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10 Natural, Powerful, and Easy Ways to Treat Lower Back Pain

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Kapanlagi.com - Lower back pain is one of the most annoying health conditions that can be experienced by anyone regardless of age. It not only affects older people, but also many young people complain of the same thing. Although it is not a life-threatening disease, lower back pain can significantly disrupt daily activities.

There are many causes of lower back pain and the resulting pain can vary. However, the most common cause of lower back pain is muscle or joint injury in the lower back area, caused by incorrect body posture, lifting heavy objects, or repetitive movements. Other factors that can increase the risk of lower back pain are being over 30 years old, being overweight, and lack of exercise.

However, you don't need to worry. Treating lower back pain doesn't have to be complicated. There are several ways to treat lower back pain that can be easily done at home. What are they? Check out the following review.

 

 

1. Hot Water Compress

Lower back pain often comes suddenly. The way to overcome it is by applying cold or hot water compress. This is to reduce swelling in the painful lower back area.

In addition, applying cold and hot water compress can reduce inflammation and relax the sore lower back muscles. You can apply compress with ice or warm towel.

 

 

2. Drink Plenty of Water

An easy way to treat lower back pain is by increasing water consumption. Because, lack of drinking water can also cause the body to feel lower back pain.

Drinking plenty of water is necessary because it can restore the flexibility of the spinal discs. So if you lack drinking water, these spinal discs can thin out and no longer effectively cushion shocks. This is what can make you feel lower back pain.

 

 

3. Reduce Lying Down for Too Long

This habit is indeed very difficult to leave. However, if you continue to have a habit of spending time lying down, it will certainly have a negative impact as it is more prone to back pain. To overcome this, you can reduce the habit of lying down for too long. You can replace it with more productive activities.

 

 

4. Exercise

Although it has many benefits for the body's health, many people actually neglect exercise. However, this can be a trigger for experiencing back pain.

Therefore, one of the highly recommended ways to overcome back pain is to exercise regularly for at least 20 minutes every day. Exercise not only keeps the body healthy and fit, but also trains the muscles, reducing the risk of injury.

 

 

5. Improving Sleep Position

Incorrect sleeping position can actually trigger lower back pain. Therefore, changing or improving sleep position can be a natural remedy for lower back pain. Not only that, improving sleep position can also be a way to stretch the back, improve posture, and normalize compressed nerves.

 

 

6. Soursop Leaves

Next, one way to treat lower back pain is by using herbal remedies, one of which is soursop leaves. Yes, not only the fruit itself has many benefits, soursop leaves have also been trusted since ancient times for treating lower back pain.

Soursop leaves contain fiber, carbohydrates, potassium, vitamin C, water, phosphorus, calcium, and fat. Therefore, they are believed to be one of the medicinal plants for lower back pain.

The way to treat lower back pain with soursop leaves is by preparing 20 clean, washed soursop leaves. Then, add water and boil until it boils. You can consume soursop leaves about 3/4 cup every day.

 

 

7. Turmeric

Furthermore, turmeric is one way to naturally treat lower back pain. This yellow spice contains curcumin, an antioxidant that helps counteract free radicals or molecules that can damage cells and tissues.

To use it, boil turmeric and drink the boiled water, just like making tea. Not only as a natural remedy for lower back pain, turmeric boiled water also has many other benefits for health.

 

 

8. Ginger

In addition to turmeric, ginger is also one of the spices that has the ability to heal lower back pain. The way to treat lower back pain with ginger is by preparing clean and thinly sliced ginger along with 75% alcohol and cleaned bird's eye chili. Mix all the ingredients and ferment for two weeks. After two weeks, the mixture can be used to apply to the painful or sore area of the back.

 

 

9. Red Onion

There is no doubt about the powerful benefits of red onion for health. One of the benefits of red onion that you need to know is its ability to treat lower back pain and relieve pain. This is because red onion contains active components that have many benefits for the body's health such as flavonoids, glycosides, alkaloids, phenolics, steroids, and tannins.

To obtain the benefits of red onion for treating lower back pain, prepare red onion roots, red ginger, and Chinese dates. Then add enough water, boil until the water boils and becomes half. After that, drink the herbal water while it is still warm to relieve lower back pain.

 

 

10. Cat's Whiskers

This commonly found cat's whiskers plant can also heal lower back pain. This is because its chemical compounds such as atsisi oil, saponins, sapofonin, sinensetin, myo-inositol, samak substances, and potassium are believed to be able to cure various diseases, including lower back pain.

To obtain the benefits of the cat's whiskers plant, boil the roots and leaves of the cat's whiskers plant. Then, wait until the boiled water becomes half. Let it sit overnight and drink it the next day.

Those are some easy ways to treat lower back pain that you can do at home. If the above methods do not relieve your lower back pain, it is advisable to consult a doctor directly. Hope it is useful.

 

 

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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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