Back pain and neck pain is one of the most common problems in the world today. Everyone goes through back ache problems at some point in their life. Most of the people take painkillers to relieve backache. But, there are few side effects associated with these painkiller medicines, hence, now day people choose natural home remedies for back pain.
Causes of Back Pain
Arthritis, Joint pain
Muscular pain
Improper diet 7 lack of nutrition
Eating oily, junk food
Lack of physical activities
Acidity, Constipation
Irregular menstrual cycle in women
Improper functioning of kidney
Over weight, Obesity,
Influenza
Excessive physical work
Sleeping in a incorrect posture
Improper body movements
Sitting long hours in a same & wrong posture
Wearing high heel sandals and shoes
Overload of mental stress
Pregnancy.
Follow these best home remedies to cure backache, neck pain, stressed muscles problems.
1. Honey with warm water
Add 1-2 tablespoon of honey to glass of warm water. Drink this mixture in the morning on an empty stomach; you can try this twice a day, 2 hours after lunch on an empty stomach. Hone with warm water is beneficial in backache.
2. Peppermint oil
Gently massage your lower and upper back in upward and circular motion with some mint oil for 5-10 minutes, leave the oil for overnight or 2 hours. Peppermint oil is very useful in head ache, muscle pain, nerve pain. It gives you cooling, soothing and energizing effects. Mint oil has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antis-spasmodic properties, so it relieves pain and inflammation, and also calm muscle cramps in lower and upper back.
3. Wheat, coriander and cuscus
The mixture of wheat, coriander seeds and cuscus seed powder is very effective home remedy for back pain.
1. Soak 2 cup of wheat in water for overnight.
2. In the next morning add handful of cuscus seed and ½ cup of coriander seeds in the soaked wheat, mix them together.
3. Then add 1 and half glass of milk to this mixture.
4. Boil this mixture for 12 minutes on medium flame.
5. Let it cool and drink this concoction once a day or 3-4 times a week for fast back pain relief.
6. You can add 1 tablespoon of sugar or honey to it to improve taste. This concoction is also very useful for digestion.
4. Never bend directly
Remember, when you lift something, heavy or light, bend your knees first, never bend in your waist directly. This is a preventive method, which prevents your lower and upper back from getting stressed, bending directly may cause harm and cramps to our spine and back muscles.
5. Potatoes
Cut medium size potato in 4 parts and boil it in the pressure cooker. Then smash this potato and make fine paste of it, add 2 tablespoon of fresh ginger juice or paste in this potato paste. Apply this warm (tolerable) mixture on the affected area for 45-60 minutes.
6. Honey with glucose powder
Add 1 tablespoon of honey and 2 tablespoon of glucose powder in warm water (you can add sugar instead of honey, but honey is the best choice). Drink this mixture in the morning on an empty stomach. Repeat this after lunch on an empty stomach. This is very easy, yet helpful kitchen remedy to get rid of back pain.
7. Homemade garlic oil
Application and massage of garlic oil is very effective in curing back pain. To prepare homemade garlic oil –
1. Smash 15 garlic cloves and heat in ½ cup of oil on slow flame for 5 minutes. (You can use oil such as sesame oil, coconut oil, mustard oil, almond oil).
2. Strain the oil, apply and gently massage your lower and upper back with this warm oil for few minutes.
3. Leave it for 2 hours or overnight for better result. Repeat this twice a day or 4-5 days a week.
8. Garlic with warm water
Consume 2-3 cloves of garlic with ½ glass of warm water in the morning on an empty stomach to get rid of backache. Consumption of garlic cloves on an empty stomach is also very beneficial in acidity and it can increase your appetite.
9. Basil
Boil 15 fresh green basil leaves in ½ glass of water for 5 minutes. Consume this warm water in the morning on an empty stomach. Repeat this 2 hours after lunch.
