Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis with folk remedies can be used as an addition to the main therapy or after its completion at the stage of stable remission.
Homemade tinctures and rubbing work well with discomfort and less severe pain and relieve morning stiffness. They have mild analgesic, anti-edema, and anti-inflammatory effects.
General rules
In order for the effects of traditional medicine to be as effective as possible, it is better to agree prescriptions with your doctor in advance. This will serve as a guarantee of the safety and adequacy of the home methods. In addition, even seemingly harmless herbal infusions and compresses can distort the effects of medicines and increase the risk of side effects.
Components with a relatively high toxicity should be used with particular care - for example, kerosene, as well as unfamiliar plants and herbs whose names are not in medical reference books.
Homemade ointments and lotions are only effective for mild to moderate pain. They help with pain caused by weather changes, high physical exertion or hypothermia. However, conventional treatment methods are unable to restore damaged vertebrae and intervertebral discs.
Typical symptoms: Recognizing chondrosis
Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine is associated with symptoms that are hard to miss. It can manifest itself in the early stages:
- Discomfort and pain in the neck, in the back of the head, in the arm and in the shoulder girdle. The exact location and intensity of the pain depend on the location of the lesion;
- decreased sensitivity and numbness, which is more often noted in the hands and especially the hands;
- Decrease in muscle strength and tone.
In addition to the above symptoms, symptoms of autonomic disorders may occur - increased sweating, reddening or pale skin, muscle swelling and chest pain. The latter are often mistaken for heart problems, so many patients turn to a cardiologist for help first.
When the vertebral artery is compressed, headache and dizziness, noise or ringing in the ears, a feeling of a lump in the throat, and difficulty swallowing occur. In rare cases, nausea and vomiting are possible.
How do you treat?
To cure osteochondrosis at home, various ointments, rubs, compresses, lotions, as well as infusions and decoctions are used for oral administration. Massages and exercises help increase the effectiveness of the therapy.
Before starting treatment, it is recommended that a tolerance test be carried out, especially if you are prone to allergic reactions. A pea-sized amount is applied to the elbow or wrist. If after an hour there is no redness, itching, or other signs of allergy, the procedure can be safely performed.
Means for oral administration - decoctions or infusions - take half a teaspoon first. Therapy continues if there are no symptoms such as nausea, heartburn, gas, headache, or high blood pressure.
Rapid pain relief techniques
Various means can be used to quickly get rid of sudden pain that occurs suddenly:
- rub sore spots with vodka or alcohol diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1;
- stick the pepper plaster on for half an hour. If the pain persists, hold it for another twenty minutes and then remove it.
- make a compress on the neck with turpentine diluted in half with warm water;
- take a bath with sea salt or medicinal herbs - chamomile, sage, mint. The bath water shouldn't be hot;
- Attach a cabbage leaf, lightly rubbed with laundry soap, to the sore spot.
- Place mustard plasters for ten to fifteen minutes;
- Massage yourself by pressing on the pain points for three minutes.
ATTENTION:Only pharmaceutical turpentine and no industrial turpentine is used in the folk treatment. It can also be called "turpentine oil", which is prescribed for neuralgia, myalgia (muscle pain), lumbago, and rheumatism.
Rubbing
With chondrosis of the cervix, various rubs based on herbs and medicines are often used. One of the best and most popular is a means with crushed pain reliever tablets in the composition. There are several similar recipes, and here is one of them:
- Crush 5 tablets anesthetic;
- pour about 2/3 cup of alcohol into it;
- Add 5 milliliters of camphor.
After mixing thoroughly, apply to the skin over the affected areas for 7-10 days.
WARNING:Avoid rubbing the area of the cervical lymph nodes.
mother and stepmother
1/3 plant is placed in a dark glass, vodka is added on top and removed to infuse for a month. The container is shaken daily so that the useful substances are released more quickly. You do not need to filter the product, it is used for rubbing when there is discomfort.
Horseradish and Elderberry
Put a leaf and a chopped horseradish root, 3 tablespoons of elderberries in a half liter glass and pour alcohol over it, filling the glass up to the shoulders. Insist for a month, then use it for rubbing. If the burn is severe, you can dilute the mixture with water. This tincture relieves painful sensations well, especially after hypothermia.
Compressed and Applications
Medical applications and compresses for cervical osteochondrosis improve the blood supply to the damaged segment, relieve stiffness and heaviness in the neck. They are made from herbs, flowers and rhizomes of various plants, as well as honey and vegetables.
Kerosene
Dissolve 1 tablespoon of kerosene in half a glass of heated water, moisten a bandage rolled several times or a gauze in the solution. Squeeze it lightly, place it on your neck and hold it down for no more than an hour. Then wash the skin with warm water and soap and rub it with a towel.
Radish
Larger than medium-sized black radish rust or minced meat. Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and honey (preferably thick) and stir well. Spread the resulting mass on the neck and cover with polyethylene and cotton cloth. Keep for a maximum of an hour, then wash the compress off with warm water.
Horseradish leaves
This is one of the simplest folk recipes that requires only one or a few horseradish leaves. They are scalded with boiling water and applied to the neck. It is recommended to do the procedure at night, so you need to wrap the leaves with a scarf.
Honey with potatoes
2 raw potatoes, peel, grate or otherwise chop. Squeeze out the juice a little and add 1 tablespoon of honey. Wrap the resulting mass in a bandage or gauze, attach it to the neck and secure with a bandage, placing a cling film under it. The duration of the procedure is 2 hours. The course of treatment consists of 10-15 applications.
Ozokerite wraps
Ozokerite or mountain wax wraps relieve pain, have an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and slightly compressive effect. This substance has a low thermal conductivity with a high heat capacity, as a result of which the tissue is deeply heated and enriched with oxygen and minerals.
Ozokerite is successfully used not only for cervical cancer, but also for breast osteochondrosis. First, it is necessary to melt a small amount of wax - about 30 g, and then pour it into a container, on the bottom of which you should first put a film. Then wait for it to cool down to a comfortable temperature and wrap the neck in a film of melted warm wax. The duration of the procedure is 1 hour, the number of sessions is up to 20.
WARNING:The product should not be used if cardiovascular diseases and high blood pressure worsen.
Sour cream and comfrey
A large comfrey root is peeled and rubbed, then 1 tablespoon low-fat sour cream is added. The mixture is evenly distributed around the neck and fixed as in the previous recipe. You need to remove the compress after about an hour. Usually 10 procedures are enough to get rid of unpleasant sensations.
honey and salt
Honey is mixed with salt in equal proportions and smeared with it on the neck, covering the top with fabric and cellophane. To enhance the effect, you can warm the compress with a warm scarf or a down scarf.
Phytotherapy
Folk remedies for cervical osteochondrosis also include rub infusions of coltsfoot, celery, elderberry, and pine needles. It is very useful to rub the juice of plantain, nettle, burdock and aloe into the area of the neck collar zone.
Infusions and decoctions
Pine buds
Most infusions are best taken 15 to 30 minutes before meals. The standard duration of a treatment is usually 3 weeks.
Pine buds are combined with sugar in a ratio of 2: 1 and stored in a dark, cool place for 2 weeks. Take ½ tsp. by taking it in the mouth three times a day. This is a very good tool that can help you achieve stable remission even with advanced forms of the disease.
To prepare the drug, it is better to take kidneys of medium length, no more than 2 centimeters, since large kidneys contain less biologically active substances. They are collected in early spring, washed, dried and thoroughly crushed before use. The finished product turns brown and is stored for a long time due to phytoncides and other natural preservatives in the composition.
Pine cones and needles
1 st. l. Pour cones and needles with half a liter of boiling water and keep them in a water bath for about half an hour. Then let the finished broth cool, filter and divide into three parts, each of which should be drunk within a day. To improve the taste and increase efficiency, you can add 1-2 tbsp. l. Honey.
Cervicothoracic osteochondrosis, folk healers advise treating various decoctions. They are made from yarrow, plantain, sweet clover, rose hip, marigold, and liquorice. Almost all recipes are the same: 1 tbsp is taken for a glass of boiling water. l. vegetable raw materials. Decoctions are most often consumed in 1/3 cup up to 3-4 times a day.
Sunflower roots
Put 50 g of roots in a small container - a pot or a pot - and pour a liter of water. After bringing the mixture to a boil, cook for about 40 minutes. After cooling, take 1 tbsp. l. 3-4 times a day after meals. The course of treatment is a week.
Sunflower roots are a storehouse for vitamins and minerals, but they're particularly rich in calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
WARNING:The decoction of sunflower roots can be kept in the refrigerator for up to three days.
conifer
Pour a liter of boiling water over a glass of spruce or pine needles and cook for half an hour. Drink a brew of 1, 5 tbsp. l. 30-40 minutes after eating within a month.
dandelions
1 st. l. Brew dandelion flowers in a glass of hot water. After cooling, use the broth as a compress, put the flowers on gauze or moisten them in a solution. Last 15-20 minutes, the entire course consists of 10-12 daily procedures.
For ingestion, the same number of flowers must be boiled for 15 minutes, then drunk before meals three times a day.
Another remedy for internal absorption are young flowers (such as a glass) that are brewed in boiling water, dried and crushed. Add the juice of half a lemon and half a glass of honey. Take 1 tbsp. l. twice a day before meals. Keep the sweet medicine in the refrigerator.
Klostertee
Brew this tea in a thermos with 1 teaspoon of herbs:
- burdock;
- wheatgrass;
- violets;
- veronica;
- burdock;
- stripes.
Pour the ingredients with a liter of boiling water and leave for 3 hours. Drink half a glass of tea twice a day after eating. To improve the taste, you can add honey or lemon wedges to the drink.
Ointments
In the case of osteochondrosis, the attending doctor usually prescribes an ointment with an anti-inflammatory, warming or analgesic effect. However, you can make it yourself at home using herbs and available foods. Any oil, butter or vegetable is suitable as a base. You can add a variety of marigolds, chamomile, eucalyptus, burdock, nettle, or thyme.
Mustard and egg ointment
Beat 3 egg whites with a mixer or whisk, add 50 grams of mustard powder and half a glass of butter. Mix everything and remove the ointment in a dark place for 12 hours. Then lubricate the neck for pain and stiffness.
Eiessig
To prepare the ointment, combine 1 egg, 1 tbsp. l. Vinegar, half a glass of oil and 1 tbsp. l. Flour. After thorough mixing, remove the mass in a dark place, and after 2 days remove the film formed on the surface. It is preferable to use the product at night and rub it on the back of the neck before bed.
Ginger ointment
Fresh ginger root is conveniently chopped - on a grater, in a blender or in a meat grinder - placed in a mortar with 2 chopped cloves of garlic and ground. Then butter is added. If desired, a drop of citrus essential oil can be added to enhance the flavor.
bathrooms
A warm bath in the evening helps you fall asleep quickly, strengthens the immune system, improves blood circulation and nourishes the vertebral structures. The effect of the procedure will be significantly enhanced if you add salt, herbal teas or turpentine to the water.
A bath with hay dust is an ancient method of treatment that has practically no contraindications and is useful for both sick and healthy people.
1 st. l. Dissolve turpentine in half a glass of warm water and pour into a filled bath. Both white and yellow turpentine will do. Take a bath for 20-25 minutes, then rinse it in the shower and rub it with a terry towel.
Turpentine products, including bathing, help reduce inflammation, activate blood circulation and stimulate the recovery processes for damaged and worn intervertebral discs.
ATTENTION:The turpentine treatment should of course be done regularly. Individual interventions - baths or compresses - only have a temporary and insignificant effect.
½ cup of sea salt, can be mixed with additives, dissolved in one liter of hot water and added to the general bath. The duration of the procedure is half an hour.
Herbal tea is brewed in a thermos that contains thyme, elecampane, birch buds, eucalyptus leaves and pine needles. If you take 1 tbsp. l. Herbs, then a liter of water is needed. The mixture is infused for 3 hours, after which it is filtered and added to the bath. Take it for 30-40 minutes.
You can take a bath with normal table salt, based on 1 kg of salt per 20 liters of water. Such concentrated salt baths are taken for 2 days in a row, followed by a 1-3 day break.