What are the symptoms of sciatica

summary

Have you been worrying about whether to choose traditional Chinese medicine or western medicine for the treatment of diseases? Different treatment methods have different effects. The elderly like to choose traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of orthopedic diseases. In daily life, many people will have sciatica disease, once suffering from this disease, patients will feel waist pain, but also affect the buttocks, patients are very painful, as a more complex disease, what is the symptom of sciatica?

What are the symptoms of sciatica

Symptom 1: pain is mainly limited to the sciatic nerve distribution area, the back of the thigh, the posterolateral side of the leg and the foot. Patients with severe pain can show a unique posture; waist flexion, knee flexion, and toe landing. If the lesion is located in the nerve root, the pain will be aggravated when the pressure in the spinal canal increases (cough, exertion).

Symptom 2: the degree of muscle weakness may vary greatly according to the etiology, lesion location, and degree of damage. There may be sciatic nerve innervating muscle weakness or paralysis in whole or in part.

Symptom 3: persistent dull pain with paroxysmal aggravation and downward channeling, paroxysmal pain can be burning and stabbing, often more severe at night. When bending or moving lower limbs, coughing and defecating, the pain is aggravated, and rest can reduce it.

matters needing attention

It is suggested that we should pay attention to: lie flat for 6 hours after sciatica surgery, sleep on a hard bed, take a flat position, and maintain the stability of the spine. To observe whether the gauze fixed properly, whether the incision bleeding, if bleeding, according to the doctor's advice in a timely manner. Note that the infusion tube is unblocked to prevent the needle from blocking and falling off. Observe the sensation and activity of the lower limbs, and pay attention to whether there are symptoms such as tingling, numbness or difficulty in moving the lower limbs. The defecation was observed to find out whether the function of rectum and bladder was impaired