How to Use Essential Oils for Back Problems

There are many pain relieving essential oils, many essential oils that are great for back problems. When choosing an essential oil for back problems, you may want to look the causes of your back problems. If stress is a cause, you may want an essential oil that is also a stress reliever. If it is only an injury causing the back problem, a basic pain relieving essential oil will be best.

Instructions

• 1

  Have a professional masseuse use the raindrop technique. In the raindrop technique 7 essential oils and 2 therapeutic oils are gently dropped onto the skin and then gently massaged in. Often a warm, damp towel is then placed onto the back to ensure the essential oils are absorbed.

• 2

  Create your own back massage oil using a few drops lavender, chamomile and rosemary. Mix these essential oils with a carrier oil such as grapeseed oil. Ask for a professional masseuse to rub this essential oil blend into your back.

• 3

  Try icing the back before and after massaging it with essential oils. A warm compress before and after using essential oils to help them be absorbed into the skin may also be helpful.