Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home

Cervical osteochondrosis is a common problem in the life of modern people. A sedentary and sedentary lifestyle, computers, phones and various gadgets contribute to the development of this disease. What to do: run to the doctor or try to heal yourself at home?

Benefits of prevention at home

First, you need to understand that cervical osteochondrosis is a chronic disease, and it cannot be cured with one pill or injection. Cartilage that is destroyed between the vertebrae will not be restored. You have to learn to live with this, stop the destruction process and keep your health at the right level.

Prevention of osteochondrosis at home is the best way to fight it. No need to spend money to go to the doctor or buy expensive medicines (not the fact that they will help you). Pills and injections will only relieve the pain and reduce your suffering for a while. And the magic pass of manual technicians, which will also cost quite a lot, has long ceased to inspire confidence.

Let's see how you can prevent the development of cervical osteochondrosis at home.

Scrub

The first step in treating cervical osteochondrosis at home is rubbing. They help relieve pain, inflammation and improve blood circulation:

• Horseradish with vodka. Mix horseradish root crushed with a blender (or coffee grinder) with vodka (or alcohol) in equal proportions. Rub the resulting mixture on the neck area before going to bed for 10-14 days.
• Calendula with cologne. Pour 200 grams of crushed dry calendula flowers with a mixture of camphor alcohol and cologne (1: 1). After brewing for two weeks, strain and apply to the neck area.
• Olive oil, plantain and sage. Pour a herbal mixture of two tablespoons of plantain and sage with 50 ml of olive oil and 40 ml of liquid Vaseline. Apply this mixture to the neck area and rub. Then wrap a warm scarf (preferably wool) around your neck. Repeat the procedure up to three times a day.
• Lard and propolis. Melt the lard (150 ml) on the stove or in the microwave. Add propolis (30 g) to it. Mix and apply overnight. Also use a woolen scarf.
• Mumiyo with honey. Mix honey with crushed mummy tablets, put the resulting mixture on a bandage and apply it on the neck as a bandage.
• Salt solution. Dissolve 3 tablespoons of salt in 200 ml of hot water. Apply a gauze (or bandage) soaked in this liquid to the neck.
• Red pepper. 1 tablespoon of ground red pepper mixed with camphor (200 ml) and medical bile (200 ml). Before using the resulting composition, lubricate your neck with vegetable oil.
• Rubbing off pharmaceutical products. Take alcohol (200 ml), 10 drops each of iodine and camphor, mix. Grind 5 metamizole sodium tablets. Add to the mixture. Use as an application as needed.
• Ginger ointment. Grind ginger root (55 g) on a fine grater, add 3 cloves of garlic, soft butter (30 g). As a flavoring agent, you can add a few drops of essential oil with a pleasant aroma.

Important!All strokes are only applied to the entire skin!

Colored

In all types of folk remedies for the treatment of osteochondrosis, tinctures occupy an important place:

• Sabelnik.30 grams of dried cinquefoil is poured with half a liter of boiling water and left in the dark for 3 weeks. Drink the resulting solution 3 times a day, 1 tablespoon.
• Chamomile and mint.Pour mint and chamomile (1 tablespoon each) into 300 ml of water, let it boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Drink half a glass twice a day.

• Lemon and garlic.Add chopped garlic (200 g) to the juice of 4 squeezed lemons. Pour water and leave in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Drink half a glass after breakfast for 3 weeks.
• Parsley root.Pour 0. 5 liters of boiling water over the chopped parsley root (50 g) and cook for 1. 5 hours on low heat. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day (3 weeks).
• Pine buds.In early spring, collect pine buds (no more than 2 cm long). Cut a circle, put it in a glass bowl, add sugar in a ratio of 1: 2. Leave it for 2 weeks. At this time, the mixture will acquire a golden brown color. Take 10 ml of infusion 3 times a day for 2-3 weeks. The pain goes away within a few days.
• Sunflower root.They have been saving it since the fall. Wash, dry, grind. Dilute 150 grams of the dry mixture with water (2. 7 l), bring to a boil and boil for 30 minutes. Take 30 minutes after a meal. The resulting stew is enough for 3 days.
• Monastic recipe.Take veronica, tali, wheatgrass root (all 20 grams), burdock root (25 grams), tricolor violet (30 grams). Mix the ingredients. From the total amount, take 40 grams and add to 1 liter of water. Boil, cool, strain. Take a glass 3 times a day.
• Pine stew.Pine or young spruce needles are used. Add 250 grams per liter of water. pine needles Boil for 30 minutes. Take 2 times a day half an hour after meals. The prepared gravy is enough for 3 days.

Important!The course of treatment at home with tincture taken orally should not exceed 30 days. After a break, the course can be repeated.

Therapeutic bath

Quite effective ways to treat cervical osteochondrosis at home:

• Salt bath.Dissolve salt (4-6 kg) in 500 ml of water. Pour the resulting solution into warm water. Bathe for at least 15 minutes.
• Turpentine bath.Add 20-50 ml of turpentine to a bathtub of warm water. This procedure will reduce the inflammatory process and have a healing and restorative effect.
• Pine shower.Pine needle extract can be purchased ready-made at the pharmacy. Add water while bathing.
• Chamomile bath. Dry chamomile flowers (300 g) pour water (5 l). Boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep for 20 minutes. Strain. Bathe with chamomile for at least 30 minutes.

Therapeutic compress

If you have severe neck pain, you cannot do without therapeutic compresses prepared at home:

• Potatoes with honey.Add 2 tablespoons of honey to one large, grated potato. Apply the resulting mixture to gauze folded in several layers. Apply a compress to the neck, wrap cellophane on top and tie a woolen scarf. Leave overnight. Course duration is 7-10 days.
• Radish leaves.Heat 2-3 pieces of horseradish with boiling, cool water, and then you can apply it to the sore spot. Wrap with a woolen scarf and leave overnight. After 10-14 sessions, take a break. Then you can repeat it again.
• Compressed kerosene.Soak a piece of cloth or gauze in kerosene and apply it to the sore neck. Wrap in cellophane and a warm scarf. Remove after 2 hours. Repeat for 2 weeks.
• Burdock.Steam fresh burdock leaves in a water bath. When warm, apply to the neck and cover with a scarf. Keep for 1 hour.

You can also use ozokerite at home. 25 gr. Dissolve ozokerite in a water bath. After this, pour it into an enamel pan, the bottom of which is covered with cling film. Let it cool a little (so it doesn't burn), remove it with the film and apply it to your neck. Keep for 1 hour. This course consists of 15-20 procedures.

Before the procedure, it is advisable to consult a doctor, as there are contraindications for hypertension, vascular and heart diseases.

Pharmacy speaker

Pharmaceutical mash is a mixture prepared based on pharmaceutical preparations. They relieve pain and inflammation well. The most common of them: medical alcohol, camphor, iodine, metamizole sodium.

Mix medical alcohol (300 ml) with camphor (10 ml) and iodine (10 ml). Pour 10 crushed metamizole sodium tablets into the resulting composition. Apply to the affected area using a rubbing motion.

The following recipe involves two alternating compositions:

1. 50 grams of mustard + 50 ml of diluted medical alcohol + the same amount of camphor + 3 beaten egg whites.
2. 50 ml aloe + 150 ml medical alcohol (diluted) + 100 ml honey.

Put the prepared mixture in a dark place for 10-12 hours. How the treatment works: alternate product use (every 3 days) for 12 days.

Applicator

The applicator is great for pain relief and muscle relaxation. You can buy it at pharmacies and orthopedic stores. A reduction in patient suffering occurs after the first use, and regular use normalizes sleep, relieves headaches, and normalizes blood pressure.

Collar massager gives good results. This automatic device is equipped with a control panel, with which you can adjust the level of effect on the neck area.

The use of a hand massager, often with a heat effect, is no less effective. The jade massager has also proven itself well. It's not cheap, but judging by the reviews, it's worth the money spent.

Massage yourself

Of course, you can go to your local clinic for a massage. But you have to adapt to the massage therapist's busy schedule, waste time traveling there and back, and pick up completely unnecessary viruses and bacteria in the hospital corridors.

You can invite a massage therapist to your home. Very easy. But believe me, the pleasure is not cheap. How many sessions are enough for you?

It is better (and more profitable) to learn how to do healthy massage yourself at home.

So, how to properly massage your own neck? First you need to sit comfortably in a chair and relax.

Important!Massage should not be painful. Sudden movements and strong influences are excluded.

Basic Rules:

• massage is done only by hand, without any additional devices;
• no strong pressure: all gentle, stroking movements;
• the direction of movement is from the vertebrae to the periphery.

Basic movements:

• trituration;
• kneading;
• stroking;
• clap;
• tingling.

Area of effect:

• neck muscles (lateral and back surfaces);
• back of head

Place your left hand on your right shoulder, while turning your head to the left. Start the movement from the neck and end with the shoulders. Then switch your hands and turn your head in the opposite direction. Sessions last 5-7 minutes.

Rubbing is done in a circular motion from the neck to the shoulders. 3-4 approaches on each side. The head also turns towards the opposite shoulder.

Using the same principle of movement, we pinch for 2-3 minutes on each side. When clapping, your palm should be shaped like a boat. The direction of movement is the same. We finish the massage by stroking.

Exercise

A mandatory procedure in the treatment of osteochondrosis (any, not just cervical) is therapeutic exercises. It must be done not only in the morning immediately after waking up, but also throughout the day. At first you may feel dizzy. Sit down and continue practicing.

Here are some effective exercises for the cervical spine:

1. Standing (or sitting) straight, place your hands behind your head with your fingers crossed. Press the back of your head with your palms, as your head resists.
2. Place your right palm on your right temple. Press on your temples, while your head resists. Do the same on the other side.
3. Tilt your head forward and back.
4. Tilt your head left and right.
5. Dizziness.
6. Sit on the floor, bring your knees to your chest. Reach your forehead to your knees, stretch your neck. Hold for a few seconds.

Important! All movements are smooth, without jerks. Listen to your feelings!

Nutrition

Proper nutrition will complement all the above methods to treat cervical osteochondrosis.

To function properly, the body must receive a certain amount of nutrients. And preferably from daily food. If for some reason your diet does not contain all the necessary substances, you should increase their supply by taking multivitamins.

The amount of water you drink every day is very important (according to medical standards - 1. 5-2 liters).

Nutritional recommendations:

• excluding soups with fatty broths. Vegetable soup with water is welcome;
• lean meat and fish, boiled or baked;
• no more than 3 eggs a week;
• excluding white bread. We give preference to whole grains or with bran;
• Among vegetables, we treat beans and spinach with care;
• fruits in any quantity (except grapes);
• porridge, especially whole grains (not instant! );
• dairy products (low fat), cheese;
• limit animal fat;
• reduce the amount of sweets, especially sugar;
• herbal teas, infusions, chicory drinks, weak teas are very useful;
• dried fruits;
• to get potassium: potatoes, cabbage, bananas, eggplant;
• to get magnesium: walnuts, millet, buckwheat, soybeans.

Conclusion

Positive results in the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis can only be achieved with an integrated approach. Regular exercise and proper nutrition will help prevent the appearance of unpleasant symptoms. And if osteochondrosis still surprises you, use our advice on its treatment.