Pain in the lumbar region 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 paravertebral structures, but also many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary system, as well as metabolic disorders and oncological processes.
That is why, before using alternative methods, it is strongly 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 therapeutic blockade is necessary.
A complex approach
If the back hurts in the lumbar region, the most common diagnosis is "osteochondrosis" or "intervertebral hernia". The main condition for successful 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.
The treatment of the back and spine begins with a sparing diet, which means the rejection of all physical activity. For severe pain, bed rest is recommended. To speed up recovery and eliminate discomfort, doctors advise buying an orthopedic pillow and mattress.
This will reduce the load on the spine, prevent compression of nerve endings and muscle spasms. If it is not possible to purchase special devices, then it is better to sleep on a mattress of medium hardness and choose a pillow of medium thickness.
Pharmacotherapy prescribed by a doctor usually includes not only anti-inflammatories and painkillers, but also vitamin complexes. During the rehabilitation period, physiotherapy, exercise therapy, massage are carried out. As an additional method, you can use folk remedies, which must be agreed with your doctor in advance. With a known diagnosis and the approval of a specialist, spine treatment at home will be much more effective.
Folk recipes for back pain
You can eliminate the pain with the help of ordinary mustard plasters, which can be found in almost every house. Due to the local reflex effect, they irritate the skin and increase blood flow. Due to the influx of blood, metabolic processes in tissues are accelerated, oxygen transport improves, pain and inflammation decrease. Another important effect of mustard plasters 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 water for mustard dressings. You can use a ready-made solution of Furacilin (sold in pharmacies) or dissolve 1 tablet in 50 ml of water. Dip the prepared mustard plaster into the solution for a few seconds, then remove it and apply it to the sore spot.
Hold the compress until a burning sensation appears, then remove and wipe the skin. Lubricate it with cream or oil, cover with plastic wrap and wrap it with a warm cloth.
Recipe number 2. Burdock leaves are another affordable home remedy to help relieve back and lower back pain. Rinse off a few fresh leaves, then pile them in a pile so they touch each other on the green and purple sides. Dip this stack in boiling water and boil for 2-3 minutes, carefully remove it without disturbing their mutual arrangement and cool. Apply to the lower back, securing with a bandage and a warm scarf.
What to do if "entered" in the back
Men are thought to be more susceptible to sciatica because they engage in physical labor or sports, lift and carry heavy loads, drive for long periods of time, and are often overweight. Therefore, they often complain of having "grasped their back" or "stuck" in the lumbar region.
Lumbar back pain can protrude anywhere: at work, in the gym or at home. In this case, first aid measures will help:
- find the most beneficial position in which the pain is felt the least and stay in this position;
- do not make sudden movements, it is advisable 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 belt, tie it around the waist, fixing the spine in a fixed position;
- Lie on your back, bend your knees, and place a cushion made from a folded towel or blanket under them. In this position, the lumbar muscles relax to the maximum.
When the described recommendations are followed, the pain usually subsides in about half an hour. If a burning pain attack appeared after a serious injury to the spine, it is imperative to contact a traumatologist.
Medical assistance is also required in the following circumstances:
- the victim is over 60;
- have an oncological disease;
- increased body temperature;
- the attack was preceded by long-term treatment with hormonal drugs;
- pain in the lower back disturbs more than a month;
- markedly decreased body weight, despite the absence of diet.
If there are no painkillers at home and there is no strength to prepare remedies according to folk recipes, you can try to anesthetize your back with a leaf of burdock. 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 up to 12 hours.
An equally simple recipe is to use valerian tincture if burdock was not found. It is necessary to moisten gauze or a cotton cloth, which should then be put on the lower back.
The following 2 recipes are a little more difficult to prepare: one will need black radish, and the second will need turpentine and red clay.
Recipe number 1. Grate the radish and put on a cheesecloth. Apply to 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 to it. You will get a mass resembling a cake, which serves as a compress.
Home treatment with infusions
Recipe number 1. Combine the same amount of horsetail, sweet clover, calendula flowers, blueberry stems 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 a week.
Recipe number 2. Infuse in 0. 5 liters of boiling water 2 tbsp. l collection of medicinal plants, which includes:
- chamomile,
- mint,
- lingonberry,
- nettle,
- hop cones.
Insist 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 leaves of fresh basil (you can take dried grass, about 20 g) pour a glass of water and store in a water bath until half of the liquid has evaporated. Add a pinch of salt to the remaining 100 g. Drink 1 to 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 one teaspoon.
Recipe number 6. In a three-liter jar put 100 g of yeast, 3 tbsp. l herbs elecampane and 1 tbsp. I darling. Add water so as to leave 5 to 6 cm at the brim and put a rubber glove on the neck. The mixture should ferment for a month, after which it is taken half a glass 2 times a day.
Please note: almost all homemade preparations intended for internal use are best drunk half an hour before a meal or an hour after it.
Compresses, lotions, frictions: quickly and effectively
The treatment of lower back pain at home is primarily a matter of therapeutic applications for which herbs, vegetables, mustard powder, honey and even paste are used. They have all the necessary properties to relieve unpleasant symptoms.
A hot compress can be made from an herbal infusion, 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 infused for 15-20 minutes. The procedure is best carried out at night: moisten the gauze in the infusion, tie it on the lower back, cover it with polyethylene and fix it.
Dissolve mustard powder in lukewarm water until creamy. Spread the resulting ointment on the back and warm. Hold until stinging, but no longer than 5 minutes.
Butter yeast dough is spread on several layers of gauze wrapped around the waist, and the compress is fixed with a bandage. The layer of dough is about two centimeters. It is best to do the procedure before going to bed and leave the test lotion overnight. The course of treatment is 10 days.
Warning: not all hot compresses should 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.
Removes painful bodyagi powder mixed with olive oil well. 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 fruits fully ripen in September. For treatment, you can use fresh chestnuts or buy 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 pants with pockets in which horse chestnut fruits are placed. An ointment is prepared from them by mixing the crushed fruits with camphor oil. To cure osteochondrosis or neuralgia, you can replace camphor oil with interior or melted lard. The effect will be enhanced if you place the mixture on a piece of dark 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 red pepper pods. Mix the ingredients in a dark glass bottle, shake and insist for a day. At night, just lubricate the lower back with tincture or draw a net like iodine. From above, wrap your back with a down or wool scarf.
A lotion of kerosene and beets can relieve pain in just one day. It is done like this: grate unpeeled beets, squeeze and squeeze out the juice. Combine the rest of the cake with kerosene (1 tbsp. L). In order not to burn the skin, the mixture is first spread on the fabric, and then on the back. Put a cling film on top and tie a warm scarf around it.
Garlic Recipes
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 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 even prevent cancer, as it destroys cancerous cells in the mouth and upper respiratory tract. Some scientists liken the power of garlic to chemotherapy.
If you have lower back pain, you can prepare a garlic elixir or friction 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 or scalding it in boiling water first.
Pour lemon-garlic porridge 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.
The lower back will stop hurting if garlic-lemon compresses are done within 30-35 days. Healing liquid for them is prepared a little differently. 2 heads of garlic should be passed through a press or chopped in some other way, combined with 1 liter of water and insisted for a day in a dark place. After that, the strained infusion is mixed with the juice of two lemons. Lemon can replace lime in this recipe.
Garlic-lemon tincture can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. To make a compress, gauze or a cotton cloth is moistened in the tincture, which is applied to the back under polyethylene. The duration of the procedure is 20-30 minutes.
For rubbing and warming 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 fromgoose fat 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 warmed and rubbed into the affected area 2-4 times a day; after treatment, it is better to wrap the back with a warm or woolen cloth.
Horseradish Recipes
Treatment with folk home remedies includes the use of horseradish. Alcohol tinctures, ointments, compresses and lotions are made from it, for which the leaves or roots of the plant are taken.
Recipe number 1. Place a few leaves of horseradish in a glass container and pour 0. 5 liters of vodka. Insist for two days. The procedure involves kneading wet leaves on a sore spot. The same tincture can be made from the root, it will take 8-10 small roots, which 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 retained in the roots of horseradish, even if it is crushed in a blender or grated: the therapeutic effect remains for three days.
Recipe number 2. Squeeze the crushed horseradish through a meat grinder or grate, mix the resulting juice with olive oil in a 2: 1 ratio. Rub the spastic muscles of the lower back in a circular motion.
Recipe number 3. Prepared, as in the previous recipe, horseradish mixed with sour cream (2 tablespoons), apply to the back, cover 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 horseradish through a meat grinder, then put the resulting "minced meat" in a linen bag. It is more convenient to do the procedure together, since it will be difficult to perform it yourself. Put 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. A bag of horseradish leaves can be used multiple times.
Recipe number 5. Grated horseradish root and potatoes (one each), 1 tbsp. mix l of honey and put on the lumbar region with a layer of 1 cm. Cover with polyethylene and a warm scarf. To be effective, you need to withstand at least half an hour. Sessions can be done daily until the 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 of some painkillers.
However, it must be taken into account that serious illnesses require mandatory medication. Doing home treatment, you can run out of time or accelerate the disease process. Therefore, in the event of the appearance of lower back pain, with a deterioration of the general condition, it is necessary to consult a specialist. The attending physician can not only approve, but also advise one or another remedy from the piggy bank of folk recipes. To be in a good health!