Pain in the lumbar region in most people is associated with sciatica, although the causes of its occurrence are quite diverse.
Such a symptom is accompanied not only by the defeat of paravertebral structures, but also by many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and genitourinary system, as well as metabolic disorders and oncological processes.
Therefore, it is recommended to consult a doctor and find out the cause of pain before using alternative methods.
In addition, acute back pain is not always stopped by common methods - tablets or lotions. Sometimes surgery or therapeutic blockade is needed.
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 cause of the pain. Otherwise, medication or physiotherapy will be powerless and the disease will become chronic.
Treatment of the back and spine begins with a frugal regimen, which means rejecting any physical activity. In severe pain, it is recommended to rest in bed. To speed up recovery and get rid of discomfort, doctors advise buying an orthopedic pillow and mattress.
This will reduce the load on the spine, prevent compression of nerve endings and muscle cramps. If it is not possible to buy special devices, then 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 drugs and painkillers, but also vitamin complexes. During the rehabilitation period, physiotherapy, exercise therapy and 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 remove the pain with the help of ordinary mustard plasters, which are found in almost every home. Due to the local reflex action, they irritate the skin and increase blood flow. Due to the rush of blood, metabolic processes in the tissues are accelerated, oxygen transport is improved, pain and inflammation are reduced. Another important effect of mustard patches is to stimulate the synthesis of adrenaline and norepinephrine, which has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system.
Recipe number 1. Add 50 ml of furacillin and one teaspoon of liquid honey to the water for mustard patches. You can use a ready-made solution of Furacillin (sold at the pharmacy) or dissolve 1 tablet in 50 ml of water. Immerse the prepared mustard patch in the solution for a few seconds, then remove and apply to the sore spot.
Hold the compression until it stings, then remove and wipe the skin dry. Lubricate it with cream or oil, cover with plastic wrap and wrap with a warm cloth.
Recipe number 2. Burdock leaves are another affordable home remedy that helps relieve back and lower back pain. Wash a few fresh leaves, then stack them so that they are in contact with each other on the green and purple sides. Soak this pile in boiling water and boil for 2-3 minutes, carefully remove without disturbing their mutual arrangement and cool. Apply to the lower back, fixing with a bandage and a warm scarf.
What to do if he "came in" from behind
It is believed that men are more susceptible to sciatica because they do physical work or sports, lift and carry heavy loads, drive for a long time and are often overweight. Therefore, they often complain that they "grabbed each other by the back" or "wedged" in the lumbar region.
Lumbar back pain can affect anywhere: at work, at the gym or at home. In this case, first aid measures will help:
- find the most favorable position in which the least pain is felt and stay in that position;
- do not make sudden movements, it is recommended that you do not move at all;
- take an analgesic or anti-inflammatory drug (diclofenac, ibuprofen);
- apply 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 pillow of folded towels or blankets under them. In this position, the lumbar muscles relax as much as possible.
When the described recommendations are followed, the pain usually disappears in about half an hour. If an attack of burning pain occurred after a serious spinal injury, it is necessary to consult a traumatologist.
Medical assistance is also required in the following circumstances:
- the victim is over 60 years old;
- have oncological disease;
- increased body temperature;
- the attack was preceded by long-term treatment with hormonal drugs;
- lower back pain torments for more than a month;
- significantly reduced body weight, despite the lack of a diet.
If there are no analgesics at home and no strength to prepare medicines according to folk recipes, you can try to anesthetize the back with burdock leaf. It should not be scalded with boiling water, soaked or boiled, but simply applied with a shiny side to the body. Secure the top with a bandage and wrap with a woolen scarf. Keep the dressing no longer than 12 hours.
An equally simple recipe involves the use of valerian tincture if burdock is not found. It is necessary to moisten gauze or cotton cloth in it, which is then placed on the lower back.
The next 2 recipes are a bit harder to prepare: one will require black radish, and the other turpentine and red clay.
Recipe number 1. Grate the radish and put on gauze. Apply to the back, cover with cellophane and insulate the affected back area. Hold until strong heat appears.
Recipe number 2. Dilute 1 kg of clay with water, add 3 tablespoons of turpentine. You will get a cake-like mass, which is used as a coating.
Home treatment with infusions
Recipe number 1. Mix the same amount of horsetail, sweet clover, calendula flowers, blueberry and plantain stalks, take 2 tbsp. l of the mixture and pour with 0, 5 l of boiling water. Drink 1/3 cup after meals for a week.
Recipe number 2. Boil in 0, 5 liters of boiling water 2 tbsp. l plant collection that includes:
- chamomile,
- mint,
- cranberry,
- nettle,
- hop cones.
Insist 8-10 hours, drink ½ cups in the morning and evening, before meals.
Recipe number 3. Pour 500 ml of hot water over a collection of plantain, valerian root, lavender, celandine, eucalyptus and dandelion root and cook on low heat for at least 15 minutes. Take 3 times daily before meals for half a cup.
Recipe number 4. 10-12 leaves of fresh basil (you can take a dried plant, about 20 g) pour a glass of water and keep in a water bath until half the liquid has evaporated. Add a pinch of salt to the remaining 100 g. Drink 100 g (1/2 cup) 1-2 times a day.
Recipe number 5. 50 g of parsley root pour 0, 5 liters of vodka and put in a dark place for a month. Take 3 times a day per teaspoon.
Recipe number 6. In a three-liter jar put 100 g of yeast, 3 tbsp. l herbs and 1 tbsp. l med. Add water so that it remains 5-6 cm to the edge, 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.
Attention: it is best to drink almost all home preparations for internal use half an hour before a meal or an hour after it.
Compresses, lotions, rubs: fast and effective
The treatment of lower back pain at home is primarily a therapeutic application that uses herbs, vegetables, mustard powder, honey, and even dough. They have all the properties necessary to alleviate unpleasant symptoms.
From the herbal infusion can be made a warm compress for which you will need black elderberry, chamomile, thyme and St. John's wort. Herbs should be taken in equal parts, pour boiling water and 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.
Melt the mustard powder in warm water until creamy. Spread the resulting fat on the back and heat. Hold until burning sensation, but no more than 5 minutes.
Yeast butter dough is spread on several layers of gauze wrapped around the waist, and the wrap is fixed with a bandage. The layer of dough is about two inches. It is better to do the procedure before going to bed, and leave the test lotion overnight. The course of treatment is 10 days.
Attention: all warm compresses should not cause pain and discomfort, the desired effect is light heat and tingling. If discomfort occurs, the application must be removed and the composition rinsed with warm water.
Good relieves pain bodyagi powder mixed with olive oil. Such ointment is applied to the lower back and warmed. The duration of the procedure is 30 minutes.
Wild chestnuts can be found in many cities, the fruits fully ripen in September. You can use fresh chestnuts for treatment or buy ready-made tincture at the pharmacy.
Wild chestnut is used for back or joint pain. This plant has a pronounced anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial action, so it is widely used in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
For sciatica, it is recommended to wear a belt or pants with pockets in which wild chestnuts are placed. An ointment is prepared from them by mixing crushed fruits with camphor oil. To cure osteochondrosis or neuralgia, you can replace camphor oil with internal or melted lard. The effect will be enhanced if you put the mixture on a piece of black bread and apply it on the affected area.
For the following recipe you will need: a bottle of triple cologne, 2 bottles of valerian and iodine, 5 pods of hot pepper. Mix the ingredients in a dark glass bottle, shake and insist for one day. At night, simply lubricate the lower back with tincture or draw a mesh like iodine. Wrap the back with a stuffed or woolen scarf on top.
Kerosene and beetroot lotion can relieve pain in just one day. It is done like this: grate unpeeled beets, squeeze and squeeze the juice. Mix the remaining 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 transparent foil on top and tie a warm scarf around it.
Recipes with garlic
This vegetable is not called a cure for 100 diseases in vain. 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 plague and cholera.
According to recent studies, the presence of garlic in the human diet can even prevent cancer, because it destroys cancer cells in the mouth and upper respiratory tract. Some scientists equate the power of garlic with chemotherapy.
If your lower back hurts, you can prepare an elixir of garlic or a rubbing agent. Medicinal mixture for internal use is prepared as follows: peel the garlic and chop in a blender or grater. Do the same with the lemon, without first peeling it and scalding it with boiling water.
Pour a liter of warm water over the lemon and garlic porridge, leave for two days, then filter and pour into a glass jar. Drink 2 tablespoons. 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 and lemon compresses are made within 30-35 days. The healing liquid for them is prepared a little differently. 2 heads of garlic must be passed through a press or chopped in another way, mixed with 1 liter of water and insist one day in a dark place. The strained infusion is then mixed with the juice of two lemons. Lemon in this recipe can be a substitute for lime.
The tincture of garlic and lemon is stored in the refrigerator for no longer than two weeks. To make the coating, the tincture is moistened with gauze or cotton cloth, which is applied to the back under polyethylene. The procedure takes 20-30 minutes.
For lotions for rubbing and warming, the following remedy is recommended: garlic passed through a press is mixed with melted lard in a ratio of 1: 2. Any ointment is suitable - beef, pork, lamb, you can take goose or internal fat. Store the mixture in a glass jar with a tightly closed lid, the shelf life in the refrigerator is 2 weeks.
Before use, the product is heated and rubbed into the affected area 2-4 times a day, and after the treatment of the back is better to wrap with a warm or woolen cloth.
Horseradish recipes
Treatment with folk remedies at home includes the use of horseradish. Alcoholic tinctures, ointments, compresses and lotions are made from it, for which the leaves or roots of the plant are taken.
Recipe number 1. In a glass jar put a few leaves of horseradish and pour with 0, 5 liters of vodka. Insist for two days. The procedure consists of kneading the wet leaves on the sore spot. The same tincture can be made from the roots, for this you will need 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.
Horseradish root retains all its medicinal properties, even if ground in a blender or grated: the therapeutic effect remains for three days.
Recipe number 2. Squeeze horseradish chopped in a meat grinder or grated, and mix the resulting juice with olive oil in a ratio of 2: 1. Rub the cramping 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 on the back, cover with cling film and a warm scarf. Apply the dressing for 30-40 minutes, rinse the composition, wipe the skin and wrap the lower back with a warm cloth. The course of treatment is 3 weeks, the procedure is performed 2-3 times a day every day. You can take honey instead of sour cream.
Recipe number 4. Pass the root and leaves of horseradish through a meat grinder, and then put the resulting "minced meat" in a linen bag. It is more convenient to carry out the procedure together, because it will be difficult to perform it alone. Place a bag of horseradish on your lower back and iron it with a heated iron for at least three minutes. Then cover the top 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 honey and put on the lumbar part in a layer of 1 cm Cover with polyethylene and a warm scarf. To be effective, you must last at least half an hour. Sessions can be performed daily until the pain disappears.
Treatment according to folk recipes is not an alternative, but an additional method that has many advantages. Because natural ingredients are used, the side effects are minimal. It also excludes addiction, which cannot be said for some painkillers.
However, it must be taken into account that serious diseases require mandatory treatment. By practicing treatment at home, you can miss time or speed up the pathological process. Therefore, in case of lumbar pain, with worsening of the general condition, it is necessary to consult specialists. The doctor can not only approve, but also advise one or another drug from the coffers of folk recipes. Be healthy!