What symptom can sciatica have

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Yesterday found that lumbar pain, right leg swelling easily numb, left hip muscle pain, today went to the hospital. The X-ray showed that all parts of the bone were in good condition, and there was no problem. The doctor said that there might be a little sciatica, which was not very serious. After treatment, it has basically recovered. Now I would like to share with you the problems about the symptoms of sciatica.

What symptom can sciatica have

Symptom 1: knife cut like pain: Patients with sciatica will have spinal curve knife cut like pain, lateral leg and dorsum of foot hypoesthesia, gluteal muscle tension relaxation, Achilles tendon reflex weakened or disappeared, the more serious the phenomenon is, and even may cause paralysis.

Symptom 2: lumbar stiffness and discomfort: the symptoms of sciatica are mostly lumbar stiffness and discomfort. When walking or moving, the waist and lower limbs have temporary pain, which can gradually develop into severe burning or knife cutting pain, and radiate along the sciatic nerve. Patients with sciatica can reach the thigh, posterolateral leg and lateral foot from the waist and buttocks.

Symptom 3: chronic injury pain: acute lumbar injury or acute attack of chronic injury, seriously affecting life, pain signs showed typical radioactive sciatica. During the examination, there was obvious muscle relaxation and atrophy, and the nerve reflex was weakened or disappeared when the straight leg raising test was within 30 degrees. More than 90% of the cases were caused by lumbar disc herniation.

matters needing attention

Here I would like to remind you to pay attention to: regulate your eating habits. Eat more foods rich in calcium, protein and vitamins, such as milk, fish, animal liver, green vegetables, almonds, etc. Adjust your sleeping position. Adjusting sleep posture can relieve sciatica. It's best to sleep on the left side and put a pillow between the knees of your legs so as to increase the blood flow to the uterus.