Due to the low mechanical strength of the seven miniature vertebrae and the weakness of the muscular corset of the neck, the lack of treatment of 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 in the cervical vertebrae, making blood supply to the brain more difficult.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 treatment yourself 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 traditional methods and “home” procedures - massage, gymnastics, blood flow in the diseased segment accelerates, and by resorting to them in the acute phase, you can worsen the course of the disease, thereby 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 correction of the “life program”:
- Take a 5 minute break every hour.After working on papers or at the computer for more than 3 hours straight, rest for an hour - do the neck exercises below, "stretch" your spine by stretching and "tilting" in different directions, walk around the office;
- The distance between the floor and the top of the desk is at least 70 cm, the chair is liftable and swivel, with a backrest and armrests;
- If, when sitting in a chair, your feet cannot reach the floor, use a support for them.
And one more thing: many noticed that the next "domestic" scandal would end in a headache.
The nervous overvoltage “pinches” the muscles, and the disc makes do with the little crumbs of nutrients provided by 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?
Other efforts to prevent intervertebral disc degeneration focus on increasing physical activity and improving 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 alternate inflow and outflow of blood to the cervical vertebrae, helps to strengthen the muscles, removes excess lactic acid and relieves muscle spasticity.The duration of the massage is 15 minutes during the first sessions and approximately half an hour during subsequent sessions.
The massage session begins with moving the shoulder blades towards the back of the head and stroking the back of the neck.Working with one or both palms, the massage therapist gradually increases pressure on the skin.Then, along the same lines, he “squeezes” the muscles with the edge of his palm, then, with his fingertips, vigorously rubs the cervical vertebrae, kneads the neck muscles, moving them with the pads of his thumbs to the rest of his fingers.At the end of the session, the neck is caressed with the palms.
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 your palms on the sides of your neck, alternately perform circular and longitudinal movements, going down from the back of the head to the place of the shoulder-scapula joint;
- Proceeding in the same way as the previous one, rub the skin on your neck;
- After rubbing the skin well, proceed to knead the muscles.Moving up and down, bending four fingers, use their pads to knead the neck muscles near the spine with deep circular motions.To avoid compressing the arteries, do not apply a lot of force to the anterior and lateral neck muscles;
- After stretching the muscles, continue self-massage with clapping movements;
- Complete it with light stroking movements.
Cervical osteochondrosis is often caused by insufficient peripheral circulation and lymphatic stagnation.It is therefore advisable to perform a 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 therefore will quickly relieve cervical osteochondrosis, increasing the effectiveness of home treatment.
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, if the pain returns, you should contact a doctor or exercise therapy instructor.
The exercises below are safe for treating cervical osteochondrosis at home:
- Sitting on a chair, the back and neck are straight:
- upon reaching the extreme position, gently rotate your head to the left and right;
- gently lower your head, trying to touch your chin to your chest;
- Without straightening your neck and tucking your chin, move your head back;
- Take a closer look at the funny movements of the little puppy's head: holding him on a straight neck, he "writes" small circles with his nose.Train 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 resist with your hand.Relax.Perform 8-10 times.Perform similar movements on the right side;
- Place your palm 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 at your sides, raise your shoulders and hold the position for 10 to 12 seconds.Relax and take 10 to 12 breaths.
Such gymnastics is necessary for cervical osteochondrosis in order 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 at the back of the head for 3-4 minutes;
- Rub the shoulder blade area 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 paraspinal muscles, increases their plasticity and maintains the health of the entire “column of life” at home.
Folk remedies for cervical osteochondrosis
Grandma's secret
Do you remember how your grandmother treats cervical osteochondrosis with folk remedies?Using a rolling pin!Do not worry, the method is not at all traumatic: it is enough to place "sports equipment" under your back and roll on it from top to bottom (in the absence of hernias and protrusions!), Then lightly hit your shoulders, shoulder blades and the area along the spine with a rolling pin.
Cervical osteochondrosis quickly receded, because such treatment at home, and in fact - a kind of gymnastics - instantly relaxes tense muscles, promoting intensive blood supply to the cervical and other parts of the spine.
Phytotherapy
Affecting the cervical spine, the disease “hinders” its mobility.Treatment with the following folk remedies will help relieve aggravated osteochondrosis:
- Cervical osteochondrosis responds well to celery treatment.According to reviews, traditional 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 from the coltsfoot and leave it in ammonia for 30 days in a dark room.Apply the filtered product to the painful neck area.
Physiotherapy at home
It is difficult to imagine traditional treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine without all kinds of warming up of the diseased segment.How to treat cervical osteochondrosis at home?
Treatment of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine with commonly available folk remedies like 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 itself as minor neuralgia, treatment at home can be carried out by applying mud.The most accessible peat mud for home procedures.Its applications are applied to the neck and hands.
When applying to 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 greatest analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.Sessions with mud are carried out every other day, making 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 shoulder area from the back.The course of treatment is similar to the previous one - 10 sessions every other day, each lasting 15 minutes.
Physiotherapy at home is complemented by massages and therapeutic exercises for the neck.Do not neglect painful sensations and take care of your health!