What You Have Missed about Sciatic Pain

Sciatica is a common type of pain to the sciatica nerve. This pain reached down the leg from the lower back. The common symptoms of the pain are pain in lower back, rear leg, hip pain, burning and tingling sensation, weakness, numbness, problem to move the foot, shooting pain while standing etc.

Sciatica normally affects a lower body side. The pain often stretches across the bottom of the thigh and down the leg from the lower back. Pain can also extend to the foot or toes depending on where the sciatic nerve is affected.

Causes of the Pain

Lower lumbar and lumbosacral spine root irritation causes sciatica pain. The common causes are –

• Lumbar spinal stenosis – it makes the spinal cord narrow in the spinal cord.

• Degenerative disc disease – it breaks down the discs that act cushion-like between the vertebrae.

• Spondylolisthesis – in this condition one vertebrae

• Pregnancy

• Muscle spasm

Other things that may make the conditions worse are obesity, no physical activity, high heels, sleeping on a mattress.

Sciatica Treatment

Treatment of sciatica pain is dependable on a few contributing factors. Though, the first approach always must be a non-invasive way. If that option fails to work, you may consider the surgery only after the recommendation of a pain clinic.

• Prescription medications include muscle relaxants, anti-seizure meds and narcotics.

• Cold and hot compress are the two ways for treating pain. Find which one is suitable for you.

• Aromatherapy is another way for reducing inflammation of sciatica pain. Essential oils can help reduce the inflammatory effects.

• Massage therapy helps to loosen the affected muscles by sciatica, increases mobility and lowers the pain.

• Acupuncture is an old Chinese traditional way that heals pain using needles on the affected areas.

• If lumbar radiculopathy is caused pain, placing needle to the epidural space and pain medication injection helps a lot.

• Transforaminal epidural steroid injection helps reduce the pain by using pain medication to the sciatic nerve.

If you need pain relief, contacting a pain clinic is so far the wisest choice. Reach at Longevity for pain treatment.

**Disclaimer: This content should not be considered medical advice and does not imply a doctor-patient relationship.