Hernia of the cervical spine: treatment with folk remedies, symptoms, possible causes and features

Disorders in the intervertebral disk and the output of the pulpous nucleus beyond the boundaries, diagnosed at the level of the cervical vertebrae, is a hernia of the cervical spine. The reasons for which the disease develops may be very different. Each of them leads to a violation of the compression of the spinal cord and blood vessels.

Most often, the disease is diagnosed in people aged thirty years. In some cases, the hernia is manifested as a result of heavy physical labor, and more often the disease is diagnosed in men.

Causes of development

There are a huge number of reasons, because of which there is a hernia of the cervical spine. Treatment with folk remedies helps to cope with the disease in the early stages.

Hernia can be triggered by the following reasons:

1. As a complication of osteochondrosis. This is one of the most frequent causes, leading to the development of a hernia.
2. Spondylosis. When the joint is inflamed between the vertebrae, the load is distributed to the disc incorrectly, which causes it to deform.
3. Sharp turns of the neck.
4. Injury of the neck.
5. Performing the same type of movements for a long time.
6. Long stay in an uncomfortable position.

After the diagnosis is made, treatment of the hernia of the neck with folk remedies, medications or surgically is selected.

The risk group includes people whose work is associated with lifting weights, drivers, office workers, athletes, and people leading a sedentary lifestyle.

Clinical manifestations

Hernia of the cervical region is manifested by the following symptoms:

1. A sharp pain that manifests itself suddenly. It is localized in the cervical region, head, shoulders. When you try to move your shoulders or turn your head, the pain syndrome becomes worse.
2. In the early stages, the pathology is manifested by a weakly expressed clinic in the form of migraines, numbness of fingers, dry cough, increased blood pressure. Against the background of these clinical symptoms, a hernia can remain undetected for a long time.
3. Movement in the cervical region is sharply limited.
4. When the hernia grows, there is a noise in the ears, frequent dizziness. In rare cases, there is a darkening in the eyes. The patient may periodically lose consciousness. This manifestation is associated with the peculiarity of the growth of the hernia, which compresses the vessels that feed the brain. As a result, there is oxygen starvation, hence headaches, fainting.

In addition to general manifestations, the hernia is accompanied by specific symptoms, characteristic of the defeat of certain vertebrae.

Defeat of the 4th-5th vertebrae. When you turn your head, raise your hands, you have pain in your neck, your forearm weakens. The pain is constantly and has a stupid character.

Defeat of 6-7th vertebrae. With the defeat of the sixth vertebra, the pain radiates to the elbow joint, the biceps, and the fingers grow numb. The pain of the triceps speaks of a lesion of the disc between the 6th and 7th vertebrae.

Defeat of the 7th cervical and 1st thoracic vertebra. When there is pain between the seventh cervical and the first thoracic vertebra, numbness in the little fingers appears on both hands.

Defeat of the 2-3rd vertebrae. Pain in the head, vision impairment, numbness of the tongue.

Defeat of the 3rd and 4th cervical vertebrae. Turns are twisted by a trunk, a head. There is a weight in the shoulders.

In the early stages, the hernia of the cervical spine is not simply recognized. Treatment with folk remedies, drug therapy, exercise therapy are methods for getting rid of pathology at the initial stages of the development of the disease. With late detection of the disease, only surgical intervention is prescribed.

Exercising

With the diagnosis of a "hernia of the cervical spine," the features of treatment in the initial stages involve the implementation of special exercises. They help to quickly restore the mobility of the vertebrae, and also contribute to the correction of the hernia.

The gymnasium includes:

• Heating;
• Various water procedures;
• Exercises aimed at warming up the spine;
• Long walks, and in some cases can assign light jogs.

At home, you can perform the following exercises with a hernia in the cervical spine:

1. Standing perform the head inclinations forward, trying to reach the chest with the chin. When performing the exercise, the back should remain straight. If it does not work, you can get to the wall.
2. Standing perform the head inclinations to the right and left, trying to get the ear of the shoulder.

Exercises are performed slowly, no more than ten times in one approach.

During the exacerbation of pathology, the exercises are contraindicated.

Treatment with folk remedies

With the diagnosis of "hernia of the cervical spine," treatment of folk remedies is carried out at early stages and gives positive results. However, before you start using tinctures, decoctions and other medications, you should consult your doctor. Do not self-medicate, as this can lead to serious complications.

National treatment of the hernia of the cervical region is carried out in order to reduce pain, remove inflammation and improve the overall well-being of the patient. To do this, use a variety of means: tinctures, compresses with broths of herbs, ointments.

Pain relief

The use of preparations based on horse fat can relieve pain. To prepare the product, the fat is ground and cooled in a refrigerator. Before use, it is warmed to room temperature. The product is applied in the form of a compress: a layer of fat is applied to the sore spot, a film is applied from above, then a warm scarf. Compress is left overnight. 3 hours after the application of fat, patients feel relief.

Compress with the use of horse fat are done daily, the course - 7 days. Then a week break is done. If the pain returns, then the treatment is repeated.

To quickly get rid of pain during the day, it is recommended to massage with fir oil. It is performed by light circular motions. You can add some fat to the oil. The resulting mixture is well obezbalivaetsya hernia of the cervical spine. Treatment with folk remedies also involves the use of a mixture of fir oil and honey. Such a mass helps not only to relieve pain, but to improve blood circulation, to saturate the cervical section with useful trace elements.

After the massage, the neck is wrapped in a scarf.

Compress with garlic

To make a compress, you need 300 gr. Garlic. The teeth are cleaned and passed through a press or a meat grinder. The resulting gruel is poured into a glass of vodka. The container, in which the agent will be infused, is tightly closed with a lid and placed in a dark place for 2 weeks. After this period, tincture is used for compresses that effectively help to relieve pain in the neck.

For the compress is taken gauze or any available tissue, wetted with a solution and applied to a sore spot. Over the superimposed scarf. The compress lasts 5-6 hours, then it is removed. The skin is wiped dry with a napkin.

Garlic compresses are done the day before the condition improves.

Kalanchoe in the treatment of hernia

Kalanchoe perfectly helps cure cervical osteochondrosis with hernia. Treatment with folk remedies, in which there is a Kalanchoe, involves the preparation of a means for compressing. To do this, take the leaves of the plant and crushed with a mincer or blender. The resulting gruel is spread on gauze and applied to a sore spot. Over the compress is done by a scarf or towel.

Dandelion from a hernia

With various ailments, dandelion is widely used. This plant has unique healing properties. To alleviate the condition of patients, a syrup of dandelion flowers has proven itself. To make it, you will need: 2 liters of water, a medium-sized lemon, an average pear, 2 kg of sugar and 300 grams. Dandelion flowers. Water put on the fire and give it a boil. Then all the ingredients, except sugar, are placed in a pan. It is added after half an hour and boiled for another 30 minutes syrup. After cooling, the syrup is taken on a tablespoon three times a day.

Healing herbs

To treat hernia, you can prepare the infusion from the collection of various medicinal herbs. For its preparation, blueberries, dogrose, leaves of cranberries, meadow chamber, pochechuye mountaineer, plantain, savory are taken in equal parts. Herbs are mixed. Then take half the glass of the mixture and pour 0.5 liters of water, put on a water bath. The preparation is prepared for half an hour, then the night is insisted. A ready-made infusion of half a glass is taken twice a day after meals.

Fir oil

Essential oils are famous for their unique properties. Among the most effective oils for the treatment of hernia of the cervical spine is allocated fir. It has a warming effect, relieves pain, eliminates swelling.

Fir oil is added a few drops into the cream, which is rubbed into the sore spot. Excess funds are removed with a dry cloth.

To enhance the warming effect, the oil can be mixed with horse fat.

Hearing, as some say: "We are treating folk remedies with a cervical hernia and it becomes easier" - many do not believe, but in vain. On the recommendation of the attending physician, a variety of traditional medicine can be used that help to slow the growth of the hernia, relieve pain, remove swelling and restore normal health. The main thing is not to engage in self-medication. It is better to use only those drugs that the doctor allowed.