24.) Back Cushion
- Buying a seat cushion to help give you extra support is a great way to help relieve a sore back.
- Use a cushion for any seat you sit in including your car seats and your office chairs.
- Lean your seat back a little to help your back rest.

25.) Carrying Things Close, Home Treatment for Back Pain
- Instead of carrying things away from your body, you should carry them close to it.
- When you carry things holding them out from your body it tends to put stress on your back.
- Make sure to lift using your legs, not your back.
- Also avoid carrying over weights.

26.) Weight Loss Back Pain Natural Cure
- Watching your weight is another natural cure for back pain.
- The best way to maintain your weight at a healthy level is to eat a well-balanced diet and make sure not to overeat.

27.) The Ginger Root Back Pain Home Remedy
- Grab two ginger roots and slice them up into pieces and place them into a pan of water.
- Then place the pan of water and ginger root on a burner and bring it to a slow boil.
- After it starts to boil let it boil for thirty minutes and then remove it from the stove.
- Let it cool down and sit for thirty minutes.
- Once it has cooled down strain the water into a cup and add honey to it (for flavor), then drink it.

28.) Wheat Natural Remedy for Back Pain
- Take an ounce of whole grain wheat and soak it with water overnight.
- In the morning add in an ounce of khas khas grass and mix them together.
- After you have mixed the soaked wheat and khas khas grass you should add an ounce of coriander, 8 ounces of water into the mixture and heat it on the stove.
- Boil the mixture until there is only one third of it left then drink it.
- This will help strengthen your digestive system and the rest of your body.

29.) Mint Oil Remedy for Back Pain
- Grab some mint oil out of your cupboard and rub it on your back on the area of the pain.

30.) Khas Khas Grass Remedy for Back Pain
- Take Khas Khas grass and a little sugar candy and mix them together and take them like medicine.
- Do this on a daily basis.
- It will help prevent back pain.

31.) Bryonia Album Natural Home Cure for Back Pain
- To get rid of back pain try using the Bryonia Album homeopathic treatment.
- Bryonia Album is a homeopathic drug that influences both the muscular and skeletal systems in the body.

32.) Rhus tox Remedy for Back Pain
- Rhus Tox is another homeopathic drug that works along with Bryonia album in reducing your back pain.

33.) Arnica Montana Remedy for Back Pain
- Arnica Montana is homeopathic drug derived from plants that does wonders on pain in the back.

34.) Celery Juice Remedy for Back Pain
- Celery is called one of the best healing foods for people.
- The reason is that it is high in sodium content and it also alkalizes the human body.
- This will help you with the stiffness and inflation of your back.
- Put the celery in a juicer by itself and make a juice to drink out of it.
- You should do this twice a day for two weeks.

35.) Water Home Remedy for Back Pain
- Drinking eight to ten twelve ounce glasses of water a day is what people should drink on a normal day.
- Get plenty of water which will help keep the body hydrated.
- It also help the blood circulate in your body.

10.) Back Stretches for Back Pain
- Lay on one side and point the bottom leg out straight.
- Draw the top leg up toward your chest.
- Take your bottom arm and pull the knee toward the floor.
- Twist your shoulders the opposite direction.
- Take your top hand and push in spots up and down your body to stretch the spine as you are twisting.
- Then do the other side.
- Do each side for about a minute.

11.) Prolotherapy Natural Remedy for Back Pain
- Prolotherapy involves injecting a natural irritant into the injured area of the spine.
- This stimulates the body’s natural repair mechanism to stimulate growth and replacement of damaged tissues.

12.) Cold Compresses
- Use cold compress using an ice pack.

13.) MA Roller Natural Back Pain Home Remedy
- Buy yourself a MA Roller.
- These work really good for all types of back pain.

14.) Sleep on Floor for Back Pain
- Sleep on the floor for a night or two.

15.) Massage as Home Remedy for Pain in the Back
- Getting a massage can provide great comfort and relief.
- The best way to have a massage is for the person giving the massage to use massage oil.
- There are many types of oils but eucalyptus oil is really good.

16.) Hot Milk Home Remedy for Back Pain
- Drink water or hot milk with soda, salt, and powered dry ginger (sonth) mixed in it to help cure your sore back.

17.) Fish Oil Natural Remedy for Back Pain
- Taking a fish oil capsule every day.
- It is an inexpensive way to help with back pain, wrist aches, and joint pain.
- Omega 3 fatty acids have been shown to reduce inflammation of all types.
- You can also get this as flax seed oil.

18.) Metal Sheet Back Pain Home Remedy
- Take a metalized heat reflecting sheet and put it between the mattress and bottom sheet of your bed.
- This will help apply extra heat to your back.
- This works better than even electric heating pads or hot water bottles.

19.) Hand Towel Back Pain Natural Cure
- Take a wet hand towel, ring it out, place it in the microwave for two to three minutes.
- Put it in a zip lock bag and then wrap a dry towel around it.
- Put this on your sore back and it should help relieve it.
- This is a great natural cure for back pain as well as for other body aches.

20.) Knuckle Rub Natural Home Remedy for Back Pain
- When you’re taking a shower, put some kind of slippery gel on your back and rub your back with your knuckles.
- This will help get all the knots and sore spots out of your back.

21.) Therma Care Natural Cure for Back Pain
- Therma Care heat wraps work great on relieving a sore back.
- They help give your muscles warmth and last up to 10 hours.

22.) Horsetail Natural Remedy for Back Pain
- Have horsetail (a weed type) bath.
- Then wrap yourself in a towel and go to bed.

23.) Tennis Ball Home Remedies for Back Pain
- Lie down on a tennis ball where your back is hurting.
- Move the tennis ball around to where each spot hurts.
- The pain should slowly fade away.

Backaches can also originate from:
- the nerves
- ligaments
- tendons and joints
- the spine

Home remedies for Back Pain

1.) Backache Treatment using Garlic
- Two or three cloves should be taken every morning to get results.
- Oil prepared from garlic should be rubbed on the back which will give great relief.
- This oil is prepared by frying ten cloves of garlic in 60 ml of oil in a frying pan.
- Any of the oils, which are used as rubefacients, such as mustard oil, sesame oil, and coconut oil can be used.
- They should be fried on a slow fire till they are brown.
- After the oil has cooled, it should be applied vigorously on the back.
- It should then be allowed to remain there for three hours.
- The patient can take a warm-water bath.
- This treatment should be continued for at least fifteen days.

2.) Backache Treatment using Lemon
- The juice of one lemon should be mixed with common salt and taken by the patient twice daily.

3.) Backache Treatment using Chebulic Myroblan
- A small piece of chebulic myroblan should be eaten after meals.

4.) Backache Treatment using Vitamin C
- About 2,000 mg of this vitamin should be taken daily.
- Improvement will be noticeable within two days.
- Vitamin C is also known for its ability to boost the immune system.

5.) Backache Treatment using Potato
- Raw potato is an ancient home remedy for incapacitating pain in the lumbar region.
- Application of raw potato in the form of a poultice has been found very effective.

6.) Avoid Smoking and Tobacco Intake
- Smoking or taking tobacco in any form should be given up.
- They affect the proper functioning of the body.

7.) Hot Fomentation and Alternate Sponging
- Application of heat to the back will also give immediate relief.
- A hot bath is also known for its ability to relieve stress as well as ease muscular tension.
- Allowing hot water to flow down the back is known to be beneficial.

8.) Yogic Asanas are also Useful
Yogic asanas which are beneficial in the treatment of backache are
- Bhujangasana
- Shalabhasana
- Halasana
- Uttanpadasana
- Shavasana

9.) Sleep as Natural Remedy
- Sleep will relax you and give your body the chance to recoup from the day before.
- It will revive and help stimulate the circulation in your back
- It will also give a chance to heal any damaged tissue or muscle.

The diet of those suffering from backache should consist of:
- a salad of raw vegetables such as tomato, carrot, cabbage, cucumber, radish, lettuce.
- at least two steamed or lightly cooked vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage, carrot, spinach.
- plenty of fruits, except bananas.
- patient should have four meals daily.
- fruit and milk are advised for breakfast.
- steamed vegetables and whole wheat tortilla for lunch.
- fresh fruit or fruit juice in the evening.
- a bowl of raw salad and sprouts during dinner.

Avoid Fatty, Spicy Fried foods and Processed Foods
- fatty, spicy, and fried foods
- curd, sweetmeats and sugar
- condiments
- tea and coffee
- processed food for preservation

Home Remedies for Heat Rash

11. Avoid Creams and Lotions
- Avoid the use of heavy creams and ointments.
- Ointments and creams will tend to block the pores.
- This will make the rash even more flared up.

12. Cucumber
- Peel and slice a cucumber.
- Gently rub it on your heat rash for treatment.
- The cucumber is naturally cooling and will give you instant relief.

13. Rose Water and Sandalwood Powder
Using a mixture of rose water with sandalwood powder creates a cooling as well as healing effect on any heat rash.

14. Yellow Dock Root
- Take a handful of minced yellow dock root and boil for ten full minutes.
- Strain the yellow dock.
- Then take the cooled liquid and apply to the heat rash throughout the day.

15. Jewelweed
- Jewelweed or Touch-me-not plant is usually found in low lying areas near water.
- If you take a few leaves and crush it in your hand and gently place it on the heat rash and you will have immediate relief.

16. Lavender or Peppermint Oil
- A home remedy for heat rash that is very natural and soothing is this oil.
- Lavender and peppermint oil has a cooling effect on skin.
- This will help to reduce the painful prickly heat rash irritation.
- Apply it directly to the skin.
- Take a nice bath and infuse the bath water with these oils.

17. Oatmeal Pack
- Take oatmeal and soak it in cool water to soften it.
- This can take a couple hours.
- After the oatmeal has soaked long enough, take the cool oats and apply them on the heat rash area.
- Leave there for an hour or so.
- This natural remedy works wonders and also helps to soften your skin.

18. Powdered Calendula, Chamomile and Corn Starch
- Take a couple tablespoons of calendula powder, chamomile powder and cornstarch.
- Mix these together for a very natural remedy for heat rash.
- This remedy is even safe on babies.

19. Stay Indoors
- Staying indoors and out of the sunlight is the best natural home remedy for heat rash.
- Keeping cool and dressed in light airy clothing will help a lot.

20. Mild Soap
- Use mild soaps and take cool shower to help heal the rash.
- Use a light aloe Vera gel to ease the irritation.

21. Cumin Seed and Coconut Oil Paste
- Take cumin seeds and grind them into a powder.
- Then mix the powder with coconut oil, just enough oil to create a thick paste.
- Take the paste and apply it to your heat rash about an hour or so before you take shower.

22. Margossa Leaf
- Take some margossa leaves and boil them for about ten minutes.
- After they are boiled, place them in your bath to make a nice healing herbal bath.
- Soak it in your bath tub for twenty minutes.
- Then air dry your body and rest in a cool room.

Home Remedies for Heat Rash

1. Aloe Vera
- Aloe vera is proved to be an excellent herbal cure in the case of heat rash.
- Applying freshly extracted aloe gel over the rashes can be beneficial.
- This cures the rash at a faster rate.
- Aloe vera gel can relieve us from the itching and paining caused due to the heat rash.
- Using an aloe lotion is also effective in curing the problem of heat rash.
- Spreading a little of cornstarch or baby powder can be helpful in removing all the moisture from our body triggered by the heat rash.
- A practice of using talcum powder after having a bath can be beneficial.
- This prevents problems of rashes.

2. Ice cubes
- Ice cubes can be used in treating the problem of heat rashes.
- Hold a few ice cubes tied inside a cloth bag against the affected skin parts.
- Apply cold packs for a few minutes is beneficial.
- This can be useful in curing the problem of heat rash.
- Avoid using ointments or skin care creams over the affected areas of skin.
- The creams can lead to further clogging of hair follicles.

3. Baking soda
- Baking soda is an important home remedy in the case of heat rash.
- Having a bath using baking soda can be valuable.
- This might reduce the rashes at a faster rate.
- One or two teaspoons of baking soda can be dissolved in water before taking a bath.
- Baking soda is proved in reducing the itching as well as redness of the rashes.

4. Using antibacterial soaps and lotions
- This can be useful in curing the problem very effectively.
- Rinsing the involved areas of skin using an antiseptic soap helps in reducing the itchiness and redness of heat rash.
- Applying chamomile tea over the affected skin parts can also help in curing the problem of heat rash.

5. Loose fitting clothes
- Loose clothes can be used in summer season to prevent the problem of heat rash.
- Dry yourselves using a cotton towel after having a bath.
- This is to prevent the problem of same very efficiently.

6. Antihistamine creams
- These creams can also be utilized in the treatment for the heat rash.
- Applying a little of antihistamine cream is proved in reducing the itching as well as redness.

7. Corn Starch
- To soothe the rash area add corn starch over the affected area.
- This reduces the moisture that agitates the rash.
- It is also known to soothe the pain.

8. Calamine Lotion
- Calamine Lotion is an excellent home remedy for heat rash.
- It works well and is gentle on the skin.

9. Air Conditioning
- Find an air conditioned area where you can cool down and rest.

10. Air Dry
- Take a cool or luke warm shower.
- Then allow your skin to air dry versus using a towel.
- After drying off you might put a light aloe gel on the heat rash.

1. Healing Herbs tea
- This is an anti-pain
- It is also a relaxing tea that will help in preventing leg cramps and provide relief:
- 1 part St. Johnswort
- 1 part Passionflower
- 1 part Skullcap
- 1 part Chamomile
- 1 part White Willow Bark

2. Anti-Stress/Pain Potion
- GAIA Herbs
- 1 part Gaia Herbs Serenity Elixir
- 1 part Herb Pharm White Willow Bark
- A red flannel can also be wrapped around the area with pain.
- Use of coconut helps in curing the leg and knee pains.
- 1-2 teaspoonful of fenugreek powder in the morning water is also effective leg pain remedy.
- A gentle massage with Arthcare Oil is recommended to leg pain cure and to strengthen the bone tissues.

3. Massage oil
- Take 10 grams of camphor and 200 grams of mustard oil.
- Mix in a glass bottle and keep the bottle in the sun till the camphor dissolves.
- Massage the affected area daily.
- This is very good home remedy for leg pain.

4. Saffron solution
- Boil 1-teaspoon saffron in 1/2 cup water and divide this solution into three portions and take with equal quantities of water, thrice daily for a week.
- This is one of the effective home remedies for leg pain.

5. Various yogasanas
- Janusandhi,
- Uttanpadasana
- Gomukhasana

Other Home remedies
- Make sure that you use appropriate footwear when walking that provide your feet with adequate support.
- Stretch your muscles gently with light exercise like riding a stationary bicycle for a few minutes before going to bed.
- This can help loosen up and strengthen the muscles.
- This would greatly limit the occurrence or severity of night leg cramps.

Make sure that your diet is not restrictive
- A well balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables should be taken regularly.
- This should provide you with all the essential nutrients you need. – Mineral deficiencies can aggravate the problem of night leg cramps.
- The best way to get it to pass is by consciously relaxing your mind and body.
- Deep breathing is the most effective method of relaxation at such times.
- Lightly massage the cramped muscle with your hands using a soothing balm.
- A hot shower or soak in a warm bath should also offer considerable relief.
- Multi-vitamin and mineral supplements may help.
- Calcium, potassium, and magnesium deficiencies are often the cause for night leg cramps.
- Try and consume fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Whole meal varieties of grains should be taken.
- Fruits like dates and bananas are rich sources of magnesium and potassium.
- It would be best to get the required dosage of calcium from supplements that do not contain phosphorus.

Some good dietary sources of essential minerals like potassium are:
- Bananas, dates, grapes, apricots, and raisins.
- Pulses, cabbage and broccoli.
- Oranges, tomatoes and grapefruit, including their juice.
- Pork, lamb, and fish like tuna.
- Potatoes and corn.

Additional Tips to Cope
- Avoid using tight bed covers or restrictive sheets.
- Stretch the calf muscles with some light exercise for at least five minutes before going to bed each night.
- Take up a non intensive fitness regime like yoga or pilates to strengthen the muscles and also to loosen them up.
- Yoga is particularly useful as the breathing exercises and meditative practices.
- Yoga also helps improve circulation.

Leg Cramps Symptoms
- Severe leg pain.
- Muscle tenderness.
- Inability to move the leg for the duration the cramp lasts.

Some of the factors leading to the same are as follows
- Muscle fatigue due to overexertion.
- Rigorous exercises.
- Dehydration.
- Excess weight.
- Electrolyte, hormonal or fluid imbalances.
- Side effects of certain medicines such as diuretics.
- An unusual or a different exercise than what is done normally.
- Diminished blood supply.
- Nerve abnormalities.
- Nerve and muscle diseases.

General Home Remedies for Leg Cramps and Pain
- Mix one tbsp of calcium lactate, one tsp of apple cider vinegar and one tsp of honey in half a glass of lukewarm water.
- Have this once a day.
- Using hot water bottle on the affected area is also beneficial in treating and curing cramps.
- Massaging the affected area with essential oils, like lavender oil and rosemary oil and eucalyptus oil.
- After massaging, wrap the affected area with a towel dipped in hot water.
- Consume 2-3 bananas per day.
- It increases the potassium intake in the body, thereby relieving a person from cramps.
- Having 2 tsp of honey per day is helpful in preventing leg cramps.
- Increase the intake of foods rich in calcium, potassium and magnesium daily.
- All the three basic food groups is recommended.
- A red flannel can also be wrapped around the area with pain.
- Coconut is also very helpful.
- Eating 3-4 walnuts with an empty stomach in the morning provided relief from leg pain in a short duration.
- Intake of cod liver oil also helps in curing all types of leg pains and general weakness of the body.
- Drink plenty of fluids and oral re-hydration solutions.
- This is for the electrolyte loss and dehydration that are the most common causes of muscle cramps.
- Drinking liquids like caffeinated drinks or alcoholic drinks does not constitute towards your fluid intake.
- These are diuretics that will actually have the opposite effect on your system.

Leg Cramps Treatment - Massage the cramped muscle gently in the natural direction of the muscle.
- This helps to relax the contraction and eases the pain.
- A hot shower or warm bath is a good way to relax the muscle.
- Use cold packs on the affected muscle.
- This relaxes the tensed muscles.
- For a cramped calf muscle, stretch and massage the leg by straightening it and pointing the toes upward, towards the head.
- Use a warm towel or heating pad to alleviate pain or tenderness following a cramp.