Sunday, September 21, 2008

Get amazing relief from a pinched nerve on your neck

By Zack Beartoes


Nowadays many people are turning to home remedies for a cure to their ailments considering that other types of medicines have adverse side effects. Easily prepared and used, people using home remedies can be assured of its hygiene and quality. By far the best remedy when compared to other remedial measures is the home remedy for pinched nerve on neck. First, let's look first of what this ailment (pinched nerve) is all about, what triggers it and home remedies for this ailment.

When researching anything, going online is the best way to start as it's an instant information bank for anything. The internet provides information at your fingertips giving you not only details of the disease but also remedies. Detailed information about alternate therapies like homeopathy, holistic, alternate herbal treatments etc are in great detail. Alternate medicine is preferred by people as a safe option and holistic treatments are even safer.

When you have pinch in the nerve on you neck the pain is unbearable. All medical treatments only try to suppress pain and fail to find a natural cure. Depression, stress and lack of good posture might result in pinched nerve on neck. Sometimes overall physical weakness due to lack of vitamins and minerals or persistence of arthritis, nutritional food and balance in the body posture are also known factors which result in this ailment.

When you contract a muscle pain or a pinched nerve it is best to take a hot bath or applying a hot water bottle in the affected area. Hot oil massages can also be given smoothly. Pressing the pinched nerve lightly with warm oil can relive pain immediately as well. Sometimes calcium deficiency might cause this health condition and muscle pain. So taking an extra calcium dosage either as medication or food supplement can cure this ailment slowly.

Acidity is the worst culprit who can cause the physical body to suffer with all sorts of pains. Thus keep acidic foods away or consume less. Likewise inadequate potassium can cause pain and thus under the doctors advice you can add potassium to your diet. Foods that are rich in potassium are avocadoes, apricots, beets, bananas, dates, figs, melons, skimmed milk, roasted peanuts, almonds, orange juice, prunes, etc. eating in time, eating food rich in minerals and vitamins are some of the home remedies for pinched nerve on neck. Eating foods like papaya, cucumber, water melon, apple, bananas and taking breakfast without fail and eating 2-3 hours before sleep can help in eliminating acidity.

Generally people prefer only home remedies for pinched nerve as it is easy and it gives quick relief from pain. Whatever the remedy home, holistic or otherwise whatever brings pain relief is what people prefer at all times.

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