Doctors recommend to complement therapeutic methods to treat osteochondrosis with traditional medical methods. Treatment of osteochondrosis with folk remedies in combination with drug therapy, massage and therapeutic exercises gives positive results.
With the help of folk remedies, pain in the lumbar region and other parts of the spine is relieved. They relax muscles, relieve cramps and inflammation, regulate tissue nutrition and restore mobility. For home treatment, decoctions, infusions and ointments are available. Compresses are placed on the affected area, application is made. Positive dynamics were observed after using scrubs, salt lotions, wraps and herbal baths.
People's ointment
Vegetable or butter, animal fat is the basis of the ointment. They are combined with components of medicinal plants. Homemade ointments can penetrate deep into the tissue, to provide a therapeutic effect on the lesion.
Ointment of bay leaf and juniper
Laurel leaves are enriched with essential oils that freely penetrate the skin. Juniper enhances the medicinal effect of laurel.
To prepare the ointment, juniper needles and bay leaves are channeled. Take 1 tbsp. spoonful of powder of each plant, mixed with butter. The product is stored in the refrigerator for 1 night. Rub it into the sore spot twice a day.
The ointment stimulates blood circulation, nourishes damaged tissues with vitamins and minerals, restores metabolic processes in them.
Ointment hop hop
The powder is prepared from dried cones. Vegetable raw materials are combined with lard in a ratio of 1: 1. Apply to the affected area 3 times a day.
Ointment birch buds
Add 2 cups of kidney to 700 g butter. Preheat the oven and turn off. Place the medicine mixture in the oven. Let the product boil until the device is completely cool. Rub this folk remedy overnight.
Spruce ointment and turpentine
Lard (150 g) is heated in a water bath, add 2 tbsp. spoon of wax. Pour 1 tablespoon into the mixture. spoonfuls of pine oil, stir, simmer for 20 minutes. Add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of ammonia. Products, placed in jars, stored in the refrigerator. It is used to rub the aching spine and hip joints.
Bandages
Simple bandages help relieve muscle tension, relieve pain. This method has a strong healing effect on osteochondrosis. Bandages enhance metabolic processes. This procedure encourages the removal of toxins through the skin. Thanks to it, the blood supply increases, the body's protective function increases.
Make a wrap at home like this:
The fleece blanket is spread on a hard surface, covered with plastic wrap. A layer moistened with cold water is placed on top of the film. The patient is placed on a damp sheet, completely wrapped, leaving the head free.
The procedure lasts for 40-60 minutes. Patients sweat profusely, rest, tend to sleep. At the end of the procedure, you need to take a shower and rest for 30 minutes. The course of treatment consists of 10-15 sessions. Do it once every 3 months.
Bandages are not performed for serious pathologies of the cardiovascular system.
Rubbing
Rubbing the spine with folk remedies is an effective method of treating osteochondrosis. Rubbing quickly relieves pain, significantly reduces the patient’s condition, and increases blood supply to tissues.
For grinding, mix: ethyl alcohol, iodine and camphor alcohol in a ratio of 30: 1: 1. Pour 10 tablets of analgin into the mixture, pounded to a powder.
The remedy for osteochondrosis is rubbed into the lesion. At first, the patient feels a slight burning sensation. Relief comes momentarily due to the anesthetic effect of rubbing.
This drug should not be used if the skin is damaged (they suffer from abrasions, cuts, cracks, irritation).
Compressing
Application is a traditional remedy for osteochondrosis. More fun to use it at home. They relieve pain, suppress inflammation, relieve cramps. Compresses are an effective method of combating chronic forms of osteochondrosis and hip joint disease. After them, the patient's condition improved.
Compressed mustard
Mustard powder, vodka and camphor alcohol are combined in equal amounts. At 3 egg whites. Put it in the mustard-alcohol mixture, mix gently. Put in a dark place for half a day.
Honey compresses
Vodka and aloe juice are added to honey (in a ratio of 2: 3: 1). The ingredients are well blended. Leave for up to 12 hours.
Traditional medicine recommends making compresses as follows:
- Soak a napkin with the solution.
- Apply the dressing on the lesion, do not lift until the napkin is dry.
I use folk recipes to make compresses one by one. The composition of the application is changed every 3 days.
Compressing with birch leaves is a powerful way to treat osteochondrosis. In case of pain, fresh birch leaves are placed on the spine, covered with a film, wrapped in a warm cloth. Keep the applique for 2 hours. During the day, compresses are performed 3 times.
Salt
Salt (common salt and sea salt) helps cure osteochondrosis. The use of salt is a traditional treatment for cramps in bed. Sea salt has the greatest healing effect. But, if not, take table salt.
There are 3 alternative methods to treat osteochondrosis:
- Sweep the salt.Pour 1 tablespoon into 1 liter of water. spoonfuls of salt, let the solution boil and cool. Moisten the napkin in a warm liquid, wipe the sore spot. Scrubs relieve pain. The patient's health condition improved on the 3rd day.
- A mixture of soda and salt.Take a packet of laundry soap, rub it. Shaving soap mixed with tea soda, 100 ml of warm vegetable oil, 3 teaspoons of salt. Use the product after 3 days. They treat the affected area or the entire back. Soda relieves inflammation.
- Application with salt and seaweed- what to treat can treat osteochondrosis effectively. For 12 parts water, take 1 part salt. 2-3 seaweed briquettes dipped into the prepared solution. Leave on for up to 30 minutes. Compresses are made with this tool.
The same drug is used for pathology of the hip joint.
Herbal preparations
The use of decoctions, infusions and extracts from medicinal ingredients is a method that shows how treating osteochondrosis with folk remedies can be effective. Means for internal use have a mild effect on the body.
They have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic, anti-edematous effect. Decoction of herbs stimulates metabolism, accelerates tissue regeneration. Herbal treatments for osteochondrosis and hip joints require patience. Positive dynamics is only possible with prolonged infusion.
Laurel infusion
Grind the leaves. Take 1 tablespoon of raw material, pour 300 ml of boiling water. Insist the product in a thermos. They take medicine, drink a little. The prepared solution is drunk in 1 day. Infusions and ointments with bay leaves are the most powerful remedies. they have a strong effect on the body. Therefore, the course of treatment with laurel infusion does not exceed 4 days.
Pine shoots
Treatment of spinal osteochondrosis with pine buds allows you to achieve a stable deterioration even with more advanced forms. For the preparation of the drug, the kidneys are selected, the length of which does not exceed 2 centimeters. Large kidneys contain fewer bioactive substances. Collect raw materials in early spring. The kidneys are washed, dried, turned into gruel, covered with sugar (in a ratio of 2: 1). The jar is closed with a lid, discarded in a cool place for 14 days. After 2 weeks, the product turns brown. The drug is saturated with phytonutides and other bioactive substances that protect it from damage. Single dose - 0, 5 tsp. The mixture is taken in the mouth and inhaled. Drink it 3 times a day.
Absorption of wood lice
Mix 2 tbsp. spoons of dried herbs in 0. 5 liters of boiling water. Insist for 2 hours, strain. Take ½ glass 2 times a day 30 minutes before eating. To be treated - 14 days. Rest - 21 days. Repeat the treatment journey. Such alternative treatments provide good positive dynamics.
Herbal bath
At home, osteochondrosis is often treated by bathing with herbal infusions. They soothe, relieve cramps. When soaked in a warm herbal solution, muscle tissue relaxes. Water relieves pressure on the spinal space. The patient feels relieved.
Treatment with folk remedies based on herbal ingredients is quite effective. Medicinal plant solutions relieve pain, relieve inflammation, warm, restore blood flow, nourish tissues.
Bathing with chamomile, pine needles, birch leaves is the best method of treating osteochondrosis. It is useful to take it for acute pain. To prepare the bath, take 300-500 g of dry raw material. The ingredient is brewed with boiling water, insist until cool, filtered. The prepared filtrate is poured into the bathtub. Take a bath for 15-20 minutes.
Such a bath helps fight not only with osteochondrosis, but also with diseases of the hip joint.
Mustard powder bath. Mustard (100-200 g) is combined with warm water, stirred until smooth. The mustard solution is added to the bath. They are soaked in warm water for 10-15 minutes. The procedure ends with a shower. After washing the body, they wiped it dry, put on pajamas and warm socks, slept.
Folk methods have long been successful in treating osteochondrosis and other joint diseases. But the treating doctor must invite them. Folk remedies have their own side effects and contraindications. In order not to cause additional harm to the body, consult a doctor.