What are the effects and precautions of using salt bag hot compress on the cervical spine?

Salt band hot compress is a very popular maintenance method because it is simple to operate, has strong permeability, can promote blood circulation, reduce inflammation, dispel cold, warm the meridians and activate the collaterals, and has great health care and therapeutic effects. Therefore, many people who pay attention to health choose this method to improve their physical condition. However, many people are unclear about whether salt band hot compress can be used on the cervical spine. Next, I will introduce to you the effects and precautions of applying salt bag hot compress to the cervical spine.

1. Can hot compress be applied to the cervical spine?

Hot compress therapy uses the effect of warmth to promote vasodilation in the affected area and accelerate blood circulation, which is beneficial for the absorption of hematoma and the disappearance of edema, thus achieving the purpose of relaxing muscles and tendons, dispelling cold and relieving pain. Hot compress therapy is to place heated medicines and dressings on the diseased part or specific part of the body. It is a better self-treatment method for cervical spondylosis.

2. The role of salt bag hot compress

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.

Put the roasted 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.

3. Precautions for hot compress with salt bag

Note: For acute injuries, do not apply hot compresses because when heat enters the body's tissues along the flowing medium in the human body, it will aggravate swelling and inflammation. The optimal time for hot compress is between 15 and 20 minutes.

Because the heat from hot compress takes at least 15 minutes to enter human tissue and exert its therapeutic effect. Hot compress can be divided into dry hot compress and wet hot compress. Among them, wet hot compress has stronger thermal penetration and is effective in reducing congestion of soft tissue in the neck, relieving muscle spasms, and pain caused by stiffness. Do not use excessively hot heat packs to try to numb the skin and relieve pain. In the long run, this will reduce the skin's sensitivity to the outside world.