With radiculitis, the nerve roots of the spinal cord become inflamed. This leads to the first symptoms of radiculitis - severe back pain. Treatment of lumbar radiculitis is aimed at eliminating pain and relieving inflammation. At home, this disease can be treated with medication, as well as folk medicine, including ointments, warming, compresses and so on.
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!! During an attack of severe back pain it is recommended to keep bed rest. Lying on a hard surface.
Medical treatment
You can treat your radiculitis at home with medicines, but they should be prescribed by a doctor. Do not engage in self-medication, as back pain occurs not only with radiculitis, and improper treatment can only aggravate the situation.
Especially dangerous is wandering radiculitis, which can give pain in the legs, arms, neck or lower back. Therefore, do not delay the trip to the nearest clinic.
The doctor prescribes:
- painkillers;
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
- medications for topical treatment( ointments);
- hondoprotectors.
Painkillers help to eliminate pain, but the treatment of radiculitis is carried out using anti-inflammatory drugs, using ointments, as well as the use of chondroprotectors, whose action is directed at eliminating the main cause of radiculitis-osteochondrosis. Chondroprotectors should be drunk for a long time.
In acute intolerable pain, analgesic injections are prescribed, for example, Novocaine or Lidocaine. But injections do not treat radiculitis, but only eliminate pain.
Please note! Anesthetic injections are done in a pain-affected area, so it is advisable that they are made by a specialist.
A good effect in the treatment of radiculitis is provided by myorelexants, for example, Baksolan, Sirdalud. They have a relaxing effect on the muscles of the back, thereby eliminating pain. But because of the greater number of side effects they are appointed infrequently.
Nonsteroid drugs are taken internally to remove the edema and eliminate the pinching of the nerve roots. They are also contained in ointments and creams that are used for local treatment. The most often appointed Finalgon or Apizarthron, or ointments based on snake and bee venom.
Treatment of radiculitis in breastfeeding
Many women are prone to acute pain of lumbar sciatica when feeding a child. In this case, it is necessary to carefully approach the choice of drugs for pain relief, so that they are as harmless as possible. You can use diclofenac ointment, Fastum-gel, but it's better to have a massage therapy session.
How to relieve an attack of acute pain
Back pain with radiculitis occurs abruptly from abnormal movement, hypothermia, or stress. Before you start the process of treatment, you need to eliminate the pain. There are several ways how medicamentally it can be done quickly and effectively at home.
- Menovazine. The use of menovazine is a simple and gentle remedy. Wipe the cotton swab in the preparation, and then wipe the back of the spine well. The areas of the waist and sciatic nerve pay special attention. After that, go to bed and cover yourself with a warm blanket, preferably woolen.
- Burning agent. To prepare a remedy that is excellent for relieving pain, you will need:
- menovazine;
- formic alcohol;
- tincture of bitter pepper.
Mix the components in equal proportions. Then wipe a cotton swab on a stick and moisten in the prepared solution. Lubricate the sore spot and go under the blanket.
Please note! The product is burning, but it copes well with the elimination of pain.
- Tincture with triple cologne. To prepare the tincture, take:
- 2 small bottles of triple cologne;
- 2 flasks of menovazine;
- 1 packing of no-shta or drotaverine;
- 1 Packaging of Validol;
- 1 packing of analgin.
Pound the tablets, add to them menovazine and cologne. Stir until the tablets are completely dissolved. Pour all into a glass container, tighten and leave for 5 days. Use tincture to relieve pain, not only with radiculitis, but also in the joints. Cotton wool soak, and rub off the sore spot.
Folk remedies in the fight against lumbosacral radiculitis at home
Folk medicine offers many recipes that will help get rid of pain and relieve inflammation with radiculitis. Most often make compresses, take baths with medicinal herbs, make home ointments and so on.
Please note! Before applying this or that recipe, make sure that you have radiculitis. Warming the affected area can be bad for your health if you have another disease.
Treatment with bees
Apitherapy is the so-called treatment process for radiculitis by bees. It is based on the use of medicinal properties of the bee venom and is considered an effective remedy. At the moment when the bee stings, the protective properties of the body work and the entire nervous system of the person becomes active. Of course, such a procedure is carried out only in a specialized room, the bite is directed to biologically active points and, in its essence, resembles acupuncture.
Important! Not recommended for people who have an allergic reaction to bees and their derivatives.
Compresses
Beets with kerosene
Beets are well washed and rubbed on a grater. Add to it a spoonful of kerosene. Stir. The received weight put in gauze and put to a sore point.
Burdock
Burdock leaves perfectly relieve pain and eliminate inflammation. Dampen the mug in the water and put the inner part to the back. Fix it well. In winter, you can use dried leaves of burdock. In the summer you need to take care of their harvesting. Dry the leaves in the shade.
Red clay
1 kg of clay dilute warm water before obtaining gruel. Add a spoonful of kerosene and carefully mix. On the back, place the glossy paper, and then the prepared mixture. Repeat the procedure should be two times a day.
Burning medicines
Black radish
- Black radish rub on the grater. Wet the napkin in vegetable oil, lay it on a sore spot, and above it a grated radish. Keep the compress for two hours.
- You can also squeeze the juice from the radish. In it, moisten a soft, dense fabric. Attach it to your back and wrap it in a warm blanket. If there are no strong burning sensations, then the bandage is applied up to three days.
Horseradish
Take an equal amount of horseradish juice and water. Stir and rub the resulting mixture into a sore spot. Then immediately wrap it with a warm blanket.
Garlic
Two heads of garlic( preferably large) pour 0.5 liters of water and boil for 5 minutes. Then mash into gruel and lay on the sick back. Cover the top with a cloth first, then with a cellophane bag. Warm up. Remove after 4 hours.
Please note! With strong burning, compresses of horseradish, radish and garlic are removed earlier to avoid burns.
Bitter pepper
Prepare the tincture from the peppers. Cut three pods and pour a glass of alcohol. Leave for two weeks in a dark place. Tincture rub into the lower back when pain occurs.
Potatoes - affordable medicine
- Scrub raw potatoes on a grater. Add a little gasoline to it. Stir and place for 15 minutes on a sore spot.
- Boil 0.5 kg of potatoes until ready, without peeling. Then rastolkite and add 1-2 large spoons of soda. Warm the warm mixture on your back, cover with a sachet and a blanket. Leave the compress until completely cooled.
Wax and honey
- Loin the loin with honey. Cover it with toilet paper. Place 2 yellow mustards on top. Wrap all the cellophane package and a warm cloth, you can blanket. Hold for about 1.5 hours.
- In 50 ml of water, dissolve ΒΌ tablets of furacilin. Boil the resulting mixture. Add a spoonful of honey. Stir. Moisten the mustard plasters in the solution and apply to the back for no more than 5 minutes.
Please note! The burning sensation should not go into pain.
Salt
To prepare a saline solution, take 1 kg of salt, 50 g of dry mustard and 50 ml of water, mix and put on fire until completely dissolved. After that, add ground biscuits to make the mixture viscous. Lay it on your back and wrap it. Compress should be left until completely cooled.
Home Ointments
- To prepare a honey ointment, you need to take 200 ml of vodka, 150 grams of honey and 70 ml of aloe juice. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Lubricate the ointment on the affected area for a night with a thick layer. Wash off in the morning.
- For the preparation of turpentine ointment requires a spoon of turpentine and one egg white. Mix protein and turpentine. Spread the ointment on the sore back. After 30-40 minutes rinse.
- Prepare ointment from a golden mustache. To do this, take three parts of animal fat and 1-2 parts of the golden mustache juice. Mix the ingredients. Well rub the ointment into the affected area.
For the removal of severe pain, the back is oiled with fir oil. It can also be a part of home ointments.
Folk remedies for ingestion
Aloe
300 grams of aloe leaf let through the meat grinder. Then mix with 500 grams of honey. Fill all 0.5 liters of vodka or red wine. Insist for at least 5 days in a dark place. Take 0.5-1 tablespoon an hour before meals, three times a day.
Aspen
Spoon the kidneys or aspen leaves with boiling water and leave for an hour. Take the resulting broth up to 6 times a day.
Willow
2 spoons of chopped willow bark pour 0.5 liters of boiled water and send for 10 minutes on a small fire. Then leave to infuse for 3 hours. Take a quarter cup 3-4 times a day.
Other methods
An important role in the treatment of radiculitis is also played by exercise therapy, the performance of special exercises. In addition, you can take a bath with mustard, fir or decoctions of medicinal herbs. The bath for treatment of radiculitis has a great effectiveness. Under the influence of hot steam, the nerve endings relax. Let them help you, and rub your back with black soap, massaging movements. In the morning you will forget about the pain.
Before beginning any treatment with folk remedies, visit a doctor and consult with him to avoid possible complications.