The sciatic nerve is the thickest among all the nerves available to a person. With its inflammation, the ability to contract muscles is impaired, and, accordingly, there are difficulties in movements and unpleasant sensations.
Causes of Neuritis of the Sciatic Nerve
The main cause of neuritis of the sciatic nerve is its pinching. This can happen in a number of diseases:
- Osteochondrosis.
- Stenosis of the spinal canal.
- Bony growths (spurs), formed on the joints.
- Tumors.
- Pregnancy.
- Neuritis can also occur due to infection or hypothermia.
Symptoms of the neuritis of the sciatic nerve
With neuritis of the sciatic nerve, a person experiences a number of unpleasant sensations in the limb and sacrum:
- pain, aggravated by movement;
- tingling;
- numbness;
- paresis;
- convulsive muscle contractions.
How to treat neuritis of the sciatic nerve?
Treatment of neuritis of the sciatic nerve begins with the search for the cause of inflammation: if it was caused by infection or hypothermia, then the course of treatment will consist mainly of medications. If the nerve is affected by bone tissue, then, together with the medications, the equal value is manual therapy and massage.
In case of inflammation of the nerve, first of all, anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed - nimesil , imide and their analogues. They can not be taken on an empty stomach, since the main active substance of nimesulide can be detrimental to the walls of this organ.
With inflammation of the sciatic nerve can positively affect the reception of decongestants in the early days of the disease. This is due to the fact that the inflamed nerve is swelling, and therefore the general condition is deteriorating due to fluid accumulation.
If neuritis was caused by hypothermia or infection, antibiotics are indicated, to which the bacteria are sensitive. In the same cases, it may be appropriate to use lysine, a drug that is an indispensable amino acid that accelerates tissue repair and is effective in the herpes virus.
For nerve fibers to recover more quickly, vasodilators are included in the course of treatment: depending on how stricken the nerve, it can be pills or injections. Its efficacy in neuritis is well proven Actovegin.
Since the main "bricks" of the central nervous system are the B vitamins, neuritis of the sciatic nerve (and any other neuritis) may be appropriate for neutrophilic vitamins. In this case, neurobion is used.
For the nerve to restore its activity more quickly, a few days after the development of the disease you can use neuromidine - this drug helps the nerve transmit impulses.
Alternative medicine in the treatment of neuritis
- With neuritis of the sciatic nerve caused by pressure of the bone tissue, the patient is prescribed manual therapy.
- Massage with neuritis of the sciatic nerve
is an indispensable stage of treatment, because it activates the muscles and improves blood circulation. Massage can be started about a week after the onset of the disease, and continue until the motor function is restored. - It is believed that acupuncture is, like massage, one of the best means of restoring the body with neuritis: it restores the correct operation of the affected nerve.
- If neuritis is accompanied by severe pain, the reception of analgesics is indicated.