Mongolian salt massage will help you quickly get rid of neck pain

Previously, pain in the cervical spine and such a disease as osteochondrosis disturbed only the elderly. Today, young people are increasingly faced with this problem. This is due to the fact that many lead a sedentary lifestyle and spend most of their time sitting at a computer. Fortunately, there are effective methods of treating osteochondrosis at home, including salt massage, we will talk about it in the article.

Treatment of osteochondrosis at home: massage with salt

The main condition for the successful treatment of any disease is an integrated approach to fixing the problem. Massage with salt – an integral part of the treatment, which is actively used by many healers, and Mongolian doctors are considered its inventors.

You will need:

• 1 tsp table salt;
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil.

Preparing the mixture and performing a salt massage

1. Mix coarse salt with vegetable oil. The ideal option would be unrefined oil.
2. The resulting mixture should be applied to the cervical vertebrae and massaged well with your hands. Salt massage should last at least 10 minutes. After this time, wash off the remaining mixture with warm water.

Many after the first application of salt massage noted a significant relief of pain in the neck. Obvious improvements can be felt already a few days after the first massage session according to the Mongolian recipe.

This recipe will be more effective when used in conjunction with exercise.

5 effective exercises for osteochondrosis

1. Tilt your head in front, press with interlaced fingers on your forehead. After successively exert pressure on the back of the head, on the left and right temple. In this case, the head must counteract the force of the application of the hands and vice versa. Each movement should be given 10 seconds.

2. Put the tips of four fingers opposite each other on the forehead and gently press with the whole palm on the skin, and then stretch them for 25 seconds. Thanks to this exercise, blood circulation is restored due to the impact on the reflex zones.

3. Sit down, straighten your back, gently tilt your head back, while pressing your hand on your chin up and back. Just slowly turn your head to the left and right. This will help normalize the outflow of blood in the jugular veins, which helps to improve the nutrition of the brain.

4. Starting position as in the previous exercise. You should perform smooth head tilts forward and to the left, while stretching your chin to the sternum. After that, the interlaced fingers are placed on the back of the head and pressed up and forward, while slightly raising the back of the head. This position must be held for one minute, in total, perform 20 repetitions. This exercise will help restore the functional activity of the nerve plexus of the neck.

5. Raise your shoulders up, while trying to touch your ears, then lower them. Keeping a fast pace, this exercise should be performed for 15 seconds. Thus there is an alternation of shoulders – first one shoulder drops, the second – rises and vice versa.

Before starting the treatment of osteochondrosis with salt massage, exercises or other methods, it is necessary to consult a doctor.