Pain in the lower back in most people is associated with sciatica, although the causes of its occurrence are quite diverse.
Such a symptom accompanies not only the defeat of the paravertebral structures, but also many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and the genitourinary system, as well as metabolic disorders and oncological processes.
That is why, before using alternative methods, it is highly recommended to consult a doctor and find out the cause of the pain.
Also, acute back pain is not always stopped by the usual methods: pills or lotions. Sometimes surgery or a therapeutic block is needed.
A complex approach
If the back hurts in the lumbar region, the most common diagnosis is "osteochondrosis" or "intervertebral hernia". The main condition for the success of treatment is the elimination of the causative factor that caused the pain. Otherwise, drugs or physiotherapy will be powerless and the disease will become chronic.
Treatment of the back and spine begins with a sparing regimen, which means the refusal of 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 the nerve endings and muscle spasms. If it is not possible to buy special devices, it is better to sleep on a mattress of medium hardness and choose a pillow of medium thickness.
Drug therapy prescribed by a doctor usually includes not only anti-inflammatory and pain relievers, but also vitamin complexes. In the rehabilitation period, physiotherapy, physical therapy, massage are performed. As an additional method, you can use folk remedies, which should be agreed in advance with your doctor. With a known diagnosis and the approval of a specialist, treatment of the spine at home will be much more effective.
Folk recipes for back pain
You can get rid of the pain with the help of ordinary mustard plasters, which are found in almost every home. Due to the local reflex effect, they irritate the skin and increase blood flow. Due to the blood supply, metabolic processes in the tissues are accelerated, oxygen transport improves, pain and inflammation decrease. Another important effect of mustard patches is to stimulate the synthesis of adrenaline and noradrenaline, which has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system.
Recipe number 1. Add 50 ml of Furacilin and a teaspoon of liquid honey to the water for mustard plasters. You can use a ready-made solution of Furacilin (sold in pharmacies) 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 dry the skin. Lubricate with cream or oil, cover with cling film and wrap with a warm cloth.
Recipe number 2. Burdock leaves are another affordable home remedy for back and lower back pain relief. Rinse a few fresh leaves, then stack them in a pile so they are touching each other on the green and purple sides. Dip this pile in boiling water and boil for 2-3 minutes, carefully remove it without disturbing their mutual arrangement and let cool. Apply to the lower back, securing with a bandage and a warm scarf.
What to do if "entered" 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. Therefore, they often complain of having "grabbed the back" or "stuck" in the lumbar region.
Lower back pain can take over anywhere - at work, at the gym or at home. In this case, first aid measures will help:
- find the most advantageous position in which the pain is least felt and stay in this position;
- do not make sudden movements, it is recommended not to move at all;
- take an analgesic or anti-inflammatory drug (Diclofenac, Ibuprofen);
- apply anti-inflammatory ointment to the painful area;
- if there is an elastic wool belt, tie it at the waist, fixing the spine in a fixed position;
- lie on your back, bend your knees and put under a pillow made from a folded towel or blanket. In this position, the lower back 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 attack appeared after a severe spinal injury, it is imperative to contact a traumatologist.
Medical assistance is also required in the following circumstances:
- the victim is over 60 years old;
- have an oncological disease;
- increase in body temperature;
- the attack was preceded by long-term treatment with hormonal drugs;
- pain in the lower back disturbs more than a month;
- significantly reduced body weight, despite the lack of diet.
If there are no analgesics at home and there is no strength to prepare remedies according to folk recipes, you can try to numb the back with a burdock leaf. It does not need to be scalded with boiling water, soaked or boiled, but simply applied with a shiny side to the body. Secure with a bandage on top and wrap with a wool scarf. Keep the compress for no more than 12 hours.
An equally simple recipe involves using valerian tincture if burdock has not been found. It is necessary to moisten gauze or a cotton cloth, which should then be placed on the lower back.
The next 2 recipes are a little more difficult to prepare: one of them will need black radish and the second one will need turpentine and red clay.
Recipe number 1. Grate the radish and put it on cheesecloth. Apply on the back, cover with cellophane and isolate the affected area of the back. Hold until strong heat appears.
Recipe number 2. Dilute 1 kg of clay with water, add 3 tablespoons of turpentine. You will get a mass that looks like a cake, which is used as a compress.
Home treatment with infusions
Recipe number 1. Combine the same amount of horsetail, sweet clover, marigold flowers, blueberry stalks and plantain, take 2 tbsp. l of the mixture and pour it with 0, 5 l of boiling water. Drink 1/3 cup after meals for one week.
Recipe number 2. Prepare in 0, 5 liters of boiling water 2 tbsp. l herbalist collection, which includes:
- chamomile,
- mint,
- cranberry,
- nettle,
- hop cones.
Insist for 8-10 hours, drink ½ cup in the morning and in the evening, before meals.
Recipe number 3. Collection of plantain, valerian root, lavender, celandine, eucalyptus and dandelion root pour 500 ml of hot water and boil over 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 take the dry herb, about 20 g) pour a glass 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 for 100 g (1/2 cup).
Recipe number 5. 50 g of cinquefoil roots pour 0, 5 liters of vodka and put 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 elecampane herbs and 1 tbsp. treasure. Add water so that 5-6 cm remain to the brim and put a rubber glove on the neck. The mixture should ferment for a month, after which half a glass is taken 2 times a day.
Warning: almost all home preparations intended for internal use should be drunk half an hour before a meal or an hour after it.
Wraps, lotions, rubs: quickly and effectively
Back pain treatment at home is mainly therapeutic applications for which herbs, vegetables, mustard powder, honey and even dough are used. They have all the properties necessary to relieve unpleasant symptoms.
A warm compress can be made with an infusion of herbs, for which you will need black elderberry, chamomile, thyme and St. John's wort. Herbs should be taken in equal parts, poured with boiling water and left to infuse for 15-20 minutes. The procedure is best done at night: moisten the gauze in the infusion, attach it to the lower back, cover with polyethylene and fix.
Dissolve the mustard powder in warm water until creamy. Spread the resulting ointment on the back and warm it. Hold until a burning sensation, but not more than 5 minutes.
The butter yeast dough is spread on several layers of gauze wrapped around the waist and the compress is fixed with a bandage. The dough layer is about two centimeters. It is best to carry out the procedure before going to bed and leave the test lotion overnight. The course of treatment is 10 days.
Warning: all hot compresses should not cause pain and discomfort, the desired effect is a slight warmth and tingling. In case of discomfort, the application should be removed and the composition washed off with warm water.
Well removes bodyagi pain in powder mixed with olive oil. Such ointment is applied to the lower back and warms it. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes.
Horse chestnut is found in many cities, the fruits ripen completely in September. For treatment, you can use fresh chestnuts or buy a ready-made tincture at the pharmacy.
Horse chestnut is used for back or joint pain. This plant has a pronounced anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect, therefore it is widely used in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
With sciatica, it is recommended to wear a belt or trousers with pockets in which the fruits of horse chestnut are stored. 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 black bread and apply it to the affected area.
For the next recipe you will need: a bottle of triple cologne, 2 vials of valerian and iodine, 5 pods of chilli. Mix the ingredients in a dark glass bottle, shake and insist for a day. At night, simply lubricate the lower back with dye or draw a net like iodine. From above, wrap your back with a fluffy or woolen scarf.
A kerosene and beetroot-based lotion can relieve pain in just one day. It's done like this: 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 cling film on top and wrap a warm scarf.
Recipes with garlic
This vegetable is not in vain called 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 indispensable for colds and reduced immunity. In the Middle Ages it was used to protect against the plague and cholera.
According to recent studies, the presence of garlic in the human diet can also prevent cancer, as it destroys cancer cells in the mouth and upper respiratory tract. Some scientists identify the power of garlic with chemotherapy.
If your lower back hurts, you can make a garlic elixir or a scrubbing agent. The healing mixture for internal use is prepared as follows: peel and chop the head of garlic in a blender or on a grater. Do the same with a lemon, without peeling it and blanching it beforehand with boiling water.
Pour the lemon and garlic gruel 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.
Your lower back will stop hurting if you make garlic and lemon compresses within 30-35 days. Healing liquid for them is prepared a little differently. 2 heads of garlic must be pressed or chopped in any other way, combined with 1 liter of water and left to insist for a day in a dark place. Subsequently, the filtered infusion is mixed with the juice of two lemons. Lemon can be substituted for lime in this recipe.
Tincture of garlic and lemon is stored in the refrigerator for no more than two weeks. To make a compress, gauze or cotton cloth is moistened in the tincture, which is applied to the back under the polyethylene. The time of the procedure is 20-30 minutes.
To rub and heat lotions, the following remedy is recommended: garlic passed through a press is combined with melted lard in a ratio of 1: 2. Any fat is suitable: beef, pork, lamb, you can also take fat from goose or interior. 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 the treatment it is better to wrap the back with a warm or woolen cloth.
Horseradish Recipes
Treatment with folk remedies at home includes the use of horseradish. From it, alcoholic tinctures, ointments, compresses and lotions are made, for which the leaves or roots of the plant are taken.
Recipe number 1. Put a few leaves of horseradish in a glass container and pour 0, 5 liters of vodka. Insist for two days. The procedure consists in kneading wet leaves into a sore spot. The same tincture can be made from the root, it will require 8-10 small roots, which are filled with vodka. The exposure time here is longer - at least two weeks. Rub your lower back with the prepared solution.
All medicinal properties are preserved in the roots of horseradish, even if ground in a blender or grated: the therapeutic effect lasts for three days.
Recipe number 2. Squeeze the crushed horseradish 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 lower back in a circular motion.
Recipe number 3. Prepare, as in the previous recipe, horseradish mixed with sour cream (2 tablespoons), apply to the back, covering with cling film and a warm scarf. Apply a compress for 30-40 minutes, wash off the composition, wipe the skin and wrap the lower back with a warm cloth. The course of treatment is 3 weeks, the procedure is carried out 2-3 times a day every day. Instead of sour cream, you can take honey.
Recipe number 4. Pass the roots and leaves of the horseradish through a meat grinder, then put the resulting "minced meat" in a linen bag. It is more convenient to carry out the procedure together, as it will be difficult to carry out it yourself. Place a bag of horseradish on your lower back and iron it with a preheated iron for at least three minutes. After that, cover the compress from above with a warm scarf and lie down for 15-20 minutes. Then remove the bag. One bag of horseradish leaves can be used multiple times.
Recipe number 5. Horseradish root and grated potatoes (one each), 1 tbsp. mix l of honey and put a 1 cm layer on the lumbar region Cover with polyethylene and a warm scarf. To be effective, you need to last at least half an hour. Sessions can be performed daily until pain subsides.
Treatment according to folk recipes is not an alternative, but an additional method that has many advantages. Since natural ingredients are used, side effects are minimal. It also excludes addiction, which cannot be said about some pain relievers.
However, it should be taken into account that serious diseases require mandatory medications. Practicing treatment at home, you can waste time or speed up the pathological process. Therefore, in the event of the appearance of lower back pain, with a deterioration in the general condition, it is necessary to consult a specialist. The attending physician can not only approve, but also recommend one or another remedy from the piggy bank of folk recipes. Be healthy!