Will salt hot compress be effective for lumbar disc herniation?

Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from lumbar disc herniation. After suffering from this disease, they will experience varying degrees of low back pain, leg pain, and difficulty in movement. There are currently many methods to relieve the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation. In fact, hot compress with salt is a very popular method. Hot compress with salt can effectively relieve the local pain of patients and has no side effects on patients.

Will salt hot compress be effective for lumbar disc herniation?

1. In traditional Chinese medicine, hot compress is also called "ironing", which can warm the skin, promote qi and blood circulation, dispel wind and cold, and remove blood stasis and relieve pain. Hot compress seems to be particularly suitable for the current weather.

2. The salt bag hot compress method is simple and easy to operate, allowing patients to treat themselves at home. Applying heated salt to the acupuncture points and muscles of the human body can not only relax the muscles and accelerate local blood circulation, but the hot salt's strong permeability can also penetrate heat into the human body and absorb moisture and cold air, thereby achieving the effect of reducing inflammation, dispelling cold and relieving pain.

3. Put the fried coarse salt in a bag and apply it on the waist to play a health-care and therapeutic role. Hot salt has strong thermal insulation and permeability. It can not only penetrate heat into the body, but also absorb the disease and cold air out of the body. Hot compress with coarse salt can relax muscles, dilate capillaries, increase sweat gland secretion, promote blood circulation, and increase the body's metabolic rate. It has the effects of warming the meridians and activating the collaterals, relieving inflammation and cold, and relieving pain.

4. Finally, when using salt bag hot compress therapy, you should first pay attention to the temperature control to avoid burns. To avoid burns, put several layers of towels, small cushions, etc. on the cloth bag, and then remove them layer by layer as the temperature drops. If it does not feel hot enough, heat it again.

Specific operation method:

1. Prepare five or six pounds of coarse salt (commonly known as coarse-grain salt), a large piece of ginger (the amount of ginger used varies from person to person. For rheumatism patients who can tolerate it, one pound can be used, at least two ounces), a large scallion, and a cloth bag for salt (a towel bag is also fine, it must be breathable).

2. Slice the ginger and green onion. The salt can be reused, the ginger can be used twice, and the green onion can be discarded after use and used new ones next time.

3. Salt can be fried in a pan until it crackles, which takes about 10 minutes. Pour it on the ginger and scallion slices, then pick out the ginger and scallion slices, put the salt into a cloth bag, and apply hot compress.

4. If you have a microwave oven at home, it will be much easier. You can just heat it at a low temperature for 5 minutes and heat it at any time. Then put the ginger and scallion slices directly into a bag with salt and heat it in the microwave. Take it out and apply hot compress.