Cervical osteochondrosis is the cause of acute pain, which is poorly controlled by medication. The use of folk remedies allows you to get rid of the unpleasant symptoms of this disease and will not harm the body. They are used in addition to conservative therapy, physiotherapy, massage, as a supplement and increase the chances of recovery.
Characteristics of an unconventional approach
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine with traditional 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. An unconventional approach is used by doctors in case of detection of serious contraindications or acute intolerance to anti-inflammatory drugs. Thus, the main characteristics of the treatment are:
- The minimum number of side effects and availability for all segments of the population.
- Proven recipes contain only natural ingredients, which increases the safety of their use.
- High treatment efficiency with the right approach.
- The possibility of combining traditional therapy, massage, exercise therapy, physiotherapy with the techniques of traditional medicine.
- Low likelihood of side effects, subject to dosage and duration of treatment.
- Successful relief of inflammation and pain syndrome, elimination of muscle spasms, stabilization of the central nervous system.
- The ability to cook everything yourself from high-quality ingredients, the whole process is simple and does not require special knowledge and training.
- The 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 low probability of side effects or the development of complications.
The main methods and means of treatment
Cervical osteochondrosis is manifested by a number of unpleasant symptoms. Many patients complain of decreased vision or hearing, the onset of tinnitus, increased fatigue, muscles, toothaches and headaches, inability to fully perform simple exercises due to stiffness. To combat them, various methods and recipes of traditional medicine are used, namely:
- ointments,
- friction,
- dyes,
- decoctions,
- compress,
- thermal baths.
All of the ingredients for proven recipes can be found at any drugstore, and they are generally inexpensive. This applies not only to herbal preparations, but also to bee products (bee venom, propolis, bee bread), snake venom, aromatic oils and others.
The compresses can be applied 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 start with the use of different types of rubs and compresses. Local exposure will warm the area, reduce the manifestation of pain, improve blood circulation, and relieve inflammation. Do the procedure several times a day, usually no more than five. In this case, the specified exposure time should not be exceeded. The best compress recipes are:
- It is necessary to find fresh horseradish leaves, pour boiling water over them. After the solution has cooled and infused a little, the gauze is moistened in it and applied to the sore spot. It is better not to do all of this at night. Thanks to special components, such an effect well relieves pain.
- Take fresh cottage cheese, knead it well and add a little vinegar. The resulting mass is applied evenly to the neck area. On top of the compress you need to put on a scarf or put on a warm cloth. All this takes place for at least 12 hours, so it is most often recommended to do it at night.
- Regular turpentine has proven itself in the fight against cervical osteochondrosis. Water is added to 200 g of rye flour and a hard cake is made. It is infused for two days, after which turpentine is applied to the sore spot, covered with paste and wrapped in a scarf. While the discomfort is bearable, all of it must be held and then removed, the place is rinsed with lukewarm water.
- Effectively relieves inflammation and pain with honey and potatoes. To do this, the peeled tubers are rubbed on a coarse grater, mixed in half with a natural beekeeping product, and all this is applied to the sore spot. In addition to that, put paper and a clean cloth. Hold for 2 hours, then rinse with water and dry the area. Rub the fir oil into the skin.
Eggs, vodka, aloe juice with honey, garlic and kerosene are also used as the main ingredients for compresses against osteochondrosis. With some products, it is particularly important to respect the dosage and the duration of exposure, because if used carelessly, they can cause burns.
Neck rubs with osteochondrosis
Other treatment methods also suggest using good rubbing with compresses. They can be made up of a wide variety of components to treat pain, pinching, or other pathological conditions in the neck. The following recipes are very popular for this:
- Take half a sachet of natural butter (72%), mix with a tablespoon of flour, a beaten egg and 25 g of vinegar. The mixture should have a uniform consistency, after which it is sent to a dark place for brewing. 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, at the end you should get about half a glass. Vodka and honey are added in the same amount, ordinary salt is added to them, 2 tbsp is enough. After obtaining a homogeneous mass, the composition can be used in the form of grains. The mixture perfectly warms and relieves painful sensations.
- For severe pain 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, respectively. To the resulting composition, 10 tablets of analgin are added in crushed form.
If there is a cut or open wound at the site of the rubbing, they cannot be used. Better to use compresses or other proven techniques. It is also unacceptable to apply them in the presence of chronic pathologies of the skin, the exacerbation of which can provoke such treatment.
Popular ointments
It is impossible to cure osteochondrosis with ointments on their own, but they are an important part of complex therapy. Different formulations are able to anesthetize the problem area, relieve inflammation and improve general condition. The following proven recipes are very popular:
- Take half a packet of high-quality butter (you can replace it with pork fat), add peppermint, coriander fruits and birch buds to it. Apply the resulting ointment to the problem area 23 times a day.
- Add St. John's Wort, Mountain Snake root, birch buds to a little or fat. Insist a little on the resulting mixture and use only as directed.
- Take calendula flowers, mint, 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 them 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 on a sensitive point. The composition perfectly relieves pain and soothes the affected area.
The ointments can also be used as compresses by wearing a scarf over them. It is important to fix everything tightly with a bandage, and so that the fabric does not absorb the mixture, they put plastic wrap on it.
Decoctions of useful plants
Traditional medicine not only offers a local effect on a sore neck, but also the intake of many homemade medicines by mouth. If ointments, compresses and rubbing locally help to solve the problem of inflammation and pain, then decoctions, infusions perfectly stimulate the immune system, improve metabolism from the inside.
The most popular recipes are:
- Take about 400 g of cranberries and peeled garlic cloves, a little medium is enough. Grind them thoroughly or finely chop them, leave them in a clean container for a day. After that, add 800 g of honey to the composition, mix until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. The drug is applied in a teaspoon 3 times a day.
- Take the sunflower root (finding it out of season is problematic), rinse thoroughly and dry, chop it. It will be enough 150 g, which are added to 3 liters of water. All this is put on the fire and brought to a boil. The resulting broth is infused for two days, after which it is taken in a tablespoon 30 minutes before meals. It is advisable to prepare a new portion of the drug in advance so as not to interrupt the course.
- Take 250 g of peeled needles, pour a liter of water. Put everything on the fire and cook for half an hour. Clean the resulting broth from the branches and divide it into equal parts to form 6 portions, which should be drunk within three days at intervals of 8-12 hours.
- Dandelion root (about 15 g) is cleaned of dirt, dry shoots 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 well remove salts from the body, it is easy to understand by the changing color of urine. At the beginning of the process, it turns almost orange, after which it becomes more transparent, as soon as all the harmful components have left the body. But it should be remembered that during the course of treatment, spicy and salty foods are strictly prohibited.
Decoctions work well with other more conservative methods and help support the body in the fight against pathology. Medicinal herbs such as burdock, wheatgrass, string, violet and plants are also used.
Healing baths
With cervical osteochondrosis, warm water, to which various components have been added, well relieves tension, pain and spasms. The procedure is carried out at a temperature between 37 and 39 ° C; a higher increase in the thermometer is unacceptable. 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,
- horse chestnut,
- chamomile,
- bischofite,
- needle branches.
The time spent in the water is 10-20 minutes, although the procedure is carried out for preventive purposes. Due to the optimum temperature and the presence of phytocomponents in the water, muscle tissue relaxes, inflammation decreases, and pain is practically not felt. Such baths are also useful for dizziness, frequent pain and for improving mood, thus improving psycho-emotional state.
Herbal teas
You can check the effectiveness of this or that remedy by looking at the reviews of other patients with a similar disease. Usually, patients share prescriptions, the most effective remedies, which have been shown to be completely ineffective. One of the most popular treatments is herbal tea. 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 hips + saber.
- Nettle + chamomile + dried flowers + calendula + dandelion.
- Strawberry + motherwort + pine buds + linden flowers + lavender.
Herbal preparations can be selected independently, assembled from different plants, or you can buy ready-made collections.
These fees are sold in pharmacies or phytoshops, and usually when brewing it is not necessary to select the dosage yourself, it is indicated on the package. In most cases, a 350g teaspoon of boiling water is sufficient. Drink the drink without adding sugar. Samples are particularly effective at the initial stage of the disease.
Other treatments
Traditional medicine uses a variety of means to combat pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. Not only food and herbs are used, but also dirt, paraffin, wax and other compounds. As practice shows, they also provide good pain relief, eliminate inflammation, improve blood circulation, and prolong the period of remission.
Healing mud is used in various ways. Usually, the procedures are carried out in a sanatorium or special medical offices. The exposure time is determined individually. The technique is also well suited for preventive purposes.
Mud therapy is also an unconventional way to treat osteochondrosis.
Possible errors
Folk methods, despite their safety and naturalness, can be harmful if misused. Treatment should be carried out under the strict supervision of specialists, since self-medication often leads to a rapid progression of the pathology. To prevent this from happening, you should 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, as exposure to heat only spreads the inflammation and worsens tissue damage.
- If the patient often has pressure peaks, baths and hammams are contraindicated for him with cervical osteochondrosis. Even people without hypertension cannot walk on it during the period of colds, when the body temperature is very high.
- Traditional medicine recipes that have been proven to excrete salts will not work with spinal proliferation.
- In the field of the pathological process, self-massage or other direct effects can not be carried out, they will only worsen the state of health and lead to complications.
These are the most common mistakes of patients who self-medicate at home or who use traditional medicine recipes. Therefore, it is better to treat the pathology of the cervical vertebrae with the attending physician.
How to avoid aggravation?
The fight against cervical osteochondrosis can last for a long time, and the patient is required not only to comply with all the prescriptions of the doctor, but also to exclude all the factors provoking an exacerbation. You can protect yourself from deterioration in the following ways:
- In everyday life, it is necessary to avoid stress on the spine, not to make sharp turns of the head, squat, bend or quickly change your posture.
- Dress warmly, depending on the weather, to prevent hypothermia of the neck and shoulder girdle, always wear a scarf.
- Constantly do the exercises provided for in physiotherapy exercises, do not miss classes, follow the technology and the sequence of actions.
- If the professional activity is related to sitting or the computer, then you need to take a short break every hour and a half and a simple warm-up to restore blood circulation to the neck.
- Refuse alcohol and smoking, as they reduce the body's defenses, cause complications and deterioration.
- Treat acute respiratory diseases and viruses on time, follow all doctor's prescriptions.
- Control body weight, exclude unhealthy foods and overeating in the evening.
- Refuse baths or hot baths.
- Buy a high-quality orthopedic mattress with a sufficient degree of firmness.
And also, patients should consult a massage therapist for treatment in the neck area, it is usually prescribed for 10 days. Equally important is to refuse to carry weights, no more than 5 kg in one hand, otherwise there is a risk of provoking deformation processes of the spine.
Cervical osteochondrosis is the destruction of cartilage tissue, which leads to a number of unpleasant consequences. If you do not start the fight on time, it leads to pinching of nerve endings, compression of blood vessels, and decreased performance. It is possible to treat the pathology not only with drugs, but also with folk remedies. For this, the most effective methods and recipes are selected, they are safe and will not cause an allergic reaction.