How does the leg ache that sciatic nerve causes treat

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The occurrence of sciatica brings great harm to the patients, which makes the patients perplexed by body pain every day. The sciatic nerve is the main nerve trunk dominating the lower limbs. Sciatica also belongs to the category of lumbocrural pain, which is partly caused by the compression of sciatic nerve by lumbar protrusion. So, what is the treatment of sciatica?

How does the leg ache that sciatic nerve causes treat

Method 1: now many people will have sciatica, and if the root of sciatica as long as it is through scientific and reasonable exercise can be alleviated, but the acute stage of sciatica should not exercise, should lie in a hard bed rest, severe pain should go to the hospital for treatment, sciatica remission period should adhere to exercise. Physical therapy, actively exercise the strength of lumbar muscles, increase the strength of lumbar anterior ligament, posterior ligament and lateral ligament, avoid the compression of intervertebral disc, break through the normal ligament of human body, and protect the muscles.

Method 2: as for the treatment of sciatica, it can be treated by oral and external use, such as western medicine: analgesics, vitamin B group, short-term corticosteroid hormone oral can be beneficial to recovery. Traditional Chinese medicine: topical patches, such as anti-inflammatory and analgesic, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, have good therapeutic effect on sciatica. Physical therapy: ultrashort wave therapy can be used in acute phase, erythema amount, ultraviolet radiation and other treatment. Short wave therapy can be used in the chronic period.

Method 3: if there is a pain attack, you can choose to apply ice for half an hour to an hour, several times a day for three or four days, and then apply hot water bag to the affected area at the same interval. You can also take indomethacin and other over-the-counter analgesics. Daily before going to bed with hot towel or cloth bag of hot salt hot compress waist or buttocks, temperature can not be too high, comfortable.

matters needing attention

There are many ways to treat low back and leg pain on the market, including some so-called special medicine, ancestral secret recipe, folk prescription and so on. Many people trust these quacks. Most of these methods have no therapeutic effect, and some of them will make us dependent and have huge side effects.