Due to the low mechanical strength of seven miniature vertebrae and the weakness of the neck muscle corset, the lack of treatment for osteochondrosis in this section has serious consequences. The nerve roots, squeezed by the resulting bulge or hernia, become inflamed and swollen, filling the spinal canal. Pain appears - in the neck; temples or occiput, crown; arm and shoulder.
The body undergoes a kind of provocation: it begins the formation of hard "bridges" of bone tissue that support the vertebrae.
Its sharp edges irritate the thin nerve fibers: pain arises again, the neck "creaks" when moving the head. It is also possible to squeeze the vertebral artery that passes through the openings of the cervical vertebrae, complicating the blood supply to the brain. Hospitalization is inevitable.
How to treat cervical osteochondrosis, the first symptoms of which appear already at the age of 20, and is it possible to carry out treatment at home?
How to treat cervical chondrosis at home and at work?
Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home is possible only with the extinction of the exacerbation.
When using folk techniques and "home" procedures - massages, gymnastics, blood flow in the diseased segment is accelerated, and resorting to them in the acute phase, it is possible to aggravate the course of the disease, increasing swelling and inflammation .
Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine portends fatigue and slight tension in the neck, so they begin to treat it at home with the correction of the "life schedule":
- Take a 5 minute break from work every hour. After working on papers or at the computer for more than 3 hours in a row, rest for an hour: do the exercises below for the neck, "stretch" the spine, stretch and "arch" in different directions, walk around the office ;
- The distance from the floor to the top of the desk is at least 70 cm, the chair is liftable and swivel, with backrest and armrests;
- If you are sitting in a chair, you cannot reach the floor with your feet, use a support for them.
And one more thing: many have realized that the next "domestic" scandal ends with a headache.
Nervous overexertion "tightens" the muscles, and the disc is satisfied with tiny crumbs of nutrients supplied by the spasmodic muscles.
How to cure cervical osteochondrosis at home?
The diagnosis of cervical osteochondrosis is known; What are the characteristics of a subsequent treatment at home?
Additional efforts to prevent degeneration of the intervertebral discs are aimed at increasing physical activity, improving the blood supply to the spine and its cervical region. For this massage and gymnastics are used.
Massage
Massage for cervical osteochondrosis, performed at home, stimulates the alternating flow of blood into and out of the cervical vertebrae, strengthens the muscles, removes excess lactic acid in them and relieves muscle spasticity. The duration of the massage is 15 minutes for the first sessions and half an hour for the following.
Begin the massage session, moving from the shoulder blades to the nape of the neck and caressing the nape of the neck. Working with one or both palms, the therapist gradually increases the pressure on the skin. Also, in similar lines, "squeeze" the muscles with the edge of the palm and then, with the tips of the fingers, vigorously rub the cervical vertebrae, knead the neck muscles, moving them with the tips of the thumbs. to the rest of the fingers. At the end of the session, the neck is caressed with the palms.
The duration of each type of movement is 2 to 5 minutes.
It is important to master self-massage techniques, its sequence for cervical osteochondrosis is as follows:
- Pressing the palms of the hands to the sides of the neck, alternately perform circular and longitudinal movements, moving down from the back of the head to the place of the shoulder blade joint;
- Moving in a similar way to the previous one, rub the skin of the neck;
- After rubbing the skin well, proceed to knead the muscles. Moving up and down, bending four fingers, use your pads to knead the neck muscles near the spine in deep circular motions. To avoid pinching the arteries, do not exert too much force on the anterior and lateral muscles of the neck;
- After stretching the muscles, continue the self-massage with palming movements;
- Complete it with light stroking movements.
Often cervical osteochondrosis occurs due to insufficient peripheral circulation and lymphatic congestion, so self-massage with the help of cupping is desirable.
Vacuum therapy stimulates blood flow and lymphatic drainage by expanding local blood "networks", increases contractile function of muscles and normalizes blood pressure, and thus rapidly relieves cervical osteochondrosis, increasing the effectiveness of treatment in home.
Gymnastics
Special gymnastics is prescribed for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home after the pain subsides. Exercises for cervical osteochondrosis are selected individually; Performing them at home, when the pain returns, it is worth contacting a doctor or exercise therapy instructor.
The following exercises are safe to treat cervical osteochondrosis at home:
- Sitting on a chair, the back and neck are straight:
- reaching the extreme position, gently turn your head to the left and right;
- Gently lower your head, trying to touch your chest with your chin;
- without bending your neck and pulling your chin, move your head back;
- take a closer look at the fun movements of the puppy's head: holding it with its neck straight, it "writes" small circles with its nose. Practice with it.
These exercises, aimed at treating cervical osteochondrosis at home, "mobilize" the cervical vertebrae, stretching the muscles of the posterior cervical group and restoring flexibility to the neck.
Each exercise is done up to 12 times.
- Sitting at the table, your back is straight:
- Lean on the table with the elbow of your left hand, palm on your temple. Leaning your head to the left, resist the rejection with your hand. Relax. Do it 8 to 10 times. Make movements to the right in the same way;
- Putting the palm of your hand on your forehead, press your head on it for about 10 seconds; the hand "resists" the pressure. Perform up to 10 times. Do the same exercise with the other palm;
- Lowering your arms along the body, raise your shoulders and stay in the position for 10-12 seconds. Relax and take 10-12 breaths.
Such gymnastics is necessary for cervical osteochondrosis to strengthen the lateral and anterior muscles of the neck at home and relax them.
- For headaches while sitting or lying on the floor:
- Intensively, with your fingertips, knead the neck muscles at the back of the head, 3-4 minutes;
- With the palms of your hands, rub the area of the shoulder blades and the area between them - 5-6 minutes;
- Massage the temporal area with light circular movements.
Exercise for cervical osteochondrosis tones the paravertebral muscles, increases their plasticity, and at home maintains the health of the entire "pillar of life. "
Folk remedies for cervical osteochondrosis
Grandma's secret
Do you remember how your grandmother treated osteochondrosis of the cervical spine with home remedies? With a rolling pin! Do not be alarmed, the method is not traumatic at all: just place "sports equipment" under your back and mount it from top to bottom (in the absence of hernias and bulges! ), And then easily hit the shoulders, shoulder blades and the area along the column with a roller.
Cervical osteochondrosis quickly receded, because such home treatment, and indeed a kind of gymnastics, instantly relaxes tense muscles, which contributes to intensive blood supply to the cervix and other parts of the spine.
Herbal medicine
Ailment affecting the cervical spine, the disease "chains" its mobility. Treating the following home remedies will help calm aggravated osteochondrosis:
- Cervical osteochondrosis responds well to celery treatment. As the reviews show, the alternative treatment of cervical osteochondrosis is effective due to the analgesic and decongestant effect of its root. Pour 3 grams of chopped root with a liter of boiled water, insist for 8 hours. Before each of the 3 meals, take a dessert spoonful of the already prepared filtered product;
- Cut the stems and flowers of the mother and stepmother and insist on ammonia for 30 days, in a dark room. With a strained agent, lubricate the painful area of the neck.
Home physiotherapy
It is difficult to imagine an alternative treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine without any warming of the diseased segment. How to cure cervical osteochondrosis at home?
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine with generally available folk remedies such as mud and paraffin is very effective.
Mud applications "saturate" the cervical vertebrae with all the necessary minerals, and paraffin applications help to prolong the warming effect:
- If cervical osteochondrosis is declared as minor neuralgia, treatment at home can be done using mud applications. The most accessible peat mud for domestic procedures. Its applications are applied to the nape and hands.
When applying applications to the cervical and neck area, the mud heats up to 27-28 degrees, on the hands - up to 48-50 degrees.
This temperature regime provides the greatest analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. The sessions with mud are carried out every two days, only 10 procedures, the duration of each one, no more than a quarter of an hour;
- Paraffin applications are made by grasping the cervical vertebrae and the shoulder region from the back. The course of treatment is similar to the previous one: 10 sessions every two days, the duration of each is 15 minutes.
Home physiotherapy is completed with massages and therapeutic exercises for the neck. Don't discount painful sensations and take care of your health!