1.

Arni
ca–T
opGr
adeMe
dic
inef
orMa
nag
ingBa
ckI
njur
y

Arnicatopsthelistomedic
inest oma nagebacki
njury
.Itispr eparedfromapl a
ntna me dArni
ca
Mont anaha vi
ngc ommonna meL e
opa r
d’s-
Baneofthena turalorderCompos i
tae.Arnicai
shelpfulboth
forma nagingacuteaswell
a schroniceff
ectsofabackinjury.Itsuseisrecomme ndedinbackinjur
y
ari
singfromf al
l
s,blows,
blunti ns
truments.Thepers
onr equiringitsuff
ersfromi ntensepai
na nd
tendernessinbackfrominj
ur y.Backisals
osore,br
uisedwi thal amef ee
ling.I
tfee l
sasift
heba ckha s
beenbea t
en.Backseemsuna bletoca r
rybodywe i
ght.
Pa inma yals
obef e l
tinhipsa l
ongwithlowe r
back.Af ul
lnes
sa ndpres
sures ensati
oninthelumbarba ckisthere.Tingl
ingintheba c
kisal
sof el
t.

2.
RhusT
ox–F
orBa
ckS
pra
insa
ndS
tra
ins

RhusT oishig
hlysui
tabl
etotreatcasesofbac
ks pr
a i
nsandstr
ainsthata
ris
ef r
omhea vywei g
htl i
ft
ing
,
suddent wi
sti
ngoftheback.
Inc ase
sne edi
ngRhusT oxbacki
sv erymuchpainfulandst
if
f.Backfeelsas
i
fitisbroken.Thepai
nismos tworsewhiles
itt
ing,l
yingdown,stoopi
ngandbe nding.
Painisalsoworse
onbe gi
nningtomov ebuti
tisrel
ievedbymov i
nga boutcons
tantlyaf
ter
ward.E x
erci
seals
ohel psto
rel
ievethepa i
nwhereRhusT oxisi
ndicat
ed.

3.
Rut
a–F
orBa
ckPa
inf
romI
njur
yorS
tra
in

Rutaisprepar
edf r
omapl antname dRutaGrav
eolensc
ommonl yknowna sRueofthena t
ura
l order
Rutaceae.Rut
aishe l
pful
toma nagebackpainar
is
ingfr
oma ninj
uryorst
ra i
n.Drawi
nga ndbruisedpai
n
arefel
ta l
ongtheback.Alamea ndbeatensens
ati
onisfel
tint
hes pi
ne.T
her eisapai
nins mal
l ofthe
backthatisworsefr
oms it
ti
ng,stoopi
ngorwa l
ki
ng.Lyi
ngdownr el
ie
vesthepain.Pr
essureal
sot endsto
rel
ievethepai
n.

4.
Hyper
icum–F
orBa
ckI
njur
ywi
thHi
ghS
ens
it
ivi
tyofS
pine

Hyperic
umi spreparedfromapl antHypericumPe rf
or a
t uma lsoknownbyt hena meofSt.J
ohn’sWort.
Thena t
uralorderofthisplantisHypericac
ea e.Hy peric
umi shelpful
forbackinjurywhena t
tende dwi
th
highsensit
ivi
tyofthespine .
Thes pineishi
g hlyt
e nderwi t
ht err
ibl
epa i
n.Paintendst os
hootf r
omt he
spi
nedownt heli
mbs .Painsareviolentthatma kesape rsonuna bletowa l
kors toop.Hyper
icumi sat
op
l
istedme di
cinetotreatcoc c
yxinj
ur yfr
omaf all
.Ins uchc ases,thepainma yradiateupthespineor
downt helimbsfromt hec occy
x.Itisals
opr ominent lyindicatedwherec er
vicalverte
braearev e
ry
sensi
ti
vet otouchafterafa l
l
.Heres li
ghtes
tmot ionofa rmsorne ckextor
tscri
e s
.