Doctors recommend supplementing the therapeutic methods of treating osteochondrosis with the methods of traditional medicine. 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 back is relieved. They relax muscles, eliminate spasms and inflammation, establish tissue nutrition and restore movement. For home treatment, decoctions, infusions and oils are prepared. Compresses are placed on the affected areas, applications are made. Positive dynamics is observed after the use of rubbing, salt lotions, wraps and herbal baths.
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Vegetables or butter, animal fats are the basis of oils. They are combined with the ingredients of medicinal plants. Homemade ointments are able to penetrate deep into the tissues, to provide a therapeutic effect on the wound.
Leaf and juniper ointment
Laurel leaves are enriched with essential oils that penetrate freely into the skin. Juniper enhances the medicinal effect of laurel.
To prepare the oil, juniper needles and laurel leaves are pulverized. Take 1 tbsp. a spoonful of powder of each plant, mixed with butter. The product is kept in the refrigerator for 1 night. Rub it on sore spots twice a day.
Ointment stimulates blood circulation, nourishes damaged tissues with vitamins and minerals, restores metabolic processes in them.
Hop cone ointment
The powder is prepared from dried cones. Raw vegetable ingredients are combined with pork fat in a 1: 1 ratio. Apply to affected areas 3 times a day.
Birch bud ointment
Add 2 cups of kidney to 700 g butter. Preheat the oven and turn off. Put the medicinal mixture in the oven. Allow the product to simmer until the appliance has cooled completely. Rub this folk remedy overnight.
Bremra and turpentine ointment
Pork fat (150 g) is heated in a water bath, adding 2 tbsp. spoons of wax. Add 1 tbsp to the mixture. a spoonful of fir oil, stir, simmer for 20 minutes. Add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of ammonia. The product, placed in a jar, is stored in the refrigerator. Used to rub the injured spine and hip joint.
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A simple wrap helps relieve muscle tension, relieve pain. The method has a powerful healing effect on osteochondrosis. Wrapping improves metabolic processes. The procedure promotes the elimination of toxins through the skin. Thanks to him, the blood supply increases, the body's protective functions increase.
Make the wrapper at home like this:
A woolen blanket lies on a solid surface, covered with plastic wrap. A sheet moistened with fresh water is placed on top of the film. The patient is placed on a damp sheet, completely wrapped, leaving the head free.
The procedure takes 40-60 minutes. The patient sweats profusely, relaxes, tends to sleep. At the end of the procedure, you should take a shower and rest for 30 minutes. The course of treatment consists of 10-15 sessions. Do it once in 3 months.
Wrapping is not done for serious pathology of the cardiovascular system.
Friction
Rubbing the spine with folk remedies is an effective method for treating osteochondrosis. Rubbing quickly relieves pain, significantly relieves the patient's condition, and improves the blood supply to the tissues.
For grinding, mix: ethyl alcohol, iodine and camphor alcohol in a ratio of 30: 1: 1. Add 10 analgin tablets to the mixture, pressed into a powder.
This medicine for osteochondrosis rubs into lesions. Initially, the patient feels a slight burning sensation. Relief comes immediately due to the anesthetic effect of friction.
The drug should not be used if the skin is damaged (they have scratches, sores, cracks, irritations).
compress
Applications are excellent folk remedies for osteochondrosis. Conveniently convenient to use them at home. They relieve pain, suppress inflammation, relieve spasms. Compresses are effective means of combating chronic forms of osteochondrosis and hip joint disease. After them, the condition of patients improves significantly.
Compress the mustard
Mustard powder, vodka and camphor alcohol are combined in equal amounts. Beat 3 egg whites. Add them to the mustard-alcohol mixture, mix gently. Put in a dark place for half a day.
Honey compress
Vodka and aloe juice are added to honey (in a ratio of 2: 3: 1). The ingredients are mixed. Let it bake for 12 hours.
Traditional medicine recommends making bandages as follows:
- Soak a napkin with a solution.
- Place the application on the lesion, do not remove it until the napkin is dry.
I use popular recipes to make compresses one by one. The composition of applications is changed every 3 days.
Compress with birch leaves is a powerful way to treat osteochondrosis. In case of pain, fresh birch leaves are placed on the back, covered with a film, wrapped in a warm cloth. Hold the application for 2 hours. During the day, compression is done 3 times.
Salt
Salt (common table and sea salt) helps cure osteochondrosis. The use of salt is a traditional treatment for bed seizures. Sea salt has the greatest healing effect. But if it is not there, get table salt.
There are 3 alternative methods of treating osteochondrosis:
- Corrosion of salt.Pour 1 tbsp in 1 liter of water. a spoonful of salt, bring the solution to a boil and cool. Moisten a napkin in warm liquid, wipe the sore spots. Rubdowns eliminate pain. The health condition of the patients improves on the 3rd day.
- Mix soda and salt.Take a pack of laundry soap, rub it. Aspects of soap are mixed with tea soda, 100 ml of warm vegetable oil, 3 teaspoons of salt. Use the product after 3 days. They treat the affected areas or the entire back. Soda relieves inflammation.
- Applications with salt and kelp- what to treat can effectively treat osteochondrosis. For 12 parts water, take 1 part salt. 2-3 algae briquettes are immersed in the prepared solution. Let it bake for 30 minutes. Compresses are made with this tool.
The same remedies are used for hip joint pathologies.
Herbal preparations
The use of decoctions, infusions and extracts from medicinal plants is a method that shows how to treat osteochondrosis with folk remedies can be effective. Tools for internal use have a mild effect on the body.
They have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic, anti-edema effect. Herbal decoctions stimulate metabolism, accelerate tissue regeneration. Herbal treatment for osteochondrosis and hip joint requires patience. Positive dynamics is possible only with prolonged regular intake of infusions.
Laurel infusion
Grind the leaves. Take 1 teaspoon of raw material, pour 300 ml of boiling water. Insist the product in the thermos. They take medicine, take small sips. The prepared solution is drunk in 1 day. Bay leaf infusions and oils 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 buds
Treating spinal osteochondrosis with pine buds allows you to achieve a lasting remission even with advanced forms. For the preparation of the drug, the kidneys are selected, the length of which does not exceed 2 centimeters. Larger kidneys contain fewer bioactive substances. Collect raw materials in early spring. The kidneys are washed, dried, turned into gravel, covered with sugar (in the ratio 2: 1). The jar is closed with a lid, removed in a cool place for 14 days. After 2 weeks, the product turns brown. The drug is saturated with phytoncides and other bioactive substances that protect it from damage. Single dose - 0, 5 tablespoons. The mixture is taken orally and inhaled. Drink it 3 times a day.
Infusion of wood lice
Make 2 tbsp. spoons of dried herbs in 0, 5 liters of boiling water. Insist for 2 hours, filter. Take ½ glass 2 times a day 30 minutes before eating. To be treated - 14 days. Take a break - 21 days. Repeat the course of treatment. Such an alternative treatment gives a good positive dynamic.
Herbal baths
At home, osteochondrosis is often treated by taking baths with herbal infusions. They soothe, relieve spasms. When immersed in warm herbal solutions, muscle tissue relaxes. Water relieves stress on the spine. The patient feels relieved.
Treatment with herbal remedies is quite effective. Herbal solutions relieve pain, relieve inflammation, warm up, restore blood flow, nourish tissues.
Baths with chamomile, pine needles, birch leaves are excellent methods for treating osteochondrosis. Useful it is useful to take them for acute pain. To prepare a bath, take 300-500 g of dried raw material. The herb is prepared with boiling water, insist until cool, filtered. The finished filter is poured into a bath. Take a bath for 15-20 minutes.
Such baths help to fight not only with osteochondrosis, but also with diseases of the hip joints.
Mustard powder bath. Mustard (100-200 g) is combined with warm water, stirred until smooth. Mustard solution is added to the bath. They soak in warm water for 10-15 minutes. The procedure ends with a shower. After washing the body, they wipe it dry, wear warm pajamas and socks, go to bed.
Popular methods have long successfully treated osteochondrosis and other joint diseases. But the attending physician must take them. Folk remedies have their side effects and contraindications. To avoid causing additional damage to the body, consult a doctor.