Due to the mechanical strength of the seven miniature vertebrae and the weakness of the neck muscle corset, the lack of treatment for osteochondrosis in this part leads to serious consequences. The nerve root, squeezed by the protrusion or hernia produced, becomes inflamed and swollen, filling the spinal canal. Pain appears - in the neck; temple or occiput, crown; arms and shoulders.
The body goes for a kind of provocation - it initiates the formation of hard "bridges" of bone tissue that support the vertebrae.
Their sharp edges irritate the thin nerve fibers - the pain arises again, the neck "cracks" when moving the head. It is also possible to squeeze the vertebral arteries that pass through the holes of the cervical vertebrae, which complicates the blood supply to the brain. Hospital treatment is unavoidable.
How to treat cervical osteochondrosis, whose first symptoms appear at the age of 20, and is it possible to do the treatment yourself at home?
How to treat cervical chondrosis at home and at work?
Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home can only be done with increasing extinction.
While using folk techniques and "home" procedures - massage, gymnastics, blood flow in the diseased segment is accelerated, and by using them in the acute phase, it is possible to exacerbate the course of the disease, increasing swelling and inflammation.
Osteochondrosis of the cervical spine showed fatigue and slight tension in the neck, so they began to treat it at home with a "life schedule" correction:
- Take a 5 minute break from work every hour. After working on paper or at the computer for more than 3 hours in a row, rest for an hour - do exercises below for the neck, "stretch" the spine, stretch and "bow" in different directions, walk around the office;
- The distance from the floor to the desktop cover is at least 70 cm, the chair is lifted and turned, with back and armrests;
- If sitting in a chair, you cannot reach the floor with your feet, use a stand for them.
And one more thing: many are realizing that the next "home" scandal ends in a headache.
The nerve overtraining "presses" the muscle, and the disc is left satisfied with the small fibers of nutrients supplied to the spasmodic muscle.
How to cure cervical osteochondrosis at home?
The diagnosis of cervical osteochondrosis is known; What are the features of further treatment at home?
Further efforts to prevent intervertebral disc degeneration are aimed at increasing physical activity, increasing blood supply to the spine and its cervical region. For this, massage and gymnastics are used.
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Massage for cervical osteochondrosis, performed at home, stimulates the inflow and outflow of blood to the cervical vertebrae, strengthens the muscles, removes excess lactic acid in them and relieves muscle spasms. The duration of the massage is 15 minutes for the first session and about half an hour for the following.
The massage session begins, moving from the shoulder blades to the back of the head and caressing the back of the neck. Working with one or both palms, the therapist gradually increases the pressure on the skin. Next, along a similar line, he "squeezes" the muscles with the edge of the palm, and then, with his fingertips, vigorously rubs the cervical vertebrae, kneading the neck muscles, sliding them with the pads of the thumb to the fingertips. At the end of the session, the neck is caressed with the palms of the hands.
The duration of each type of movement is 2-5 minutes.
It is important to master the technique of massaging yourself, - the sequence for cervical osteochondrosis is as follows:
- Pressing your palms on the sides of the neck, do circular and longitudinal sweeps alternately, moving down from the back of the head to the place of the joints of the shoulders;
- Moving as before, rub the skin of the neck;
- After rubbing the skin well, continue to knead the muscles. Moving up and down, bending four fingers, use the pads to knead the neck muscles near the spine in a deep circular motion. To avoid squeezing the arteries, do not strengthen the anterior and lateral neck muscles;
- After stretching the muscles, continue the self -massage with clapping movements;
- Complete it with a light caressing motion.
Often, cervical osteochondrosis occurs due to inadequate peripheral circulation and lymphatic congestion, therefore, self -massage is desirable with the help of a vacuum cup.
Vacuum therapy stimulates blood flow and lymphatic drainage by expanding local blood "networks", improving muscle contractile function and normalizing blood pressure, and therefore quickly relieving cervical osteochondrosis, increasing the effectiveness of treatment at home.
Gymnastics
Special gymnastics for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home is prescribed after the pain subsides. Exercises for cervical osteochondrosis are selected individually; perform it at home, when the pain returns, it is a good idea to contact a doctor or exercise therapy instructor.
The exercises below are safe for treating cervical osteochondrosis at home:
- Sit on a chair, back and neck straight:
- reach an extreme position, turn your head left and right smoothly;
- slowly lower your head, trying to touch your chest with your chin;
- without bending the neck and pulling the chin, move the head backwards;
- take a closer look at the funny movements of the puppy's head: holding it by the neck straight, he "writes" a small circle with his nose. Practice with him.
This exercise, which aims to treat cervical osteochondrosis at home, "moves" the cervical vertebrae, stretches the muscles of the posterior cervical group and restores flexibility to the neck.
Each exercise is performed up to 12 times.
- Sitting at a table, back straight:
- Lean on the table with your left elbow, with the palm of your hand on your temple. Tilt your head to the left, holding the repulsion with your hands. Take a break. Do it 8-10 times. Perform the movement to the right in the same way;
- Place the palms to your forehead, press your head for about 10 seconds; hands "withstand" pressure. Do it up to 10 times. Perform the same exercise with the other palm;
- Lower your arms along the body, pull the shoulders up and linger in position for 10-12 seconds. Relax and inhale 10-12.
Such gymnastics is required for cervical osteochondrosis to strengthen the lateral and anterior neck muscles 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 the hands, rub the shoulder blade area and the area between them - 5-6 minutes;
- Massage the temporal zone with light circular movements.
Training for cervical osteochondrosis improves the paravertebral muscle, increases its plasticity, and at home maintains the overall health of the "pillar of life".
Folk remedies for cervical osteochondrosis
Grandma's secret
Do you remember how your grandmother treated osteochondrosis of the cervical spine with folk remedies? With a rolling pin! Don’t worry, this method isn’t traumatic at all: place "sports equipment" under your buttocks and go up from top to bottom (if there are no hernias and bulges! ), And then easily hit the shoulders, shoulder blades and areas along the spinewith a winding pin.
Cervical osteochondrosis quickly subsides, because such treatment at home, and in fact - a kind of gymnastics - immediately relieves tense muscles, contributing to an intensive blood supply to the cervix and other parts of the spine.
Herbal medicine
A disease that affects the cervical spine, the disease "binds" its movements. Treatment of the following folk remedies will help calm the worsening osteochondrosis:
- Cervical osteochondrosis responds well to celery treatment. As evidenced by reviews, alternative treatments for cervical osteochondrosis are effective because of the analgesic and decongestant effects on its roots. Pour 3 grams of chopped roots with one liter of boiled water, insist for 8 hours. Before every 3 meals, take a dessert spoon of ready -made and filtered products;
- Cut the stems and flowers of the mother and stepmother and press the ammonia for 30 days, in a dark room. With a tightening agent, lubricate the painful neck area.
Home physiotherapy
It is difficult to imagine an alternative treatment of cervical spine osteochondrosis without warming of the diseased segment. How to cure cervical osteochondrosis at home?
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine with traditional medicines such as mud and paraffin is very effective.
Application of mud "saturated" the cervical vertebrae with all the necessary minerals, and paraffin helps prolong the warming effect:
- If cervical osteochondrosis manifests itself as mild neuralgia, treatment at home can be done using a mud application. The easiest peat mud for home procedures. Its application is applied on the back of the neck and hands.
When applying the application on the cervical zone and collar, the mud is heated to 27-28 degrees, on the hands-to 48-50 degrees.
This temperature regime provides the greatest analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. Sessions with mud are performed daily, only 10 procedures, the duration of each - no more than a quarter of an hour;
- Paraffin application is made by gripping the cervical vertebrae and shoulder area from behind. The course of treatment is similar to the previous session - 10 sessions per day, of which each time is 15 minutes.
Home physiotherapy is complemented by massage and therapy exercises for the neck. Don’t get rid of the painful sensations and take care of your health!