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Backache
Description Backache, also known as lumbago, is one of the most
widespread ailments found in people. It can be described as mild to sever pain
in the lower back region of the sufferer. The pain may, at times, be
excruciating and unbearable. Backache results in difficulty in bending forward,
backward or even sideward. The problem is not restricted to older people and can
also affect young people, especially those who indulge in a lot of physical
work. Females usually face back during the pregnancy stage. The main causes for
backache are strain, strained ligaments, back-muscle injury, excess lifting of
heavy objects and disc disorders. Backache is a degenerative disorder but can be
cured with the help of home remedies. Symptoms
- Pain in the lower and middle portion of the back
- Pain around hips and waist
- Cervical or lumbar spondylosis
- Stiffness along the spine
- Persistent ache
- Visible curvature of the spine, occasionally
- Mood swings
- Sharp pain localized in the neck and upper back
- Numbness or weakness in your legs or feet
- Pain leaves you anxious or depressed
- Changes in bowel or bladder habits
- It can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, fever and muscle
weakness
Causes
- Sitting in the same posture for long hours
- Joint pain
- Muscular pain
- Eating junk food
- Lack of balance diet
- Not indulging in exercise
- Constipation
- Arthritis
- Improper functioning of kidney
- Obesity
- Influenza
- Irregular menstrual cycle in women
- Wearing high heel shoes
- Sleeping in a wrong posture
- Too much mental stress
- Excess physical labor
- Muscular tension
- Straining of the joints
- Improper posture
- Kidney or prostate problems
- Influenza
- Deterioration in the discs of the spine
- Arthritis
- Injury to the back
- Pregnancy
- Going through menses
Treatment
- An effective home remedy for backache would comprise of a
combination of wheat, Cuscus grass and coriander. Soak 60 grams
wheat in water, overnight. The next morning, add 30 grams each of
Cuscus grass and coriander to it. Add 250 ml milk. Put the mixture
in a pan and boil it, until only 2/3rd of the quantity is left.
Drink this concoction to get relief from backache.
- Mix 3 grams khas khas grass with 3 grams sugar candy. Take this
mixture twice a day, with a glass of milk.
- Mix 1 tbsp glucose or honey in warm water and have it in the
morning, on an empty stomach. It is a simple, yet effective way to
get relief from backache.
- Eat two to three cloves of garlic in a day. Garlic oil can also
be effective in curing backache. To prepare garlic oil, fry ten
cloves of garlic in 60 ml of oil (mustard oil, sesame oil or coconut
oil). Strain the oil, let it cool down a bit and massage the back
with it.
- Mint oil has been found effective in curing backache. Lightly
massage your back using some mint oil. It will give relief from the
pain.
- Apply some heat to the back, using hot water bottle or infrared
lamp. This would give instant relief from the pain.
- Massaging with turpentine oil is another effective home remedy
for backache.
- An effective home remedy would be to apply potato, in the
poultice form. Peel a potato and cut into cubes. Boil the cubes and
mash them. After they cool down a bit, apply on the back and hold it
there with a bandage, for an hour.
- Take out the juice of one lemon and add some common salt to it.
Intake this, twice a day.
- Basil leaves can also cure a person suffering from backache.
Take a cup of water and boil ten basil leaves in it. Let the water
boil till only half the quantity is left. Cool down the water and
add 1/4 tsp salt. Drink this decoction once a day.
- For tea drinkers, an easy remedy would be to add 5 black pepper
corns, 5 cloves and 1 gram dry ginger powder to the tea. Have such a
tea twice everyday.
- Include foods that have rich Vitamin C content, such as citrus
fruit, tomatoes, blueberries and strawberries, in your diet.
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