Cervical osteochondrosis is the cause of acute pain that is difficult to control with medication. The use of folk remedies allows you to get rid of unpleasant symptoms in this disease and not to harm the body. They are used in addition to conservative therapy, physiotherapy, massage, and increase the chances of recovery.
Features of an unconventional approach
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine with folk methods is carried out under the supervision of a specialist. The disease itself is considered dangerous, therefore, without qualified medical care, it progresses rapidly and leads to a number of complications. Doctors take an unconventional approach when identifying serious contraindications or acute intolerance to anti-inflammatory drugs. Therefore, the main features of treatment are:
- The minimum number of side effects and availability to all population groups.
- The proven recipes only contain natural ingredients, which increases the safety of their use.
- High efficiency of treatment with the right approach.
- The possibility of combining traditional therapy, massage, exercise therapy, physiotherapy with traditional medicine techniques.
- Little chance of side effects, depending on the dosage and duration of the course.
- Successful relief of inflammation and pain syndrome, elimination of muscle spasms, stabilization of the central nervous system.
- The ability to cook everything yourself from quality ingredients, the whole process is simple and does not require any special knowledge or training.
- Treatment is carried out at home.
Traditional methods allow you to achieve stable remission and stop the progression of the disease, increase immunity and improve the general condition of the patient. Due to the naturalness of the composition, there is a small chance of side effects or the development of complications.
The main methods and means of treatment
Cervical osteochondrosis manifests itself in a number of unpleasant symptoms. Many patients complain of decreased vision or hearing, the occurrence of tinnitus, increased fatigue, muscle, tooth and headaches, and the inability to fully perform simple exercises due to stiffness. To combat them, various methods and recipes of traditional medicine are used, namely:
- Anoint,
- Rub,
- Tinctures,
- Decoctions,
- Compresses,
- Bath.
All ingredients for proven recipes can be found in every drugstore and are usually cheap. This applies not only to herbal preparations, but also to beekeeping products (bee venom, propolis, bee bread), snake venom, aromatic oils and others.
Compresses can be used for several hours or overnight, depending on the substance chosen.
Best compresses for neck pain
Treatment of cervical chondrosis with folk remedies is better to begin with the use of various types of rubs and compresses. Local exposure warms the area, reduces the manifestation of pain, improves blood circulation, and relieves inflammation. Do the procedure several times a day, usually no more than five. In this case, the specified exposure time must not be exceeded. The best recipes for compresses are:
- It is necessary to find fresh leaves of horseradish and pour boiling water over them. After the solution is cooled a little and infused, gauze is moistened in it and applied to the sore area. It is better not to do all of this at night. Thanks to the special components, such an effect relieves pain well.
- Take fresh cottage cheese, knead it well and add a little vinegar. The resulting mass is evenly applied to the neck area. On the compress you need to put a scarf or a warm cloth. All of this is held for at least 12 hours, so it is most often recommended to do this at night.
- Common turpentine has proven itself well in the fight against cervical osteochondrosis. 200 g of rye flour are mixed with water and a hard cake is created. It is infused for two days, after which turpentine is applied to the sore area, covered with dough and wrapped in a scarf. While the discomfort is bearable, all of this must be recorded, then the area is rinsed with warm water.
- Effectively relieves inflammation and pain with honey and potatoes. To do this, peeled tubers are rubbed on a coarse grater, mixed with a natural beekeeping product in half, and everything is applied to the sore area. Lay paper and a clean rag over it. Hold for 2 hours, then rinse with water and dry the area. Rub fir oil into the skin.
Eggs, vodka, aloe juice with honey, garlic and kerosene are also used as main ingredients for compresses for osteochondrosis. With some products it is particularly important to observe the dosage and duration of exposure, as they can lead to burns if used carelessly.
Rub the neck with osteochondrosis
Alternative methods of treatment also suggest using good rubbing along with compresses. They can be made up of a variety of components to treat pain, pinching, or other pathological conditions in the neck. The following recipes are very popular:
- Take half a pack of natural butter (72%), mix it with a tablespoon of flour, beaten egg and 25 g of vinegar. The mixture should be of a uniform consistency, and then it is sent to a dark place for infusion. The resulting composition is washed into the painful area, covered with a film for a few hours, and then washed off with warm water.
- Grated radish is rubbed on a coarse grater, in the end you should get about half a glass. Vodka and honey are added in the same amount, ordinary salt is added, 2 tablespoons will be enough. After a homogeneous mass has been obtained, the composition can be used as granules. The mixture perfectly warms up and relieves painful sensations.
- If the pain is severe, it is good to use a mixture of ethanol, iodine and camphor alcohol. They are mixed in a ratio of 300 ml: 10 ml: 10 ml. To the resulting composition, 10 tablets of analgin are added in crushed form.
If there is a cut or open wound at the rub site, they cannot be used. Better to use compresses or other proven techniques. It is also unacceptable to use them in chronic skin diseases, the exacerbation of which can provoke such treatment.
Popular ointments
Osteochondrosis cannot be cured with ointments alone, but they are an important part of complex therapy. Various formulations are able to numb the problem area, reduce inflammation and improve the general condition. The following proven recipes are very popular:
- Take half a pack of high quality butter (you can replace it with pork fat), add peppermints, coriander fruits and birch buds to it. Apply the resulting ointment to the problem area 23 times a day.
- Add St. John's wort, snake climber's root, birch buds too little, or add fat. Insist a little on the resulting mixture and only use it as directed.
- Take marigold flowers, mint grass, hop seeds, meadowsweet flowers, eucalyptus leaves and mix everything with fat. Apply the resulting composition to the painful area.
- Take 6 large bay leaves, mix with juniper needles (about 1 teaspoon), add 70 g of butter. Grind the mixture well, preferably in a blender, until a homogeneous consistency is obtained, and rub it into a sore area. The composition perfectly relieves pain and soothes the affected area.
Ointments can also be used as compresses by wearing a scarf over them. It is important to firmly fix everything with a bandage, and so that the fabric does not absorb the mixture, a plastic sheet is placed on top.
Decoctions from crops
Traditional medicine offers not only a local effect for a sore throat, but also the use of many homemade medications by mouth. If ointments, compresses and rubbing help to locally solve the problem of inflammation and pain, then decoctions, infusions perfectly stimulate the immune system and improve the metabolism from the inside.
The most popular recipes are:
- Take about 400 g of cranberries and peeled garlic cloves, a little medium will do. Thoroughly grind them or finely chop them, leave them in a clean container for a day. Then add 800 g of honey to the composition and mix until a homogeneous consistency is achieved. The medicine is applied in a teaspoon three times a day.
- Take sunflower root (finding it out of season is problematic), rinse thoroughly and dry, chop. It is enough to add 150 g to 3 liters of water. All of this is lit and brought to a boil. The resulting broth is infused for two days, then taken in a tablespoon 30 minutes before meals. It is advisable to prepare a new serving of the drug in advance so as not to interrupt the course.
- Take 250 g of peeled needles and pour a liter of water. Put all of this on fire and cook for half an hour. Remove the twigs from the broth and divide it into equal parts, so that you get 6 servings that must be drunk within three days with an interval of 8-12 hours.
- Dandelion root (approx. 15 g) is cleaned of dirt, shoots dried and poured with half a liter of boiling water. The resulting solution is infused for an hour, after which it is filtered and taken in a tablespoon before meals.
Such decoctions remove salts from the body well, this is easy to understand from the changing color of urine. At the beginning of the process it becomes almost orange, after which it becomes more transparent once all the harmful components have left the body. But it should be remembered that spicy and salty foods are strictly forbidden for the duration of the treatment.
Decoctions work well with other more conservative methods and help the body fight pathology. Medicinal herbs such as burdock, wheatgrass, string, violets and plants are also used.
Medicinal baths
In cervical osteochondrosis, warm water to which various components have been added relieves tension, pain and cramps well. The procedure is carried out at a temperature in the range of 37-39 ° C, a higher rise in the thermometer is not acceptable. It should be remembered that this is a medical procedure, so it is important not to overdo it. As a useful addition, you can use:
- Birch leaves,
- Buckeye,
- Chamomile,
- Bishop,
- Needles branches.
The residence time in the water is 10-20 minutes, even if the procedure is carried out for preventive purposes. Due to the optimal temperature and the presence of phyto-components in the water, the muscle tissue relaxes, inflammation decreases, and pain is practically not felt. Such baths are also useful for dizziness, frequent pain and mood enhancement to improve psycho-emotional state.
Herbal teas
You can check the effectiveness of this or that remedy by checking the reviews of other patients with a similar disease. Patients usually share prescriptions about which remedies worked best, which turned out to be completely ineffective. One of the most popular treatments are herbal teas. The following fees are used in the fight against osteochondrosis:
- Calendula + chamomile + strawberry + birch leaf + St. John's wort.
- Licorice root + yarrow + peppermint + marigold.
- Lingonberry + thyme + plantain + lemon balm + rose hip + saber.
- Nettle + chamomile + dried flowers + marigold + dandelion.
- Strawberry + feverfew + pine buds + linden flowers + lavender.
Herbal preparations can be selected independently, compiled from different plants, or pre-made collections can be purchased.
Such fees are sold in pharmacies or phyto-shops, and usually when brewing it is not necessary to choose the dosage yourself, it is indicated on the package. In most cases, a teaspoon of 350 g of boiling water is enough. Drink the drink without adding sugar. Collections are especially effective in the early stages of the disease.
Other treatments
Traditional medicine uses a variety of ways to combat musculoskeletal pathologies. Not only food and herbs are used, but also dirt, paraffin, wax and other compounds. As practice shows, they are also good at relieving pain, eliminating inflammation, improving blood circulation and allowing you to extend the period of remission.
Medicinal mud is used in a variety of ways. Usually, the interventions are carried out in a sanatorium or in a special doctor's office. The exposure time is determined individually. The technology is also well suited for preventive purposes.
Mud treatment is also an unconventional way to deal with osteochondrosis.
Possible mistakes
Folk methods, despite their safety and naturalness, if used incorrectly, can be harmful. Treatment should be carried out under the strict supervision of specialists, since self-medication often leads to rapid progression of the pathology. To prevent this from happening, you need to avoid the most common mistakes:
- The use of heating pads or hot compresses in the acute phase is not allowed. Temporary relief does not mean relief because exposure to heat only spreads inflammation and exacerbates tissue damage.
- If the patient has frequent pressure surges, then baths and steam rooms in cervical osteochondrosis are contraindicated for him. Even people without high blood pressure cannot walk in it during the cold period when the body temperature is very high.
- Traditional medical recipes that have been tried and tested for excreting salts do not work for vertebral proliferation.
- In the area of the pathological process, self-massage or other direct effects can not be done, they only worsen the state of health and lead to complications.
These are the most common mistakes made by home self-medication or traditional medicine prescriptions. Therefore, it is better to study the pathology of the cervical vertebrae together with the attending physician.
How can aggravation be prevented?
The fight against cervical osteochondrosis can last a long time, and the patient must not only comply with all medical prescriptions, but also exclude all factors that provoke an exacerbation. You can protect yourself from deterioration in the following ways:
- In everyday life it is important to avoid straining the spine, not to make sharp turns of the head, squats, bends or a quick change of posture.
- Dress warmly for the weather to avoid hypothermia of the neck and shoulder girdle, always wear a scarf.
- Constantly do the exercises provided in the physical therapy exercises, do not miss any classes, follow the technology and the sequence of actions.
- If the job is related to sitting in a position or at the computer, then you need to take a short break and a simple warm-up every 1. 5 hours to restore blood circulation in the neck.
- Refuse alcohol and smoking, as they reduce the body's defenses, provoke complications and deterioration.
- Treat acute respiratory diseases and viruses in a timely manner, follow all medical prescriptions.
- Control body weight, exclude unhealthy foods and overeating in the evening.
- Refuse hot baths or baths.
- Buy a high-quality orthopedic mattress with a sufficient degree of firmness.
In addition, patients should see a massage therapist for treatment in the neck area, which is usually prescribed for 10 days. It is equally important not to refuse to carry weights more than 5 kg in one hand, otherwise there is a risk of deformation processes in the spine.
Cervical osteochondrosis is the destruction of cartilage tissue, which has a number of unpleasant consequences. Failure to start the fight in a timely manner will lead to pinching of nerve endings, squeezing of blood vessels and a decrease in performance. It is possible to treat the pathology not only with drugs, but also with folk remedies. To do this, the most effective methods and recipes that are safe and do not cause allergic reactions are selected.