Due to the low mechanical strength of the seven miniature vertebrae and the weakness of the neck muscle corset, the lack of treatment for osteochondrosis of this department leads to serious consequences.The nerve roots, compressed by the resulting protrusion or herniation, become inflamed and swollen, filling the spinal canal.Pain appears in the neck;temples or back of the head, crown;arm and shoulder.
The body undertakes a sort of provocation: it triggers the formation of rigid "bridges" of bone tissue that support the vertebrae.
Their sharp edges irritate the thin nerve fibers: the pain returns, the neck “creaks” when you move your head.It is also possible to compress the vertebral 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 itself at home?
How to treat cervical chondrosis at home and at work?
Treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home is possible only when the exacerbation subsides.
When using folk methods and "home" procedures: massage, gymnastics, the blood flow in the diseased segment accelerates, 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 fatigue and slight tension in the neck, so they begin to treat it at home by correcting the "life program":
- 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 the neck exercises below, "stretch" the spine by stretching and "bowing" in different directions, walk around the office;
- The distance from the floor to the table lid is at least 70 cm, the chair is lift-swivel, with backrest and armrests;
- If, while sitting in a chair, your feet cannot reach the floor, use a support.
And one more thing: many have noted that the next “domestic” scandal will end with a headache.
Nervous overtension "pinches" the muscles and the disc is left to make do with the small crumbs of nutrients provided by the spasmodic muscles.
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 aim to increase physical activity and improve blood supply to the spine and cervical region.For this purpose, massage and gymnastics are used.
Massage
Massage for cervical osteochondrosis, carried out at home, stimulates the alternating inflow and outflow of blood to the cervical vertebrae, helps strengthen the muscles, eliminates excess lactic acid in them and relieves muscle spasticity.The duration of the massage is 15 minutes in the first sessions and approximately half an hour in subsequent sessions.
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 massager gradually increases pressure on the skin.Next, in a similar way, "squeeze" the muscles with the edge of the palm of your hand, then with your fingertips vigorously rub the cervical vertebrae, massage the neck muscles, moving them with the pads of your thumbs on the rest of your 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 2-5 minutes.
It is important to master self-massage techniques;its sequence for cervical osteochondrosis is as follows:
- Pressing the palms of your hands on the sides of the neck, alternately perform circular and longitudinal strokes, going down from the back of the head to the point of the shoulder-scapula joint;
- Moving in a similar way to the previous one, rub the skin of the neck;
- After rubbing the skin well, proceed to knead the muscles.Moving up and down, curling four fingers, use the pads to massage the neck muscles near the spine in deep, circular motions.To avoid compressing the arteries, do not apply too much force to the anterior and lateral neck muscles;
- After stretching the muscles, continue the self-massage with clapping movements;
- Complete it with light stroking movements.
Often cervical osteochondrosis occurs due to insufficient peripheral circulation and lymphatic stagnation, so it is advisable to perform self-massage using suction cups.
Vacuum therapy stimulates blood flow and lymphatic drainage by expanding local blood “networks”, increases muscle contractile function and normalizes blood pressure, and thus will quickly relieve cervical osteochondrosis, increasing the effectiveness of home treatment.
Gymnastics
After the pain subsides, special gymnastics are prescribed for the treatment of cervical osteochondrosis at home.Exercises for cervical osteochondrosis are selected individually;Performing them at home, if the pain returns, you should contact a doctor or physical therapy instructor.
The following exercises are safe for treating cervical osteochondrosis at home:
- Sitting in a chair, your 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 straightening your neck and tucking your chin, move your head backwards;
- Take a closer look at the puppy's funny head movements: holding him on a straight neck, he "writes" small circles with his nose.Practice with him.
These exercises, intended for the treatment of 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, back straight:
- Place your left elbow on the table and your palm on your temple.Tilt your head to the left and hold on with your hand.Relax.Perform 8-10 times.Perform similar movements on the right side;
- Place the palm of your hand on your forehead and press your head against 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 arms alongside your body, raise your shoulders and hold the 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 headache while sitting or lying on the floor:
- Intensely massage the neck muscles at the back of the head with your fingertips, 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 temple area with light circular movements.
Exercise for cervical osteochondrosis tones the paravertebral muscles, increases their plasticity and at home maintains the health of the entire "column of waist".
Folk remedies for cervical osteochondrosis
Grandma's secret
Remember how your grandmother treats cervical osteochondrosis with folk remedies?Using a rolling pin!Don't be alarmed, the method is not traumatic at all: just place "sports equipment" under your back and roll over it from top to bottom (in the absence of hernias and protrusions!), and then lightly tap the shoulders, shoulder blades and the area along the spine with a rolling pin.
Cervical osteochondrosis quickly recedes, because such treatment at home, and in fact - a kind of gymnastics - instantly relaxes tense muscles, promoting an intense blood supply to the cervical and other parts of the spine.
Herbal medicine
By affecting the cervical spine, the disease “shackles” its mobility.Treatment with the following folk remedies will help relieve aggravated osteochondrosis:
- Cervical osteochondrosis responds well to treatment with celery.According to reviews, the folk treatment of cervical osteochondrosis is effective due to the analgesic and anti-edematous effect of its root.Pour 3 grams of crushed root into a liter of boiled water and leave for 8 hours.Before each of the 3 meals, take a dessert spoon of the prepared and filtered product;
- Cut the stems and flowers of the coltsfoot and leave them in ammonia for 30 days in a dark room.Apply the filtered product to the painful area of the neck.
Home physiotherapy
It is difficult to imagine traditional treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine without all sorts of warming of the diseased segment.How to cure cervical osteochondrosis at home?
Treatment of 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 applications help to prolong the warming effect:
- If cervical osteochondrosis manifests as minor neuralgia, home treatment can be carried out using mud applications.The most accessible peat mud for home procedures.Its applications are applied on the back of the neck and hands.
When applying applications on the neck and collar area, the mud is heated to 27-28 degrees, on the hands to 48-50 degrees.
This temperature regime provides the maximum analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.Mud sessions are carried out every other day, 10 procedures in total, each lasting no more than a quarter of an hour;
- Paraffin applications are carried out by covering the cervical vertebrae and the shoulder area from the back.The treatment cycle is similar to the previous one: 10 sessions every other day, each lasting 15 minutes.
Home physiotherapy is completed with massages and therapeutic exercises for the neck.Don't ignore painful sensations and take care of your health!