10 Safe Natural Ways To Treat Slipped Disc – At Home

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Once a slipped disc is diagnosed, its treatment becomes very important. In mild cases, it gets better on its own or with some natural ways at home.

The incidence of a slipped disc is about 5 to 20 cases per 1000 adults yearly and is most common affect men above 30, than women.

The patient’s between 25-55 years old have an approximately 95 percent chance of herniated discs occurring either at L4-L5 or L5-S1 (1).

NOTE: Slipped discs also occur appear in dogs, which symptoms almost as similar as humans like pain in legs, or loss of sensation, weakness, paralysis, lameness, etc.

Talk to your Veterinarian, they will perform a full neurological examination, also X-ray, CT, and MRI scan.

Most people recover from a slipped disc within 6 weeks without surgery (2).

However, if its symptoms are seen in initial time, treatment or talk to the doctor should be done. Otherwise it can become more serious later.

Here are some safe and natural ways to treat slipped disc at home with supervision of doctor or your health care provider.

Eat Protein rich food

Slpinal discs work as a shock absorbers between each bone to prevent our spinal cord from jerks and pressure and you can strengthen it with walking, running, lifting.

There is no particular food that is healthy for the back. so whatever contains more calcium like milk or the non-veg food. so that is good for the health of the bones and disc also.

So whatever is the usual good foods, which slipped disc patients should eat like:

• Fish
• Oranges
• walnuts
• Liquid diet of vegetables is good in initial time of slipped disc
• Vegetables
• Milk
• Ragi
• Eggs
• Turmeric

This all foods contains vitamins C, D, K, antioxidants, anti-inflammation, anti-bacterial, omega-3 fatty acids and protein, which is vital for over all whole bone health, but in moderate amount.

Foods that should be avoided are:

• Sugar
• processed food
• Fried food
• Alcohol and smoking, which prevent obsorption of vitamins in the bones

Yoga

Yoga is an best alternative way to cure most fo the disease, even some studies say that yoga and meditation can cure certain types of cancer.

Here are some basic asanas that should be done in primary stage, and even in daily basis. they include:

• Sit with your legs straight and move you heels and toes back and forth.
• Butterfly pose, these good for lower back part. which should also be done daily.
• Dog pose, in this you have to lower your back and then upwards, breath while lowering the back and exhale while raising it.

If you’ve got some rest, you can’t take yoga to the next step. yoga include:

• Cobra asanas – It is one of the best yoga for back pain relieve, which I myself got instant relief by doing 8 to 10 times.
• Bhadra asana – which can done at sitting, and in lying down variation. if your back is hurting, then better to perform it in lying down perform.
• Pawanmuktasana – This is very good hip opening asanas, which imporve flexibility to your lower back. And stay this position for 30 seconds.
• Setu bandhasana – In this, lift your hip upwards, and support back, because back is still weak. stay this position for half a minuntes, and slowly increase up to 1 mint.
• Shanurasana – It is recommeded by all yoges for lower back.

Even, baba ramdev say yoga can cure slip disc and back pain.

Exercises

Gentle exercise, relaxation, stretch, has also been proven to effectively prevent back pain from returning (3).

lower, and neck slipped disc is most common seen. pressure on neck and lower back nerve can cause pain the neck, shoulder muscle, and legs.

Here are neck and lower back slipped disc exercises – you can check out these post.

When you perform exercise, our body releases endorphins, which can naturally improve your mood, and reduce the perception of pain.

Gentle activities can help in reducing slipped disc pain include:

• Swimming
• yoga
• walking
• cyclying

Doctor suggest that gradually increase exercise time and activity.

Also perform activities in controlled manner, especially while twisting and bending.

Exercise that should be avoid during this situation are:

• High impact activities such as running, jumping or repetitive strenuous activities, should be avoided.
• Avoid lifting weight, even can low weight make your situation worse.
• Do not do any activity that puts pressure on the back, atleast for weeks.

Physical therapy

Doctor or physic therapist can teach you some exercises which can help in strengthen the muscles and support the back, and also improve symptoms.

Physical therapist may conducted this therapy are:

• Stretch exercise – In which you bend your back, forwards and backward, which improve muscles flexibility and strengthen.
• Aerobic exercises – Include gently walking on soft surface, and riding a stationary cycle (it strengthens the lower body with little to no impact)
• Deep tissue massage – In this, therapist uses slow and deep fingers stroke to relieve tension from the deepest layer of the affected muscles and connective tissues.
• Traction – In this, it relieves the pressure in the spine. spinal traction is used to treat slipped disc, degenerative disc disease, pinched nerves, and many other back conditions.
• Electrical muscle stimulation – A machine sends a tiny electrical current in your muscle, which reduces muscles stress, and also triggers endorphins (body natural pain killers)
• Hydrotherapy – In this simply sitting in a whirlpool bath or warm shower may be involved, It gently relax muscles stress, which relieves pain.

Water is also used to treat various conditions, such as In pregnancy, and other ailments.

NOTE: If you symptoms is mild, then doctor may suggest this technique.

Learn More – Cold Water Vs Hot Water: Pros, and Cons, Difference.

Ways to Relieve back pain from a slipped disc

Pain in the legs, back, neck, the shoulder is a common problem for slipped disc persons, and this pain is not mild, it pinches like a pin on the affected area which is quite painful.

So here are some ways in which you can get relief from the pain of slipped disc. which include:

Massage

There are various massage techniques or therapy are used to relax muscles and ease tension.

In massage therapy, a therapist can tell you to lying on your stomach, with a pillow under the hip and pelvis area, it helps prevent any pressure in the low back.

The therapist can also add a roller under your ankles, which enhances the lying position, and will give a better feeling.

NOTE: Make sure, consult a hire skilled physical therapist to massage your low back.

Heating and cooling pack

If initial pain is worse it make pressure on muscles. so cold and hot therapy is recommended, after myofascial release to reduce pain.

Heat – It helps release muscle tightness that causes spasms, increases blood flow, and improves the elasticity of tissue and connective tissue.

Cold – This reduces inflammation, pain, muscle spasms, and soothes irritated nerves cold packs, like cold gel, wraps.

Acupuncture

It has been used since ancient times till today, which is traditonal used in china.

In acupuncture involves the insertion of the thin needles through your skin at the affected points of your body. which leads to relieve pain.

This is known to loosen blockages in the body or stimulate or calm various organs.

Reiki

It is a Japanese form of energy healing, which is a subset of alternative medicine, which purpose is to relieve pain by specific hand placement.

The soothing nature of reiki therapy can have a soothing effect on patients who have become overwhelmed with aggressive healing fear and stress (4).

Moxibustion

This method is used to warm the affected areas on the body by placing hot needles or glowing sticks made of mugwort close to those points.

However, there is no good quality of evidence, that suggests that reiki and moxibustion are actually relieved pain.

Medication

Your doctor might recommeded you some mediciation include:

OTC pain medicines, which gives relief from pain and lower down inflammation, but it provide temporary relief from pain.

NOTE: People with asthma, a cardiovascular disease, or a stomach ulcer, then they should first consult the doctor before taking NSAIDs medicine.

A doctor may also give you an epidural injection, which is injected around your spinal nerve. It helps to bring down swelling, pain from a slipped disc.

NOTE: Do use long-time medication to reduce pain, which increases the risk of kidney problems heart disease, bleeding, or blood clot.

BOTTOM LINE

Heating helps release muscle tightness that causes spasms, increases blood flow, and improves the elasticity of tissue and connective tissue.

High impact activities such as running, jumping or repetitive strenuous activities, and lifting weight should be avoided.

Slipped disc also occur appear in dogs, which symptoms also appear similar as humans like pain in legs, weakness, Loss of sensation in the leg, lameness, etc.