Lumbar osteochondrosis - treatment

There is an opinion that the person is paid for the ability to walk straight by diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Passive lifestyle of modern man only provokes the development of such diseases. Arthritis, osteochondrosis, radiculitis, vertebral hernia - all these are severe consequences of low motor activity of a person and hereditary predisposition.

According to some reports, people over 45 years of age limit their movements due to pain in the neck or back. Having addressed to doctors with a pain in a loin, it is possible to hear the diagnosis «an osteochondrosis of a lumbar department of a backbone». Someone will only justify their physical passivity, someone will be skeptical, and some will start looking for ways and ways of treating osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine.

How is lumbar osteochondrosis manifested?

Pain is the only exact symptom of the manifestation of the disease. Painful sensation in lumbar osteochondrosis can be different:

Also, pain can manifest not only in the area of ​​damage, but also "give" to the limbs. Provoking moments for the emergence of lumbar osteochondrosis can be:

Medicamentous treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis

If there is pain and in the first days after the diagnosis of osteochondrosis of the lumbar department, injections for the treatment and relief of pain may be prescribed. Most often appointed:

Also at the beginning of the disease, you can additionally use plasters, ointments and gels to relieve inflammation in the spine and spasm in the surrounding muscles. Taking such drugs as Actovegin, Trental, Cavinton will help to remove the edema and improve blood access in the affected area.

All this will help to remove symptoms, but will not be a full-fledged treatment. The second step should be a joint with the doctor selection of pills for the treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis. These drugs, which contribute to the restoration of damaged interchristian tissue, the so-called chondroprotectors . They can be produced in the form of:

In parallel, taking medication is connected:

Treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis by folk methods

Since the treatment of lumbar osteochondrosis is a long process, it is not superfluous to apply folk medicine prescriptions:

  1. As a good warming agent, you can use horseradish tincture on vodka. To do this in a 1: 1 ratio, mix the vodka and the grated fresh horseradish and insist for 24 hours. Suitable for such a tool for rubbing the sore spot and for compresses (it is imposed no more than for 30-60 minutes).
  2. Hops cones are crushed and mixed with fresh butter in a 1: 1 ratio. Prepared ointment should be applied overnight. Keep it in the refrigerator, and slightly warm up before use.
  3. To relieve the pain, a compress made of raw potatoes with honey will work well. For its preparation grated raw potatoes are mixed with honey (1: 1). The product is applied to a sore spot along the spine, and then covered with polyethylene and insulated. Keep compress until you have a slight burning sensation.