Remedies for spine pain

The remedies for spine pain should be prescribed by the doctor and aim to decrease inflammation and relax the muscles of the back to relieve pain.

Spinal pain, also known as rachialgia, can be treated with some medicines, in the form of pills or injections, such as:

• Analgesics: like Paracetamol, for example;
• Anti-inflammatories: like Diclofenac or Ibuprofen;
• Muscle relaxants: like Coltrax, for example;
• Combination of analgesics and muscle relaxants: like Bioflex or Ana-flex.

These remedies can be used to treat pain in the lumbar, cervical or dorsal spine and your dose should be indicated by the doctor according to the cause of the pain in the spine. Know the causes and how to treat spinal pain.

Home remedy for spine pain

An excellent home remedy for spinal pain is to make a warm compress with mentrasto leaves, as heat relaxes the muscles and activates the blood circulation and this medicinal plant has analgesic and anti-inflammatory action, helping to relieve the pain.

To make the warm compress of mentrasto, simply boil 5 g of dried leaves of mentrasto in 500 ml of water, allow to melt, strain and then dip a gauze or cloth and put on the place of the back to treat for about 20 minutes .

Drinking menthol tea is also a good option. To make tea, simply use the same ingredients as the compress, but drink 1 cup of tea about 3 times a day.

Natural remedy for spine pain

A great natural solution for spinal pain is ginger tea because of its anti-inflammatory, analgesic and vasodilatory properties or the ginger compress.

To make the tea, one should place about 3 cm of ginger root in 1 cup of water and let boil for 5 minutes. The following should be strained, allowed to cool and drink up to 3 times a day. To make the ginger compress, simply grate the same amount of ginger and apply in the region of the back, covering with a gauze, for 20 minutes.

Tips to relieve spine pain

Other tips for relieving spinal pain include:

• To lie down, lying on his back, legs stretched out, slightly raised, without a pillow and with arms extended along his body;
• Take a hot bath, letting the water fall to the pain site;
• Get a back massage with a moisturizing body oil.

These measures may be sufficient to treat spinal pain or may complete treatment with the remedies prescribed by the physician.

See other home remedies for spine pain in:

• Home Treatment for Back Pain
• Column Stretches