During osteochondrosis, cartilage joints are damaged and salts are precipitated. There are various reasons for its appearance. Home treatment of osteochondrosis with a doctor's prescription gives a positive result. The main thing is not to treat yourself, but always consult a specialist to avoid complications.
The principle of treatment at home
Mistakes are often made in the treatment of osteochondrosis of the chest, spine or cervical spine. Basically, the symptoms go away, but the disease itself remains to progress. After a while, pain and discomfort appear. Therefore, the use of painkillers alone will not be very useful.
Osteochondrosis can be treated at home. It is worth doing the necessary exercises, massages and other procedures, then the health of the spine can be restored.
The most important thing is to determine the causes of the disease, which must be eliminated. Of course, it is desirable to get rid of muscle spasms for treatment. One of the most common causes of osteochondrosis of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions is poor mobility, as well as fatty foods. However, cartilage degradation is mainly due to poor oxygen supply to them, and all this is due to poor blood flow to the back muscles.
In addition to various medications, doctors recommend that patients be treated for osteochondrosis at home. To do this, you need:
- to exercise;
- keep a diet;
- reconsider your lifestyle;
- proper sleep and rest;
- choose the right bed.
The result will be visible only if you follow the doctor's instructions systematically.
Eliminate the causes of the disease
Basically, there is no reason for the appearance of osteochondrosis of the thoracic, cervical or lumbar regions. Therefore, the whole program is needed to restore blood flow.
To get rid of pathology, you need to forget about everything that affects the damage to the vertebrae.
Diet. Often, the cause of osteochondrosis is the accumulation of cholesterol, which causes the arteries to lose their elasticity and blood flow to be disrupted. To improve their condition, foods high in cholesterol should be eliminated from the diet: pork, meat broths, eggs, fatty foods. Coffee, strong tea, alcohol have a negative effect on the work of blood vessels. But nicotine entering the body leads to vasospasm. Therefore, it is better to lead a healthy lifestyle, especially for those treated for osteochondrosis.
Treatment of osteochondrosis at home requires restoration of blood circulation. There are many physical exercises for this, as well as compresses.
Orthopedic mattresses and accessories for healthy sleep. During the day, a person puts a large load on his spine, so you need the right position during sleep. And it can allow a good orthopedic mattress, as well as pillows. They allow blood to circulate well during sleep.
Methods of treating osteochondrosis at home
Osteochondrosis of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions is a complex disease. It is not difficult to treat simply at home. The main thing is to follow all the instructions in a systematic way, it is better to do all this in a complex. Namely:
- therapeutic exercises that improve the condition of the neck muscles, as well as the shoulder girdle;
- worth massaging yourself - rubbing, rubbing;
- There are many recipes worth using in traditional medicine (rubs, compresses, ointments);
- we must not forget the herbal baths that help to get rid of pain;
- There are various methods of Chinese medicine that have gained great popularity (acupuncture, acupressure);
- there are special devices (Lyapko applicator and Kuznetsov applicator) that help to get rid of osteochondrosis of the thoracic, lumbar and cervical regions;
- A physiotherapist can refer to special magnets that you can create a magnetic field at home.
Chinese medicine is also evolving, offering herbal packages and patches. They should be applied at night. But best of all, they will be effective in combination, so do not forget about acupuncture, acupuncture. Such procedures are recommended by Chinese experts.
There are also special massage beds, with the help of which you can get good results in the treatment of diseases of the chest, spine and cervical spine.
Therefore, at home, you can use many methods available in existing medicine. The most important thing is to do them regularly, which will stop the damage to the discs between the vertebrae.
Massage
It is necessary to massage as soon as the symptoms begin to disappear significantly. Since not everyone has the opportunity to visit the masseurs, you can do the procedures yourself. The easiest way to do this is on the neck. It is worth starting the massage by stroking your palm and then rubbing your body with your fingers.
It's hard to stretch your whole back. It is good to massage with the pads of the thumbs, as well as with the fists. You can also roll on your back when your hands are together behind your feet. Thus, the muscles are massaged from the weight of the body.
There are many devices that can help you massage at home. They are different in appearance and price, but they are very effective.
Massage should be performed on clean skin in the absence of inflammatory processes.
Massage is contraindicated for people with respiratory problems, as well as diseases of the cardiovascular system.
Thus, home treatment of osteochondrosis gives very good results. The main thing is to do everything in a complex and systematic way.