10 Home Remedies That Relieve Back Pain Fast

Relieve Back Pain Fast
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Back pain is among the most common complaints among adults. These pain are associated with muscle intervertebral joints, spine and bones.

Back pain is divided into acute and chronic.

Acute pain usually lasts from several days to several weeks, and often subside by its own, or with the help of some analgesic. The chronic one lasts much longer and may continue for months and even years. The pain can often be progressive and worsens over time. Once cause is established, medications are prescribed, to relieve symptoms, or eliminate the source.

Most sources of pain are not life-threatening, but some disorders of the spine can put pressure on nerves in the spinal cord. Seek immediate medical care  if you feel:

• loss of sensation in legs or shoulders
• paralysis of limbs
• paralysis of limbs
• inability to control bladder
• unusual weakness or numbness of body

Symptoms

Back pain can 'accompany' and other symptoms, for example:

Musculoskeletal  symptoms can occur together with back pain.

• pain in hips or seat
• curvature of the spine
• heel pain, muscle spasms
• neck pain and stiffness, shoulder pain
• stiffness in spine
• swelling in shoulders, knee, ankles and joints

Neurological symptoms

These pains can affect nervous system, you can experience following issues:

• headache in the back of the neck
• problems with balance
• numbness or tingling

Back pain can affect other systems in body:

• inflammations of eyes
• anorexia
• low-grade fever (increase in body temperature above 36.6 and below 38 degrees)

What causes back pain?

Among the main reasons are:

• mechanical and other traumas
• congenital disorders
• infectious diseases, tumors
• fracture of the vertebrae, herniated disc
• loss of softening effect of the discs between the vertebrae
• muscle spasms and tension
• overweight and family history
• infection of the intervertebral disc
• Fibromyalgia (chronic condition that causes pain, stiffness and tenderness)
• arthrosis (spikes)
• osteomyelitis (bone infection)
• osteoporosis (thinning and weakening of the bones)
• rheumatoid arthritis (characterized by joint inflammation)
• scoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine)
• lumbar spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal, creating pressure on the spinal cord or nerves)
• spondylosis (spinal degeneration)

Sometimes back pain can be a symptom of a serious or life-threatening condition

• infection along the spinal canal
• gallstones
• kidney stones
• pyelonephritis (kidney infection)
• tumors

10 home remedies that relieve back pain

The reasons for back pain may be of different nature, including poor posture, lack of exercises, stress, muscle tension and other. Here are some tips that can help you relieve the pain:

1. If you are overweight, reduce it, it will release the spine from further pressure.

2. Massage the back with eucalyptus oil or garlic oil, this will reduce the pain and inflammation.

3. Drink a glass of warm water, diluted with one tablespoon of honey. After 30 minutes you will get relief.

4. Deficiency of vitamin C in the body provokes pain. Increase its intake in the daily diet (2-3 kiwi  a day is enough)

5.Soak a towel in salted (hot) water, squeeze it and put it on the back. The heat will ease the pain.

6.Do not stay in the same position for hours.

7.Eat 2-3 cloves of garlic every day. Garlic oil is also very effective. Preparation: fry 10 cloves in 60 ml. in sesame or coconut oil. Strain the mixture, let it cool, and then you can massage your back. Peppermint oil is also very suitable for pain relief.

8.Peel a few potatoes and cut them into small cubes. Boil and mash them. After cooling, apply  the mixture on the back with a bandage – to stay about 1 hour.

9.Basil leaves are also very effective. In a glass of water, boil 10 fresh basil leaves. Leave  on the stove until boil away half of the amount. Cool and  add 1 / 4 tablespoon of salt. Drink once a day.

10.Make a tea of 5 grains of pepper, mixed with 5 cloves of garlic and 1-2 grams of dry ginger. Drink 2 times a day.