Essential Oils for Low back injury
Low back pain is one of the top concerns in our modern age. It is one of the top three reasons people visit a doctor. This growing concern in the modern era has people seeking out other types of care due to the lack of consistency in treatment. Opioid prescriptions do help but come with very costly side effects and the risk of addiction.
So with this growing problem and not a really good way to help what are you to do? There are many alternative treatments that help with low back pain including, chiropractic, acupuncture, supplements etc.
Which ones actually work? Alternatives work differently than drugs. They work on correcting some of the issues rather than mask it such as opioids do. That means it can take awhile for your body to start healing the damage that was done to the low back and other tissues. It can take a long time for some who have suffered with low back pain most of their life. This isn’t the quick fix that most are searching for but with diligence and perseverance with keeping up with these alternative treatments, you can experience some back pain relief by using essential oils.
So this blog will help you decipher which essential oils are good for low back pain and have real good validity to back that claim up. Enjoy!
Wintergreen
Wintergreen
This oil is amazing for helping ease pain. Wintergreen essential oil has methyl salicylate which is a compound that acts great as an analgesic. This means is calms down pain signals that are sent to your brain. This also cuts down inflammation in the joints and soft tissue.
Peppermint
Peppermint
Peppermint has some of the same properties that wintergreen does. The big thing that peppermint adds is menthol content in the oil. Menthol is used in most over the counter topical pain relieving creams and gels. It is what gives peppermint its powerful smell. It also helps to alleviate pain signals. Bonus for you!
Lemongrass
Lemongrass
Lemongrass is a powerhouse for tendons, ligaments and muscles. If you haven’t read about the great properties to help heal tendons and ligaments you can check out another post here. It has properties that encourage tendon healing from injury which helps with low back pain and correcting the cause.
Helichrysum
Helichrysum
Helichrysum is another oil that has healing properties for nerve and soft tissue. This oil can be expensive but it is worth it to help heal the damage done to ligaments, nerves and tendons.
Here is the blend that I make to help with low back pain.
10 drops wintergreen
10 drops lemongrass
10 drops peppermint
5 drops of helichrysum
I put those either in a roller bottle or a empty essential oil bottle with fractionated coconut oil. Roller bottles help as you can just roll on the essential oils for low back pain right onto the low back. It also comes in handy if you are travelling as you can have it right there with you.
If you are unsure of what oil brands to use we utilize Rocky Mountain Oils for there purity and the education they provide on their site. Here is the link to their website. https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1261265&u=2373239&m=83601&urllink=&afftrack=. If you use this link it helps us out but you are also getting a great quality brand and product.
So there you have it. A simple way to help with low back pain that is inexpensive and very easy to apply, especially when you cant get in anywhere to treat it right away. If you apply this every day 3 times a day it will help heal the damage done and relieve low back pain for you!
Happy healing!