During osteochondrosis, a violation of cartilaginous joints occurs, salts are deposited. There are various reasons for its appearance. Treatment of osteochondrosis at home in combination with doctor's prescriptions gives a positive effect. The main thing is not to self-medicate, but always consult a specialist so as not to get complications.
The principle of home treatment
During the treatment of osteochondrosis of the thoracic, lumbar or cervical spine, mistakes are often made. Basically, the symptoms are removed, but the disease itself remains to progress. Later, pain and discomfort appear after a while. Therefore, the use of painkillers alone will not bring much benefit.
It is possible to cure osteochondrosis at home. It is worth doing the necessary exercises, doing massage and other procedures, then the health of the spine can be restored again.
The most important thing is to identify the causes of the disease that need to be eliminated. Of course, it is desirable to get rid of muscle spasms in order to treat. One of the most popular causes of osteochondrosis of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions is poor mobility, as well as fatty foods. But, basically, cartilage degradation occurs due to poor oxygen supply to them, and all due to the fact that blood does not flow well to the back muscles.
In addition to various medications, doctors advise patients to treat osteochondrosis at home. For this you need:
- perform physical exercises;
- stick to a diet;
- reconsider your lifestyle;
- proper sleep and rest;
- choosing the right bed.
The result will appear only when you systematically follow the doctor's instructions.
Elimination of the causes of the disease
Basically, there is no one reason for the appearance of osteochondrosis of the thoracic, cervical or lumbar regions. Therefore, to restore blood flow, you need a whole program.
To get rid of the pathology, one must not forget about everything that affects the damage to the vertebrae.
Diet. Often the cause of osteochondrosis is cholesterol accumulation, and because of this, the vessels lose their elasticity, and blood flow is disturbed. In order to improve their condition, you need to exclude from the diet foods that have a lot of cholesterol: pork, meat broths, eggs, fatty foods. Coffee, strong tea, and alcohol have a bad effect on the work of blood vessels. But nicotine, which enters the body, leads to vasospasm. Therefore, it is better to lead a healthy lifestyle, especially for those who are being treated for osteochondrosis.
Treatment of osteochondrosis at home requires the restoration of blood circulation. To do this, there are many physical exercises, as well as compresses.
Orthopedic mattresses and accessories for healthy sleep. For the whole day, a person receives a large load on his spine, so he needs the correct position during sleep. And this can allow a good orthopedic mattress, as well as a pillow. They allow blood to circulate well during sleep.
Methods for the treatment of osteochondrosis at home
Osteochondrosis of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions is a complex disease. That's just to treat it at home is not difficult. The main thing is to systematically follow all the instructions, it is best to do all this in a complex. Namely:
- therapeutic exercises, which improves the condition of the muscles of the neck, as well as the shoulder girdle;
- it is worth performing self-massage - rubbing, stroking;
- there are many recipes in traditional medicine that are worth using (rubbing, compresses, ointments);
- we must not forget about herbal baths that help get rid of pain;
- there are different methods of Chinese medicine that have gained great popularity (acupuncture, acupressure);
- there are special devices (Lyapko applicator and Kuznetsov applicator) that help get rid of osteochondrosis of the thoracic, lumbar and cervical regions;
- a physiotherapist can attribute special magnets with which you can create a magnetic field at home.
Chinese medicine is also progressing, offering herbal sachets and patches. They need to be applied at night. But best of all, they will be effective in combination, so do not forget about acupressure, acupuncture. Such procedures are recommended by Chinese experts.
Special massage beds also appear, with the help of which you can get a good result in the treatment of diseases of the thoracic, lumbar and cervical spine.
Therefore, at home, you can use many methods that exist in current medicine. The most important thing is to do them regularly, which will stop damage to the discs between the vertebrae.
Massage
As soon as the symptoms began to noticeably disappear, you need to do a massage. Since not everyone has the opportunity to visit masseurs, you can do the procedures yourself. The easiest way to do this is on the neck. It is worth starting the massage with stroking the palm of your hand, and then starting to rub the body with your fingers.
Stretching your entire back is hard. It is best to massage with the pads of the thumbs, as well as with fists. You can also do rolls on your back when your hands are clasped behind your feet. Thus, the muscles are massaged from the weight of the body.
There are also many devices that will help you massage at home. They are different in appearance and price, but very effective.
Any massage should be done on clean skin, when there are no inflammatory processes.
Massage is contraindicated for those who have problems with the respiratory system, as well as diseases of the cardiovascular system.
So, the treatment of osteochondrosis at home brings a very good result. The main thing is to do everything comprehensively and systematically.