Lumbar pain in most people is associated with sciatica, although the causes are quite different.
Such a symptom accompanies not only the defeat of the paraspinal structures, but also many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and urogenital system, as well as metabolic disorders and oncological processes.
This is why, before using alternative methods, it is highly recommended that you consult a doctor and find out the cause of the pain.
In addition, acute back pain does not always stop with the usual methods - pills or lotions. Sometimes surgery or medical exclusion is required.
A complex approach
If the back hurts in the lumbar region, the most common diagnosis is "osteochondrosis" or "intervertebral hernia". A basic condition for successful treatment is the elimination of the causative agent that caused the pain. Otherwise, the drugs or physiotherapy will be powerless and the disease will become chronic.
The treatment of the back and spine begins with a frugal shape, which means the rejection of any physical activity. For severe pain, bed rest is recommended. To speed up your recovery and get rid of the discomfort, doctors advise you to buy an orthopedic pillow and mattress.
This will reduce the load on the spine, prevent compression of the nerve endings and muscle spasms. If you can not buy special devices, then it is better to sleep on a mattress of medium hardness and choose a pillow of medium thickness.
Medication prescribed by a doctor usually includes not only anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers, but also vitamin complexes. During the recovery period, physiotherapy, exercise therapy, massage are performed. As an additional method, you can use folk remedies, which should be agreed in advance with your doctor. With a well-known diagnosis and specialist approval, home treatment of the spine will be much more effective.
Folk recipes for back pain
You can eliminate the pain with the help of ordinary mustard plasters, which are present in almost every home. Due to the local reflex effect, they irritate the skin and increase blood flow. Due to the momentum of the blood, metabolic processes in the tissues are accelerated, oxygen transport is improved, pain and inflammation are reduced. Another important effect of mustard plasters is the stimulation of the synthesis of adrenaline and norepinephrine, which has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system.
Recipe number 1. Add 50 ml Furacilin and a teaspoon of liquid honey to the water for the mustard plasters. You can use a ready-made solution of Furacilin (sold at a pharmacy) or dissolve 1 tablet in 50 ml of water. Soak the prepared mustard plaster in the solution for a few seconds, then remove and apply to the sore spot.
Hold the compress until a burning sensation appears, then remove and wipe the skin dry. Spread it with cream or oil, cover it with plastic wrap and wrap it with a warm cloth.
Recipe number 2. Burdock leaves are another affordable home remedy that helps relieve back and waist pain. Rinse some fresh leaves and then place them in a pile so that they come in contact with each other on the green and purple side. Dip one foot into warm running water, pausing between layers to allow them to dry. Apply to the lower back, securing with a bandage and a warm scarf.
What to do if it "came in" in the back
Men are believed to be more susceptible to sciatica because they engage in physical work or sports, lift and carry heavy loads, drive for long periods of time, and are often overweight. As a result, they often complain that they have been "grabbed by the back" or "stuck" in the lumbar region.
Back pain can be overcome anywhere: at work, in the gym or at home. In this case, first aid measures will help:
- Find the most beneficial position in which you feel less pain and stay in that position.
- do not make sudden movements, it is good not to move at all.
- take an analgesic or anti-inflammatory drug (Diclofenac, Ibuprofen).
- apply an anti-inflammatory ointment to the painful area.
- if there is a woolen elastic band, tie it around the waist, securing the spine in a stable position.
- Lie on your back, bend your knees and put a pillow made of folded towel or blanket under them. In this position, the lumbar muscles relax as much as possible.
When the recommendations described are followed, the pain usually subsides in about half an hour. If you experience an attack of burning pain 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 an oncological disease.
- increased body temperature;
- The attack was preceded by long-term treatment with hormonal drugs.
- lower back pain bothers you for more than a month;
- significantly reduced body weight, despite the lack of diet.
If there are no painkillers at home and there is no strength to prepare treatments according to folk recipes, you can try to stun your back with a burdock leaf. It does not need to be scalded with boiling water, soaked or boiled, but simply spread it with a shiny side on the body. Secure with a bandage on top and wrap with a woolen scarf. Maintain compression for no more than 12 hours.
An equally simple recipe involves the use of valerian tincture if no burdock was found. It is necessary to moisten gauze or cotton cloth on it, which should then be placed on the lower back.
The next 2 recipes are a bit more difficult to prepare: one of them will need black radish and the second will need turpentine and red clay.
Recipe number 1. Grate the radish and put the cheesecloth. Apply to the back, cover with cellophane and insulate the affected back area. Hold until very hot.
Recipe number 2. Dilute 1 kg of clay with water, add 3 tablespoons of turpentine to it. You will get a cake-like mass, which is used as a compress.
Home treatment with decoctions
Recipe number 1. Combine the same amount of ponytail, sweet clover, calendula flowers, raspberry stalks and plantain, take 2 tbsp of the mixture and pour 0. 5 l of boiling water. Drink 1/3 cup after meals for a week.
Recipe number 2. Boil in 0. 5 liters of boiling water 2 tbsp. L collection of herbs, which includes:
- chamomile,
- mint,
- cowberry,
- nettle,
- hop cones.
Insist 8-10 hours, drink. Cup in the morning and evening, before meals.
Recipe number 3. Collection of plantain, valerian root, lavender, selandine, eucalyptus and dandelion root pour 500 ml of hot water and boil on low heat for at least 15 minutes. Take 3 times a day before meals, half a cup.
Recipe number 4. 10-12 fresh basil leaves (you can get dried herb, about 20 g) pour a glass of water and keep it in a water bath until half the liquid has evaporated. Add a pinch of salt to the remaining 100 gr. Drink 1-2 times a day for 100 g (1/2 cup).
Recipe number 5. 50 grams of pink butterfly roots pour 0. 5 liters of vodka and put them in a dark place for a month. Take 3 times a day for a teaspoon.
Recipe number 6. In a three-liter jar put 100 g of yeast, 3 tbsp l herbs elecampane and 1 tbsp l honey. Add water to leave 5-6 cm up to the brim and put a rubber glove around the neck. The mixture should be fermented for a month, after which take half a glass 2 times a day.
Caution: almost all home-made preparations are best drunk half an hour before or one hour after a meal.
Compresses, lotions, scrubs: quickly and effectively
The treatment of back pain at home are mainly therapeutic applications for which herbs, vegetables, mustard powder, honey and even dough are used. They have all the necessary properties to relieve unpleasant symptoms.
A warm compress can be made from herbal infusions, for which you will need black elderberry, chamomile, thyme and asparagus. The herbs should be taken in equal parts, poured with boiling water and infused for 15-20 minutes. The procedure is best done at night: wet the gauze in the infusion, attach it to the lower back, cover with polyethylene and fasten.
Dissolve the mustard powder in lukewarm water until it becomes creamy. Apply the resulting ointment on the back and warm. Hold until you feel burning, but not more than 5 minutes.
The butter yeast dough is spread in several layers of gauze wrapped around the waist and the compress is fastened with a bandage. The layer of dough is about two inches. It is best to do the procedure before going to bed and leave the test lotion on overnight. The course of treatment is 10 days.
Caution: all hot compresses should not cause pain and discomfort, the desired result is a slight heat and tingling. If discomfort occurs, the application should be removed and the composition rinsed with warm water.
Relieves pain well 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 chestnut can be found in many cities, the fruit ripens fully in September. For treatment, you can use fresh chestnuts or buy a ready-made tincture at a drugstore.
Horse chestnut is used for back or joint pain. This plant has a strong anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect, so it is widely used in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
With sciatica, it is recommended to use a belt or trousers with pockets in which horse chestnut fruits are placed. An ointment is made from them by mixing the crushed fruits with camphor oil. To treat osteochondrosis or neuralgia, you can replace camphor oil with internal or melted lard. The effect will be enhanced if you place the mixture on a piece of brown bread and apply it on the affected area.
For the next recipe you will need: a bottle of triple cologne, 2 vials of valerian and iodine, 5 pods of red hot pepper. Mix the ingredients in a dark glass bottle, shake and insist for a day. At night, simply lubricate the lower back with a tincture or pull a mesh like iodine. From above, wrap your back with a fluffy or woolen scarf.
A lotion with kerosene and beetroot can relieve pain in just one day. Here's it: grate the unpeeled beets, squeeze and remove the juice. Combine the remaining cake with kerosene (1 tbsp. L). In order not to burn the skin, the mixture is spread first on the fabric, and then on the back. Put a film on top and tie a warm scarf around.
Recipes with garlic
This vegetable is not called in vain the cure for 100 diseases. It contains many useful substances, the most valuable of which is allicin. Garlic is useful for both adults and children, it is essential for colds and 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 destroys cancer cells in the mouth and upper respiratory tract. Some scientists equate the power of garlic with chemotherapy.
If your lower back hurts, you can prepare a garlic elixir or scrub. The therapeutic mixture for internal use is prepared as follows: peel and finely chop the garlic head in a blender or grater. Do the same with a lemon, without peeling it and scalding it with boiling water beforehand.
Pour the lemon and garlic porridge with a liter of hot water, leave it for two days, then filter and empty 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.
The lower back will stop hurting if garlic-lemon compresses are made within 30-35 days. The therapeutic fluid for them is prepared a little differently. 2 heads of garlic should be passed through a press or otherwise chopped, combined with 1 liter of water and insist for a day in a dark place. After that, the drained infusion is mixed with the juice of two lemons. Lemon can replace lime in this recipe.
Garlic-lemon tincture is stored in the refrigerator for no more than two weeks. To make a compress, moisten gauze or cotton cloth in the tincture, which is applied to the back under polyethylene. The process time is 20-30 minutes.
For lotion for rubbing and warming, the following treatment is recommended: garlic passed through a press is combined with melted lard in a ratio of 1: 2. Whatever fat is suitable - beef, pork, lamb, you can also get goose or internal fat. Store the mixture in a glass container with a tightly closed lid, the shelf life in the refrigerator is 2 weeks.
Before use, the product is heated and rubbed on the affected area 2-4 times a day; after treatment, it is best to wrap the back with a warm or woolen cloth.
Horseradish recipes
Treatment with folk remedies at home involves the use of horseradish. From this are prepared alcoholic tinctures, ointments, compresses and lotions, for which the leaves or roots of the plant are obtained.
Recipe number 1. Put a few horseradish leaves in a glass container and pour 0. 5 liters of vodka. Insist for two days. The process consists of kneading the wet leaves in a sore spot. The same tincture can be made from the root, it will require 8-10 small roots, which are filled with vodka. Exposure time here is longer - at least two weeks. Rub the lower back with the prepared solution.
All the medicinal properties are retained in the roots of horseradish, even if it is ground in a blender or grated: the healing effect remains for three days.
Recipe number 2. Squeeze the horseradish crushed in a meat grinder or grated, combine the resulting juice with olive oil in a ratio of 2: 1. Rub the spasmodic muscles of the back in circular motions.
Recipe number 3. Prepared, as in the previous recipe, horseradish mixed with sour cream (2 tablespoons), apply on the back, covering with cling film and a warm scarf. Apply a compress for 30-40 minutes, rinse the composition, wipe the skin and wrap the lower back with a warm cloth. The course of treatment is 3 weeks, the procedure is performed 2-3 times a day every day. Instead of sour cream, you can get honey.
Recipe number 4. Pass the horseradish roots and leaves through a meat grinder and then put the resulting "minced meat" in a linen bag. It is more convenient to do the process together, as it will be difficult to perform it yourself. Put a bag of horseradish on the lower back and iron it with a preheated iron for at least three minutes. After that, cover the compress with a warm scarf and lie down for 15-20 minutes. Then remove the bag. A bag with horseradish leaves can be used many times.
Recipe number 5. Grated horseradish root and potatoes (one each), 1 tbsp. mix l honey and put on the lumbar region in a layer of 1 cm. Cover with polyethylene and a warm scarf. To be effective, you must endure at least half an hour. Sessions can be performed daily until the pain disappears.
The treatment according to folk recipes is not an alternative, but an additional method that has many advantages. Since natural ingredients are used, the side effects are minimal. It also eliminates addiction, which is not the case with some painkillers.
However, it should be borne in mind that serious illnesses require mandatory medication. By practicing therapy at home, you can save time or speed up the pathological process. Therefore, in case of lumbar pain, with worsening of the general condition, it is necessary to consult a specialist. The treating physician can not only approve, but also advise one or another medicine from the piggy bank of folk recipes. Be healthy!