Sciatica refers to those diseases, which it is almost impossible to cope with by oneself. How to treat the sciatic nerve is well known to doctors, but there are several ways that can help alleviate pain at home.
The sciatic nerve - how to treat?
If you have an inflammation of the sciatic nerve, one of the causes of unpleasant sensations can be its pinch. The nerve root is clamped with cartilaginous, or muscle tissue due to trauma, or degenerative changes in the intervertebral disc. Before treating the pinch of the sciatic nerve, you should make sure that this is not a sciatica. Symptoms of pinch:
- sharp aching pain in the lumbar region, which extends to the gluteus muscle and the posterior surface of the thigh, reaching the region of the knees;
- decreased sensitivity of the feet and toes;
- warming up ointments with a distracting effect do not help ease pain.
These are the main symptoms, but the diagnosis can only be finally confirmed after an X-ray, or MRI of the spine. In order to cure a pinch, surgical intervention may be necessary. Conservative methods of treatment in this case are ineffective. Than to treat an infringement of a sciatic nerve, the doctor should define. If it's just an inflammation, you can count on the positive effect of using medications and manual therapy.
Learning to fight pain with sciatica
An experienced neurologist will tell you how to treat the sciatic nerve with injections. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are injected directly into the inflammation zone and act almost instantly. This blockade allows you to ease pain for several weeks and even months, reduces swelling and returns mobility to the leg. The injections are applied only when the pain sensations become intolerable, since this method requires high skill.
Tablets in such a complex process as the treatment of the sciatic nerve, also play an important role. It can be analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as synthetic hormones of the adrenal glands. They can also be taken only as prescribed by the doctor.
How to treat sciatica of the sciatic nerve at home?
Than to treat a sciatic nerve if medicines are powerless? There are several ways to alleviate the condition of the patient. First of all, it is necessary to provide him with bed rest, limiting mobility as much as possible. Only under such conditions will inflammation begin to go away. In addition, you can use alcohol tinctures of calendula , peppermint and immortelle to rub your lower back and numb leg. This will allow a little pain and distract the inflammatory process from the root of the nerve. Since the sciatic nerve is very long and reaches almost to the foot, it is possible to massage the leg along its entire length. There are several more rules that will help you cope with the inflammation of the nerve and prevent a relapse in the future:
- As little as possible move, after recovery do not lift weights.
- Get rid of excess weight, do stretching exercises,
Strengthen your back muscles with simple exercises without weighting. - Eat more plant foods, less salt. Refuse from smoking and abuse of alcohol.
- Drink at least 2 liters of clean water a day.
- Apply to the loin area cooling ointments and compresses. The drug Menovazine is especially effective.
- Do not overcool. Wear clothes in the weather, avoid drafts.
- During the exacerbations, drink soothing herbs, take a few drops of valerian per day and try to sleep more.