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Home Remedies for Backache

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Backache Home Remedies:

Submitted by enjoyourlife at 2011-09-07 02:43:56
Back pain may manifest in various forms with varying intensity. In addition to common back-related ailments, also general stress along with strain can result in pain and bring existence to a standstill. Any multidisciplinary approach helps in pain management and inhibits the recurrence in the condition. Except for your doctors` help, you have probably heard of them, and maybe you have seen them. They are called the anti-shoe, also known as MBT footwear, which is short for Masai barefoot Technology.
rating: 9 (2 votes)

Submitted by EdieG at 2008-02-13 13:39:22
My chiropractor told me that back pain means inflammation and the best treatment is an ice pack. I go to bed with one wrapped in a towel and usually fall asleep on it and wake up feeling much better. Another of his suggestions was to lie on a tennis ball where you think it hurts. You can move the tennis ball around as needed and it DOES hurt for awhile, but then the pain wanes and you get relief. I was skeptical too at first, but it works for my back pains. The trick is to find the right spot so move it frequently. A good way to stretch the lower back is to put your leg on something waist high (I use my dining room table or the bathroom counter top) and gently stretch in both directions. This works wonders as well!
rating: 8 (10 votes)

Submitted by Peter Barta at 2007-07-16 00:53:05
Do you have a backache?

Many people have backache regardless of age, occupation, gender or even rank.
What causing it – you may not know or maybe told about sciatic nerve.
It can be, but that is very rare. Many other different things can be the reason or rather a number of factors together.
The most common is a certain level of kidney dysfunction.
The “people of the land” – in this particular case, in a small village of Hungary – they knew how to deal with it.

The farmer, after a hard day heading home on his carriage, turned aside to a beautiful creek. Among large trees and lush green shrubs, there grew the humble “weed” horsetail. He picked a bagful of it and took it home. His wife put it in a large vessel, full with water. After slow simmering a little while it was pored into a basin or a drum and the whole family took turns, soaking in it twenty to thirty minutes. They made it as it was bearable and after that wrapped in a towel, jumped into bad. Sometimes they soaked the horsetail in water for a day before boiling it up. These people used this remedy, what was handed down from generation to generation. That kept them going in their hard work for weeks, maybe months after one of these baths.

What these people instinctively did, science proved it to be a very potent “folk remedy”.
Horsetail (Equisentum arvense). Research found that it is a great tonic for kidney and the whole urinary tract. Helping with water retention and numerous debilitating ailments of the lungs, circulatory system, liver and the list goes on.

There is a cure for everything; you just have to find it.
More food for thought you will find in my e-books on: www.secret-folkmedicine

By Peter Barta

rating: 6 (6 votes)

Submitted by BaTman@Alt/Med at 2010-04-09 01:02:34
For a severe backaches, I have use this
Massage oil: Mix together 4 drops of blue chamomile, 4 drops of birch, 4 drops of rosemary, coriander or eucalyptus, 4 drops of ginger or black pepper and 14 drops of lavender essential oil. Then add this solution to 1/2 ounce of carrier oil, alaliable in most health food stores.

For a minor backache:
You can use the following mixture; two drops of blue chamomile, two drops of birch, two drops of rosemary, coriander or eucalyptus, two drops of ginger or black pepper and two drops of lavender in 1/2 ounce of carrier oil.

You should either of these mixtures daily as needed, rubbing it into the effected area after a hot bath, when muscles are relaxed and pores are open,
rating: 6 (29 votes)

Submitted by Jenni at 2006-01-13 19:34:02
Use a metallised heat-reflecting sheet between the mattress and the bottom sheet of your bed. (Look in your first-aid kit!) This is an easy and effective way to apply extra heat to the back, and works better than electric heating pads and hot water bottles. The heat of course is free, and it's amazing how much of it the body can generate. (Source: oldnaturalremedies.com)
rating: 6 (4 votes)

Submitted by joe at 2008-07-27 22:07:53
i found a simple cure for my backache and sciatica. Before i tell you i must say that i suffered for 3 yrs..im 70 yr male..i saw mds.chiropractors,osteopath,physios,naturopath,and even scheduled major back surgery..and cancelled.medications included hundreds of tylenol 3,oxycondin.
MY CURE...take a long bath towel,fold in into three,lengthwise and tie snugly around your waist with a rope or kimona sash and go to sleep..and dont ever go to sleep without it.....period..it might also help to lose a little weight.
rating: 6 (29 votes)

Submitted by mama dee at 2006-09-20 16:08:46
to sooth back aches or just about any other aches. Wet a hand towel or larger if needed and ring it out. Place in the micro wave for about 2 -3 minutes or more if needed, place in a zip lock bag and wrap in a dry towel. place on ache and enjoy.
rating: 6 (10 votes)

Submitted by BringitonTM at 2011-11-14 21:40:42
There are many back remedies which may relieve the pain short term.

For a long term cure the answer is correcting posture through specific exercises. Now before you say nar that can't be right I am fit or this won't work for me. Check your posture using a string line. Most people will have anterior hip rotation.

How do you correct posture... with hard work using the book called The Egoscue Method which I discovered almost 6 months ago with great results so far.
rating: 6 (3 votes)

Submitted by Ronald Chases at 2011-12-20 20:56:00
Back Pain Devices

Back and body problems can mess up anybody's day, yet many people live with back and body pain for most of their lives. There are ways to alleviate this pain that does not require an exclusive visit to a chiropractor.

Here are some of the pain reliever devices that can alleviate Body pain:
The Spine-Worx : This is a device used to realign the back. It is a four-sided figure shape with two parallel rails in the centre of the device. These rails are where the spine with be realigned naturally with the help of gravity. A person using the device would lie back resting the back in between the two rails.

Back Bubble Back Pain Relief Device: This cannot be left out. Because of its uncomplicated design, many may mistakenly feel that this odd looking device would not lessen back pain as promised. Amazingly enough it does work and many people are satisfyingly surprised at the results on their very first try of using the Back Bubble. The spine is stretched while the body is balanced in an air filled bubble that is wrapped around the body that allows the feet to hang Thanks to gravity the spine is stretched causing a realignment of the spine naturally.
Trans-cutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator might be a better option known as TENS. This device uses tiny pulses of electricity to alleviate back problems. These electrical pulses are controlled by way of electrodes that are attached to various locations on the back. Control of strength is entirely in the hands of the user by adjusting a button. Depending on where the back pain is, support placing the electrodes may be needed.
rating: 5 (5 votes)

Submitted by NAT at 2004-10-21 19:11:51
Bend and stretch every night and when you hurt, to releive back pain.
rating: 5 (34 votes)

Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Drink some hot milk or water with powdered sonth, meetha soda, and namak.
rating: 5 (23 votes)

Submitted by La Vern De Wilde at 2005-06-28 09:56:28
Fish oil taken daily, is the least expensive and most effective manner in which to eliminate backache, joint pain, pains in the wrists.
rating: 4 (15 votes)

Submitted by Jean at 2007-01-23 18:37:58
THERMA CARE heat wraps are excellent relief for backache! They give warmth to the muscles and will last around 10 hours. If you buy them on sale, you can get extras in the box free of charge. Definitely worth the investment, can be worn at night or under clothes during the daytime.
rating: 4 (7 votes)

Submitted by Anine at 2010-09-27 17:23:44
Plant your feet on the ground, twist your torso, (you might hear it crack) and it makes the pain stop for a while.
I am 10 and my friends and I do this sometimes.
rating: 4 (15 votes)

Submitted at 2011-01-23 20:45:23
Lower back pain: do the yogic rag-doll stretch: be very relaxed; bend forward to touch the floor in front of you with both hands or as close to floor as possible-knees can be bent a little. Hang down like that for as long as you can do it. The idea is to stick your butts toward ceiling as much as possible.

TO STRAIGHTEN back up: slowly bring hands to your ankles or legs and walk your hands up your legs to straighten up.
rating: 4 (18 votes)

Submitted at 2009-12-15 20:25:58
Marijuana will relieve all aches. Period. and its healthy for the mind as well. It has no proven side effects.
rating: 4 (46 votes)

Submitted by Rob York at 2008-04-01 04:43:14
Try Yoga cat thrusts where you arch your back while on your hands and knees. do this for about 3-5 mins and hold during each thrust for a count of 5. it will loosen up the tight muscles in you back. I have scoliosis and this seems to help the best. But I also crack my own back several times a day to help aleviate the pain.
rating: 3 (17 votes)

Submitted by esha nashville at 2011-03-01 21:44:44
take a glass cup place it behind u back and lay on it place where ever pain is
rating: 3 (26 votes)

Submitted by joe at 2007-01-14 23:29:17
all i do is when i am taking a showeri take my knuckls and put any slipery substance on your back then rub the pain out using ur knuckles
rating: 3 (5 votes)