Due to the low mechanical strength of seven miniature vertebrae and the weakness of the muscular neck corset, the lack of treatment for osteochondrosis in this section has serious consequences. The nerve roots, compressed by the resulting protrusion 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 starts to form hard "bridges" of bone tissue that support the vertebrae.
Its sharp edges irritate the fine nerve fibers - the pain resurfaces, the neck "trembles" as the head moves. It is also possible to squeeze the vertebral artery that passes through the holes in the cervical vertebrae, which complicates the blood supply to the brain. Hospitalization is inevitable.
How to treat cervical osteochondrosis, whose first symptoms appear at the age of 20, and is it possible to do the treatment alone at home?
How to treat cervical chondrosis at home and at work?
The treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home is only possible with the end of the exacerbation.
By using folkloric techniques and "homemade" procedures - massage, gymnastics, the blood flow in the diseased segment is accelerated and, by 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 tiredness and a slight tension in the neck, so they start to treat it at home with the correction of the "life plan":
- Take a 5-minute break from work every hour. After working on papers or on the computer for more than 3 hours straight, rest for an hour - do the neck exercises below, "stretch" your spine by stretching and "bend over" in different directions, walk around the office;
- The distance from the floor to the table cover is at least 70 cm, the chair lifts and turns, with backrest and arms;
- If you're sitting in a chair and you can't reach the floor with your feet, use a pedestal for them.
And one more thing: Many have noticed that the next "home" scandal ends with a headache.
Nervous overtension "squeezes" the muscles, and the disc is left to make do with the tiny crumbs of nutrients that the cramped muscles provide.
How to cure cervical osteochondrosis at home?
The diagnosis of cervical osteochondrosis is known; What are the features of additional treatment at home?
Other efforts to prevent the degeneration of the intervertebral discs are aimed at increasing physical activity, improving the blood supply to the spine and its cervical region. For this, massages and labor gymnastics are used.
Massage
Massage for cervical osteochondrosis, performed at home, stimulates the alternating entry and exit of blood to the cervical vertebrae, strengthens the muscles, eliminates excess lactic acid in them, and relieves muscle spasticity. The duration of the massage is 15 minutes for the first sessions and about half an hour for the following ones.
The massage session begins by moving from the shoulder blades to the back of the neck and stroking the back of the neck. Working with one or both palms, the therapist gradually increases the pressure on the skin. Also, in similar lines, he "squeezes" the muscles with the edge of the palm and then, with the tips of his fingers, vigorously rubs the cervical vertebrae, kneads the muscles of the neck, 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 of the hands.
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 your hands to the sides of your neck, make alternately circular and longitudinal movements, descending from the back of the head to the site of the shoulder blade joint;
- Moving in a similar way as above, rub the skin on your neck;
- After scrubbing the skin well, start massaging the muscles. Moving up and down, bending four fingers, use your pillows to massage the neck muscles near the spine in deep circular motions. To avoid compressing the arteries, don't exert too much force on the anterior and lateral muscles of the neck;
- After stretching the muscles, continue the self-massage with palm movements;
- Complete with light movements.
Often, cervical osteochondrosis occurs due to insufficient peripheral circulation and lymphatic congestion, so self-massage is desirable with the help of cups.
Vacuum therapy stimulates blood flow and lymphatic drainage by expanding local blood "networks", increases muscle contractile function and normalizes blood pressure, and therefore rapidly relieves cervical osteochondrosis, increasing the effectiveness of home treatment.
Fitness
After the pain subsides, special gymnastics are prescribed for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home. Exercises for cervical osteochondrosis are individually selected; having them at home, when the pain returns, it is worth contacting a doctor or physical therapy instructor.
The exercises below are safe for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home:
- Sitting in a chair, the back and neck are straight:
- reaching the extreme position, gently rotate your head 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 funny movements of the puppy's head: holding it with its neck straight, it "writes" small circles with its nose. Practice with him.
These exercises, designed to treat 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 performed up to 12 times.
- Sitting at the table, the back is straight:
- Lean on the table with the elbow of your left hand and the palm of your hand on your temple. Tilting your head to the left, resist the rejection with your hand. To relax. Do it 8 to 10 times. Perform movements to the right in the same way;
- Placing the palm of your hand on your forehead, press your head on it for about 10 seconds; the hand "resists" the pressure. Run up to 10 times. Do the same exercise with the other palm;
- Lowering your arms at your sides, pull your shoulders up and stay in the position for 10-12 seconds. Relax and breathe for 10 to 12 breaths.
This gymnastics is necessary 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:
- Intensely, with your fingertips, massage 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 zone with light circular motions.
Exercise for cervical osteochondrosis tones the paravertebral muscles, increases their plasticity and, at home, maintains the health of the entire "pillar of life".
Popular Remedies for Cervical Osteochondrosis
grandma's secret
Remember how your grandmother treated cervical spine osteochondrosis with folk remedies? With a rolling pin! Don't be alarmed, the method is not traumatic: just put "sports gear" under your back and mount it from top to bottom (in the absence of hernias and bulges! ), then easily tap shoulders, shoulder blades and the area along of the column with a roller.
Cervical osteochondrosis regressed quickly, because this treatment at home, and in fact - a kind of gymnastics - instantly relaxes tense muscles, contributing to the intensive blood supply to the cervical region and other parts of the spine.
Phytotherapy
Disease that affects the cervical spine, the disease "restrains" your mobility. Treatment of the following folk remedies will help to calm aggravated osteochondrosis:
- Cervical osteochondrosis responds well to treatment with celery. As evidenced by reviews, 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 spoon of the finished 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 tense agent, lubricate the painful neck area.
home physiotherapy
It is difficult to imagine an alternative treatment for osteochondrosis of the cervical spine without any kind of heating of the diseased segment. How to cure cervical osteochondrosis at home?
Treating osteochondrosis of the cervical spine with commonly available folk remedies such as mud and paraffin is very effective.
Mud applications "saturate" the cervical vertebrae with all the necessary minerals, and paraffin ones help to prolong the warming effect:
- If cervical osteochondrosis calls itself a minor neuralgia, home treatment can be done with mud applications. The most affordable peat mud for domestic procedures. Its applications are applied to the neck and hands.
When applying cervical and collar applications, the mud is heated to 27-28 degrees, in the hands - up to 48-50 degrees.
This temperature regimen provides the greatest analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. Mud sessions are performed every other day, only 10 procedures, the duration of each one - no more than a quarter of an hour;
- Paraffin applications are made by holding the cervical vertebrae and shoulder region from behind. The course of treatment is similar to the previous one - 10 sessions every other day, each one lasting 15 minutes.
Home physiotherapy is completed with massage and therapeutic neck exercises. Do not discard painful sensations and take care of your health!