In combination with traditional methods of treatment, doctors often recommend that patients suffering from osteochondrosis pay attention to alternative methods. In combination with drug therapy, manual therapy and exercise therapy, treating osteochondrosis with folk remedies allows you to achieve impressive results in a short time!
Various ointments and rubs are used, compresses and lotions are applied, wraps are made, and herbal baths are taken.
However, it should be understood that all these methods of treating osteochondrosis are auxiliary and are intended only to relieve symptoms. Therefore, it is not worth giving up drug therapy prescribed by the doctor, exercise therapy and physical therapy.
General principles of treatment
In order for the treatment of chondrosis with folk remedies to quickly bring results, it is necessary to adhere to the following principles:
- Refuse to consume large amounts of salt.
- Every day, perform a series of exercises recommended by a physiotherapy specialist.
- Adhere to the principles of proper nutrition, limit the amount of sweets and fatty foods, consume more fresh fruit and vegetable juices, as well as protein-rich foods.
medicinal plants
Decoctions and infusions of medicinal herbs can significantly improve the patient's condition. It is important to consult a doctor before using such folk methods. In addition, you need to monitor the absence of allergic reactions - many medicinal plants contain strong allergens.
Most often, the following medicinal plants are used for chondrosis:
- Sunflower. Sunflower roots have pronounced medicinal properties. To prepare a decoction for a course of treatment, you will need 7-8 glasses of dried roots. It is necessary to prepare the drug as follows: a glass of raw material is poured with three liters of water. The roots must be boiled for 5 minutes. After that, the broth cools. It is recommended to consume it in half a glass before meals.
- Fir cones. Raw materials must be collected in the summer. You will need about 30 medium sized buds. A cone for the night should be poured with a glass of boiling water. The infusion is divided into two parts and is used in the morning and at night. The course of treatment lasts a month.
- Currant leaves. The preparation of the infusion is very simple: 0. 5 liters of boiling water is poured over 4-5 currant leaves at night. In the morning, the infusion must be filtered. The remedy must be drunk within a day.
- walnutsFor the treatment of osteochondrosis, only walnuts of a new crop are suitable. 3 kilograms of nuts are chopped and poured into 0. 5 liters of vodka. Infuse the remedy should be within 14 days. After that, the resulting liquid is filtered and a teaspoon is consumed per day.
- Dill seeds. It is required to fill a glass of seeds with half a liter of vodka. It is necessary to insist the remedy for 7-10 days, after which one tablespoon per day is taken.
- bay leafThis inexpensive and easy-to-prepare remedy effectively relieves the symptoms of osteochondrosis. About 5 grams of leaves should be boiled in 0. 5 liters of water for 5 minutes. After that, the broth is placed in a thermos and infused for 12 hours. Drink the drug should be within three days. A week later, the course of treatment can be repeated.
Compresses have a local heating and irritating effect, due to which rapid relief of osteochondrosis is achieved.
Rubbing
All kinds of friction and compresses are used both to relieve acute pain in the cervical, thoracic or lumbar region of the back, as well as to prevent its appearance.
One of the most widely used folk remedies for osteochondrosis is the so-called "grandma's rub" for the spine. This method is quite simple and inexpensive, as well as highly effective: after several procedures, most patients experience significant relief. Therefore, many believe that this method is the best of the existing ones.
The composition of the rub includes 300 ml of alcohol, 10 ml of iodine, the same amount of camphor alcohol and 10 tablets of analgin. All the liquid components used in this popular method are mixed, after which analgin is dissolved in them. The mixture is used to rub the areas of the spine affected by osteochondrosis.
course of treatment
For patients who do not notice significant relief of symptoms of osteochondrosis after the use of medications, including painkillers, a course of treatment is recommended. The recipe below assumes a 12-day course.
It is required to prepare two mixtures.
The composition of the first mixture includes:
- 50 gr of mustard powder;
- 50 ml of vodka and camphor alcohol;
- 3 beaten egg whites.
All components are well mixed. The mixture is infused in a dark container for 12 hours.
The second mix consists of the following ingredients:
- 100 gr of fresh natural honey;
- 150 ml of alcohol;
- 50 gr of aloe juice.
The components are also mixed and infused for 12 hours in a dark place.
The mixtures are used for therapeutic compresses. Compresses are applied twice a day to the affected area. Making a compress is very simple: a natural fabric must be soaked with a therapeutic composition, applied to the body and kept until completely dry.
The scheme for applying the mixtures is as follows: the first remedy is used for three days, the second is used for the next three days. Therefore, the compresses are alternated throughout the course. By the way, these therapeutic compresses are perfect for relieving pain in the hip and knee joints.
Folk remedies for quick relief of back pain.
If you need to quickly get rid of pain caused by osteochondrosis, you can use one of the following recipes:
- Potato and honey compress. A medium sized potato is carefully mashed and mixed with an equal amount of honey. The mixture is applied to the tissue and applied to the affected area for 2 hours.
- Compress with kerosene. The cloth is soaked in kerosene and applied to the affected area, such as the neck or lower back, for 3 hours. To prevent the evaporation of kerosene, the cloth is covered with cotton wool and polyethylene and fixed to the body with a bandage.
- Ginger and garlic. Ginger and garlic are crushed and mixed in equal parts. To the resulting mixture add a small amount of heated butter. The composition should be rubbed on the affected area in case of severe pain.
- Essential oils. Rubbing fir oil or menthol will help quickly relieve pain in osteochondrosis. This recipe should be used with caution: essential oils can cause a severe allergic reaction and skin irritation, as well as burns. To avoid unwanted effects, essential oils are previously mixed with vegetable base oils (olive, sea buckthorn or sunflower).
Herbal teas and fees
The result of the use of herbal preparations is not immediately noticeable, but their systematic use can significantly improve the patient's condition. In addition, the effect of such fees is quite long. However, before starting a course of treatment, it is necessary to carefully study all the contraindications of medicinal plants that are part of the fees and consult a doctor. Otherwise, the effect may be unpredictable.
Fees intended for the treatment of osteochondrosis are sold in pharmacies in finished form. You should not cook them yourself, as each collection includes herbs in certain proportions.
The composition of the rates usually includes components such as mint, licorice, calendula, St. John's wort, chamomile, mountain, plantain and back pain.
herbal baths
Baths with herbal preparations not only relieve the condition with osteochondrosis, but also normalize the general condition of the patient. For a healing bath, 400-500 grams of dry raw materials are needed.
A bath can improve well-being with osteochondrosis. However, if you have diseases of the cardiovascular system, you should avoid too hot baths - the procedure has a strong effect on the heart.
Baths should be taken in courses lasting 5-7 days. Proper treatment will allow you to quickly forget about pain and stiffness in movements.
Below are the most popular and effective bath recipes that relieve the condition with osteochondrosis:
- Based on birch leaves. The leaves must be collected in May. Dry raw materials are poured with boiling water, the resulting broth is poured into the bath. The duration of the procedure is half an hour.
- Chestnut bath. Chestnuts, previously chopped, should be boiled for a quarter of an hour.
- Bath with infusion of pine needles. Any needle will do: spruce, spruce, pine, etc. The needles must be boiled for 20 minutes and poured into a hot water bath. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes.
- Chamomile bath. Chamomile flowers are infused in boiling water for half an hour. The infusion is filtered and poured into a hot bath.
When using women's baths, it is important to remember that heating is contraindicated in inflammatory gynecological diseases. Therefore, before the course, it is important to visit a gynecologist.
bee venom treatment
Apitherapy (from the Latin word "apis" - bee) is a method of treatment based on the use of components contained in bee venom. At the time of a bee sting, more than 50 substances enter the human body that can have a therapeutic effect on osteochondrosis. The composition of bee venom includes fats, sterol, acetylcholine, glucose and a number of other components that alleviate the patient's condition, activate metabolism and relieve pain.
Bee venom is a remedy used by ancient healers to treat back pain. If you are afraid of pain when biting, you can use ointments, which include propolis, beeswax, pollen, and bee venom extract.
Bee venom has the following effects:
- anti-inflammatory;
- antibacterial;
- analgesic.
In addition, the poison stimulates immune defenses, strengthens the walls of blood vessels and improves metabolism. Thanks to apitherapy, muscle spasms can be relieved, thanks to which it is possible to eliminate the compression of the nerve roots and blood vessels.
Trying to relieve the symptoms of osteochondrosis with apitherapy at home is not safe: bee venom is a fairly strong allergen. Also, the course of treatment for the patient, especially in the elderly, should be developed individually, taking into account the state of his health and the specifics of the course of the disease. It is better to entrust the treatment to a specialist and be sure to get a preliminary consultation with a doctor!
You need to treat your back wisely. Alternative treatment will bring results only if you first consult your doctor and are convinced that the remedy will not harm your health!