Treatment of cervical chondrosis is at home

One of the most common and delivering the continuous discomfort of the disease cervical chondrosis, so the treatment at home this disorder is a very hot topic. In the initial stage of degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs – chondrosis – in most cases asymptomatic, and provides all of the risk: late detection and delayed treatment can cause compression of blood vessels and circulatory disorders of the brain. This is the reason why everyone should have at least a superficial notion of how for the detection and treatment of cervical chondrosis yourself.

Causes and symptoms

Early chondrosis of the cervical spine were found predominantly in the elderly. Today, more often the disease is diagnosed in young people, who spend long hours on the computer, and the office of the works static.

In the presence of a cervical chondrosis is people who can be bothered:

• A pain in the neck that radiates to the shoulders;
• Tinnitus and floaters before the eyes;
• Dull headaches and regular dizzy;
• Crunch and "fits" in the cervical spine;
• Instability of blood pressure;
• The "lump" in the throat, when swallowing;
• Bad sleep;
• General weakness and constant fatigue.

Treatment at home

Of course, in acute pain, you should immediately inform the medical facility. However, experienced patients who have learned long ago all the symptoms do not always do, and at the end of the master the knowledge of first aid and practice to the treatment of cervical chondrosis is at home. The doctors, after examination and diagnosis can tell you how to treat chondrosis back at home, if the disease is in advanced stage. Most of the methods are quite simple and effective.

Medicines

Painful symptoms of cervical chondrosis"with the sometimes unbearable to endure, and if we are talking about a headache, his presence is unacceptable. To quickly relieve symptoms in the home medicine Cabinet must be:

• Analgesics (baralgin, analgin);
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (indomethacin, ibuprofen);
• Chondroprotector (rumanol, alflutop, chondroxide).

Any of the above painkillers can be purchased without a prescription and without a prescription, but this does not mean the WTO is not, you need expert advice on their use.

To relieve inflammation and to prevent cerebrovascular disease can be used remedies. Well, as is a warming ointment finalgon voltaren, capsicam.

Folk remedies

There are a lot of treatments based on traditional medicine. Some of them are very popular, as they help to eliminate pain and improve metabolic processes in the cervical spine in a relatively short time. Unfortunately, completely cure chondrosis folk remedies will not work only required a holistic approach.

Options compresses and ways to grind:

• Express-a poultice of burdock or cabbage. Apply the cool sheet at the location of the pain, when it becomes easier.
• Potatoes RUB on a small grater and mix with equal amount of honey. To relieve the inflammation and pain enough to have the compress for 10-15 minutes a few times a day.
• A good way to warm the mustard with the honey. The neck area should be spread with honey, put mustard plaster and plastic wrap. This compression, it is recommended that you do this every day before bedtime during the week.
• Red hot pepper has anti-inflammatory and warming effect. Vegetables should be finely chop and combine with 100 grams of aloe, 200 grams of honey and a glass of alcohol. In one day you can already use the tool: if you want to do this, soak in a solution of clean gauze and apply to the inflammation. It is recommended that the compress until you feel a strong burning sensation.
• In the crushed leaves of clove mixed with olive oil and keep for half an hour in a water bath. Strain the mixture through gauze and RUB before going to sleep, the painful site.

Medicinal tinctures:

• 1 teaspoon of pre-dried and crushed green boil for 5 minutes in a liter of water. Then the mixture needs to steep for one day. Drinking a teaspoon before meals.
• The crushed roots and bark of barberry pour the alcohol in a ratio of 1: 10 and filled weeks. Ready means strain and take 30 drops 20 minutes before meals.
• 3 tablespoons of ground parsley seeds pour a liter of boiling water and boil for 10 minutes. Broth strain and drink ½ Cup with each meal.

Source of calcium

How to cure cervical chondrosis, it is well known to the older generation, which is in the preventive purposes recommends the adoption of the shell of normal eggs. This product is of 90% composed of calcium carbonate, which once in the body, is digested and has a positive effect on bone quality. Recipe of folk medicines is very simple: hard-boiled eggs to get the shell separated from the inner side of the white film.

Dry the peel, grind in a coffee grinder and drinking on the tip of a spoon, put out with lemon juice.

Self-massage

Self-massage can be used in any environment, both at home and in the workplace during the lunch break. Only a few minutes of holding normalizes blood circulation, reduces pain and improves well-being, and with regular procedures it will turn out to stop the processes that destroy the cartilage inside the spine.

The man's seated position on the table, placing his elbows on the table, and in exchange for the lobes on the fingers of one or the other side refers to the area of the neck. Now warmed muscles can be more strongly influenced by the clicks with the edge of the palm and the phalanges of the thumb. In the field of pain, the syndrome is a should be run with the hands, add a light tingling sensation. For massage need to feel the heat in the back, usually on the neck area enough for 5-8 minutes. To complete this procedure, you must kiss her neck.

Home to excellent massage from a folk medicine, using a rolling pin or a regular bottle. Take the "simulator" in the right hand and postukivanie on the right shoulder blade in the spine, then repeat on the left side. The second version of the massage yourself, lie down on the rolling pin and scissors, massaging the aching part of the back.

Very well, if the first massage session, will be held under the guidance of an experienced specialist. Nothing heavy, but still has its own identity. For example, a kneading the neck with their fists does not facilitate, but on the contrary, it would exacerbate the pain.

Massager with vibration

Therapeutic massager with vibration for the cervical spine is a unique device that works not worse than the massage itself. This can be purchased in any specialized shop with medical equipment, but before you commit to a purchase, you should consult with your specialist.

Physical therapy

Exercises for the neck at home, is the ideal way to not only reduce pain at the time of deterioration, but also to avoid it completely. Just need to do the following complex on a regular basis as a morning or evening training:

1. The exact standing or sitting in a chair (so comfortable), begin to make circular motion clockwise, then counterclockwise. Each approach for 2 minutes.
2. Occupying the same position as in the first exercise, slowly, tilt the head forward, backward. Then do the tilt the head to the left and right side.
3. Try as high as possible and smoothly lift the shoulders up, leaving the body without movement. Hold this position for 30 seconds and return to starting position. These 15-20 approaches.
4. Put your hand on the forehead, so that all the fingers except the large, touch-press, and slowly dissolve them in the parties. In order to increase the traffic, the exercise was repeated with the temporal part of the head.
5. Keeping a level head position, pull the neck all the way back, retracting chin. After 5 seconds return to the starting position, relaxed sitting on a chair. Perform 5-10 repetitions.

Chondrosis neck – a disease which is not treated in one day. Therefore, the above set of exercises should be carried out continuously, gradually increasing the number of sets and reps. So, the neck muscles will be trained to become stronger and fitter. And the probability of a new episode, of pain with each new lesson, which will decrease. Therefore, any deviation from the schedule – a step backwards for headaches.

Prevention

Any disease is better to prevent than cure. In order to reduce the likelihood of developing cervical chondrosis should be:

• Good to eat. You need to create a complete and balanced diet. The daily menu should include a sufficient amount of protein foods (meat, fish, dairy products). You also need a regular dose of fresh vegetables and fruit, which after digestion in the spine discs to dissolve salt deposits. Special attention should be paid to mode drinking water: rate of adults in the pure non-carbonated water – 2-2,5 liters per day.
• Lead an active way of life. Daily time outdoors, Hiking or Cycling, the practice of preventive sports (swimming, Pilates, yoga). Categorically do not lift weights, and if it is impossible to avoid this, distribute the load evenly in both hands, trying not to overload your back.
• Always the correct position of the body. The habit of keeping the level of the posture that it is necessary to develop as a child. During a long stay in the same position, to take breaks to warm up. During sleep, a comfortable and correct position, which will help to observe a special orthopaedic mattress and pillows.