Due to the low mechanical strength of seven miniature vertebrae and the weakness of the muscular corset of the neck, the lack of treatment for osteochondrosis in this section leads to serious consequences. The nerve roots, compressed by the resulting bulge or hernia, become inflamed and swollen, filling the spinal canal. There is pain - in the neck; temples or occiput, crown; arm and shoulder.
The body goes to a kind of provocation - begins the formation of hard "bridges" of bone tissue that support the vertebrae.
Their sharp edges irritate the thin nerve fibers - the pain reappears, the neck "crunches" when moving the head. It is also possible to compress the spinal artery passing through the openings of the cervical vertebrae, which complicates the blood supply to the brain. Hospitalization is inevitable.
How to treat cervical osteochondrosis, the first symptoms of which appear at the age of 20 and is it possible to carry out the treatment at home?
How to treat cervical chondrosis at home and at work?
Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home is possible only with the exacerbation of the exacerbation.
When using folk techniques and "home" procedures - massage, gymnastics, blood flow in the diseased segment is accelerated, and resorting to them in the acute phase, it is possible to worsen 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 paper or on the computer for more than 3 hours in a row, rest for an hour - do the exercises below the neck, "stretch" the spine, stretching and "bow" in different directions, walk around the office;
- The distance from the floor to the cover of the worktop is at least 70 cm, the chair is lifting, with backrest and armrests;
- If you are sitting on a chair, you can not reach the floor with your feet, use a stand for them.
And one more thing: many have noticed that the next "home" scandal ends in a headache.
Nervous strain "squeezes" the muscles and the disc is left to settle for small crumbs of nutrients that supply the spasmodic muscles.
How to treat cervical osteochondrosis at home?
The diagnosis of cervical osteochondrosis is known; What are the characteristics of further treatment at home?
Further 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. Massage and gymnastics are used for this.
Massage
The massage for cervical osteochondrosis, performed at home, stimulates the alternative inflow and outflow of blood to 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 about half an hour for the next ones.
The massage session begins by moving from the shoulder blades to the back of the head and stroking the back of the neck. Working with one or both palms, the therapist gradually increases the pressure on the skin. In addition, along such lines, he "squeezes" the muscles with the edge of the palm, and then with his fingertips vigorously rubs the cervical vertebrae, kneads the muscles of the neck, moving them with the pads of the thumbs to the rest of the fingers. in the session the neck is caressed with the palms.
The duration of each type of movement is 2-5 minutes.
It is important to master the techniques of self-massage - its sequence in cervical osteochondrosis is as follows:
- Pressing your palms to the side of the neck, perform consecutive circular and longitudinal strokes, moving down from the back of the head to the place of the shoulder blade joint;
- Moving like the previous one, rub the skin of the neck;
- After rubbing the skin well, start kneading the muscles. Moving up and down, bending four fingers, use their pads to knead the muscles of the neck near the spine with deep, circular motions. To avoid squeezing the arteries, do not exert much force on the front and side muscles of the neck;
- After stretching the muscles, continue the self-massage with clapping movements;
- Complement it with light stroking movements.
Cervical osteochondrosis often occurs due to insufficient peripheral circulation and lymph congestion, which is why self-massage with the help of vacuum cups is desirable.
Vacuum therapy stimulates blood flow and lymphatic drainage by dilating local blood "networks", increases muscle contractile function and normalizes blood pressure, which quickly relieves 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; performing them at home, when the pain returns, it is worth contacting a doctor or exercise instructor.
The exercises below are safe for treating cervical osteochondrosis at home:
- Sitting in a chair, back and neck are straight:
- reaching the end position, gently turn your head left and right;
- lower your head slightly, trying to touch your chest with your chin;
- without opening 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 in a straight neck, it "writes" small circles with its nose. Train with it.
These exercises, designed to treat cervical osteochondrosis at home, "mobilize" the cervical vertebrae, stretching the muscles of the posterior cervical group and restoring neck flexibility.
Each exercise is performed up to 12 times.
- Sitting at the table, his back is straight:
- Lean on the table with the elbow of your left hand, palm on your temple. Tilting your head to the left, withstand the repulsion with your hand. Relax. Do it 8-10 times. Perform right movements in the same way;
- Putting your palm to 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;
- With your hands on your body, pull your shoulders up and hold this 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:
- Intensely, with your fingertips, knead the neck muscles in the back of the head, 3-4 minutes;
- Rub the area of the shoulder blades and the area between them with the palms of your hands - 5-6 minutes;
- Massage the temporal area with light circular motions.
Exercise for cervical osteochondrosis tones the paravertebral muscles, increases their plasticity and maintains the health of the entire "pillar of life" at home.
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 sharpener! Don't worry, the method is not traumatic at all: just put "sports equipment" under your back and drive it from top to bottom (in the absence of hernias and protrusions! ), And then easily beat the shoulders, shoulders and the area along the spine withsharpener.
Osteochondrosis of the cervix quickly gave way because such treatment at home, and in fact - a kind of gymnastics - immediately relaxes tense muscles, contributing to the intensive blood supply to the cervix and other parts of the spine.
Herbal medicine
A disease affecting the cervical spine, the disease "limits" its mobility. Treatment of the following folk remedies will help soothe aggravated osteochondrosis:
- Osteochondrosis of the cervix responds well to treatment with celery. As can be seen from the examinations, 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 three 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. Lubricate the painful area of the neck with a strainer.
Home physiotherapy
It is difficult to imagine an alternative treatment for osteochondrosis of the cervical spine without any warming of the diseased segment. How to treat cervical osteochondrosis at home?
The treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine with such common folk remedies as mud and paraffin is very effective.
Mud applications "saturate" the cervical spine with all the necessary minerals, and paraffin helps to prolong the warming effect:
- If cervical osteochondrosis is diagnosed as minor neuralgia, treatment at home can be done with the help of mud applications. The most affordable peat mud for home treatments. Its applications are applied to the back of the neck and arms.
When applying on the cervix and collar, the mud is heated to 27-28 degrees, on the hands - up to 48-50 degrees.
This temperature regime provides the greatest analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. Mud sessions are performed every other day, only 10 procedures, the duration of each - no more than a quarter of an hour;
- Paraffin applications are made by grasping the cervical spine and the shoulder area at the back. The course of treatment is similar to the previous one - 10 sessions a day, the duration of each is 15 minutes.
Home physiotherapy is completed with massage and healing exercises for the neck. Do not reject the painful sensations and take care of your health!