Pain in the low back in most people is associated with sciatica, although the causes of its occurrence are quite diverse.
Such a symptom is accompanied not only by the defeat of the vertebral structure, but also by many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary system, as well as metabolic disorders and oncological processes.
That is why, before using alternative methods, you should consult your doctor and find out the cause of the pain.
In addition, acute back pain does not always stop with conventional methods - pills or topicals. Sometimes surgery or blockade treatment is required.
A complex approach
If the back is painful in the lumbar region, the most common diagnosis is "bone necrosis" or "herniated disc. "The main condition for successful treatment is the elimination of the causative factor of the pain. Otherwise, medication or physical therapy will be powerless and the disease will become chronic.
Treatment of the back and spine begins with a sparing regimen, which means refusing any physical activity. For severe pain, bed rest is recommended. To speed up recovery and eliminate discomfort, doctors recommend purchasing an orthopedic pillow and mattress.
This will reduce the load on the spine, prevent compression of nerve endings and muscle spasms. If you can't afford special equipment, it's better to sleep on a medium firm mattress, and choose a pillow of moderate thickness.
Treatment with drugs prescribed by a doctor usually includes not only anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, but also vitamin complexes. During the rehabilitation phase, physical therapy, therapeutic exercise, and massage are performed. As an additional method, you can use folk remedies, which should be agreed with your doctor in advance. With a known diagnosis and the approval of a specialist, home treatment of spina bifida will be much more effective.
Folk recipes for back pain
You can get rid of the pain with the help of common mustard pastes found in most homes. Due to their local reflex effects, they irritate the skin and increase blood flow. Due to the rapid blood flow, metabolism in tissues is accelerated, oxygen transport is improved, pain and inflammation are reduced. Another important effect of mustard is the stimulation of the synthesis of adrenaline and norepinephrine, which have beneficial effects on the central nervous system.
Recipe #1. Add 50 ml of Furacilin and a teaspoon of liquid honey to the water for a mustard dressing. You can use a ready-made solution of Furacilin (sold at the pharmacy) or dissolve 1 tablet in 50 ml of water. Dip the prepared mustard plaster in the solution for a few seconds, then take it out and apply it to the painful area.
Hold the gauze until a burning sensation occurs, then remove and dry the skin. Lubricate it with cream or oil, cover with cling film and wrap with a warm cloth.
Recipe #2. Burdock leaf is another affordable home remedy to help relieve back pain and relieve back pain. Wash a few fresh leaves, then arrange them in a stack so that the two purple-green sides are in contact with each other. Immerse this mixture in boiling water and boil for 2-3 minutes, carefully remove without disturbing their mutual arrangement and allow to cool. Apply to the lower back, secure with a bandage and wrap a warm towel.
What to do if "enter" is in the back
Men are thought to be more susceptible to sciatica because they participate in physical activities or play sports, lift and carry heavy loads, drive for long periods of time, and are often overweight. Therefore, they often complain that they are "grabbed" or "stitched" in the lumbar region.
Low back pain can happen anywhere: at work, in the gym, or at home. In this case, first aid measures will help:
- find the most beneficial position that feels the least pain, and stay in this position;
- do not make sudden movements, do not move at all;
- taking pain relievers or anti-inflammatory drugs (Diclofenac, Ibuprofen);
- apply anti-inflammatory ointment to the painful area;
- if there is an elastic waistband, tie it across the waist and fix the spine;
- Lie on your back, bend your knees, and place a folded towel or blanket underneath them. In this position, the lumbar muscles relax as much as possible.
When the described recommendations are followed, the pain usually subsides in about half an hour. If a burning pain occurs after a serious spinal injury, it is imperative to contact a traumatologist.
Medical assistance is also required in the following cases:
- the victim is over 60 years old;
- have cancer;
- increased body temperature;
- the attack occurred before long-term treatment with hormonal drugs;
- pain in the lower back bothers more than a month;
- body weight decreased markedly, despite the lack of nutrients.
If you do not have pain relievers at home and do not have the strength to prepare remedies according to folk recipes, you can perform back anesthesia with burdock leaves. It doesn't need to be boiled, soaked or boiled, just apply a shiny side to the body. Secure with a bandage on top and wrap with a wool scarf. Keep compressed for no more than 12 hours.
An equally simple recipe involves the use of valerian tincture if burdock is not found. It should be moistened with gauze or cotton cloth in it, then it should be placed on the lower back.
The next two recipes are somewhat more difficult to prepare: one of them will require black radish, and the second will require turpentine and red clay.
Recipe #1. Grate the radish and place on cheesecloth. Apply to the back, cover with cellophane and insulate the affected area of the back. Hold until strong heat occurs.
Recipe number 2. Dilute 1 kg of clay with water, add 3 spoons of turpentine to it. You will receive a block that looks like a cake, to be used as a tablet.
Treatment at home with infusion
Recipe #1. Combine equal amounts of horsetail, sweet clover, calendula flower, blueberry stalk, and medlar, take 2 tbsp. l of the mixture and pour it with 0. 5 l of boiling water. Drink 1/3 cup after meals for a week.
Recipe number 2. Mix in 0. 5 liters of boiling water 2 tbsp. l herbal collection, including:
- Chrysanthemum,
- mint,
- Strawberry,
- nettle,
- hat hop.
Press 8-10 hours, drink ½ cup morning and evening, before meals.
Recipe #3. Collect the roots, valerian root, lavender, celandine, eucalyptus and dandelion roots, pour 500 ml of hot water and boil over low heat for at least 15 minutes. Drink 3 times a day before meals, half a cup each time.
Recipe number 4. 10-12 fresh basil leaves (you can get dried herb, about 20 g) pour a cup of water and keep in a water bath until half of the liquid has evaporated. Add a pinch of salt to the remaining 100 g. Drink 1-2 times a day, 100 g (1/2 cup) each time.
Recipe number 5. 50 g of plantain root pour 0. 5 liters of vodka and put in a dark place for a month. Drink 3 times a day 1 teaspoon each time.
Recipe number 6. In a three-liter jar, put 100 g of yeast, 3 tbsp. l herb elecampane and 1 tbsp. honey. Add water so that there is 5-6 cm to the rim, wear rubber gloves around the neck. The mixture should ferment for a month, then take half a glass 2 times a day.
Attention: almost all home preparations intended for internal use are best taken half an hour before a meal or an hour after a meal.
Compress, lotion, rub: quick and effective
Lower back pain home treatment is mainly therapeutic applications using herbs, vegetables, mustard powder, honey and even pastes. They have all the properties needed to relieve unpleasant symptoms.
A hot compress can be made from an herbal infusion, you will need elderberry, chamomile, thyme, and St. John. The herbs should take equal parts, boil with boiling water and soak for 15-20 minutes. The procedure is best done at night: moisten gauze in infusion, stick to lower back, cover with polyethylene and fix.
Dissolve mustard powder in warm water until creamy. Apply the resulting ointment on your back and warm it up. Hold until there is a burning sensation, but no longer than 5 minutes.
Butter glaze is spread over several layers of gauze wrapped around the waist, and a pressure bandage is secured with a bandage. The dough is about two inches thick. It is better to do the procedure before going to bed and let the lotion test overnight. The course of treatment is 10 days.
Attention: all methods of applying heat should not cause pain and discomfort, the desired effect is heat and tingling. If discomfort occurs, the application must be removed and rinsed with warm water.
Remove well the bodyagi powder mixed with olive oil. Such an ointment is applied to the lower back and warms it. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes.
Horse chestnuts can be found in many cities, fully ripening in September. For treatment, you can use fresh chestnuts or buy ready-made tinctures at the pharmacy.
Horse chestnut is used for back pain or joint pain. This plant has a pronounced anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effect, therefore it is widely used in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
With sciatica, it is advisable to wear a belt or trousers with a pocket in which the horse chestnut fruit is placed. Ointments are prepared from them by mixing crushed fruits with camphor oil. To cure osteonecrosis or neuralgia, you can replace camphor oil with domestic fat or melted lard. The effect will be enhanced if you put the mixture on a piece of black bread and apply it on the acne-affected skin.
For the next recipe you will need: a bottle of triple perfume, 2 jars of valerian and iodine, 5 red peppers. Mix ingredients in a dark glass bottle, shake and press for a day. At night, simply lubricate the lower back with tincture or draw a net like iodine. From above, wrap your back with a fluff or wool scarf.
Kerosene and beetroot lotion can relieve pain in just one day. The way to do it is as follows: peel the radish, squeeze the juice. Mix remaining cake with kerosene (1 tbsp. L). In order not to burn the skin, spread the mixture on the cloth first, and then on the back. Put a layer of cling film on top and tie a warm towel around.
Recipes with garlic
This vegetable is known as the panacea that can cure 100 diseases, not in vain. It contains many useful substances, the most valuable of which is allicin. Garlic is useful for both adults and children, indispensable for colds, reduced immunity. In the Middle Ages, it was used to protect against plague and cholera.
According to recent studies, the presence of garlic in the human diet can even prevent cancer, as it kills cancer cells in the mouth and upper respiratory tract. Some scientists equate the power of garlic with chemotherapy.
If the lower back is painful, you can prepare a topical or massage remedy from garlic. The healing mixture for internal use is prepared as follows: peel and chop the head of the garlic in a blender or blender. Do the same with the lemons, unpeeled and pre-boiled with boiling water.
Pour lemon and garlic with a liter of warm water, leave for two days, then strain and pour into a glass container. Drink 2 tbsp. l after meals 3 times a day. The course of treatment is one month. Store the prepared mixture in the refrigerator.
Lower back pain will go away if lemon garlic is applied within 30-35 days. The liquid that cures them is prepared a little differently. 2 garlic bulbs must be put through a press or chopped in another way, combined with 1 liter of water and steeped for a day in a dark place. Then the strain is mixed with the juice of two lemons. Lemon can be substituted for lemon in this recipe.
Garlic-lemon tincture is stored in the refrigerator for no more than two weeks. To make a gauze, gauze or cotton cloth moistened in tincture, is applied to the back under a layer of polyethylene. The procedure takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
For massage and warming creams, the following remedy is recommended: press-pressed garlic combined with melted lard in a ratio of 1: 2. Any fat is suitable - beef, pork, lamb, you can also get goose or local fat. Store the mixture in a sealed glass container, shelf life in the refrigerator is 2 weeks.
Before use, the product is heated and massaged into the affected area 2-4 times a day, after the treatment it is better to wrap the back with a warm towel or woolen towel.
Recipes from horseradish
Treatment with folk remedies at home includes the use of horseradish. Tinctures, ointments, compresses and lotions are made from it, to obtain the leaves or roots of the plant.
Recipe #1. Put a few horseradish leaves in a glass jar and pour 0. 5 liters of vodka in. Insist for two days. This procedure involves rubbing wet leaves on the sore spot. The same tincture can be made from the root, it will require 8-10 small roots, they are filled with vodka. The exposure time here is longer - at least two weeks. Rub the lower back with the prepared solution.
All medicinal properties are preserved in the root of the horseradish plant, even when it is ground in a blender or crushed: the therapeutic effect persists for three days.
Recipe number 2. Squeeze the crushed horseradish in a meat grinder or mince, combine the resulting juice with olive oil in a ratio of 2: 1. Rub the spasmodic muscles of the lower back in a circular motion.
Recipe #3. Prepare, as in the previous recipe, horseradish mixed with sour cream (2 tbsp), apply to back, cover with cling film and a warm towel. Apply gauze for 30-40 minutes, wash off the composition, wipe the skin and wrap the lower back with a warm towel. The course of treatment is 3 weeks, the procedure is carried out 2-3 times a day per day. Instead of sour cream, you can use honey.
Recipe number 4. Put the roots and leaves of the horseradish plant through a meat grinder, then put the resulting "mince" into a linen bag. It is more convenient to do the procedure together, since it will be difficult to do it yourself. Place a bag of horseradish on your lower back and iron with a preheated iron for at least three minutes. Then, cover with a warm towel from the top and lie down for 15-20 minutes. Then remove the bag. A bag of horseradish leaves can be used many times.
Recipe #5. Horseradish and mashed potatoes (one each), 1 tbsp. Mix honey and apply a layer of 1 cm on the lower back, covered with a layer of polyethylene and a warm towel. To achieve the effect, you need to withstand at least half an hour. Sessions can be done daily until the pain goes away.
Treatment according to folk recipes is not an alternative but a complementary method with many advantages. Since natural ingredients are used, side effects are minimal. It also rules out addiction, not to mention certain painkillers.
However, serious illnesses that require medication must also be taken into account. Practicing treatment at home, you can miss time or accelerate the pathological process. Therefore, in the case of low back pain, accompanied by a deterioration in the medical condition, it is necessary to consult a specialist. The attending physician can not only approve but also advise one or another cure from the piggy bank of folk recipes. Be healthy!