Home remedies for backache

Home remedies for backache /

These home remedies help with back problems

Back pain today is not just about older people. Already children suffer from it. Home remedies can generally provide relief. However, in some cases a doctor should be consulted for clarification: for example, if there is an injury and / or the pain has been preceded by an accident; when numbness or loss of power occurs; when the pain radiates in the arms or legs; when paralysis, bladder, bowel or respiratory disorders are added; in case of fever and / or weight loss; when the pain is very massive and hardly influenced by taking a painkiller.

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  • These home remedies help with back problems
  • heat applications
  • Ice cream applications
  • reel
  • bathrooms
  • tea
  • Ointments and oils
  • Tips for acute back pain
  • Chronic back pain
  • Proper moving, sitting, carrying
  • nutrition

For all home remedies applies that the external applications depending on the pain location, ie cervical, thoracic or lumbar spine, used to varying degrees. The cervical spine should always be viewed with care. Here are: No strong massages, no sports that stretch the cervical spine or too much stress, no firm handles. When changing the spine, always spare the spine. Similarly, do not massage directly on the spine.

In back pain heat is a proven home remedy. In addition, numerous other natural methods are available to tackle the various forms of back pain. (Image: absolutimages / fotolia.com)

heat applications

Heat treatments are simple home remedies for back pain. Since the muscles are always affected and cramped, heat is a good helper. Very easy to apply is the application of warmed spelled pillows. Better still helps moist heat. For this, a warm, damp cloth is applied to the painful area and placed over it a hot water bottle.

Helpful are special patches that are glued to the skin and can develop their warmth there. Especially in everyday life or overnight, these patches perform well. Here, however, the application notes should be followed. Soothing cushions are also applied, which are warmed up to the painful areas. Not only the heat, but also the ingredients of the brine help.

For back pain, the affected areas should always be kept warm. A scarf or a sweater tied around the hips are recommended here.

For a long time, cold was considered to be fundamentally counterproductive for back pain, but massage sometimes has a very positive effect. (Image: Anna Jurkovska / fotolia.com)

Ice cream applications

Ice cream when used for back pain is a relatively new home remedy. If somebody gets a bad feeling when they have ice cream on their back, they should refrain from using it. However, if you want to try this, wrap a couple of ice cubes in a cloth and gently massage them into the painful area, but no longer than five to ten minutes. Caution in the area of ​​the kidneys and the cervical spine. After the ice treatment, calm is announced.

reel

Wraps are one of the well-known home remedies of our grandmothers. The envelopes, however, have become modern again - and rightly so. For back pain, a pad with healing earth helps. For this purpose, some healing clay is mixed with hot water to a porridge and applied to the middle of a cotton cloth, the cloth is hit from both sides and placed with the thin side on the painful area. The wrap can stay there for as long as it feels comfortable.

Also helpful is a rescuer lace wrapper. The thymol it contains counteracts inflammation and the rosemary oil helps with rheumatic complaints and also improves blood circulation, which is important especially in tense muscles. The finished Retterspitz mixture is shaken well before use, mixed 1: 1 with a little water, a cotton cloth soaked with it and then placed on the aching area. On top comes another cotton cloth or better a Molton cloth (Molton is a woven cotton fabric). The wrap stays on the body for about two hours. First, sufferers feel a slight cold, but then passes into a cozy feeling of warmth.

St. John's wort oil, also known as red oil, is used to relax the muscles. A cloth is soaked in slightly warmed St. John's wort oil, placed on the back, covered with another cotton cloth and finally with a woolen cloth. The rest of the oil, which remains on the skin when removing the wrap, can be gently massaged. But be careful, the spine is never massaged.

Another wrap is the potato wrap. For this purpose, the boiled potatoes with jacket are wrapped in a cloth, crushed and when the temperature is right, the winding is placed on the affected area. Attention: The potatoes can be quite hot.

Hot full baths which may be supplemented with essential oils are a very effective home remedy for back pain. (Image: Jacob Lund / fotolia.com)

bathrooms

The simple home remedy used for backache includes baths - enriched with salt, oils, or even tea blends. A brine bath relaxes, has an anti-inflammatory effect and at the same time a basic effect on the entire organism. Finished salt cushions are available in stores. The pillows are placed unopened in the bathtub with a little water. Once the salt has dissolved, the bathtub is completely filled with warm water. The bath duration is about twenty minutes, the bath temperature 37 ° C. After the bath is not showered, the body just a little dabbed. A rest period is very important afterwards.

Another option is bathing in some essential orange oil. For this purpose, a few drops of high-quality orange oil with a little cream (this serves as an emulsifier), added to the "finished" bath water and spread by hand in the water. Again, the bath time is limited to twenty minutes. If you do not like orange oil, you can use thyme oil as an alternative. Also lavender oil is recommended. This also has a very relaxing effect on the entire organism.

With each bath, it should be noted that the bathers should never be alone. In case of emerging malaise, the bathroom should be stopped immediately.

tea

Tea is a good home remedy and also a good help for back pain. Willow bark tea can relieve the pain. However, this tea should not be consumed if there are stomach or intestinal ulcers, liver disease or asthma. Preparation of willow bark tea: A teaspoon of sliced ​​willow bark is poured over with 250 ml of cold water and then slowly heated in a pot, simmered for five minutes and then strained. Of the tea, depending on need, a maximum of three cups a day. Each cup is freshly cooked.

The following mixture can help with acute pain: willow bark, devil's claw root, mullein, star anise and lavender flowers are mixed together in equal proportions. A spoonful of the mixture is boiled with 250 ml of boiling water and must be drawn for about ten minutes. After straining, some honey can be added. The recommended dose is three cups a day.

Ointments and oils

Rubbing with certain ointments or oils is an easy to use home remedy for back pain. Here, ointments that contain comfrey, arnica or devil's claw help. Even a self-mixed oil can help. As a carrier oil almond or sesame oil is used. This is mixed with a few drops of essential oils, such as thyme, lavender or orange. With a gentle massage, the ointment or oil is massaged into the skin. It is important to always spare the spine from the massage.

Tips for acute back pain

For acute back pain, which takes place in the area of ​​the lumbar spine, a so-called step bearing is recommended. The upper body is flat, possibly with a small pillow under the head and the legs are placed at 90 ° angle. This means that the thigh and lower leg are placed in a 90 ° position using pillows, blankets or a special cube. This relieves and relaxes the spine. Conscious breathing, soft music - both can enhance relaxation. This storage is best done as often as possible.

Often in acute back pain lying down with angled legs can provide relief. (Image: contrastwerkstatt / fotolia.com)

Back sleepers should also take a slight step storage at night. In side-sleepers cushions are pushed between the legs. Again, the area of ​​the lower spine is relieved.

For problems in the cervical spine, the "best" storage must be tried. There is no general recipe here. Not every pillow is the right thing for everyone. Often, different pillows must be tested and changed from time to time.

If sufferers can move and the pain is not too severe, walks are a good home remedy for back pain. Even if the movement in the fresh air is carried out only very slowly and only for a short time, this is better than just lying on the couch - assuming those affected are capable of doing so.

Camphor oil helps the muscles to relax, especially when combined with warmth. Some almond or sesame oil is mixed with a few drops of essential camphor oil and, preferably, before going to sleep, the affected muscles are rubbed. Camphor oil should not be used if the person is currently undergoing homeopathic treatment. Camphor can override the effect of homeopathic remedies.

Chronic back pain

If back pain occurs again or even latent, a doctor should always be consulted. In any case, it is necessary to rethink the lifestyle. Maybe there is no movement. But what kind of movement is the right one? These include walking, backstroke, dancing, Nordic walking, climbing, cycling, trampoline jumping and yoga. Not every sport is suitable for everyone. Although some sports are recommended for back problems, this does not mean that they actually do well in the specific case. This has to be tested and decided by those affected.

Sport releases hormones of happiness, which reduces stress and this in turn relieves back pain. Through the movement and the effort, the breathing becomes more intense, whereby the musculature is better supplied with blood. In any case, however, a sport should be chosen that gives pleasure and suits the respective back complaints. For example, climbing is good for the lower and middle spine but not for cervical problems. An existing overweight should definitely be reduced, as this puts too much strain on the spine.

Swimming and water aerobics are especially recommended sports for back pain. (Image: Robert Kneschke / fotolia.com)

Proper moving, sitting, carrying

With existing back pain, proper movement and also carrying is very important. For longer walks, especially on hard ground, shoes are recommended, which have a thicker sole and are well sprung. In case of cervical spine problems, it is important to avoid turning the head quickly and everything, putting the head back in the neck for a long time. Heavy wear is to be avoided with any kind of back pain. If it has to be worn then it's right. Lifting an object is always done in the upright position of the spine. Purchases, if necessary, must be; evenly distributed on two pockets and worn on the right and left.

In the morning, when the alarm goes off, it takes a second to stop - not a hectic jumping out of bed, but to turn to the side first, then sit up with your hands and then get up. The posture should be changed again and again throughout the day. Also, the seating options should not always be the same. If you can make this possible, you will be able to do your job in between, instead of while sitting. Stretching and stretching in between are important. Dangerous for the back are stereotypical postures.

nutrition

The intervertebral discs require a large amount of fluid. Accordingly, the own drinking volume is to be considered. It is best to drink only still water and different teas. Everything that is acidified is also bad for the back muscles. Because this will eventually get sour and this is causing back pain. Therefore, animal and sweetness is reduced. A balanced, wholesome diet with lots of fruit and vegetables is to be striven for. (Sw)