Salt pillows for joint pain and others

Salt is often used in traditional medicine to get rid of certain diseases and alleviate certain symptoms. One option for using salt is a salt cushion. You can do it at home and then use it to relieve various types of pain.

What kind of pain can be relieved?

REFERENCE! Use a salt pillow, preheating it in the microwave or on a radiator, or even in a frying pan. After the salt inside it has warmed up, the pillow is applied to the sore spot. The resulting effect is to warm up the muscle tissue, thereby increasing blood flow and eliminating swelling. That is, the salt cushion acts on the principle of dry heat.
By the way, you can freeze and cool it too. Having previously put it in a bag. And if you need to get a cooling effect, then it’s quite possible. Just keep the pillow in the freezer for 30 minutes before using it.

Joints

Among all the types of pain that torment a person, joint pain occupies one of the leading positions. Moreover, joints throughout the body can hurt - knees, hips, shoulders, elbows, hands and spine. In addition to the symptoms of pain, joint disorders are also accompanied by swelling and the inability to make full movements.

In addition to traditional treatment measures, it is recommended to use folk remedies. One such recipe is to use regular table salt, which helps with:

• bursitis;
• gout;
• arthrosis;
• dysplasia;
• deforming arthritis;
• psoriatic arthritis;
• rheumatoid arthritis.

Migraine

Salt can also help with migraines. If you heat a bag filled with sodium chloride and apply it to the back of your head, you can get an excellent source of dry heat. This effect on the discomfort zone leads to the fact that overly tense muscles relax, thereby eliminating stagnation. Blood flow is normalized and brain tissue ceases to experience oxygen starvation. In this way, pain is relieved.

Menstrual pain

For menstrual cramps, using dry heat will also help relieve the discomfort. To do this, it is good to use not ordinary table salt, but Himalayan or Crimean pink salt, which are rich in minerals.

Muscle pain after heavy exercise

If muscle pain is observed after intense physical activity, a compress of heated sea salt should be applied to the sore spot. It will help relax overly tense muscles. This will accelerate the elimination of lactic acid, which causes inflammation in the muscles and makes any movement quite painful.

How to make such a pillow

To sew a warming pillow, you can use several methods. Thus, products of different shapes and sizes are obtained, which are convenient to place under different places on the body.

From sock, sleeve

Method 1.If pain occurs unexpectedly, and you have neither the strength nor the ability to sew the products, then you can use the simplest method. To do this, you need to take a regular cotton sock and fill it with salt. You don’t need to fill it completely, but so that there is 3 centimeters of free fabric left on top. Then you need to wrap it several times so that a fold of several layers is formed. Use a needle and thread to sew several times, making small stitches.

With a sleeve, everything is generally simpler. Tie one end of the sleeve into a knot, add salt, tie the other end into a knot. It is better to use thick fabric. If only there was the right amount of salt in the kitchen.

IMPORTANT! The pad should be filled approximately halfway, otherwise it will be too hard and will not be comfortable to lie on.

Sew

Method 2. Using cotton fabric, you can sew a pillow of any shape. To do this, you can take a pillowcase or some other old bed linen. Cut out two identical-sized pieces of the desired shape. Don't forget to allow seam allowances. Using a sewing machine, sew along the wrong side along the contour almost completely, leaving a small hole for pouring salt there.

Then turn it right out. Add salt and sew up the remaining hole by hand.

IMPORTANT! Also, as in the previous case, do not fill the pillow too tightly with salt. Otherwise, it will cause discomfort during its operation.

Adviсe

In order to make using a salt pillow as convenient as possible, you need to have several of these products. This is due to the fact that pain can be localized in different places. For example, migraines or neck pain will require a pillow sewn in the shape of a donut or crescent.By placing such a product under your neck, you can lie comfortably for a certain time.

If, for example, you suffer from pain in the lumbar region, then it is better to have a long roller that will be filled with salt. You can lie on this product without feeling any discomfort.

If you need a pad to get rid of menstrual pain, then it is better to make the products flat and square or rectangular in shape.

But if you suffer from pain due to arthritis or other joint diseases, then they, as a rule, are of a symmetrical nature. Therefore, you should make two identical pillows of suitable sizes. This will allow you to simultaneously warm up, for example, 2 elbows or 2 knee joints.

The effect can always be supplemented and enhanced with herbs or aroma oils, if you are not allergic to them. This is especially true for those suffering from migraines and cervical osteochondrosis. If juniper or conifers grow in your region, pick a sprig or two and put it inside.

I wish everyone good health and long life!