigue and minor painful sensations when the torso is tilted forward. With a sharp turn, severe unbearable pain can occur in the lumbar, gluteal region and in the legs.
Prevention: follow the body weight, lead an active lifestyle, exercise, sleep on a semi-rigid bed, avoid hypothermia.
Treatment: complex conservative therapy( various types of stretching the spine with the help of collars, bandages, corsets).Physiotherapy.
The Chinese consider the excessive use of salt as the cause of osteochondrosis. Chinese instead of salt use sea kale or sea salt on the tip of the knife, so they do not have this disease.
Tibetan methods of treatment ( according to B. Vostokov):
1. Preheat the painful part of the spine with lamp or hot bath. Then make massage and apply compress from fir oil. To do this, put a strip of fir oil width of 20 cm on the spine, apply a compress paper, fasten and put on a light woolen sweater for the night.
Additionally, take medication( optional).
Tibetan cleaning fee.
Composition: chamomile, St. John's wort, immortelle, birch buds, a sheet of strawberry - only 100 g.
2 tablespoons of the collection pour 400 g of steep boiling water and insist in a thermos night. Strain. How to use:
- for obesity, bad memory, add 1 teaspoon of flower honey or 20 g of dried apricots. Take in the morning instead of breakfast for 200 g.
- for cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, nephritis, cholecystitis and other chronic diseases take 2 times a day for 20 minutes.before eating 100 g.
No contraindications.
In addition, take:
nerofluks number 2 - mistletoe, - 100 g, mallow - 100 g, melissa "- 15 g, sage - 15 g, valerian ( root) - 15 g. 2 tablespoons of the collection put in a thermos, pour2 cups of boiling water, insist 2 hours, take 20 days, then break for 10 days
Treatment charge against osteochondrosis, hypertension, allergies: viburnum - 500 g, flower honey - 500 g, aloe - 500 g, cahors - 500 g.
Take 100 g 3 times daily before meals!
And do not forget to take the Tibetan cleaning fee!
When salt is depositedLudmila Kim recommends:
1. One kilogram of birch and aspen bark is added to 100 g of the oak bark and from the resulting mixture is prepared a strong broth. Take half a cup 3 times a day.then - a noticeable relief.
2. In 100 g acetic essence omit 2 eggs. When the shell dissolves, the film must be removed, grind the eggs with 30 g butter and mix with the liquid. Obtained means to lubricate sick joints.
3. 3-4 red fly agaric cut, pour into the basin 2-3 liters of steep boiling water. As soon as a little cool, soak up the sore spots. Can also be used for compresses.
4. Take the big celery with the root, turn through the meat grinder, squeeze out the juice. Juice take inside 2 tablespoons 3 times a day before meals, and from the refuse to do warming compresses. In a week, as a rule, any "thorns" or "spurs" disappear.
5. For the removal of salts from the body, folk medicine recommends that you collect and dry in the shade the leaves of all fruit and berry crops available to you. Collect brew and drink like tea.
6. Fresh swan crush in mortar in mixture with honey. Relieves arthritic pain. They are also facilitated by a suspension of birch ashes with urine and kerosene.
7. The administered polyarthritis is treated with a "Tibetan bath."Dig a hole of 0.5-0.7 m deep. In it, is burned with birch firewood. For the remaining coals, place the firewood twice. Then lay the old bones on the formed layer of coals and wait for the bones to burn. Then, on the ashes, throw raw logs of birch, and so that they do not catch fire, lay the needles of any coniferous trees with a thick layer and set the patient on this needles. Cover it( you can with your head) and steam out until you have enough patience. Then the patient should be well wrapped and put in a warm place for two hours. After wipe off the patient's moisture and hold a general massage.
8. In Russian villages of rheumatic patients, polyarthritis was stripped naked and placed in a horse manure pile. It helped.
Required:
for 2 tbsp.spoons of sage leaves, leaves of plantain, 40 g of Vaseline, 4 tbsp.tablespoons sunflower oil.
Method of preparation.
Leaves the leaves and mix, add petrolatum and sunflower oil preliminarily melted on a water bath. Stir the mixture thoroughly.
How to use.
Ointment lubricate the affected area 2-3 times a day.
Required:
4 tbsp.spoons of menthol oil, 250 ml of sunflower oil.
Method of preparation.
Oils thoroughly mix.
How to use.
The solution is used externally for compresses: apply a compress to the affected area for 50-60 minutes. The procedure should be carried out 2-3 times a day.
Requires:
2 tbsp.spoons of calendula flowers, 125 ml of sunflower oil.
Method of preparation.
Cut flowers and pour oil. The mixture is poured into a glass jar and insist 5-6 days. Strain the solution through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
The solution should be used externally: to lubricate them with sore spots 2-3 times a day.
0.2 g mumie mix thoroughly with 2 teaspoons of warm boiled water and leave for 20-22 hours. Strain, add 36 g of bee honey to the solution, mix. Take a solution of 2 teaspoons 2 times a day for 20-30 minutes before eating. The course of treatment is 6-7 days.
0.4 g mum take internally 2 times a day for 20-30 minutes before meals for 4 weeks.
Simultaneously with ingestion, rub the affected areas.
1. To recover from injuries, it is recommended to drink pomegranate juice daily in unlimited quantities.
2. Required:
for 1 tbsp.spoon of dandelion juice, turnip juice, carrot juice.
Method of preparation.
Juices mixed.
How to use.
Take 1/2 cup daily 2-3 times a day.
Required:
1 tbsp.a spoon of a grass of a yarrow ordinary, on
2 items.spoon leaves peppermint, licorice root naked,
3 tbsp.spoons of flowers of calendula officinalis, 1 liter of water.
Method of preparation.
Components of collection, grind, stir and 3 tbsp. Spoon the mixture with pour boiling water. Insist for 8-9 hours. Strain the infusion through 2-3 layers of gauze and squeeze the raw material.
How to use.
Take 1/3 cup 3-4 times a day for 20-25 minutes before meals.
Requires:
for 1 tbsp.spoon of white willow bark, St. John's wort, perforated, 2 tbsp.spoons of wild strawberry leaves, birch leaves warty, 3 tbsp.spoons of flowers of calendula officinalis, flowers of chamomile, 1 liter of water.
Method of preparation.
Components of collection, grind, stir and 2 tbsp. Spoon the mixture with pour boiling water, insist for 3-4 hours, drain the infusion through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Take 1/3 cup 3-4 times a day for 15-20 minutes before meals.
Required:
for 1 tbsp.a spoon of a bark of a buckthorn fragile, grass of a sequence of tripartite, 2 tbsp.spoons of herb yarrow, herb, oregano, common, 3 tbsp.spoons of hawthorn fruit, elderberry flowers, 1.5 liters of water.
Method of preparation.
Components of collection, grind, mix and 2 tbsp. Spoon the mixture with pour boiling water, insist for 8-10 h, strain the infusion through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Take 1/4 cup 3-4 times a day for 15-20 minutes before meals.
Requires:
1 head of garlic, 500 ml of vodka.
Method of preparation.
Peeled garlic and chopped vodka. Insist in a dark place for 7-8 days, periodically shaking. Strain the tincture through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Take 5-6 drops 2 times a day - morning and evening.
Required:
1 tbsp.spoon of cranberry leaves, 250 ml of water.
Method of preparation.
Leaves grind, pour boiling water, put on a slow fire, bring to a boil and boil for 15-17 minutes. Decoction cool and strain through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Take 2 tbsp.spoon 3 times a day.
Required:
1 tbsp.a spoonful of dry grass of geranium meadow, 500 ml of water.
Method of preparation.
Grind the grass and pour cold boiled water. Insist for 8-10 hours Strain the infusion through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Take small sips throughout the day.
Required:
3 tbsp.spoons of grass herb fragrant, 1 liter of water.
Method of preparation.
Grass herb pour boiling water. Insist for 5-6 hours, strain through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Take 1/4 cup 3-4 times a day in a warm form.
Required:
4 tbsp.spoons rhizomes bought, 1 liter of water.
Method of preparation.
Rhizomes pour boiling water, put on a slow fire, bring to a boil and boil for 10-15 minutes.
Insist for 15-20 hours, strain through 2-3 layers of gauze.
Method of use.
Decoction is used externally for compresses.
Requires:
2 kg of pine cones and needles, 2 kg of table salt, 3 liters of water.
Method of preparation.
Needles and cones pour cold boiled water, put on a slow fire, bring to a boil and boil for 20-30 minutes. Insist 12-14 hours, then strain through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Pour into infusion, add salt. Take a bath for 20 minutes not more than 2 times a week.
Fractures, dislocations, bruises
Bone fractures, dislocations and bruises are the result of injuries that cause pain. Such pathology requires urgent medical help. Traditional medicine helps to cope with the pain.
Requires:
500 grams of chamomile flowers, 6 liters of water.
Method of preparation.
Chamomile flowers pour boiling water, put on a slow fire, bring to a boil and boil for 5-7 minutes. Strain the broth through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Broth pour into a bath. Take a bath for 20 minutes.
Requires:
1 kg of aspen bark, 3 liters of water.
Method of preparation.
Cut the bark and pour boiling water. Then put on a slow fire, bring to a boil and boil for 5-7 minutes. Strain the broth through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Broth pour into a bath. Take a bath for 20 minutes.
Requires:
for 1 tbsp.a spoonful of honey and walnuts.
Method of preparation.
Nuts chop and mix thoroughly with honey.
How to use.
Take 1 tbsp.spoon 3-4 times a day for 10 minutes before a meal 10 days.
Required:
2 tbsp.spoons of honey, 40 ml of blackberry juice, 100 ml of water.
Method of preparation.
Honey pour boiling water, put on a slow fire, bring to a boil, but do not boil. Remove from heat, cool and add blackberry juice.
How to use.
Take 2 tbsp.spoon 2-3 times a day for 20 minutes before a meal 2 weeks.
Requires:
100 ml of aloe juice, 300 g of honey, 500 g of walnuts, juice of 3 lemons.
Method of preparation.
Mix components and mix thoroughly.
How to use.
The mixture should be taken 2 teaspoons 3-4 times a day for 20-30 minutes before meals.
Required:
juice 1/2 lemon, 1 tbsp.spoon of oatmeal, sour cream, dried fruits, walnuts, 2 apples.
Method of preparation.
Mix thoroughly and add 3 tbsp.spoons of warm boiled water.
How to use.
The whole mass to eat for the day.
Requires:
1 glass of raisins, 1 glass of walnuts, 1.5 cups of May honey, 2 lemons.
Method of preparation.
All ingredients( except honey) pass through a meat grinder, add honey and mix thoroughly.
How to use.
mixture take 1 tbsp.spoon 4-5 times a day for 10 lb min before meals.
Requires:
300 g of horseradish roots, 1 kg of honey.
Method of preparation.
Roots of horseradish chop and mix thoroughly with honey. In a three-liter jar, pour this mixture with cold boiled water to the top and put in the refrigerator.
How to use.
Take 1 tbsp.spoon 4-5 times a day for 15-20 minutes before meals.
Requires:
1/2 cup oats, honey to taste, 2 liters of water.
Method of preparation.
Oats pour boiling water, put on a slow fire, bring to a boil and boil for 20-25 minutes. In the broth to taste add honey.
How to use.
Take 1/2 cup 4-5 times a day.
Required:
2 tbsp.spoons of berries of mountain ash, 500 ml of water.
Method of preparation.
Berries pour boiling water, insist for 1-2 hours Strain the infusion through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Take 1/3 cup 3-4 times a day.
Required:
1 tbsp.spoon of parsley seeds, 250 ml of water
Method of preparation.
Seeds are worn in powder and pour with boiling water, infuse for 1-2 hours.
Method of application.
Take 1 dec.spoon 5-6 times a day.
Requires:
1 kg of aspen bark, 1 kg of birch bark, 100 g of oak bark.
Method of preparation.
Components grind, stir and 1 tbsp. Spoon the mixture with pour boiling water. Place the dishes on a slow fire, bring to a boil and boil for 5-7 minutes. Strain the broth through 2-3 layers of gauze.
How to use.
Take 1/2 cup 1 time per day.