Doctors recommend adding methods of traditional medicine to the therapeutic methods of treating osteochondrosis. 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 the muscles, eliminate cramps and inflammation, build tissue nutrition and restore mobility. For home treatment, decoctions, infusions and ointments are prepared. Compresses are placed on the affected areas, applications are made. A positive dynamic is observed after the use of rubbing, salt lotions, wraps and herbal baths.
Folk ointments
Vegetables or butter, animal fats are the basis of ointments. They are combined with the components of medicinal plants. Homemade ointments can penetrate deep into the tissues for a therapeutic effect on the lesion.
Laurel and juniper ointment
Bay leaves are enriched with essential oils that penetrate freely into the skin. Juniper enhances the medicinal properties of bay leaf.
To prepare the ointment, juniper needles and bay leaves are powdered. Take 1 tbsp. A spoon of powder of each plant mixed with butter. The product is stored in the refrigerator for 1 night. Rub it on sore spots twice a day.
The ointment stimulates blood circulation, nourishes damaged tissue with vitamins and minerals and restores the metabolic processes it contains.
Hop cone ointment
Powder is made from the dried cones. Vegetable raw materials are combined with pork fat in a ratio of 1: 1. Apply to the affected areas 3 times a day.
Birch bud ointment
Add 2 cups of kidneys to 700 g of butter. Preheat the oven and turn it off. Put the medicinal mixture in the oven. Let the product simmer until the device has cooled down completely. Rub this folk remedy overnight.
Fir and turpentine ointment
Pork fat (150 g) is heated in a water bath with the addition of 2 tbsp. Spoon of wax. Pour 1 tbsp into the mixture. stir a spoonful of fir oil, simmer for 20 minutes. Add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of ammonia. The product, laid out in a jar, is stored in the refrigerator. It is used to rub the spine and the sore hip joint.
packaging
A simple wrap will help relieve muscle tension and 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 this, the blood supply increases, the protective functions of the body increase.
Here's how to do the wrap at home:
A wool blanket is spread out on a hard surface and covered with plastic wrap. A sheet moistened with cold water is placed on the foil. The patient is placed on a damp sheet, completely wrapped up, with the head free.
The process takes 40-60 minutes. The patient sweats profusely, relaxes, tends to sleep. At the end of the procedure, you need to take a shower and rest for 30 minutes. The treatment course consists of 10-15 sessions. Do it once every 3 months.
In the case of serious diseases of the cardiovascular system, no packaging is carried out.
Rub
Rubbing the spine with folk remedies is an effective way to treat osteochondrosis. Rapid rubbing will relieve pain, significantly alleviate the patient's condition, and improve blood supply to the tissues.
To grind, mix: ethyl alcohol, iodine and camphor alcohol in a ratio of 30: 1: 1. Pour 10 tablets of analgin into the mixture, which has been crushed to a powdery state.
This osteochondrosis remedy is rubbed into the lesions. The patient initially feels a slight burning sensation. The anesthetic effect of the rubbing brings immediate relief.
The drug should not be used if the skin is damaged (they have abrasions, wounds, cracks, irritations).
Compressed
Applications are excellent folk remedies for osteochondrosis. It is convenient to use at home. They relieve pain, suppress inflammation, relieve cramps. Compresses are an effective way of combating chronic forms of osteochondrosis and diseases of the hip joint. After them, the patient's condition improves significantly.
Mustard compress
Mustard powder, vodka and camphor alcohol are combined in equal parts. Beat 3 egg whites. Add them to the mustard and alcohol mixture and mix gently. Keep in a dark place for half a day.
Honey compress
Honey is mixed with vodka and aloe juice (in a ratio of 2: 3: 1). The ingredients are mixed. Let it steep for 12 hours.
Traditional medicine recommends making compresses as follows:
- Soak a napkin with a solution.
- Apply the application to the lesion and do not remove until the napkin is dry.
I use folk recipes to make compresses one at a time. The composition of the applications is changed every 3 days.
Compressing with birch leaves is an effective way of treating osteochondrosis. If there is pain, fresh birch leaves are placed on the spine, covered with foil and wrapped in a warm cloth. Keep the application for 2 hours. Compression occurs three times during the day.
salt
Salt (common table and sea salt) helps heal osteochondrosis. The use of salt is a traditional treatment for bedridden seizures. Sea salt has the greatest healing properties. But if it's not there, take table salt.
There are 3 alternative methods of treating osteochondrosis:
- Salt abrasion.Pour 1 tbsp in 1 liter of water. Bring a spoonful of salt to a boil and let cool. Soak a napkin in warm liquid and wipe sore spots. Abrasion removes pain. The patient's health improves on the 3rd day.
- Soda and salt mixture.Take half a pack of laundry soap and rub it in. Soap shavings are mixed with tea soda, 100 ml of warm vegetable oil and 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 seaweed- What to treat can effectively treat osteochondrosis. For 12 parts of water, take 1 part of salt. 2-3 algae briquettes are immersed in the prepared solution. Let it steep for 30 minutes. Compressions are done with this tool.
The same funds are used for pathologies of the hip joint.
Herbal preparations
The use of decoctions, infusions and extracts from medicinal herbs is a method that shows how the treatment of osteochondrosis with folk remedies can be effective. Means for internal use have a mild effect on the body.
They have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic and anti-edema effects. Herbal cookings stimulate the metabolism and accelerate tissue regeneration. Herbal treatment for osteochondrosis and hip joint requires patience. A positive dynamic is only possible with long-term regular intake of infusions.
Infusion of laurel
Grind the leaves. Take 1 teaspoon of raw materials and pour 300 ml of boiling water. Insist on the product in a thermos. They drink medicine, take small sips. The prepared solution is drunk in 1 day. Infusions and ointments with bay leaves are the most powerful means. They have a powerful effect on the body. Therefore, the course of treatment with laurel infusion is no more than 4 days.
Pine buds
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the spine with pine buds allows you to achieve stable remission even with advanced forms. For the manufacture of the drug, 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 and covered with sugar (in a ratio of 2: 1). The jar is closed with a lid and placed 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 harm. Single dose - 0. 5 tsp. The mixture is put in the mouth and sucked. Drink it 3 times a day.
Infusion of wood lice
Brew 2 tbsp. Tablespoons of dried herbs in 0. 5 liters of boiling water. Insist for 2 hours, filter. Take ½ glass 30 times a day, 30 minutes before meals. To treat - 14 days. Take a break - 21 days. Repeat the course of treatment. Such alternative treatment gives a good positive dynamic.
Herbal baths
At home, osteochondrosis is often treated by bathing with herbal infusions. They relieve, relieve cramps. When immersed in warm herbal solutions, the muscle tissue relaxes. Water relieves the spine. The patient feels relieved.
Treatment with folk herbal remedies is very effective. Solutions of medicinal plants relieve pain, relieve inflammation, warm, restore blood circulation and nourish tissues.
Baths with chamomile, pine needles, and birch leaves are excellent methods of treating osteochondrosis. It is useful to take it in case of acute pain. To prepare a bath, take 300-500 g of dried raw materials. The herb is brewed with boiling water, insisted until it cools, filtered. The finished filtrate is poured into a bath. Take a bath for 15-20 minutes.
Such baths help not only with osteochondrosis, but also with diseases of the hip joint.
Mustard powder baths. Mustard (100-200 g) is combined with warm water and stirred until smooth. The mustard solution is added to the bath. They are immersed in warm water for 10-15 minutes. The process ends with a shower. After washing the body, they wipe it dry, put on warm pajamas and socks, and go to bed.
Folk methods have long been successfully treating osteochondrosis and other joint diseases. But the attending doctor has to pick them up. Folk remedies have their own side effects and contraindications. Consult a doctor so as not to cause additional harm to the body.